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    M.P.E.C. 2005-W55                                Issued 2005 Nov. 25, 20:34 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 WR2
    
    Observations:
         K05W02R* C2005 11 23.34714 07 37 15.61 +42 56 24.6          18.4   EW055704
         K05W02R  C2005 11 23.36010 07 37 09.27 +42 56 10.6          19.3   EW055704
         K05W02R  C2005 11 23.37299 07 37 02.93 +42 55 55.0          18.5   EW055704
         K05W02R  C2005 11 23.38593 07 36 56.57 +42 55 40.1          18.5   EW055704
         K05W02R  C2005 11 23.39870 07 36 50.32 +42 55 25.2          18.5   EW055704
         K05W02R  C2005 11 24.24064 07 30 15.80 +42 37 41.1          18.3 R EW055H36
         K05W02R  C2005 11 24.24292 07 30 14.70 +42 37 38.5          18.0 R EW055H36
         K05W02R  C2005 11 24.26626 07 30 03.59 +42 37 10.5          18.0 R EW055H36
         K05W02R  C2005 11 24.26747 07 30 02.96 +42 37 09.1          18.3 R EW055H36
         K05W02R  C2005 11 24.27413 07 29 59.75 +42 37 01.1          17.9 R EW055H36
         K05W02R  C2005 11 24.89643 07 25 12.98 +42 23 03.1                 EW055J95
         K05W02R  C2005 11 24.90027 07 25 11.22 +42 22 58.5                 EW055J95
         K05W02R  C2005 11 24.90397 07 25 09.53 +42 22 54.1          18.3 R EW055J95
         K05W02R  C2005 11 25.01292 07 24 18.88 +42 20 41.8          17.8 V EW055595
         K05W02R  C2005 11 25.02125 07 24 15.21 +42 20 30.2                 EW055595
         K05W02R  C2005 11 25.02958 07 24 10.99 +42 20 18.6                 EW055595
         K05W02R  C2005 11 25.24622 07 22 32.96 +42 15 23.8          18.1 R EW055932
         K05W02R  C2005 11 25.24804 07 22 33.44 +42 15 17.7          18.1 R EW055854
         K05W02R  C2005 11 25.24833 07 22 31.99 +42 15 20.9          18.1 R EW055932
         K05W02R  C2005 11 25.25094 07 22 32.07 +42 15 13.5          18.0 R EW055854
         K05W02R  C2005 11 25.25190 07 22 31.65 +42 15 12.1          18.1 R EW055854
         K05W02R  C2005 11 25.26671 07 22 23.41 +42 14 56.4          18.1 R EW055932
         K05W02R  C2005 11 25.30602 07 22 06.03 +42 14 02.6          18.3 R EW055734
         K05W02R  C2005 11 25.30679 07 22 05.61 +42 14 01.7          18.1 R EW055734
         K05W02R  C2005 11 25.30758 07 22 05.24 +42 14 00.8          17.8 R EW055734
         K05W02R  C2005 11 25.30913 07 22 04.56 +42 13 58.4          18.4 R EW055734
         K05W02R  C2005 11 25.37348 07 21 34.95 +42 12 35.6          17.8 R EW055H06
         K05W02R  C2005 11 25.37743 07 21 33.08 +42 12 29.6          18.0 R EW055H06
         K05W02R  C2005 11 25.38183 07 21 31.05 +42 12 23.6          17.9 R EW055H06
    
    Observer details:
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin.  Measurer E. Pettarin.
        0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
    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.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    932 John J. McCarthy Obs., New Milford.  Observer M. Robson.  0.4-m f/6.5
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.25-m reflector
        + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2005 WR2
    Epoch 2005 Nov. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453680.5                  MPC
    M  26.46825              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.52408732     Peri.   49.42571     +0.87621083     +0.46349137
    a   1.5235859      Node   282.58371     -0.47286514     +0.77396541
    e   0.5422703      Incl.    7.77443     -0.09302225     +0.43145486
    P   1.88           H   19.6           G   0.15
    From 29 observations 2005 Nov. 23-25.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 WR2                 a,e,i = 1.52, 0.54, 8                   q = 0.6974
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2005 11 26    07 16.90   +41 57.7    0.249    1.176   135.1    36.3    18.4
    2005 12 06    06 14.20   +37 15.4    0.298    1.264   156.6    18.0    18.4
    2005 12 16    05 33.35   +32 25.1    0.368    1.349   170.9     6.6    18.6
    2005 12 26    05 09.54   +28 31.5    0.460    1.431   163.7    11.1    19.4
    2006 01 05    04 57.63   +25 45.1    0.570    1.509   151.4    18.2    20.2
    2006 01 15    04 53.92   +23 54.5    0.696    1.583   140.3    23.4    20.9
    2006 01 25    04 55.81   +22 44.0    0.836    1.654   130.4    26.9    21.5
    2006 02 04    05 01.68   +22 00.7    0.986    1.721   121.6    29.2    22.0
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-W55
    

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