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    M.P.E.C. 2005-A26                                Issued 2005 Jan. 8, 02:57 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 AL3
    
    Observations:
         K05A03L  C2005 01 06.39125 09 40 49.70 +22 27 15.5          18.9 R EA026703
         K05A03L  C2005 01 06.39875 09 40 49.96 +22 27 46.3          18.5 R EA026703
         K05A03L  C2005 01 06.40626 09 40 50.33 +22 28 18.3          19.1 R EA026703
         K05A03L  C2005 01 06.41381 09 40 50.65 +22 28 50.7          18.7 R EA026703
         K05A03L* C2005 01 07.34196 09 41 34.36 +23 33 43.8          19.5   EA026704
         K05A03L  C2005 01 07.35533 09 41 34.85 +23 34 40.9          19.7   EA026704
         K05A03L  C2005 01 07.36860 09 41 35.39 +23 35 37.5          19.5   EA026704
         K05A03L  C2005 01 07.38194 09 41 35.83 +23 36 32.6          19.7   EA026704
         K05A03L  C2005 01 07.39533 09 41 36.35 +23 37 29.0          19.8   EA026704
         K05A03L  C2005 01 07.99792 09 42 03.36 +24 19 38.5                 EA026246
         K05A03L  C2005 01 07.99862 09 42 03.42 +24 19 42.0                 EA026246
         K05A03L  C2005 01 07.99971 09 42 03.49 +24 19 46.5                 EA026246
         K05A03L  C2005 01 08.00142 09 42 03.52 +24 19 53.8                 EA026246
         K05A03L  C2005 01 08.00285 09 42 03.56 +24 19 59.6                 EA026246
         K05A03L  C2005 01 08.00358 09 42 03.63 +24 20 02.3                 EA026246
         K05A03L  C2005 01 08.03609 09 42 04.68 +24 22 19.8          19.3 R EA026118
         K05A03L  C2005 01 08.03725 09 42 04.79 +24 22 25.4          18.7 R EA026118
         K05A03L  C2005 01 08.03957 09 42 04.88 +24 22 34.7          19.2 R EA026118
         K05A03L  C2005 01 08.04074 09 42 04.85 +24 22 39.7          19.2 R EA026118
         K05A03L  C2005 01 08.04306 09 42 05.01 +24 22 49.1          19.4 R EA026118
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  Measurer M. Tichy.
        1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer S. M. Larson.  Measurer E. J. Christensen.
        0.68-m Schmidt + 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 AL3
    Epoch 2004 Dec. 21.0 TT = JDT 2453360.5                 MPC
    M   6.84314              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.33093430     Peri.  336.88159     -0.00942402     -0.89889945
    a   2.0700215      Node   111.19877     +0.97507455     -0.10537597
    e   0.3737115      Incl.   28.02439     +0.22167726     +0.42529481
    P   2.98           H   19.4           G   0.15
    From 20 observations 2005 Jan. 6-8.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 AL3                 a,e,i = 2.07, 0.37, 28                  q = 1.2964
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2004 12 31    09 34.76   +15 12.9    0.419    1.327   138.5    29.4    19.4
    2005 01 10    09 43.39   +26 40.3    0.409    1.349   148.4    22.5    19.2
    2005 01 20    09 47.06   +37 52.8    0.427    1.376   152.3    19.4    19.2
    2005 01 30    09 45.93   +46 59.9    0.471    1.408   148.5    21.4    19.5
    2005 02 09    09 41.41   +53 15.1    0.535    1.444   141.4    25.2    20.0
    2005 02 19    09 36.48   +56 49.3    0.614    1.483   134.1    28.6    20.5
    2005 03 01    09 34.13   +58 18.6    0.704    1.525   127.4    31.1    20.9
    2005 03 11    09 35.92   +58 18.9    0.802    1.569   121.5    32.7    21.3
    2005 03 21    09 42.08   +57 17.2    0.905    1.615   116.2    33.6    21.6
    2005 03 31    09 51.82   +55 33.2    1.013    1.661   111.3    34.1    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-A26
    

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