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  • MPEC 2005-X57 : 2005 XO66

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-X57                                Issued 2005 Dec. 10, 23:10 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 XO66
    
    Observations:
         K05X66O* C2005 12 10.19660 03 55 34.96 +36 50 49.0          18.3 V EX057703
         K05X66O  C2005 12 10.20333 03 55 35.76 +36 51 23.0          18.9 V EX057703
         K05X66O  C2005 12 10.21675 03 55 37.27 +36 52 30.9          18.1 V EX057703
         K05X66O  C2005 12 10.24635 03 55 40.47 +36 54 56.9          18.9 V EX057703
         K05X66O  C2005 12 10.26179 03 55 42.16 +36 56 12.3          19.1 V EX057703
         K05X66O  C2005 12 10.26968 03 55 43.10 +36 56 52.0          18.7 V EX057703
         K05X66O EC2005 12 10.79482 03 57 39.93 +37 40 19.5                 EX057J95
         K05X66O EC2005 12 10.79906 03 57 40.76 +37 40 43.1                 EX057J95
         K05X66O EC2005 12 10.80351 03 57 41.53 +37 41 08.6                 EX057J95
         K05X66O  C2005 12 10.80978 03 57 42.62 +37 41 45.4          19.2 R EX057J95
         K05X66O  C2005 12 10.89480 03 57 55.67 +37 50 12.0                 EX057143
         K05X66O  C2005 12 10.89889 03 57 56.29 +37 50 34.5          18.9 R EX057143
         K05X66O  C2005 12 10.90297 03 57 56.89 +37 50 56.7          19.8 R EX057143
         K05X66O  C2005 12 10.93049 03 57 59.70 +37 53 20.7          18.9 R EX057118
         K05X66O  C2005 12 10.93508 03 58 00.44 +37 53 45.4          19.2 R EX057118
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2005 XO66
    Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
    M  21.49040              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.45741156     Peri.  188.37308     -0.58014138     -0.81429733
    a   1.6682634      Node   297.08946     +0.74852556     -0.52386492
    e   0.4447906      Incl.    1.21408     +0.32116268     -0.24997082
    P   2.15           H   24.4           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    051210 703  0.0   1.1-    051210 703  0.1+  1.8+    051210 143  0.4+  0.6+
    051210 703  0.5+  0.9-    051210 J95  0.2-  0.4+    051210 143  0.3+  0.3+
    051210 703  0.5+  0.1+    051210 J95  0.4+  0.4-    051210 143  0.1-  0.2-
    051210 703  0.4-  0.1+    051210 J95  0.1-  0.6-    051210 118  0.2+  0.1+
    051210 703  0.6-  0.3+    051210 J95  0.6-  0.1+    051210 118  0.3+  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2005 XO66                a,e,i = 1.67, 0.44, 1                   q = 0.9262
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2005 12 06    03 47.17   +32 47.3    0.0700   1.052   162.7    16.2    19.6
    2005 12 08    03 50.19   +34 23.8    0.0601   1.042   161.0    18.0    19.3
    2005 12 10    03 54.91   +36 35.1    0.0504   1.032   159.2    19.8    19.0
    2005 12 12    04 02.74   +39 44.2    0.0409   1.022   157.2    21.9    18.6
    2005 12 14    04 17.20   +44 37.0    0.0317   1.013   154.5    24.8    18.1
    2005 12 16    04 50.38   +52 50.6    0.0231   1.004   149.3    30.0    17.5
    2005 12 18    06 51.60   +65 58.3    0.0159   0.995   136.0    43.3    17.1
    2005 12 20    12 21.47   +56 19.2    0.0128   0.987   105.4    73.9    17.5
    2005 12 22    14 04.46   +24 26.9    0.0162   0.980    74.6   104.4    19.3
    2005 12 24    14 34.97   +06 46.1    0.0234   0.972    60.4   118.4    20.9
    2005 12 26    14 49.25   -02 08.3    0.0320   0.965    54.8   123.6    22.0
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-X57
    

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