2005 VL2 = K05V02L

ORIGIN  = 'H85 Silver Spring'
TELESCOP= '0.45-m f/7.25 Ritchey-Chretien + 3072x2054 CCD'
OBSERVER= 'K. Levin'
MEASURER= 'J. C. Pelle'

Former Status
New Discovery
Never observed

2005-11-06T01:10:42.13 2005-11-06T01:31:19.11
2005-11-06T01:52:47.56


AirMass


Relative Extinction


Sky Background

Fig. 1 - From 2005-11-06T00:59:09.00 to 2005-11-06T02:03:20.04

2005-11-06T23:17:01.20 2005-11-06T23:28:50.00
2005-11-06T23:39:31.00 2005-11-07T00:19:44.50


AirMass


Relative Extinction


Sky Background

Fig. 2 - From 2005-11-06T23:11:18.00 to 2005-11-07T00:24:17.00

2005-11-08T04:50:10.22 2005-11-08T05:11:24.89


AirMass


Relative Extinction


Sky Background

Fig. 3 - From 2005-11-08T04:39:41.00 to 2005-11-08T05:43:08.00

2005-11-10T23:47:02.08 2005-11-11T00:15:13.08
2005-11-11T00:44:31.85


AirMass


Relative Extinction


Sky Background

Fig. 4 - From 2005-11-10T23:33:38.00 to 2005-11-11T00:59:05.00

2005-11-20T00:15:39.60 2005-11-20T00:38:23.00
2005-11-20T01:00:51.90


AirMass


Relative Extinction


Sky Background

Fig. 5 - From 2005-11-20T00:04:32.00 to 2005-11-20T01:11:58.00

2005-12-19T00:31:27.42 2005-12-19T00:58:14.58 2005-12-19T01:25:08.92


AirMass


Relative Extinction


Sky Background

Fig. 7 - From 2005-12-19T00:18:16.00 to 2005-12-19T01:38:30.00

     K05V02L *C2005 11 06.04910 00 16 54.48 +41 27 57.3          19.1 V      H85
     K05V02L  C2005 11 06.06341 00 16 54.34 +41 27 46.6                      H85
     K05V02L  C2005 11 06.07833 00 16 54.16 +41 27 36.0                      H85
     K05V02L  C2005 11 06.97015 00 16 48.09 +41 16 32.6          19.2 V      H85
     K05V02L  C2005 11 07.01370 00 16 47.74 +41 16 00.6                      H85
     K05V02L  C2005 11 10.99100 00 16 42.31 +40 25 44.7          19.2 V      H85
     K05V02L  C2005 11 11.01057 00 16 42.32 +40 25 29.6                      H85
     K05V02L  C2005 11 11.03093 00 16 42.35 +40 25 14.2                      H85
     K05V02L  C2005 11 20.01088 00 18 44.07 +38 29 09.9          18.8 V      H85
     K05V02L  C2005 11 20.02666 00 18 44.41 +38 28 57.6                      H85
     K05V02L  C2005 11 20.04227 00 18 44.71 +38 28 45.8                      H85
     K05V02L  C2005 12 19.02185 00 43 20.07 +33 05 07.4          19.6 V      H85
     K05V02L  C2005 12 19.04045 00 43 21.38 +33 04 57.5                      H85
     K05V02L  C2005 12 19.05913 00 43 22.73 +33 04 47.5                      H85
Fig. 6 - Measures


Fig. 9 - Fit to Ephemerid with Offset removed 2005/11/19
One vertical Tick = 1 arcsec
Sigma Fit (arcsec): RA=0.06 DC=0.09
Offset O-C (arcsec): RA=-5.82 DC=-3.50
Along Orbit and Transversal: LO=+1.05 TR=-1.54
Means Motion ("/h): RA=+9.98 DC=-31.99


Fig. 10 - Fit to Ephemerid with Offset removed 2005/12/18
One vertical Tick = 1 arcsec
Sigma Fit (arcsec): RA=0.06 DC=0.09
Offset O-C (arcsec): RA=-0.83 DC=-0.15
Along Orbit and Transversal: LO=-0.78 TR=-0.16
Means Motion ("/h): RA=+37.37 DC=-22.24

New orbital Elements

Parameter Unit Value 
Ascending Node      (°)  288.84792
Inclination         (°)   21.41780
Semi-major Axis    (AU)    3.1161467
Eccentricity               0.3157461
Perihelia Argument  (°)   82.53331
Period             (yr)    5.50
Absolute Magnitude        15.5
Diameter Range     (km)    2.1-4.7

Follow-Up

Formerly Unidentified Observations of 2005 VL2
20051106  H85   +0.2 -0.1  
20051106  H85   +0.4 -0.3  
20051106  H85   +0.2 +0.1  
20051106  H85   +0.5 -0.3  
20051107  H85   +0.6 -0.4  
20051110  703   -0.3 +0.0  
20051110  703   -0.9 +0.7  
20051110  703   +0.0 -0.8  
20051110  703   -0.2 +0.1  
20051110  H85   +0.2 +0.2  
20051111  H85   +0.1 -0.1  
20051111  H85   +0.2 +0.0  


20051120  H85   +0.0 +0.0  
20051120  H85   +0.1 -0.2  
20051120  H85   -0.2 +0.0  
20051120  703   -0.8 +0.9  
20051120  703   +0.3 +0.3  
20051120  703   -0.3 -0.3  
20051120  703   +0.4 -0.7  
20051126  704   +0.5 +0.9  
20051126  704   +0.1 +0.3  
20051126  704   -0.1 +0.5  
20051126  704   +0.0 +0.2  
20051126  704   +0.2 +0.2  


20051207  699   -0.1 +0.6  
20051207  699   +0.3 +0.1  
20051207  699   +0.1 -1.0  
20051207  699   +0.3 +0.6  
20051219  H85   +0.2 -0.2  
20051219  H85   -0.1 -0.3  
20051219  H85   -0.1 -0.4  
20060202  703   +0.5 +0.9  
20060202  703   -0.2 +0.4  
20060202  703   -0.4 -1.0
Further observations? None needed at this time. Desirable between 2006 Mar. 4-Apr. 23.

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