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MPEC 2005-U03 : COMET C/2005 Q1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-U03                                Issued 2005 Oct. 17, 16:29 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 C/2005 Q1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK05Q010  C2005 10 02.99376 05 08 52.33 +71 30 53.4          18.3 N EU003A32
    CK05Q010  C2005 10 03.01682 05 08 50.63 +71 31 09.3          18.2 N EU003A32
    CK05Q010  C2005 10 14.95634 04 50 07.41 +73 43 04.8          18.8 N EU003147
    CK05Q010  C2005 10 14.97106 04 50 05.92 +73 43 15.1          18.8 N EU003147

Observer details:
147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno.  Observers D. Crespi, S. Foglia,
    G. Galli, G. Gioconto, S. Minuto, G. Redaelli.  Measurers S. Foglia,
    G. Gioconto, G. Redaelli.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
A32 Panker.  Observer H. Denzau.  0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 Q1 (LINEAR)
T 2005 Aug. 25.5262 TT                                  MPC
q   6.405864             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   44.6941      +0.2123585      +0.1583556
                   Node    87.7314      +0.3750232      -0.9244273
e   1.0            Incl.  105.1966      +0.9023644      +0.3469259
From 61 observations 2005 Aug. 27-Oct. 14.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-U03

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