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    M.P.E.C. 2005-V52                                Issued 2005 Nov. 7, 02:32 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
                      Supported in part by the TABASGO 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 VC2
    
    Observations:
         K05V02C* C2005 11 06.08811 21 25 36.58 +19 27 15.4          18.0 V EV052703
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.10014 21 25 40.90 +19 26 15.0          18.1 V EV052703
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.10615 21 25 43.14 +19 25 44.9          17.9 V EV052703
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.24346 21 26 32.31 +19 14 11.3          18.4 R EV052673
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.24480 21 26 32.69 +19 14 04.6          18.4 R EV052651
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.24705 21 26 33.50 +19 13 53.2          18.4 R EV052651
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.24817 21 26 33.89 +19 13 47.6          18.4 R EV052651
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.24832 21 26 34.07 +19 13 46.6                 EV052673
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.25326 21 26 35.76 +19 13 21.1          17.8 R EV052G88
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.25434 21 26 36.26 +19 13 15.8                 EV052673
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.26071 21 26 38.55 +19 12 43.7                 EV052673
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.26380 21 26 39.59 +19 12 27.6          18.1 R EV052G88
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.27433 21 26 43.28 +19 11 33.4          16.8 R EV052G88
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.38113 21 27 23.10 +19 03 06.2          18.3 R EV052474
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.38356 21 27 24.01 +19 02 53.7          17.7 R EV052474
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.38491 21 27 24.52 +19 02 46.9          18.0 R EV052474
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.38571 21 27 24.80 +19 02 42.6          17.8 R EV052474
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.69594 21 29 19.27 +18 35 57.8          18   R EV052461
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.69799 21 29 19.97 +18 35 47.4                 EV052461
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.69923 21 29 20.43 +18 35 41.1                 EV052461
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.73549 21 29 33.75 +18 32 36.2          18.2 V EV052240
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.73747 21 29 34.44 +18 32 26.1          18.2 V EV052240
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.73945 21 29 35.14 +18 32 16.1          18.1 V EV052240
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.75563 21 29 40.98 +18 30 53.2          18.0 V EV052A17
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.76524 21 29 44.45 +18 30 04.2          18.0 V EV052A17
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.77685 21 29 48.63 +18 29 04.9          17.9 V EV052A17
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.81763 21 30 03.52 +18 25 36.2                 EV052J95
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.82238 21 30 05.21 +18 25 11.6                 EV052J95
         K05V02C  C2005 11 06.82527 21 30 06.31 +18 24 56.8          18.0 R EV052J95
         K05V02C  C2005 11 07.01142 21 31 15.34 +18 09 09.3          18.7 R EV052734
         K05V02C  C2005 11 07.01306 21 31 15.92 +18 09 00.8          18.2 R EV052734
         K05V02C  C2005 11 07.01470 21 31 16.52 +18 08 52.6          18.1 R EV052734
    
    Observer details:
    240 Herrenberg.  Observer H. Michels.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
    461 Szeged University, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer K. Sarneczky.
        0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
        reflector + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer S. M. Larson.  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.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
    A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim.  Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert.
        0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    G88 LAMP Observatory, New River.  Observer S. Loucks.  0.28-m f/3.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2005 VC2
    Epoch 2005 Nov. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453680.5                  MPC
    M 359.10031              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.21138598     Peri.  167.27430     +0.84134998     -0.36314589
    a   2.7909492      Node   222.20996     +0.42883583     +0.89933074
    e   0.5916405      Incl.   36.57299     +0.32898336     -0.24357602
    P   4.66           H   18.1           G   0.15
    From 32 observations 2005 Nov. 6-7.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 VC2                 a,e,i = 2.79, 0.59, 37                  q = 1.1397
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2005 11 06    21 25.07   +19 34.8    0.368    1.141   104.5    57.2    18.3
    2005 11 16    22 28.09   +04 35.0    0.357    1.142   106.4    56.2    18.2
    2005 11 26    23 30.37   -09 20.4    0.392    1.156   105.7    55.3    18.4
    2005 12 06    00 25.77   -18 51.4    0.466    1.183   103.4    54.1    18.8
    2005 12 16    01 12.37   -24 07.2    0.562    1.221   100.8    52.3    19.2
    2005 12 26    01 51.14   -26 31.2    0.671    1.269    98.4    50.1    19.6
    2006 01 05    02 24.08   -27 08.8    0.786    1.324    96.3    47.6    20.0
    2006 01 15    02 53.01   -26 41.5    0.904    1.386    94.4    45.0    20.3
    2006 01 25    03 19.22   -25 34.2    1.024    1.453    92.6    42.6    20.6
    2006 02 04    03 43.69   -24 02.2    1.146    1.523    90.9    40.3    20.9
    2006 02 14    04 07.03   -22 16.8    1.270    1.596    89.0    38.2    21.2
    2006 02 24    04 29.60   -20 25.9    1.397    1.670    87.0    36.3    21.4
    2006 03 06    04 51.68   -18 35.1    1.527    1.745    84.9    34.5    21.7
    2006 03 16    05 13.39   -16 49.4    1.660    1.820    82.5    32.8    21.9
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-V52
    

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