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  • MPEC 2005-X06 : 2005 VY17

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-X06                                Issued 2005 Dec. 1, 19:56 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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              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2005 VY17
    
    Additional Observations:
         K05V17Y  C2005 10 27.36913 05 31 41.87 +00 43 37.8          19.2   EX006704
         K05V17Y  C2005 10 27.38078 05 31 42.10 +00 43 42.7          19.0   EX006704
         K05V17Y  C2005 10 27.39244 05 31 42.29 +00 43 47.6          19.1   EX006704
         K05V17Y  C2005 10 27.40448 05 31 42.54 +00 43 52.4          19.4   EX006704
         K05V17Y  C2005 11 30.33076 05 13 45.70 +11 09 26.6          16.8 R EX006644
         K05V17Y  C2005 11 30.36195 05 13 42.31 +11 10 36.6          16.6 R EX006644
         K05V17Y  C2005 11 30.39591 05 13 38.62 +11 11 53.2          16.7 R EX006644
         K05V17Y  C2005 12 01.36497 05 11 57.22 +11 49 02.0          16.6 V EX006703
         K05V17Y  C2005 12 01.37528 05 11 56.00 +11 49 25.8          16.5 V EX006703
         K05V17Y  C2005 12 01.38564 05 11 54.85 +11 49 50.6          16.4 V EX006703
         K05V17Y  C2005 12 01.59167 05 11 32.76 +11 58 18.7          16.8 R EX006474
         K05V17Y  C2005 12 01.59525 05 11 32.35 +11 58 27.0          16.8 R EX006474
         K05V17Y  C2005 12 01.59931 05 11 31.88 +11 58 36.6          16.7 R EX006474
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
        reflector + CCD.
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
        E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  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.
    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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2005 VY17
    Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
    M   2.13154              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.35266720     Peri.   66.18854     -0.73748748     -0.52712845
    a   1.9840807      Node    79.36719     +0.34758566     -0.83223973
    e   0.4390708      Incl.   25.44026     +0.57904786     -0.17179243
    P   2.79           H   16.9           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    051027 704  0.2-  0.9-    051104 704  0.9+  0.8+    051130 644  0.1+  0.1+
    051027 704  0.0   0.3-    051105 703  0.4-  0.1-    051201 703  0.3+  0.1-
    051027 704  0.3-  0.3+    051105 703  0.6-  0.0     051201 703  0.4-  0.4-
    051027 704  0.2+  0.7+    051105 703  0.2+  0.2-    051201 703  0.0   0.2+
    051104 704  0.6+  0.5+    051105 703  0.7-  0.8-    051201 474  0.1+  0.2+
    051104 704  0.5+  0.2+    051130 644  0.1-  0.1+    051201 474  0.1+  0.0
    051104 704  1.2+  0.8+    051130 644  0.0   0.1-    051201 474  0.0   0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 VY17                a,e,i = 1.98, 0.44, 25                  q = 1.1129
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2005 11 26    05 20.33   +08 41.0    0.500    1.464   158.5    14.3    17.0
    2005 12 06    05 02.75   +15 06.8    0.424    1.406   172.1     5.6    16.2
    2005 12 16    04 36.62   +23 58.7    0.374    1.351   166.8     9.6    16.0
    2005 12 26    04 03.30   +34 14.1    0.353    1.298   148.6    23.2    16.3
    2006 01 05    03 27.06   +43 58.9    0.360    1.250   131.2    36.3    16.6
    2006 01 15    02 53.74   +52 03.2    0.384    1.207   116.9    46.6    17.0
    2006 01 25    02 27.24   +58 33.1    0.418    1.171   106.0    53.9    17.3
    2006 02 04    02 09.19   +64 05.6    0.452    1.142    98.3    58.6    17.6
    2006 02 14    01 59.78   +69 14.2    0.484    1.123    93.1    61.4    17.8
    2006 02 24    02 00.13   +74 19.1    0.510    1.114    90.0    62.7    17.9
    2006 03 06    02 17.96   +79 32.0    0.530    1.115    88.8    62.8    18.0
    2006 03 16    03 38.84   +84 43.0    0.542    1.126    89.2    62.0    18.0
    2006 03 26    09 17.31   +85 41.4    0.550    1.148    91.0    60.4    18.1
    2006 04 05    11 33.43   +79 25.9    0.556    1.178    94.0    57.9    18.1
    2006 04 15    12 08.17   +71 17.1    0.562    1.215    97.9    54.8    18.1
    2006 04 25    12 25.09   +62 02.8    0.575    1.260   102.2    51.3    18.1
    2006 05 05    12 37.18   +52 04.2    0.599    1.309   106.2    47.7    18.2
    2006 05 15    12 48.00   +41 52.8    0.639    1.362   109.2    44.5    18.3
    2006 05 25    12 58.71   +32 03.3    0.698    1.418   110.6    42.0    18.5
    2006 06 04    13 09.87   +23 02.1    0.776    1.476   110.3    40.1    18.8
    2006 06 14    13 21.68   +15 03.6    0.872    1.535   108.6    38.8    19.1
    2006 06 24    13 34.19   +08 09.6    0.984    1.594   105.7    37.9    19.4
    2006 07 04    13 47.44   +02 14.3    1.110    1.654   102.0    37.0    19.7
    2006 07 14    14 01.40   -02 50.2    1.248    1.713    97.8    36.0    20.0
    2006 07 24    14 16.03   -07 12.2    1.395    1.772    93.3    34.9    20.3
    2006 08 03    14 31.34   -10 59.2    1.548    1.830    88.6    33.7    20.6
    2006 08 13    14 47.28   -14 17.0    1.706    1.886    83.7    32.3    20.8
    2006 08 23    15 03.82   -17 10.2    1.867    1.942    78.7    30.7    21.0
    2006 09 02    15 20.96   -19 42.4    2.029    1.996    73.7    29.0    21.2
    2006 09 12    15 38.64   -21 56.3    2.190    2.048    68.5    27.2    21.4
    2006 09 22    15 56.84   -23 53.7    2.349    2.099    63.3    25.3    21.5
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-X06
    

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