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MPEC 2005-P60 : COMET P/2005 N3 (LARSON)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-P60                                Issued 2005 Aug. 15, 16:27 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
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET P/2005 N3 (LARSON)

Observations:
    PK05N030  C2005 07 19.94251 21 17 11.61 -13 44 49.0          19.7 N EP060147
    PK05N030  C2005 07 19.94869 21 17 11.18 -13 44 50.5          19.2 N EP060147
    PK05N030  C2005 07 19.95663 21 17 10.92 -13 44 50.2                 EP060147
    PK05N030  C2005 08 03.60946 21 06 54.71 -13 35 13.4          19.0 T EP060D74
    PK05N030  C2005 08 03.61639 21 06 54.42 -13 35 13.4          18.9 T EP060D74
    PK05N030  C2005 08 04.60403 21 06 07.83 -13 34 57.0          19.2 T EP060D74
    PK05N030  C2005 08 04.61096 21 06 07.48 -13 34 56.3          19.1 T EP060D74
    PK05N030  C2005 08 04.61789 21 06 07.15 -13 34 56.9          19.2 T EP060D74
    PK05N030  C2005 08 11.38553 21 00 44.09 -13 33 41.5          18.0 T EP060673
    PK05N030  C2005 08 11.39178 21 00 43.79 -13 33 41.3                 EP060673
    PK05N030  C2005 08 11.39769 21 00 43.50 -13 33 41.2                 EP060673
    PK05N030  C2005 08 11.40498 21 00 43.12 -13 33 41.3                 EP060673

Observer details:
147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno.  Observers D. Crespi, P. Diomede,
    S. Foglia, G. Galli, S. Minuto, V. Sacco.  Measurers S. Foglia,
    S. Minuto.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
D74 Nakagawa.  Observers H. Hori, H. Maeno.  1.13-m f/6.75 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 N3 (Larson)
T 2005 Dec. 10.3953 TT                                  MPC
q   2.197388             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1450033      Peri.   58.4411      +0.9941171      +0.0488069
a   3.588261       Node   298.6010      -0.0869485      +0.8919340
e   0.387618       Incl.    6.3228      +0.0645851      +0.4495238
P   6.80
From 48 observations 2005 July 3-Aug. 11.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-P60

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