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    M.P.E.C. 2005-T42                                Issued 2005 Oct. 6, 18:28 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.

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             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                   2005 TP15

Observations:
     K05T15P* C2005 10 01.10532 20 56 57.78 -17 24 41.4          18.7   ET042704
     K05T15P  C2005 10 01.11587 20 57 36.09 -17 32 56.5          19.0   ET042704
     K05T15P  C2005 10 01.12645 20 58 14.61 -17 41 12.0          18.7   ET042704
     K05T15P  C2005 10 01.13698 20 58 53.04 -17 49 24.4          18.9   ET042704
     K05T15P  C2005 10 01.14800 20 59 33.20 -17 57 57.9          18.8   ET042704
     K05T15P  C2005 10 04.64135 00 03 21.374-40 47 27.33         19.0 R ET042E12
     K05T15P  C2005 10 04.64815 00 03 34.762-40 48 09.42         19.1 R ET042E12
     K05T15P  C2005 10 05.64900 00 33 59.35 -42 08 53.7                 ET042E12
     K05T15P  C2005 10 05.65113 00 34 02.43 -42 08 59.5          19.3 R ET042E12

Observer details:
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, L. Manguso,
    D. Torres, R. Kracke, A. Milner, H. Love.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer,
    J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 TP15
Epoch 2005 Aug. 18.0 TT = JDT 2453600.5                 MPC
M 352.59461              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.63293110     Peri.  143.06781     +0.86549768     +0.49988000
a   1.3434817      Node   187.16286     -0.49867211     +0.85378455
e   0.2808819      Incl.   14.94292     -0.04732755     +0.14550581
P   1.56           H   25.2           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
051001 704  1.7+  1.4-    051001 704  0.0   0.5+    051004 E12  0.1-  0.0
051001 704  0.3-  0.1-    051001 704  0.2-  0.4+    051005 E12  0.2+  0.1-
051001 704  0.8-  0.6+    051004 E12  0.2+  0.0     051005 E12  0.3-  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2005 TP15                a,e,i = 1.34, 0.28, 15                  q = 0.9661
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 10 07    01 03.86   -42 53.8    0.0408   1.027   131.6    46.7    20.1
2005 10 09    01 32.83   -43 05.7    0.0519   1.033   130.1    47.7    20.6
2005 10 11    01 51.43   -42 53.9    0.0633   1.039   129.1    48.2    21.1
2005 10 13    02 04.13   -42 34.4    0.0749   1.046   128.4    48.4    21.5
2005 10 15    02 13.22   -42 12.2    0.0865   1.053   127.9    48.4    21.8
2005 10 17    02 19.95   -41 48.9    0.0983   1.059   127.6    48.2    22.1

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-T42

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