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    • MPEC 2005-X30 : 2005 XN4

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-X30                                Issued 2005 Dec. 6, 16:37 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 XN4

Observations:
     K05X04N* C2005 12 05.24012 03 49 51.63 +08 19 21.7          18.7 V EX030703
     K05X04N  C2005 12 05.24701 03 49 48.18 +08 19 56.0          19.4 V EX030703
     K05X04N  C2005 12 05.26083 03 49 41.23 +08 21 01.5          18.3 V EX030703
     K05X04N  C2005 12 05.30059 03 49 21.28 +08 24 14.5          18.5 V EX030703
     K05X04N  C2005 12 05.31558 03 49 13.72 +08 25 27.0          18.6 V EX030703
     K05X04N  C2005 12 05.32308 03 49 09.98 +08 26 03.7          18.5 V EX030703
     K05X04N  C2005 12 05.86721 03 44 39.20 +09 10 17.2          18.4 R EX030143
     K05X04N  C2005 12 05.87019 03 44 37.69 +09 10 31.8          18.7 R EX030143
     K05X04N  C2005 12 05.87319 03 44 36.17 +09 10 47.2          18.9 R EX030143
     K05X04N  C2005 12 05.92512 03 44 09.71 +09 15 01.3                 EX030J95
     K05X04N  C2005 12 05.92819 03 44 08.15 +09 15 16.9                 EX030J95
     K05X04N  C2005 12 05.93125 03 44 06.58 +09 15 31.9          19.1 R EX030J95
     K05X04N  C2005 12 06.24453 03 41 27.05 +09 41 34.1          19.2 R EX030854
     K05X04N  C2005 12 06.24856 03 41 24.94 +09 41 53.1          19.1 R EX030854
     K05X04N  C2005 12 06.25256 03 41 22.84 +09 42 14.3          19.1 R EX030854
     K05X04N  C2005 12 06.28350 03 41 06.71 +09 44 47.7          18.4 V EX030703
     K05X04N  C2005 12 06.29057 03 41 02.92 +09 45 24.0          18.9 V EX030703
     K05X04N  C2005 12 06.29771 03 40 59.30 +09 45 59.1          18.9 V EX030703
     K05X04N  C2005 12 06.30130 03 40 56.88 +09 46 15.7          18.7 R EX030850
     K05X04N  C2005 12 06.31139 03 40 51.66 +09 47 05.7          18.4 R EX030850
     K05X04N  C2005 12 06.32142 03 40 46.43 +09 47 55.5          18.6 R EX030850

Observer details:
143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, 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.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/5.8
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + 1530x1020 CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2005 XN4
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
M   2.32478              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.48253572     Peri.   99.96962     -0.60313614     -0.22116162
a   1.6098413      Node    71.20152     -0.29658222     -0.82972457
e   0.5328371      Incl.   54.05173     +0.74044971     -0.51248871
P   2.04           H   19.8           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
051205 703  0.4+  0.1+    051205 143  0.4+  0.3+    051206 854  0.3+  0.8+
051205 703  0.5+  1.2+    051205 143  0.6+  0.9+    051206 703  0.6+  0.1-
051205 703  0.2+  0.1-    051205 J95  0.2+  0.4+    051206 703  0.9-  1.0+
051205 703  0.4+  0.7+    051205 J95  0.4+  0.9+    051206 703  0.7+  0.5+
051205 703  0.0   0.7+    051205 J95  0.4+  0.7+    051206 850  0.3+  1.1+
051205 703  0.4+  1.1+    051206 854  0.7+  0.7+    051206 850  0.6+  0.8+
051205 143  0.1+  0.4+    051206 854  0.5+  0.4-    051206 850  0.4+  0.7+

Ephemeris:
2005 XN4                 a,e,i = 1.61, 0.53, 54                  q = 0.7521
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2005 12 06    03 43.53   +09 21.4    0.344    1.313   159.4    15.3    18.9
2005 12 16    02 06.89   +23 35.7    0.326    1.229   132.8    36.0    19.3
2005 12 26    00 31.70   +33 14.8    0.380    1.144   105.2    56.1    20.0
2006 01 05    23 23.13   +37 28.7    0.471    1.059    85.8    67.9    20.7
2006 01 15    22 36.80   +39 12.2    0.570    0.976    72.4    73.8    21.1
2006 01 25    22 02.69   +39 38.5    0.661    0.899    62.7    76.5    21.3

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-X30

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