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    M.P.E.C. 2005-W42                                Issued 2005 Nov. 23, 04:40 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 UJ438
    
    Observations:
         K05Uh8J  C2004 10 08.25349 01 46 16.25 +14 33 49.3          21.6 V EW042691
         K05Uh8J  C2004 10 08.28042 01 46 15.87 +14 33 47.2          21.2 V EW042691
         K05Uh8J  C2004 10 08.30746 01 46 15.45 +14 33 45.1          21.1 V EW042691
         K05Uh8J  C2005 09 29.44571 02 31 48.60 +17 58 14.9          21.0 V EW042691
         K05Uh8J  C2005 09 29.46320 02 31 48.39 +17 58 14.2          21.0 V EW042691
         K05Uh8J  C2005 09 29.48068 02 31 48.16 +17 58 13.3          21.0 V EW042691
         K05Uh8J* C2005 10 28.18815 02 24 56.01 +17 25 29.9          20.9 V EW042691
         K05Uh8J  C2005 10 28.20554 02 24 55.69 +17 25 28.1          20.5 V EW042691
         K05Uh8J  C2005 10 28.22292 02 24 55.48 +17 25 26.8          20.5 V EW042691
         K05Uh8J  C2005 11 01.16945 02 23 52.15 +17 19 58.1          20.6 V EW042691
         K05Uh8J  C2005 11 01.18676 02 23 51.82 +17 19 56.8          20.9 V EW042691
         K05Uh8J  C2005 11 01.20407 02 23 51.53 +17 19 55.3          20.6 V EW042691
         K05Uh8J  C2005 11 03.27895 02 23 18.20 +17 16 59.6          20.5 V EW042G96
         K05Uh8J  C2005 11 03.28566 02 23 18.09 +17 16 59.2          20.4 V EW042G96
         K05Uh8J  C2005 11 03.29241 02 23 17.98 +17 16 58.7          20.5 V EW042G96
         K05Uh8J  C2005 11 03.29920 02 23 17.84 +17 16 58.1          20.4 V EW042G96
         K05Uh8J  C2005 11 04.29776 02 23 01.86 +17 15 33.3          20.3 V EW042G96
         K05Uh8J  C2005 11 04.30500 02 23 01.71 +17 15 32.2          20.3 V EW042G96
         K05Uh8J  C2005 11 04.31221 02 23 01.60 +17 15 31.8          20.2 V EW042G96
         K05Uh8J  C2005 11 04.31941 02 23 01.46 +17 15 31.1          20.3 V EW042G96
    
    Observer details:
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers R. S. McMillan, A. S. Descour.
        0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. Hill.  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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2005 UJ438
    Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
    M 339.23217              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.01319747     Peri.  208.42313     -0.36401695     -0.92907956
    a  17.7340874      Node   262.98752     +0.86656134     -0.31202181
    e   0.5367559      Incl.    3.78946     +0.34141340     -0.19862921
    P  74.7            H   10.3           G   0.15           U   5
    From 20 observations at 2 oppositions, 2004-2005, mean residual 0".23.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 UJ438               a,e,i = 17.73, 0.54, 4                  q = 8.2152
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2005 11 16    02 19.98   +16 58.8    9.853   10.809   164.4     1.4    20.6
    2005 11 26    02 17.58   +16 44.8    9.890   10.784   153.8     2.3    20.7
    2005 12 06    02 15.54   +16 31.9    9.954   10.759   143.2     3.1    20.8
    2005 12 16    02 13.94   +16 20.9   10.044   10.735   132.6     3.9    20.8
    2005 12 26    02 12.88   +16 12.2   10.154   10.710   122.2     4.5    20.9
    2006 01 05    02 12.42   +16 06.4   10.280   10.686   111.9     4.9    20.9
    2006 01 15    02 12.58   +16 03.7   10.418   10.661   101.7     5.2    21.0
    2006 01 25    02 13.38   +16 04.1   10.561   10.637    91.7     5.3    21.0
    2006 02 04    02 14.80   +16 07.8   10.706   10.613    81.9     5.3    21.0
    2006 02 14    02 16.80   +16 14.6   10.847   10.588    72.3     5.1    21.0
    2006 02 24    02 19.34   +16 24.1   10.979   10.564    62.9     4.8    21.0
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-W42
    

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