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  • MPEC 2005-X33 : 2005 XW4

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-X33                                Issued 2005 Dec. 6, 23:59 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 XW4
    
    Observations:
         K05X04W* C2005 12 06.18668 04 54 05.77 +24 26 19.9          19.1   EX033704
         K05X04W  C2005 12 06.19951 04 53 58.84 +24 26 50.1          19.3   EX033704
         K05X04W  C2005 12 06.21230 04 53 51.97 +24 27 20.0          19.5   EX033704
         K05X04W  C2005 12 06.22499 04 53 45.11 +24 27 49.5          19.9   EX033704
         K05X04W  C2005 12 06.31560 04 52 55.72 +24 31 18.4          19.3   EX033704
         K05X04W  C2005 12 06.32871 04 52 48.46 +24 31 47.9          19.6   EX033704
         K05X04W  C2005 12 06.34142 04 52 41.51 +24 32 16.1          19.6   EX033704
         K05X04W  C2005 12 06.35442 04 52 34.37 +24 32 46.3          19.4   EX033704
         K05X04W  C2005 12 06.36720 04 52 27.37 +24 33 15.9          19.6   EX033704
         K05X04W  C2005 12 06.97774 04 46 51.64 +24 56 45.4                 EX033J95
         K05X04W  C2005 12 06.98024 04 46 50.19 +24 56 51.2                 EX033J95
         K05X04W  C2005 12 06.98253 04 46 48.86 +24 56 56.6          19.3 R EX033J95
    
    Observer details:
    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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2005 XW4
    Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
    M  19.17749              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.91838013     Peri.  142.91999     -0.78691321     +0.55860469
    a   1.0482247      Node    73.08243     -0.61119367     -0.64712460
    e   0.6898292      Incl.   15.90358     -0.08491117     -0.51883576
    P   1.07           H   21.6           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    051206 704  0.0   0.2-    051206 704  0.5+  0.3+    051206 704  0.1+  0.6+
    051206 704  0.3-  0.1+    051206 704  0.4-  0.1-    051206 J95  0.1-  0.1+
    051206 704  0.1+  0.1+    051206 704  0.1-  0.8-    051206 J95  0.0   0.0
    051206 704  0.2+  0.1+    051206 704  0.1-  0.1-    051206 J95  0.1+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 XW4                 a,e,i = 1.05, 0.69, 16                  q = 0.3251
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2005 12 06    04 55.70   +24 19.4    0.215    1.200   177.7     1.9    18.9
    2005 12 08    04 36.63   +25 37.7    0.196    1.180   174.2     4.9    18.8
    2005 12 10    04 13.25   +26 59.0    0.179    1.160   167.0    11.0    18.9
    2005 12 12    03 44.76   +28 16.2    0.164    1.139   158.7    18.3    18.9
    2005 12 14    03 10.64   +29 18.0    0.151    1.117   149.3    26.7    18.9
    2005 12 16    02 31.13   +29 48.2    0.142    1.095   138.8    36.3    19.0
    2005 12 18    01 47.75   +29 30.8    0.137    1.073   127.5    46.6    19.2
    2005 12 20    01 03.24   +28 17.6    0.136    1.050   115.9    57.5    19.4
    2005 12 22    00 20.76   +26 14.6    0.138    1.027   104.4    68.2    19.8
    2005 12 24    23 42.61   +23 39.0    0.144    1.003    93.5    78.3    20.1
    2005 12 26    23 09.78   +20 50.9    0.153    0.978    83.6    87.5    20.6
    2005 12 28    22 42.15   +18 05.3    0.165    0.953    74.7    95.7    21.0
    2005 12 30    22 19.04   +15 30.6    0.179    0.928    66.8   103.0    21.5
    2006 01 01    21 59.64   +13 09.9    0.194    0.902    59.8   109.5    21.9
    2006 01 03    21 43.19   +11 03.0    0.210    0.875    53.6   115.3    22.4
    2006 01 05    21 29.08   +09 08.6    0.228    0.848    47.9   120.6    22.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-X33
    

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