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    M.P.E.C. 2008-Y18                                Issued 2008 Dec. 20, 22:23 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 FL4
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2005-G05
    
    Additional Observations:
         K05F04L  C2008 12 19.85856 06 46 31.90 +43 47 44.8          21.2 C EY018493
         K05F04L  C2008 12 19.86645 06 46 31.16 +43 47 49.1          20.8 C EY018493
         K05F04L  C2008 12 19.87432 06 46 30.43 +43 47 53.2          21.1 C EY018493
         K05F04L  C2008 12 20.86711 06 44 57.94 +43 55 51.5          21.4 C EY018493
         K05F04L  C2008 12 20.87468 06 44 57.30 +43 55 54.6          21.3 C EY018493
    
    Observer details:
    493 Calar Alto.  Observer F. Hormuth.  1.23-m reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    081219 493 32.5- 13.5-    081220 493 31.9- 13.6-    MPO 87662   +0.058 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2005 FL4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2547 AU
    Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
    M 291.06583              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.22614576     Peri.  176.53037     -0.44047819     +0.78501633
    a   2.6681511      Node    66.91091     -0.83466090     -0.17940093
    e   0.7153213      Incl.   28.26225     -0.33063598     -0.59292889
    P   4.36           H   16.9           G   0.15           U   1
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    050330 704  0.1-  0.6-    050401 704  0.4-  0.5+    050418 J92  0.0   0.3+
    050330 704  0.5+  0.4-    050401 704  0.4-  0.2-    050418 J92  0.1-  0.1-
    050330 704  0.1+  0.7-    050401 704  0.0   0.8-    050501 448  0.1-  0.3+
    050330 704  0.2-  0.1+    050403 469  0.0   0.2-    050501 448  0.2-  0.0
    050331 704  0.4-  0.5+    050403 469  0.1+  0.0     050501 448  0.1+  0.3+
    050331 704  0.5+  0.8+    050403 469  0.4+  0.0     050619 474  0.1-  0.2-
    050331 704  0.0   0.2-    050403 469  0.2-  0.2+    050619 474  0.1-  0.2+
    050331 704  0.2+  0.2+    050403 084  0.1+  0.1-    050619 474  0.1+  0.2+
    050331 651  0.0   0.2+    050403 084  0.1-  0.0     050919 413  0.1+  0.1+
    050331 651  0.1+  0.3-    050406 A83  0.5+  0.3+    050920 413  0.3-  0.2+
    050331 651  0.1-  0.3+    050406 A83  0.0   0.6-    081219 493  0.1-  0.3-
    050331 704  0.1+  0.2+    050406 084  0.5-  0.4-    081219 493  0.2-  0.1+
    050331 118  0.2+  0.6-    050406 084  0.4+  0.4+    081219 493  0.1-  0.3+
    050331 118  0.0   0.3+    050407 A83  0.2+  0.4+    081220 493  0.4-  0.5+
    050331 118  0.7-  0.4-    050407 A83  0.2-  0.4+    081220 493  0.5+  0.1-
    050331 118  0.1-  0.1+    050407 A83  0.3+  0.2+
    050401 704  0.0   0.0     050407 A83  0.0   0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 FL4                 a,e,i = 2.67, 0.72, 28                  q = 0.7596
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 12 20    06 46.31   +43 48.9    2.206    3.135   156.8     7.1    21.6
    2008 12 30    06 29.70   +44 59.9    2.137    3.072   158.1     6.9    21.5
    2009 01 09    06 11.79   +45 46.5    2.100    3.007   152.5     8.7    21.5
    2009 01 19    05 54.44   +46 05.8    2.094    2.940   143.1    11.6    21.6
    2009 01 29    05 39.41   +46 00.6    2.113    2.872   132.5    14.7    21.6
    2009 02 08    05 28.01   +45 38.0    2.153    2.801   121.8    17.4    21.7
    2009 02 18    05 20.83   +45 06.0    2.207    2.728   111.5    19.7    21.8
    2009 02 28    05 17.92   +44 31.1    2.270    2.654   101.7    21.4    21.8
    2009 03 10    05 19.04   +43 57.9    2.334    2.577    92.5    22.6    21.9
    2009 03 20    05 23.78   +43 28.5    2.397    2.498    84.0    23.4    21.9
    2009 03 30    05 31.75   +43 03.1    2.453    2.417    76.1    23.7    21.9
    2009 04 09    05 42.60   +42 41.1    2.500    2.333    68.8    23.6    21.8
    2009 04 19    05 56.01   +42 20.7    2.536    2.247    62.0    23.3    21.8
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-Y18
    

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