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    M.P.E.C. 2005-K14                                Issued 2005 May 17, 20:53 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 JQ5 (CATALINA)
    
    Observations:
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 12.95866 15 04 01.26 -01 37 39.7          18.1 N EK014012
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 12.96285 15 04 00.72 -01 37 35.5          18.5 N EK014012
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 12.96699 15 04 00.36 -01 37 31.7          18.5 N EK014012
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 12.97117 15 03 59.95 -01 37 28.3          18.2 N EK014012
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 12.97532 15 03 59.40 -01 37 24.7          18.1 N EK014012
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 14.28527 15 01 35.74 -01 17 35.1          17.6 N EK014704
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 14.29406 15 01 34.69 -01 17 27.2          17.5 N EK014704
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 14.30369 15 01 33.49 -01 17 18.2          17.7 N EK014704
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 14.31479 15 01 32.17 -01 17 08.2          17.6 N EK014704
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 14.32451 15 01 30.98 -01 16 59.0          17.5 N EK014704
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 14.92293 15 00 23.19 -01 07 50.8          17.1 N EK014A06
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 14.92664 15 00 22.72 -01 07 47.6          17.1 N EK014A06
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 14.93198 15 00 22.04 -01 07 42.7          17.2 N EK014A06
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 14.94307 15 00 20.74 -01 07 30.8          16.9 N EK014952
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 14.94497 15 00 20.49 -01 07 28.9          17.5 N EK014952
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 14.94685 15 00 20.26 -01 07 27.3          17.2 N EK014952
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 14.94875 15 00 20.01 -01 07 25.4          17.5 N EK014952
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 14.95065 15 00 19.77 -01 07 23.6          17.4 N EK014952
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 14.95679 15 00 18.83 -01 07 20.3          17.0 N EK014147
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 14.96064 15 00 18.35 -01 07 16.6          17.2 N EK014147
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 14.96449 15 00 17.88 -01 07 12.9          17.5 N EK014147
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 15.28056 14 59 41.12 -01 02 15.1          16.9 N EK014644
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 15.30177 14 59 38.43 -01 01 55.2          17.1 N EK014644
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 15.32294 14 59 35.74 -01 01 35.5          17.2 N EK014644
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 15.33845 14 59 33.27 -01 01 21.3          17.0 N EK014H45
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 15.34028 14 59 33.04 -01 01 20.8          17.1 N EK014H45
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 15.34343 14 59 32.63 -01 01 17.2          17.1 N EK014H45
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 15.34510 14 59 32.43 -01 01 15.4          17.1 N EK014H45
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 15.34659 14 59 32.25 -01 01 14.3          17.1 N EK014H45
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 17.49048 14 55 06.44 -00 27 06.3                 EK014F65
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 17.49163 14 55 06.28 -00 27 05.1                 EK014F65
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 17.49274 14 55 06.12 -00 27 04.0                 EK014F65
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 17.49395 14 55 05.95 -00 27 03.0                 EK014F65
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 17.49507 14 55 05.81 -00 27 02.0                 EK014F65
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 17.49617 14 55 05.64 -00 27 01.0                 EK014F65
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 17.49720 14 55 05.45 -00 27 00.0                 EK014F65
    
    Observer details:
    012 Uccle.  Observer T. Pauwels.  0.85-m f/2.5 Schmidt + CCD.
    147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno.  Observers S. Foglia, G. Galli.  0.40-m
        f/4 reflector + CCD.
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
        E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-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.
    952 Marxuquera.  Observer J. J. Gomez.  0.36-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    A06 Mataro.  Observers F. Garcia, E. Cortes.  Measurer E. Cortes.  0.25-m
        f/3.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North.  Observers A. Fitzsimmons, S. C. Lowry,
        C. Snodgrass.  2.0-m f/10.0 reflector + CCD.
    H45 Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2005 JQ5 (Catalina)
    T 2005 July 28.067 TT                                   MPC
    q   0.82647              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.226419       Peri.  222.693       +0.745953       +0.658684
    a   2.66601        Node    95.834       -0.581245       +0.716028
    e   0.69000        Incl.    5.679       -0.325127       +0.231169
    P   4.35
    From 197 observations 2005 May 6-17.
    
    Ephemeris:
        P/2005 JQ5 (Catalina)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2005 05 10    15 08.92   -02 20.2    0.404    1.403   164.8    10.9  17.0
    2005 05 15    15 00.23   -01 06.4    0.357    1.353   161.1    14.0  16.6
    2005 05 20    14 49.40   +00 14.7    0.313    1.303   155.3    18.9  16.1
    2005 05 25    14 36.02   +01 43.8    0.273    1.253   148.2    25.2  15.7
    2005 05 30    14 19.43   +03 22.7    0.236    1.204   139.8    32.9  15.2
    2005 06 04    13 58.55   +05 14.3    0.203    1.156   130.2    42.1  14.7
    2005 06 09    13 31.55   +07 23.1    0.172    1.108   118.9    53.3  14.1
    2005 06 14    12 55.21   +09 55.8    0.144    1.063   105.2    67.2  13.6
    2005 06 19    12 04.26   +12 55.5    0.122    1.019    88.0    85.1  13.0
    2005 06 24    10 52.92   +15 58.4    0.106    0.978    66.2   108.1  12.5
    2005 06 29    09 24.56   +17 43.7    0.103    0.941    40.7   135.2  12.3
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-K14
    

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