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    • MPEC 2005-U15 : 2005 UB

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-U15                                Issued 2005 Oct. 22, 02:35 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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                                    2005 UB

Observations:
     K05U00B* C2005 10 21.08291 17 58 09.51 +53 06 17.9          18.1   EU015704
     K05U00B  C2005 10 21.09399 17 58 17.16 +53 06 37.8          17.9   EU015704
     K05U00B  C2005 10 21.10495 17 58 24.76 +53 06 58.0          18.5   EU015704
     K05U00B  C2005 10 21.11590 17 58 32.37 +53 07 17.9          18.2   EU015704
     K05U00B  C2005 10 21.12681 17 58 39.99 +53 07 37.5          18.1   EU015704
     K05U00B  C2005 10 22.07448 18 09 49.04 +53 35 02.1          16.9 R EU015854
     K05U00B  C2005 10 22.07832 18 09 51.74 +53 35 07.9          17.0 R EU015854
     K05U00B  C2005 10 22.08119 18 09 53.78 +53 35 12.6          16.9 R EU015854
     K05U00B  C2005 10 22.08397 18 09 55.44 +53 35 12.9          17.0 R EU015734
     K05U00B  C2005 10 22.08525 18 09 56.35 +53 35 14.9          17.0 R EU015734
     K05U00B  C2005 10 22.08601 18 09 56.92 +53 35 16.1          16.9 R EU015H36
     K05U00B  C2005 10 22.08654 18 09 57.26 +53 35 16.8          17.1 R EU015734
     K05U00B  C2005 10 22.08755 18 09 57.98 +53 35 18.6          17.2 R EU015H36
     K05U00B  C2005 10 22.08782 18 09 58.17 +53 35 18.9          17.1 R EU015734
     K05U00B  C2005 10 22.08888 18 09 59.14 +53 35 24.4          17.2 R EU015854
     K05U00B  C2005 10 22.08907 18 09 59.07 +53 35 20.7          17.0 R EU015H36
     K05U00B  C2005 10 22.08911 18 09 59.07 +53 35 20.8          17.0 R EU015734
     K05U00B  C2005 10 22.08984 18 09 59.80 +53 35 26.0          17.2 R EU015854
     K05U00B  C2005 10 22.09065 18 10 00.34 +53 35 23.6          17.4 R EU015H36
     K05U00B  C2005 10 22.09080 18 10 00.48 +53 35 27.2          17.2 R EU015854
     K05U00B  C2005 10 22.09216 18 10 01.18 +53 35 25.8          17.1 R EU015H36

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.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer D. Tibbets.  Measurers D. Tibbets,
    J. Burkartte.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 UB
Epoch 2005 Oct. 17.0 TT = JDT 2453660.5                 MPC
M  17.09348              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.36615365     Peri.    0.92587     +0.08048644     +0.88256355
a   1.9350572      Node   273.79661     -0.91746373     -0.11606028
e   0.7481356      Incl.   27.66312     -0.38959241     +0.45564414
P   2.69           H   16.5           G   0.15
From 21 observations 2005 Oct. 21-22.

Ephemeris:
2005 UB                  a,e,i = 1.94, 0.75, 28                  q = 0.4874
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 10 17    17 12.30   +50 22.1    0.476    1.002    76.8    75.6    17.5
2005 10 27    19 08.56   +54 51.4    0.510    1.136    92.4    60.9    17.5
2005 11 06    20 54.72   +52 46.7    0.579    1.264   104.1    49.5    17.7
2005 11 16    22 09.20   +47 43.1    0.680    1.387   111.0    41.7    18.0
2005 11 26    22 59.48   +42 29.3    0.808    1.503   113.4    37.0    18.4
2005 12 06    23 35.93   +38 05.9    0.958    1.614   112.4    34.4    18.9
2005 12 16    00 04.65   +34 42.9    1.126    1.720   109.0    32.8    19.3
2005 12 26    00 28.85   +32 12.8    1.308    1.820   104.3    31.6    19.7
2006 01 05    00 50.32   +30 25.4    1.501    1.916    98.8    30.5    20.1
2006 01 15    01 10.07   +29 11.4    1.702    2.007    92.8    29.3    20.4
2006 01 25    01 28.68   +28 22.8    1.908    2.094    86.6    28.0    20.7
2006 02 04    01 46.53   +27 53.4    2.115    2.177    80.3    26.5    21.0
2006 02 14    02 03.86   +27 38.3    2.321    2.256    73.9    24.9    21.2
2006 02 24    02 20.81   +27 33.6    2.524    2.332    67.5    23.1    21.4
2006 03 06    02 37.49   +27 36.2    2.721    2.404    61.1    21.2    21.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-U15

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