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    • MPEC 2005-L56 : COMET P/2005 JY126 (CATALINA)

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-L56                                Issued 2005 June 13, 15:18 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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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                         COMET P/2005 JY126 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 07.88949 15 53 50.73 -01 23 01.0          18.1 T EL056A17
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 07.89186 15 53 50.64 -01 23 00.9          17.5 T EL056163
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 07.90090 15 53 50.18 -01 22 56.7          18.0 T EL056176
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 07.90324 15 53 50.07 -01 22 55.6          18.3 T EL056176
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 07.90454 15 53 50.11 -01 22 54.2          17.6 T EL056163
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 07.90558 15 53 49.97 -01 22 54.4          17.9 T EL056176
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 07.90792 15 53 49.87 -01 22 53.6          18.0 T EL056176
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 07.90875 15 53 49.77 -01 22 54.4                 EL056203
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 07.91027 15 53 49.75 -01 22 52.8          18.0 T EL056176
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 07.91150 15 53 49.74 -01 22 52.8          17.3 T EL056163
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 07.91877 15 53 49.34 -01 22 50.9          18.2 T EL056A17
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 07.92210 15 53 49.30 -01 22 48.8          17.2 T EL056163
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 07.94781 15 53 48.11 -01 22 39.8          18.8 T EL056A17
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 07.95397 15 53 47.53 -01 22 38.0                 EL056203
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 08.09697 15 53 41.86 -01 21 44.7          17.3 T EL056H93
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 08.11409 15 53 41.16 -01 21 37.3          17.8 T EL056H93
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 08.13205 15 53 40.37 -01 21 31.6          17.3 T EL056H93
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 08.25311 15 53 34.80 -01 20 50.2          18.2 N EL056H45
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 08.25685 15 53 34.90 -01 20 49.2          18.1 N EL056H45
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 08.25865 15 53 34.85 -01 20 47.8          17.6 T EL056H45
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 08.26042 15 53 34.78 -01 20 46.1          17.7 T EL056H45
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 09.22354 15 52 54.55 -01 15 05.5          17.9 T EL056704
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 09.23395 15 52 54.10 -01 15 02.8          18.3 T EL056704
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 09.24541 15 52 53.63 -01 14 57.6          18.4 T EL056704
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 09.25570 15 52 53.14 -01 14 54.9          17.8 T EL056704
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 09.26606 15 52 52.67 -01 14 50.4          18.2 T EL056704
    PK05JC6Y   2005 06 09.58299 15 52 39.49 -01 13 03.0          17.7 T EL056372
    PK05JC6Y   2005 06 09.60139 15 52 38.75 -01 12 57.0          17.8 T EL056372
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 11.55748 15 51 19.05 -01 02 02.4          18.0 T EL056415
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 11.56383 15 51 18.83 -01 01 59.7          18.9 T EL056415
    PK05JC6Y  C2005 06 12.92391 15 50 25.31 -00 55 00.2                 EL056J78

Observer details:
163 Roeser Observatory, Luxembourg.  Observer M. Dawson.
    0.50-m f/4 Newtonian + CCD.
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
    0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
203 GiaGa Observatory.  Observer G. Galli.  0.13-m f/6.4 refractor + 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.
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.
A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim.  Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert.
    0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H45 Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H93 Berkeley Heights.  Observer D. Gary.  0.25-m f/10.0 reflector + CCD.
J78 Murcia.  Observer J. Sanchez.  0.25-m f/8.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 JY126 (Catalina)
T 2006 Feb. 21.1456 TT                                  MPC
q   2.125734             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1355195      Peri.  117.5665      +0.7988964      +0.5791836
a   3.753774       Node   207.9762      -0.5967264      +0.7970296
e   0.433708       Incl.   20.2294      +0.0753809      +0.1711436
P   7.27
From 59 observations 2005 Apr. 17-June 12.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-L56

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