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    M.P.E.C. 2005-K30                                Issued 2005 May 23, 15:27 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
              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 17.90631 14 54 13.60 -00 20 26.6          17.1 T EK030938
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.00245 14 54 00.07 -00 18 52.3          16.9 T EK030938
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.17796 14 53 36.73 -00 15 58.7          16.5 T EK030785
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.19271 14 53 34.56 -00 15 45.1          16.6 T EK030785
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.25880 14 53 26.31 -00 14 38.1          16.2 N EK030673
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.26088 14 53 26.02 -00 14 36.1                 EK030673
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.26551 14 53 25.36 -00 14 31.5                 EK030673
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.26991 14 53 24.72 -00 14 27.1                 EK030673
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.31644 14 53 17.49 -00 13 42.1          17.0 N EK030H45
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.32686 14 53 16.00 -00 13 31.8          17.0 N EK030H45
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.32865 14 53 15.73 -00 13 29.7          17.0 N EK030H45
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.33082 14 53 15.45 -00 13 26.7          16.5 T EK030H45
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.33446 14 53 14.94 -00 13 23.4          16.4 T EK030H45
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.84390 14 52 07.59 -00 05 02.4          16.7 N EK030A06
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.84701 14 52 06.82 -00 05 00.2          17.0 N EK030198
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.84763 14 52 06.72 -00 04 59.5          17.0 N EK030198
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.84826 14 52 06.62 -00 04 58.8          17.0 N EK030198
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.86909 14 52 03.93 -00 04 37.1          16.7 N EK030A06
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.87396 14 52 03.17 -00 04 31.0          16.6 N EK030213
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.87527 14 52 02.96 -00 04 29.8          16.6 N EK030213
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.87612 14 52 02.61 -00 04 31.7          17.4 T EK030A17
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.88395 14 52 01.69 -00 04 20.7          16.6 N EK030213
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.88873 14 52 01.01 -00 04 16.0          16.6 N EK030213
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.89933 14 51 59.53 -00 04 06.9          16.9 N EK030A06
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.91716 14 51 56.67 -00 03 50.4          17.4 T EK030A17
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 18.94213 14 51 53.03 -00 03 25.7          17.3 T EK030A17
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.02634 14 51 40.85 -00 02 01.7          16.6 N EK030A61
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.02975 14 51 40.30 -00 01 56.6          16.7 N EK030A61
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.03460 14 51 39.47 -00 01 52.1          16.7 N EK030A61
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.04898 14 51 37.40 -00 01 37.1          16.8 N EK030A61
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.06965 14 51 34.46 -00 01 17.2          16.8 N EK030A61
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.17252 14 51 21.96 +00 00 30.2          16.1 T EK030703
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.17895 14 51 21.16 +00 00 35.3          16.0 T EK030703
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.18537 14 51 20.16 +00 00 42.5          16.4 T EK030703
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.86650 14 49 43.40 +00 12 05.1                 EK030048
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.86726 14 49 43.33 +00 12 05.9                 EK030048
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.86801 14 49 43.14 +00 12 06.7                 EK030048
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.86951 14 49 42.94 +00 12 07.8                 EK030048
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.87177 14 49 42.67 +00 12 10.3                 EK030048
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.87185 14 49 42.57 +00 12 10.4                 EK030557
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.87351 14 49 42.30 +00 12 12.1                 EK030557
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.87434 14 49 42.21 +00 12 13.3                 EK030557
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.87516 14 49 42.04 +00 12 13.6                 EK030557
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.87683 14 49 41.81 +00 12 16.0                 EK030557
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.87767 14 49 41.67 +00 12 16.2                 EK030557
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.88260 14 49 41.07 +00 12 22.7                 EK030203
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.93872 14 49 32.56 +00 13 20.3                 EK030203
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.93990 14 49 32.58 +00 13 23.4          16.7 N EK030213
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.94162 14 49 32.33 +00 13 25.1          16.7 N EK030213
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 19.94249 14 49 32.16 +00 13 25.8          16.7 N EK030213
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 20.09128 14 49 10.47 +00 16 24.4          16.9 T EK030I77
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 20.09363 14 49 10.11 +00 16 27.1          16.6 T EK030I77
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 20.18529 14 48 57.85 +00 17 36.3          16.8 T EK030644
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 20.20708 14 48 54.50 +00 17 58.6          16.8 T EK030644
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 20.20831 14 48 54.31 +00 17 59.7          16.8 T EK030644
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 20.22661 14 48 51.48 +00 18 18.5          16.7 T EK030644
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 20.22794 14 48 51.27 +00 18 19.8          16.7 T EK030644
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 20.24791 14 48 48.16 +00 18 40.4          16.7 T EK030644
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 20.26902 14 48 44.23 +00 19 00.6          17.4 N EK030H45
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 20.27075 14 48 44.02 +00 19 02.5          16.2 T EK030H45
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 20.93310 14 47 06.71 +00 30 22.2          17.4 N EK030A06
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 20.94729 14 47 04.45 +00 30 37.1          17.5 N EK030A06
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 20.95517 14 47 03.19 +00 30 45.9          17.4 N EK030A06
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 21.20842 14 46 24.49 +00 35 09.6          17.1 T EK030932
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 21.21323 14 46 23.72 +00 35 14.6          17.2 T EK030932
        PK05J05Q  C2005 05 21.23159 14 46 20.76 +00 35 33.4          17.0 T EK030932
    
    Observer details:
    048 Hradec Kralove.  Observer M. Lehky.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
    198 Wildberg.  Observer R. Apitzsch.  0.35-m f/4.2 reflector + CCD.
    203 GiaGa Observatory.  Observer G. Galli.  0.13-m f/6.4 refractor + CCD.
    213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
        f/5.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    557 Ondrejov.  Observer K. Hornoch.  0.65-m f/3.6 reflector + CCD.
    644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
        E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
        reflector + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Measurers E. C. Beshore, C. M. Casey,
        E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, S. M. Larson,
        R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
    785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer H. Ashley.
        0.91-m f/13.6 reflector + CCD.
    932 John J. McCarthy Obs., New Milford.  Observers M. Robson, W. Cloutier,
        J. Reynolds.  Measurer M. Robson.  0.4-m f/6.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    938 Linhaceira.  Observer R. Goncalves.  0.25-m f/6.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    A06 Mataro.  Observers F. Garcia, E. Cortes.  Measurer E. Cortes.  0.25-m
        f/3.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim.  Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert.
        0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    A61 Tortona.  Observers F. Fratev, E. Mihaylova.  Measurer F. Fratev.  0.25-m
        f/4.7 reflector + CCD.
    H45 Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
        Measurer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2005 JQ5 (Catalina)
    T 2005 July 28.050 TT                                   MPC
    q   0.82567              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.223476       Peri.  222.690       +0.746278       +0.658279
    a   2.68936        Node    95.866       -0.580828       +0.716412
    e   0.69299        Incl.    5.693       -0.325127       +0.231132
    P   4.41
    From 263 observations 2005 May 6-21.
    
    Ephemeris:
        P/2005 JQ5 (Catalina)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2005 05 20    14 49.40   +00 14.7    0.315    1.304   155.3    18.9  16.1
    2005 05 30    14 19.43   +03 22.9    0.237    1.205   139.8    32.9  15.2
    2005 06 09    13 31.58   +07 23.4    0.173    1.109   118.9    53.3  14.1
    2005 06 19    12 04.39   +12 56.1    0.122    1.019    88.1    85.0  13.0
    2005 06 29    09 24.92   +17 45.0    0.104    0.940    40.8   135.1  12.3
    2005 07 09    06 58.18   +15 39.2    0.140    0.878     7.6   171.2  12.7
    2005 07 19    05 53.30   +13 05.7    0.213    0.838    29.7   143.0  13.4
    2005 07 29    05 31.95   +12 18.3    0.301    0.826    44.0   121.3  14.1
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-K30
    

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