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  • MPEC 2005-X29 : 2005 XM4

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-X29                                Issued 2005 Dec. 6, 16:35 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.
    
                      Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
                      Supported in part by the TABASGO Foundation
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2005 XM4
    
    Observations:
         K05X04M* C2005 12 04.53465 03 12 50.18 -26 53 34.0          19.3 V EX029E12
         K05X04M  C2005 12 04.54362 03 12 48.09 -26 52 46.7          18.7 V EX029E12
         K05X04M  C2005 12 04.55249 03 12 46.11 -26 52 01.2          18.7 V EX029E12
         K05X04M  C2005 12 04.56133 03 12 44.17 -26 51 14.9          19.2 V EX029E12
         K05X04M  C2005 12 04.60178 03 12 35.06 -26 47 44.0          19.5 V EX029E12
         K05X04M  C2005 12 04.61173 03 12 32.86 -26 46 52.9          18.7 V EX029E12
         K05X04M  C2005 12 04.62168 03 12 30.63 -26 45 59.9          19.0 V EX029E12
         K05X04M  C2005 12 04.63159 03 12 28.40 -26 45 08.8          18.9 V EX029E12
         K05X04M  C2005 12 04.67498 03 12 18.70 -26 41 20.9                 EX029E12
         K05X04M  C2005 12 04.67692 03 12 18.27 -26 41 09.3          19.2 V EX029E12
         K05X04M  C2005 12 04.67887 03 12 17.89 -26 41 00.6                 EX029E12
         K05X04M  C2005 12 05.48199 03 09 28.76 -25 30 42.4          19.0 V EX029E12
         K05X04M  C2005 12 05.48252 03 09 28.65 -25 30 38.9          19.2 V EX029E12
         K05X04M  C2005 12 05.48304 03 09 28.54 -25 30 36.1          19.1 V EX029E12
         K05X04M  C2005 12 05.48358 03 09 28.40 -25 30 33.9          19.1 V EX029E12
         K05X04M  C2005 12 05.48411 03 09 28.29 -25 30 30.7          19.1 V EX029E12
         K05X04M  C2005 12 05.61880 03 08 58.70 -25 18 32.4          19.8 R EX029E12
         K05X04M  C2005 12 05.93650 03 07 53.46 -24 50 43.0                 EX029J95
         K05X04M  C2005 12 05.94206 03 07 52.18 -24 50 13.4                 EX029J95
         K05X04M  C2005 12 05.94928 03 07 50.59 -24 49 33.8          18.3 R EX029J95
         K05X04M  C2005 12 06.21800 03 06 55.26 -24 25 22.9          19.2 V EX029703
         K05X04M  C2005 12 06.21955 03 06 54.96 -24 25 14.2          19.4 R EX029854
         K05X04M  C2005 12 06.22401 03 06 54.00 -24 24 51.4          19.1 V EX029703
         K05X04M  C2005 12 06.22435 03 06 54.00 -24 24 48.3          19.4 R EX029854
         K05X04M  C2005 12 06.22915 03 06 52.88 -24 24 21.7          19.4 R EX029854
         K05X04M  C2005 12 06.23000 03 06 52.63 -24 24 18.1          19.5 V EX029703
         K05X04M  C2005 12 06.23602 03 06 51.33 -24 23 45.8          18.8 V EX029703
    
    Observer details:
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer E. C. Beshore.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
        E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
        S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
        E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
        S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2005 XM4
    Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
    M  57.24877              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.67243759     Peri.  344.80513     +0.34845368     -0.75969530
    a   1.2903318      Node    82.11683     +0.90737566     +0.12650719
    e   0.0572115      Incl.   33.66089     +0.23505199     +0.63785498
    P   1.47           H   19.5           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    051204 E12  0.1+  0.2-    051204 E12  0.6-  1.1+    051205 J95  0.2+  0.4-
    051204 E12  0.7-  0.5+    051204 E12  0.0   0.5-    051205 J95  0.3-  0.4+
    051204 E12  0.4-  0.1-    051205 E12  0.3-  0.3-    051206 703  0.4-  0.1+
    051204 E12  0.4+  0.2+    051205 E12  0.2-  0.4+    051206 854  0.0   0.4+
    051204 E12  0.3+  0.2+    051205 E12  0.1-  0.4+    051206 703  0.1+  0.8-
    051204 E12  0.7+  0.7-    051205 E12  0.4-  0.2-    051206 854  1.1+  0.4+
    051204 E12  0.6+  0.2+    051205 E12  0.3-  0.2+    051206 854  0.0   1.0+
    051204 E12  0.4+  0.5-    051205 E12  0.1-  0.2-    051206 703  0.9-  0.1+
    051204 E12  0.6-  0.3-    051205 J95  1.3+  0.1-    051206 703  0.9-  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 XM4                 a,e,i = 1.29, 0.06, 34                  q = 1.2165
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2005 12 06    03 07.67   -24 44.7    0.337    1.217   126.6    40.5    19.2
    2005 12 16    02 38.40   -08 44.3    0.339    1.217   126.4    40.6    19.2
    2005 12 26    02 20.01   +06 46.5    0.375    1.218   120.5    44.1    19.5
    2006 01 05    02 11.40   +19 24.3    0.437    1.220   112.7    48.1    19.9
    2006 01 15    02 10.82   +29 02.7    0.513    1.223   105.3    50.9    20.4
    2006 01 25    02 16.77   +36 27.3    0.597    1.228    98.9    52.4    20.8
    2006 02 04    02 28.42   +42 21.2    0.681    1.233    93.6    52.9    21.1
    2006 02 14    02 45.42   +47 13.1    0.764    1.239    89.1    52.8    21.3
    2006 02 24    03 07.78   +51 19.2    0.841    1.246    85.4    52.3    21.5
    2006 03 06    03 35.95   +54 47.0    0.912    1.254    82.2    51.6    21.7
    2006 03 16    04 10.45   +57 37.5    0.976    1.261    79.6    50.9    21.8
    2006 03 26    04 51.58   +59 45.3    1.032    1.270    77.4    50.1    21.9
    2006 04 05    05 38.99   +61 01.6    1.081    1.278    75.7    49.3    22.0
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-X29
    

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