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    M.P.E.C. 2013-A01                                Issued 2013 Jan. 1, 03:23 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2005 WB1
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2005-W38
    
    Additional Observations:
         K05W01B 2C2012 05 12.36893110 36 28.812+37 21 21.24         23.0 RtEA001568
         K05W01B 2C2012 05 12.37991910 36 29.089+37 21 03.50         23.1 RtEA001568
         K05W01B 2C2012 12 13.24679723 05 52.342-15 49 37.22         21.9 RtEA001568
         K05W01B 2C2012 12 13.25052723 05 53.358-15 49 20.98         21.7 RtEA001568
         K05W01B 2C2012 12 13.25425623 05 54.382-15 49 04.55         22.1 RtEA001568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers M. Micheli, G. T. Elliott.  Measurer D. J. Tholen.
        2.24-m University of Hawaii reflector.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    120512 568 0.10+ 0.03-    121213 568 0.30+ 0.27+    MPO 97976   -0.33 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2005 WB1                                            PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0473 AU
    Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
    M 351.97991              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.69368111     Peri.  265.66369     +0.77102126     +0.53739134
    a   1.2638518      Node    61.47413     -0.30921283     +0.78496841
    e   0.3552630      Incl.   22.88462     -0.55669887     +0.30827770
    P   1.42           H   20.9           G   0.15           U   2
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    051121 691  0.2-  0.1+    051122 734  0.0   0.3-    051126 240  0.1-  0.1+
    051121 691  0.5-  0.1+    051122 291  0.2+  0.3-    051126 240  0.1+  0.1+
    051121 691  0.4+  0.4-    051122 673  0.0   0.0     051126 240  0.1-  0.0
    051121 291  0.1-  0.2+    051122 291  0.4+  0.2+    051129 A50  0.2-  0.3-
    051121 291  0.3-  0.2+    051122 673  0.1-  0.2+    051129 A50  0.4-  0.3+
    051121 291 (1.6+  0.1+)   051122 291  0.5+  0.6+    051129 A50 (2.0-  2.4-)
    051121 291  0.1+  0.0     051122 673  0.0   0.1+    051129 A50  0.2-  0.1+
    051121 291  0.6+  0.5+    051122 673  0.2+  0.1-    051129 A50  0.4-  0.1-
    051121 291  0.4+  0.3+    051125 J95  0.1+  0.3-    051201 A53  1.0-  0.3-
    051122 595  0.2+  0.2+    051125 J95  0.2+  0.3-    051201 A53  0.6+  0.6+
    051122 595  0.4-  0.1-    051125 J95  0.1+  0.3-    051201 A53  0.0   0.1+
    051122 595  0.2+  0.5+    051125 932  0.5+  0.5-    051209 448  0.1-  0.2+
    051122 H06  0.1+  0.0     051125 932  0.2+  0.6-    051209 448  0.0   0.1-
    051122 H06  1.0-  0.0     051125 932  0.1+  0.4-    051209 448  0.2-  0.2-
    051122 651 (2.6-  3.5-)   051126 A13 (1.6-  1.0+)   051209 448  0.1+  0.3-
    051122 651  0.8-  0.2-    051126 A13 (1.8-  1.6+)   051231 696  0.6-  0.4+
    051122 651  0.1-  0.3+    051126 A13  1.4-  1.4+    051231 696  0.2-  0.6-
    051122 651  0.5-  0.5+    051126 240  0.0   0.1+    120512 568  0.0   0.1+
    051122 651  0.2+  0.1-    051126 A13 (1.9-  1.8+)   120512 568  0.0   0.1-
    051122 734  0.2-  0.1-    051126 240  0.3+  0.3+    121213 568  0.0   0.0
    051122 734  0.5-  0.3-    051126 240  0.4+  0.5+    121213 568  0.0   0.1-
    051122 734  0.1-  0.6-    051126 240  0.2+  0.2+    121213 568  0.0   0.0
    051122 734  0.2-  0.7-    051126 240  0.0   0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 WB1                 a,e,i = 1.26, 0.36, 23                  q = 0.8149
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 12 02    22 06 30.9 -29 28 50   0.5479  0.9852    73.8    73.9    22.1
    ...
    2012 12 17    23 22 42.9 -11 20 30   0.5848  1.0702    81.8    65.5    22.2
    ...
    2012 12 25    23 54 57.6 -02 27 18   0.6324  1.1167    84.5    61.2    22.3
    ...
    2012 12 31    00 16 38.7 +03 26 34   0.6782  1.1515    85.7    58.4    22.5
    2013 01 01    00 20 05.8 +04 21 27   0.6866  1.1572    85.8    57.9    22.5
    2013 01 02    00 23 30.5 +05 15 11   0.6951  1.1630    85.9    57.5    22.5
    ...
    2013 01 08    00 43 14.7 +10 13 53   0.7498  1.1973    86.3    55.0    22.7
    ...
    2013 01 16    01 08 05.4 +15 53 52   0.8306  1.2421    86.0    52.2    22.9
    ...
    2013 01 31    01 52 06.3 +24 05 49   0.9976  1.3223    83.7    47.8    23.3
    
                           (Last issue was M.P.E.C. 2012-Y43)
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2013 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2013-A01
    

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