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    M.P.E.C. 1997-C02                                Issued 1997 Feb. 7, 22:27 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
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                                       1997 CO5
    
    Observations:
         J97C05O* C1997 02 06.45996 09 08 59.29 +18 24 20.3          17.2 V      566
         J97C05O  C1997 02 06.46838 09 08 58.51 +18 24 06.9          17.5 V      566
         J97C05O  C1997 02 06.47676 09 08 57.64 +18 23 55.0          17.6 V      566
         J97C05O  C1997 02 06.81190 09 08 25.81 +18 15 41.2          16.9 V      046
         J97C05O  C1997 02 06.81422 09 08 25.57 +18 15 37.8                      046
         J97C05O  C1997 02 06.81650 09 08 25.35 +18 15 34.8                      046
         J97C05O  C1997 02 06.89913 09 08 17.13 +18 13 36.9          16.9 V      587
         J97C05O  C1997 02 06.90399 09 08 16.65 +18 13 30.0                      587
         J97C05O  C1997 02 06.93223 09 08 13.72 +18 12 48.6                      557
         J97C05O  C1997 02 06.96064 09 08 10.86 +18 12 07.7                      557
         J97C05O  C1997 02 06.99697 09 08 07.20 +18 11 15.1                      557
         J97C05O  C1997 02 07.03206 09 08 03.68 +18 10 24.3          17.0 V      557
         J97C05O  C1997 02 07.06307 09 08 00.58 +18 09 39.2                      557
         J97C05O  C1997 02 07.09441 09 07 57.47 +18 08 53.9          17.0 V      557
         J97C05O  C1997 02 07.38995 09 07 29.88 +18 01 56.5          17.6 V      566
         J97C05O  C1997 02 07.39837 09 07 29.04 +18 01 44.5          17.6 V      566
         J97C05O  C1997 02 07.40681 09 07 28.20 +18 01 32.5          17.6 V      566
         J97C05O  C1997 02 07.82061 09 06 49.30 +17 51 32.4                      046
         J97C05O  C1997 02 07.90174 09 06 41.34 +17 49 37.2          17.0 V      046
         J97C05O  C1997 02 07.90402 09 06 41.15 +17 49 34.1                      046
         J97C05O  C1997 02 07.90635 09 06 40.88 +17 49 31.2                      046
    
    Observer details:
    046 Klet.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy, Z. Moravec.  Measurer M. Tichy.
        0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer P. Pravec.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    566 Haleakala-NEAT/GEODSS.  Observers E. F. Helin, S. Pravdo, K. J. Lawrence,
        D. L. Rabinowitz for the NEAT team.  1.0-m f/2.2 GEODSS telescope + CCD.
    587 Sormano.  Observers M. Cavagna, A. Testa.  0.5-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    1997 CO5
    Epoch 1997 Feb. 1.0 TT = JDT 2450480.5                  Williams
    M  17.32275              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.23187052     Peri.  122.91625     +0.11890480     -0.96937961
    a   2.6240515      Node   318.51651     +0.76773646     +0.22698522
    e   0.4827460      Incl.   18.92704     +0.62963671     -0.09370632
    P   4.25           H   17.0           G   0.15
    From 21 observations 1997 Feb. 6-7.
    
    Ephemeris:
    1997 CO5                 a,e,i = 2.62, 0.48, 19                  q = 1.3573
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    1997 02 01    09 18.41   +20 40.4    0.566    1.549   174.1     3.7    17.1
    1997 02 11    09 02.04   +16 37.7    0.615    1.597   170.8     5.7    17.4
    1997 02 21    08 50.35   +13 09.9    0.687    1.648   158.5    12.7    18.0
    1997 03 03    08 43.96   +10 22.0    0.780    1.701   147.3    18.3    18.6
    1997 03 13    08 42.46   +08 09.3    0.890    1.756   137.4    22.5    19.0
    1997 03 23    08 45.09   +06 22.7    1.015    1.812   128.6    25.5    19.5
    1997 04 02    08 50.94   +04 53.7    1.151    1.870   120.7    27.4    19.9
    1997 04 12    08 59.28   +03 35.2    1.296    1.928   113.4    28.5    20.2
    1997 04 22    09 09.49   +02 22.0    1.449    1.986   106.7    29.0    20.6
    1997 05 02    09 21.08   +01 10.6    1.608    2.045   100.3    29.0    20.9
    1997 05 12    09 33.69   -00 01.2    1.771    2.103    94.3    28.6    21.1
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-C02
    

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