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    M.P.E.C. 2005-X02                                Issued 2005 Dec. 1, 03:55 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 http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2005 WG57
    
    Observations:
         K05W57G* C2005 11 30.19832 03 17 36.12 +11 20 06.4          19.1   EX002704
         K05W57G  C2005 11 30.21096 03 17 43.92 +11 21 03.9          19.7   EX002704
         K05W57G  C2005 11 30.22370 03 17 51.80 +11 22 01.5          18.9   EX002704
         K05W57G  C2005 11 30.23626 03 17 59.56 +11 22 58.3          19.7   EX002704
         K05W57G  C2005 11 30.24890 03 18 07.29 +11 23 54.6          19.5   EX002704
         K05W57G  C2005 11 30.93887 03 25 19.47 +12 12 04.2          18.8 R EX002143
         K05W57G  C2005 11 30.94094 03 25 20.66 +12 12 12.4          19.0 R EX002143
         K05W57G  C2005 11 30.95183 03 25 26.75 +12 12 55.4          19.0 R EX002143
         K05W57G  C2005 12 01.04463 03 26 18.53 +12 18 56.8                 EX002204
         K05W57G  C2005 12 01.04733 03 26 20.03 +12 19 07.2                 EX002204
         K05W57G  C2005 12 01.05000 03 26 21.54 +12 19 17.4                 EX002204
         K05W57G  C2005 12 01.05268 03 26 23.03 +12 19 27.6                 EX002204
         K05W57G  C2005 12 01.05535 03 26 24.52 +12 19 37.7          18.4 R EX002204
         K05W57G  C2005 12 01.14292 03 27 24.39 +12 25 43.9          18.7 R EX002651
         K05W57G  C2005 12 01.14446 03 27 25.21 +12 25 49.4          18.7 R EX002651
         K05W57G  C2005 12 01.14523 03 27 25.64 +12 25 52.8          18.7 R EX002651
    
    Observer details:
    143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 Newtonian
        reflector + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, L. Manguso,
        D. Torres, R. Kracke, A. Milner, H. Love.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer,
        J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2005 WG57
    Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
    M  56.25928              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.40791200     Peri.  213.70118     +0.97000189     -0.24308471
    a   1.8006324      Node   160.36705     +0.22463564     +0.89238813
    e   0.4932213      Incl.    0.42310     +0.09292558     +0.38020158
    P   2.42           H   23.7           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    051130 704  0.1-  0.1+    051130 143  0.2+  0.1-    051201 204  0.2-  0.1+
    051130 704  0.4-  0.1+    051130 143  0.3+  0.2-    051201 651  0.1+  0.3+
    051130 704  0.0   0.0     051201 204  0.0   0.1+    051201 651  0.2-  0.3-
    051130 704  0.4+  0.2+    051201 204  0.1-  0.2+    051201 651  0.0   0.1+
    051130 704  0.0   0.3-    051201 204  0.1+  0.2+
    051130 143  0.3-  0.1-    051201 204  0.1-  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 WG57                a,e,i = 1.80, 0.49, 0                   q = 0.9125
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2005 11 26    02 11.26   +03 21.1    0.0464   1.026   146.8    31.7    18.4
    2005 12 06    04 01.70   +16 03.4    0.102    1.085   166.9    11.9    19.6
    2005 12 16    04 34.86   +19 10.0    0.170    1.149   165.6    12.3    20.9
    2005 12 26    04 51.49   +20 32.0    0.247    1.219   159.7    16.3    22.0
    2006 01 05    05 03.63   +21 21.2    0.335    1.290   152.4    20.7    22.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-X02
    

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