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    • MPEC 2005-J07 : COMET C/2005 E2 (McNAUGHT)

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-J07                                Issued 2005 May 3, 15:32 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.

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                          COMET C/2005 E2 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK05E020  C2005 04 16.33220 20 18 42.38 -35 44 05.2                 EJ007834
    CK05E020  C2005 04 16.34529 20 18 42.99 -35 44 05.9                 EJ007834
    CK05E020  C2005 04 27.79215 20 26 38.13 -35 54 02.4                 EJ007413
    CK05E020  C2005 04 27.79400 20 26 38.20 -35 54 02.5                 EJ007413
    CK05E020  C2005 04 27.79585 20 26 38.26 -35 54 02.6                 EJ007413
    CK05E020  C2005 04 28.29263 20 26 56.71 -35 54 38.4          15.1 N EJ007844
    CK05E020  C2005 04 28.31244 20 26 57.49 -35 54 39.6          15.2 N EJ007844
    CK05E020  C2005 04 28.35605 20 26 59.06 -35 54 42.8          15.1 N EJ007844
    CK05E020  C2005 04 28.36939 20 26 59.55 -35 54 44.0          15.0 N EJ007844
    CK05E020  C2005 04 30.78596 20 28 26.583-35 57 51.65         17.3 N EJ007413
    CK05E020  C2005 04 30.79013 20 28 26.724-35 57 51.99         17.6 N EJ007413

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
834 Buenos Aires-AAAA.  Observers R. Mackintosh, M. Konishi, R. Caprio.
    Measurer R. Mackintosh.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
844 Los Molinos.  Observer S. Roland.  0.46-m f/2.8 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 E2 (McNaught)
T 2006 Feb. 23.4550 TT                                  MPC
q   1.518905             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   39.9984      +0.8783587      -0.4740228
                   Node   347.8401      +0.3285770      +0.6922736
e   1.0            Incl.   16.9898      +0.3471645      +0.5441136
From 49 observations 2005 Mar. 12-Apr. 30.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 E2 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 04 30    20 27.98   -35 56.8    3.677    3.959    98.8    14.6  14.3
2005 05 10    20 33.21   -36 13.1    3.443    3.862   107.1    14.5  14.1
2005 05 20    20 36.86   -36 35.9    3.217    3.766   115.6    14.0  13.8
2005 05 30    20 38.67   -37 05.2    3.002    3.669   124.2    13.2  13.5
2005 06 09    20 38.38   -37 40.1    2.800    3.571   133.0    12.0  13.3
2005 06 19    20 35.75   -38 18.7    2.617    3.474   141.9    10.4  13.0
2005 06 29    20 30.68   -38 57.8    2.455    3.375   150.3     8.6  12.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-J07

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