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    M.P.E.C. 2005-A24                                Issued 2005 Jan. 8, 02:54 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 AJ3
    
    Observations:
         K05A03J* C2005 01 06.21248 04 08 15.10 +19 55 25.6          19.5   EA024704
         K05A03J  C2005 01 06.22665 04 08 15.36 +19 54 06.3          20.5   EA024704
         K05A03J  C2005 01 06.24037 04 08 15.59 +19 52 48.9          19.5   EA024704
         K05A03J  C2005 01 06.25347 04 08 15.83 +19 51 36.0          20.2   EA024704
         K05A03J  C2005 01 06.26716 04 08 16.03 +19 50 18.1          19.8   EA024704
         K05A03J  C2005 01 07.13839 04 09 06.78 +18 29 03.0          19.3   EA024704
         K05A03J  C2005 01 07.15151 04 09 07.06 +18 27 50.0          20.5   EA024704
         K05A03J  C2005 01 07.16461 04 09 07.30 +18 26 36.2          20.0   EA024704
         K05A03J  C2005 01 07.17764 04 09 07.57 +18 25 22.7          19.6   EA024704
         K05A03J bC2005 01 08.00598 04 09 51.79 +17 06 25.1                 EA024118
         K05A03J bC2005 01 08.01064 04 09 52.08 +17 05 59.0                 EA024118
         K05A03J bC2005 01 08.01295 04 09 52.09 +17 05 44.7                 EA024118
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
        M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
        H. Stange, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
        1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2005 AJ3
    Epoch 2004 Dec. 21.0 TT = JDT 2453360.5                 MPC
    M 325.41395              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.68747745     Peri.  215.70658     -0.73549066     -0.66535854
    a   1.2714435      Node   282.05815     +0.64802656     -0.63572418
    e   0.1988076      Incl.    7.51340     +0.19777530     -0.39134739
    P   1.43           H   22.7           G   0.15
    From 12 observations 2005 Jan. 6-8.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 AJ3                 a,e,i = 1.27, 0.20, 8                   q = 1.0187
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 12 31    04 04.99   +28 53.7    0.095    1.062   144.5    32.5    19.1
    2005 01 10    04 12.15   +13 55.6    0.085    1.044   133.5    43.1    19.1
    2005 01 20    04 28.97   -02 27.1    0.083    1.030   121.6    54.4    19.4
    2005 01 30    04 53.66   -17 13.6    0.088    1.022   112.1    63.3    19.7
    2005 02 09    05 24.18   -28 40.0    0.098    1.019   106.3    68.4    20.1
    2005 02 19    05 59.70   -36 39.8    0.111    1.021   104.2    69.8    20.4
    2005 03 01    06 39.10   -41 49.1    0.124    1.030   104.8    68.5    20.6
    2005 03 11    07 21.42   -44 33.7    0.137    1.043   107.4    65.3    20.8
    2005 03 21    08 06.02   -45 15.1    0.151    1.061   111.5    60.9    20.9
    2005 03 31    08 51.13   -44 12.2    0.166    1.083   116.3    55.8    21.0
    2005 04 10    09 34.94   -41 40.8    0.184    1.108   121.1    50.7    21.1
    2005 04 20    10 16.31   -38 09.4    0.205    1.136   125.3    46.2    21.3
    2005 04 30    10 54.32   -34 12.6    0.233    1.165   128.0    42.9    21.5
    2005 05 10    11 28.88   -30 19.9    0.267    1.196   128.9    41.1    21.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-A24
    

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