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    M.P.E.C. 2005-A25                                Issued 2005 Jan. 8, 02:56 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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                                       2005 AK3
    
    Observations:
         K05A03K* C2005 01 06.35509 07 09 56.70 +25 00 51.0          19.7   EA025704
         K05A03K  C2005 01 06.36837 07 09 59.60 +25 00 37.0          19.6   EA025704
         K05A03K  C2005 01 06.38341 07 10 02.99 +25 00 21.7          19.5   EA025704
         K05A03K  C2005 01 06.39666 07 10 05.95 +25 00 08.0          19.4   EA025704
         K05A03K  C2005 01 06.96652 07 12 40.45 +24 50 07.3          19.1 R EA025143
         K05A03K  C2005 01 06.97153 07 12 41.75 +24 49 59.8          20.2 R EA025143
         K05A03K  C2005 01 06.97643 07 12 43.04 +24 49 54.8          19.6 R EA025143
         K05A03K  C2005 01 07.26940 07 14 06.67 +24 44 47.3          19.2   EA025704
         K05A03K  C2005 01 07.29639 07 14 13.54 +24 44 16.8          19.9   EA025704
         K05A03K  C2005 01 07.31041 07 14 17.02 +24 44 00.9          19.8   EA025704
         K05A03K  C2005 01 07.32338 07 14 20.24 +24 43 46.7          20.2   EA025704
         K05A03K  C2005 01 07.96934 07 17 37.90 +24 30 03.8                 EA025246
         K05A03K  C2005 01 07.97091 07 17 38.26 +24 30 01.2                 EA025246
         K05A03K  C2005 01 07.97236 07 17 38.71 +24 29 58.9                 EA025246
         K05A03K  C2005 01 07.97366 07 17 39.11 +24 29 57.6                 EA025246
         K05A03K  C2005 01 07.97428 07 17 39.30 +24 29 56.8                 EA025246
         K05A03K  C2005 01 07.97503 07 17 39.52 +24 29 55.6                 EA025246
    
    Observer details:
    143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  Measurer M. Tichy.
        1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + 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 AK3
    Epoch 2004 Dec. 21.0 TT = JDT 2453360.5                 MPC
    M 341.98048              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.30341369     Peri.  226.52430     -0.94294355     -0.33197234
    a   2.1933735      Node   294.07225     +0.31298183     -0.85761766
    e   0.5843718      Incl.    1.60236     +0.11357747     -0.39279296
    P   3.25           H   24.5           G   0.15
    From 17 observations 2005 Jan. 6-7.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 AK3                 a,e,i = 2.19, 0.58, 2                   q = 0.9116
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 12 31    06 51.43   +26 04.9    0.141    1.124   176.3     3.3    20.8
    2005 01 02    06 55.89   +25 51.1    0.126    1.109   176.8     2.8    20.5
    2005 01 04    07 01.44   +25 32.4    0.112    1.095   177.2     2.6    20.2
    2005 01 06    07 08.51   +25 06.7    0.098    1.081   177.4     2.4    19.9
    2005 01 08    07 17.79   +24 30.1    0.084    1.068   177.8     2.1    19.5
    2005 01 10    07 30.41   +23 35.8    0.071    1.055   178.0     1.8    19.1
    2005 01 12    07 48.31   +22 10.4    0.058    1.042   176.7     3.1    18.7
    2005 01 14    08 15.11   +19 44.8    0.046    1.029   172.3     7.4    18.4
    2005 01 16    08 57.68   +15 13.0    0.035    1.018   163.3    16.2    18.2
    2005 01 18    10 07.66   +06 17.3    0.027    1.006   145.9    33.2    18.0
    2005 01 20    11 52.00   -08 15.5    0.023    0.995   118.2    60.7    18.5
    2005 01 22    13 41.88   -20 51.8    0.027    0.985    90.8    87.6    19.7
    2005 01 24    15 00.32   -26 32.4    0.036    0.975    74.0   104.0    21.0
    2005 01 26    15 48.64   -28 33.2    0.046    0.966    65.1   112.4    22.1
    2005 01 28    16 19.14   -29 15.1    0.058    0.957    60.4   116.5    22.8
    2005 01 30    16 39.73   -29 28.7    0.071    0.949    57.9   118.4    23.4
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-A25
    

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