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    M.P.E.C. 2005-W30                                Issued 2005 Nov. 21, 23:41 UT

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                                  2005 TM173

Observations:
     K05TH3M* C2005 10 09.20072 21 31 27.04 +06 10 33.9          19.2 V EW030703
     K05TH3M  C2005 10 09.20716 21 31 23.73 +06 11 04.7          19.3 V EW030703
     K05TH3M  C2005 10 09.21359 21 31 20.28 +06 11 35.5          20.9 V EW030703
     K05TH3M  C2005 10 09.22002 21 31 17.04 +06 12 07.4          19.4 V EW030703
     K05TH3M  C2005 10 11.14429 21 12 20.98 +09 34 08.1          18.4 V EW030703
     K05TH3M  C2005 10 11.14743 21 12 18.39 +09 34 33.3          18.8 V EW030703

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. 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.

Orbital elements:
2005 TM173
Epoch 2005 Sept. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453640.5                MPC
M 351.39752              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.20248924     Peri.  172.43656     +0.58834748     -0.80836975
a   2.8721123      Node   241.52157     +0.74070897     +0.54852554
e   0.6749116      Incl.    1.28009     +0.32434159     +0.21367752
P   4.87           H   24.0           G   0.15
From 6 observations 2005 Oct. 9-11.  E-assumed.

Ephemeris:
2005 TM173               a,e,i = 2.87, 0.67, 1                   q = 0.9337
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 11 16    11 00.37   +06 00.4    0.189    0.940    69.7    99.4    23.9
2005 11 26    11 03.86   +04 26.5    0.245    0.968    78.4    87.2    23.9
2005 12 06    11 07.27   +03 18.8    0.294    1.015    87.3    75.9    24.0
2005 12 16    11 08.08   +02 39.8    0.335    1.078    97.0    65.0    24.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-W30

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