• Processing (Info)

    • MPEC 2005-J39 : COMET P/2005 GF8 (LONEOS)

    The following Minor Planet Electronic Circular may be linked-to from your own Web pages, but must not otherwise be redistributed electronically.

    A form allowing access to any MPEC is at the bottom of this page.

    Read MPEC 2005-J38 Read MPEC 2005-J40 

    M.P.E.C. 2005-J39                                Issued 2005 May  9, 14:58 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 GF8 (LONEOS)

Observations:
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 01.26901 13 48 14.75 -13 02 34.1          17.4 T EJ039644
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 01.29138 13 48 13.98 -13 02 30.0          17.3 T EJ039644
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 01.32007 13 48 12.99 -13 02 24.7          17.3 T EJ039644
    PK05G08F   2005 05 02.59444 13 47 31.59 -12 58 34.0          17.6 T EJ039372
    PK05G08F   2005 05 03.57847 13 47 00.22 -12 55 38.2          17.8 T EJ039372
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 04.59799 13 46 28.13 -12 52 37.9          17.4 T EJ039360
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 04.60201 13 46 27.99 -12 52 37.1                 EJ039360
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 05.31013 13 46 06.09 -12 50 32.0          18.0 T EJ039704
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 05.32017 13 46 05.72 -12 50 30.4          18.3 T EJ039704
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 05.33019 13 46 05.46 -12 50 27.9          18.3 T EJ039704
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 05.34023 13 46 05.05 -12 50 26.4          18.0 T EJ039704
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 06.24056 13 45 37.65 -12 47 49.7          16.8 T EJ039703
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 06.24897 13 45 37.40 -12 47 48.3          16.4 T EJ039703
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 06.25740 13 45 37.18 -12 47 46.2          16.4 T EJ039703
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 06.26581 13 45 36.86 -12 47 44.9          16.5 T EJ039703
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 06.97190 13 45 15.72 -12 45 43.7          17.1 N EJ039232
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 06.97859 13 45 15.54 -12 45 43.9          17.1 N EJ039A61
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 06.98072 13 45 15.46 -12 45 42.1          17.0 N EJ039232
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 06.98845 13 45 15.23 -12 45 41.0          17.1 N EJ039232
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 06.99110 13 45 15.06 -12 45 42.4          17.1 N EJ039A61
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 07.87564 13 44 49.22 -12 43 10.4          16.5 N EJ039213
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 07.87746 13 44 49.16 -12 43 09.9          16.5 N EJ039213
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 07.87927 13 44 49.13 -12 43 09.5          16.5 N EJ039213
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 09.53934 13 44 01.62 -12 38 27.2          18.3 N EJ039415
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 09.54215 13 44 01.52 -12 38 26.8          18.2 N EJ039415
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 09.54495 13 44 01.43 -12 38 26.2          18.2 N EJ039415

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m
    f/3.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer S. Larson.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    C. M. Casey, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, R. E. Hill, S. M. Larson,
    R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
    H. Stange, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
    1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
A61 Tortona.  Observers F. Fratev, E. Mihaylova.  Measurer F. Fratev.  0.25-m
    f/4.7 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 GF8 (LONEOS)
T 2005 Aug. 17.2694 TT                                  MPC
q   2.828138             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0694916      Peri.  285.2477      -0.4928091      +0.8700147
a   5.859328       Node   315.2173      -0.7901605      -0.4544854
e   0.517327       Incl.    1.1890      -0.3643976      -0.1910954
P  14.2
From 154 observations 2005 Apr. 2-May 9.

Ephemeris:
    P/2005 GF8 (LONEOS)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 04 30    13 48.94   -13 06.4    1.941    2.939   170.1     3.4  17.6
2005 05 10    13 43.81   -12 37.2    1.954    2.920   159.2     7.1  17.6
2005 05 20    13 39.95   -12 13.4    1.991    2.903   148.5    10.5  17.6
2005 05 30    13 37.85   -11 58.1    2.050    2.887   138.4    13.5  17.7
2005 06 09    13 37.76   -11 53.5    2.127    2.873   128.8    16.0  17.7
2005 06 19    13 39.82   -12 00.6    2.218    2.861   119.7    18.0  17.8
2005 06 29    13 43.95   -12 19.1    2.321    2.851   111.2    19.4  17.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-J39

    Read MPEC 2005-J38 Read MPEC 2005-J40

    MPEC number:

    Enter an MPEC number in one of the following forms:

    • 1997-B01 (the full form)
    • J97B01 (the packed version of the full form)
    • B01 (the abbreviated form)