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    • MPEC 2005-K08 : COMET C/2005 H1 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-K08                                Issued 2005 May 16, 15:37 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 H1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK05H010  C2005 05 06.88426 17 08 06.85 +48 01 28.3          19.6 T EK008561
    CK05H010  C2005 05 06.88993 17 08 06.43 +48 01 29.0          20.2 T EK008561
    CK05H010  C2005 05 06.89375 17 08 06.12 +48 01 27.5          19.6 T EK008561
    CK05H010  C2005 05 12.00451 17 02 05.50 +47 52 50.8          19.4 T EK008561
    CK05H010  C2005 05 12.00851 17 02 04.97 +47 52 49.0          19.4 T EK008561
    CK05H010  C2005 05 12.01615 17 02 04.79 +47 52 50.5          19.4 T EK008561
    CK05H010  C2005 05 13.33947 17 00 29.15 +47 49 38.6          18.5 N EK008673
    CK05H010  C2005 05 13.34213 17 00 28.91 +47 49 38.2                 EK008673
    CK05H010  C2005 05 13.34595 17 00 28.67 +47 49 37.7                 EK008673
    CK05H010  C2005 05 13.35127 17 00 28.22 +47 49 36.6                 EK008673
    CK05H010  C2005 05 14.95313 16 58 31.50 +47 45 10.7          17.5 N EK008213
    CK05H010  C2005 05 14.95755 16 58 31.15 +47 45 10.1          17.5 N EK008213
    CK05H010  C2005 05 14.95903 16 58 31.02 +47 45 09.9          17.5 N EK008213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
561 Piszkesteto.  Observer J. Kelemen.  0.6-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 H1 (LINEAR)
T 2004 Oct. 25.676 TT                                   MPC
q   4.75435              (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.02256        Peri.   94.786       -0.167333       -0.302201
                   Node    71.633       -0.421646       -0.838484
e   0.89274        Incl.   81.423       +0.891187       -0.453453
From 68 observations 2005 Apr. 30-May 14.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 H1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 05 10    17 04.48   +47 56.9    4.544    4.973   109.5    11.0  18.3
2005 05 20    16 52.32   +47 27.2    4.541    4.995   111.0    10.9  18.3
2005 05 30    16 39.95   +46 33.4    4.554    5.018   111.6    10.8  18.3
2005 06 09    16 28.08   +45 15.4    4.585    5.042   111.2    10.8  18.3
2005 06 19    16 17.32   +43 35.2    4.633    5.066   109.7    10.9  18.4
2005 06 29    16 08.11   +41 36.3    4.699    5.092   107.1    11.0  18.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-K08

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