MPEC 2005-Q51 : COMET C/2005 P3 (SWAN)
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M.P.E.C. 2005-Q51 Issued 2005 Aug. 29, 22:27 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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COMET C/2005 P3 (SWAN)
Observations:
CK05P030 C2005 08 26.83108 11 33 27.37 +39 12 45.9 16.2 T EQ051J87
CK05P030 C2005 08 26.83591 11 33 27.30 +39 12 59.1 16.3 T EQ051J87
CK05P030 C2005 08 26.84036 11 33 27.16 +39 13 10.7 16.3 T EQ051J87
CK05P030 C2005 08 27.12853 11 33 22.20 +39 26 13.1 12.1 T EQ051651
CK05P030 C2005 08 27.12928 11 33 22.25 +39 26 15.0 12.1 T EQ051651
CK05P030 C2005 08 27.13005 11 33 22.20 +39 26 17.1 12.1 T EQ051651
CK05P030 C2005 08 27.13231 11 33 22.07 +39 26 23.5 12.1 T EQ051651
CK05P030 C2005 08 27.13461 11 33 22.07 +39 26 29.2 12.1 T EQ051651
CK05P030 C2005 08 27.44292 11 33 16.10 +39 40 23.4 EQ051D70
CK05P030 C2005 08 27.44903 11 33 15.91 +39 40 39.1 EQ051D70
CK05P030 C2005 08 27.45338 11 33 15.85 +39 40 51.5 EQ051D70
CK05P030 C2005 08 27.46186 11 33 15.76 +39 41 14.2 14.8 N EQ051D70
CK05P030 C2005 08 28.81721 11 32 47.13 +40 40 20.5 EQ051A77
CK05P030 C2005 08 28.82956 11 32 46.54 +40 40 50.2 12.8 N EQ051A77
CK05P030 C2005 08 28.84501 11 32 46.36 +40 41 29.3 12.6 N EQ051A77
Observer details:
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.62-m f/5.1
reflector + CCD.
A77 Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, Dauban. Observer F. Kugel. 0.20-m f/10
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
D70 Tosa. Observer S. Shimomoto. 0.20-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J87 La Canada. Observer J. Lacruz. 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2005 P3 (SWAN)
T 2005 Aug. 9.719 TT MPC
q 0.52345 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 31.736 -0.378798 +0.237540
Node 243.442 -0.907863 +0.092303
e 1.0 Incl. 89.823 +0.179712 +0.966982
From 15 observations 2005 Aug. 24-28.
Ephemeris:
C/2005 P3 (SWAN)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2005 08 28 11 33.09 +40 05.0 1.213 0.674 33.7 56.4 9.7
2005 09 02 11 30.81 +43 27.8 1.245 0.747 36.9 54.1 10.2
2005 09 07 11 27.82 +46 25.4 1.267 0.827 40.7 52.6 10.7
2005 09 12 11 24.39 +49 07.5 1.280 0.909 44.9 51.4 11.1
2005 09 17 11 20.59 +51 42.0 1.286 0.992 49.5 50.4 11.5
2005 09 22 11 16.35 +54 14.8 1.284 1.077 54.5 49.4 11.9
2005 09 27 11 11.43 +56 50.9 1.277 1.160 59.8 48.3 12.2
2005 10 02 11 05.43 +59 34.2 1.265 1.244 65.4 47.0 12.5
2005 10 07 10 57.65 +62 27.7 1.251 1.326 71.2 45.5 12.7
2005 10 12 10 46.99 +65 33.0 1.235 1.408 77.4 43.8 12.9
2005 10 17 10 31.54 +68 49.5 1.219 1.489 83.8 41.7 13.2
2005 10 22 10 07.83 +72 13.2 1.205 1.569 90.4 39.4 13.4
2005 10 27 09 29.32 +75 32.7 1.195 1.647 97.2 36.8 13.6
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2005 MPC M.P.E.C. 2005-Q51
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