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    M.P.E.C. 2005-S52                                Issued 2005 Sept. 26, 18:42 UT
    
         The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
             minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
       on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
              Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
                      Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2005 ST4
    
    Observations:
         K05S04T* C2005 09 25.23550 23 21 18.86 -12 39 24.6          18.8 V ES052703
         K05S04T  C2005 09 25.24193 23 21 19.94 -12 39 41.6          19.3 V ES052703
         K05S04T  C2005 09 25.24838 23 21 21.06 -12 39 56.5          18.8 V ES052703
         K05S04T  C2005 09 25.25478 23 21 22.14 -12 40 13.0          18.7 V ES052703
         K05S04T  C2005 09 25.29032 23 21 28.24 -12 41 37.4          18.7 V ES052703
         K05S04T  C2005 09 25.29620 23 21 29.22 -12 41 51.2          19.2 V ES052703
         K05S04T  C2005 09 25.30211 23 21 30.20 -12 42 07.1          19.0 V ES052703
         K05S04T  C2005 09 25.30801 23 21 31.29 -12 42 20.9          19.4 V ES052703
         K05S04T  C2005 09 25.92389 23 23 36.30 -13 07 36.8                 ES052J95
         K05S04T  C2005 09 25.92656 23 23 36.81 -13 07 41.9                 ES052J95
         K05S04T  C2005 09 25.92919 23 23 37.33 -13 07 48.5          19.4 R ES052J95
         K05S04T 5C2005 09 26.21493 23 24 37.65 -13 19 26.2          19.8 R ES052673
         K05S04T 5C2005 09 26.22245 23 24 38.96 -13 19 44.6                 ES052673
         K05S04T  C2005 09 26.22644 23 24 39.41 -13 19 54.1          19.1 R ES052854
         K05S04T 5C2005 09 26.22813 23 24 40.25 -13 20 01.3                 ES052673
         K05S04T  C2005 09 26.23219 23 24 40.48 -13 20 09.4          19.1 R ES052854
         K05S04T 5C2005 09 26.23380 23 24 41.21 -13 20 14.2                 ES052673
         K05S04T  C2005 09 26.23795 23 24 41.53 -13 20 23.3          19.1 R ES052854
         K05S04T  C2005 09 26.32088 23 24 56.91 -13 23 51.9          19.3 V ES052703
         K05S04T  C2005 09 26.32641 23 24 57.96 -13 24 05.2          18.9 V ES052703
         K05S04T  C2005 09 26.33200 23 24 58.96 -13 24 19.6          19.1 V ES052703
         K05S04T  C2005 09 26.33755 23 25 00.01 -13 24 33.1          19.9 V ES052703
         K05S04T  C2005 09 26.45533 23 25 27.48 -13 28 09.1          19.3 V ES052474
         K05S04T  C2005 09 26.45785 23 25 27.96 -13 28 15.7          19.4 V ES052474
         K05S04T  C2005 09 26.46328 23 25 29.01 -13 28 29.3          19.4 V ES052474
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
        P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  0.6-m f/6.4 reflector + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, E. C. Beshore, B. Kowalski.
        Measurers E. C. Beshore, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer,
        R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt
        + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2005 ST4
    Epoch 2005 Aug. 18.0 TT = JDT 2453600.5                 MPC
    M 339.11990              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.28127705     Peri.  229.86870     +0.76896570     -0.63910253
    a   2.3069943      Node   169.82360     +0.60995764     +0.72621661
    e   0.5491756      Incl.    5.02722     +0.19142473     +0.25329308
    P   3.50           H   22.5           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    050925 703  0.4+  1.4+    050925 J95  0.2-  0.0     050926 703  0.4-  0.3+
    050925 703  0.1+  0.0     050925 J95  0.2+  0.1-    050926 703  0.2-  0.8+
    050925 703  0.3+  0.6+    050926 673  0.5+  1.1+    050926 703  1.0-  0.3+
    050925 703  0.1+  0.5-    050926 673  1.0-  1.7+    050926 703  1.0-  0.5+
    050925 703  0.2+  0.5+    050926 854  0.6+  1.2+    050926 474  0.7+  0.5-
    050925 703  0.2-  0.7+    050926 673 (2.3+  0.6-)   050926 474  0.7+  0.7-
    050925 703  0.8-  1.0-    050926 854  0.7+  0.4+    050926 474  0.7+  0.5-
    050925 703  0.3+  0.7-    050926 673  0.8+  0.9+
    050925 J95  0.3-  1.6-    050926 854  0.4+  1.0+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 ST4                 a,e,i = 2.31, 0.55, 5                   q = 1.0400
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2005 09 27    23 27.42   -13 51.9    0.127    1.123   160.7    17.2    19.2
    2005 10 07    00 22.83   -22 32.1    0.0939   1.083   151.2    26.4    18.7
    2005 10 17    02 12.35   -31 25.6    0.0770   1.055   138.0    39.2    18.6
    2005 10 27    04 29.33   -31 34.9    0.0813   1.041   123.9    52.4    19.1
    2005 11 06    05 57.44   -25 00.8    0.102    1.042   117.7    57.4    19.7
    2005 11 16    06 40.46   -18 30.6    0.130    1.058   119.3    54.6    20.2
    2005 11 26    07 00.05   -13 08.2    0.160    1.088   125.5    47.6    20.5
    2005 12 06    07 06.64   -08 21.4    0.194    1.130   134.5    38.5    20.7
    2005 12 16    07 05.95   -03 47.5    0.232    1.181   144.8    28.7    20.9
    2005 12 26    07 01.77   +00 34.8    0.277    1.240   154.9    19.7    21.2
    2006 01 05    06 57.04   +04 37.6    0.334    1.305   161.9    13.5    21.5
    2006 01 15    06 54.07   +08 09.7    0.405    1.374   161.9    12.8    22.0
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-S52
    

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