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    M.P.E.C. 2005-M11                                Issued 2005 June 17, 17:37 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.
    
                      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 C/2005 K2 (LINEAR)
    
    Observations:
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 12.87735 08 46 06.79 +49 11 48.3          14.4 N EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 12.87775 08 46 06.54 +49 11 42.4          14.3 N EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 12.87816 08 46 06.55 +49 11 37.4          14.4 N EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 12.87855 08 46 06.62 +49 11 33.1          14.4 N EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 12.87896 08 46 06.67 +49 11 28.5          14.4 N EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 13.46603 08 46 41.49 +47 22 33.6                 EM011340
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 13.46846 08 46 41.51 +47 22 06.1                 EM011340
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 13.47088 08 46 41.65 +47 21 39.7                 EM011340
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 13.47331 08 46 41.74 +47 21 11.5          10.6 T EM011340
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 13.87662 08 47 02.02 +46 06 25.9          14.6 N EM011J97
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 13.88683 08 47 02.55 +46 04 35.9          14.6 N EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 13.88686 08 47 02.47 +46 04 32.9                 EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 13.88725 08 47 02.58 +46 04 31.6          14.6 N EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 13.88766 08 47 02.60 +46 04 26.5          14.6 N EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 13.88769 08 47 02.46 +46 04 23.3                 EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 13.88826 08 47 02.60 +46 04 20.0          14.6 N EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 13.88851 08 47 02.57 +46 04 14.8                 EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 13.88889 08 47 02.56 +46 04 13.0          14.6 N EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 14.87001 08 47 41.06 +43 03 23.5          14.3 N EM011J97
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 15.85797 08 48 06.10 +40 03 12.4                 EM011595
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 15.86308 08 48 06.11 +40 02 19.6                 EM011595
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 15.86586 08 48 06.13 +40 01 48.7                 EM011595
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 15.90395 08 48 06.66 +39 54 56.4                 EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 15.90638 08 48 06.66 +39 54 30.1                 EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 15.90848 08 48 06.64 +39 54 07.1                 EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 16.86756 08 48 18.03 +37 02 18.8                 EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 16.86900 08 48 17.97 +37 02 03.4                 EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 16.87043 08 48 18.00 +37 01 48.5                 EM011J76
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 16.87642 08 48 18.12 +37 00 44.3          14.1 N EM011J78
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 16.87863 08 48 18.11 +37 00 20.1          14.1 N EM011J78
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 16.88067 08 48 18.03 +36 59 59.0          14.1 N EM011J78
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 16.90612 08 48 18.51 +36 55 26.9                 EM011213
        CK05K02a  C2005 06 16.90913 08 48 18.53 +36 54 54.9                 EM011213
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 10.87385 08 43 19.60 +55 22 40.3                 EM011213
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 12.87052 08 46 08.96 +49 13 24.3                 EM011213
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 12.87735 08 46 09.50 +49 12 11.8          15.9 N EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 12.87775 08 46 09.37 +49 12 03.0          15.8 N EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 12.87816 08 46 09.41 +49 12 03.1          15.8 N EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 12.87855 08 46 09.66 +49 11 58.7          15.8 N EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 12.87896 08 46 09.76 +49 11 56.5          15.8 N EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 13.88683 08 47 05.66 +46 05 00.7          15.9 N EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 13.88686 08 47 05.65 +46 04 58.1                 EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 13.88725 08 47 05.01 +46 04 55.1          15.7 N EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 13.88766 08 47 05.38 +46 04 52.7          15.8 N EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 13.88769 08 47 05.35 +46 04 50.1                 EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 13.88826 08 47 05.51 +46 04 46.2          15.9 N EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 13.88851 08 47 05.40 +46 04 42.5                 EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 13.88889 08 47 05.44 +46 04 40.8          15.9 N EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 14.87001 08 47 43.71 +43 03 47.6          14.7 N EM011J97
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 15.90395 08 48 09.40 +39 55 26.9                 EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 15.90638 08 48 09.62 +39 54 59.8                 EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 15.90848 08 48 09.63 +39 54 34.7                 EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 16.86756 08 48 21.08 +37 02 49.2                 EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 16.86900 08 48 20.94 +37 02 33.5                 EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 16.87043 08 48 20.97 +37 02 18.7                 EM011J76
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 16.90612 08 48 21.11 +36 55 58.8                 EM011213
        CK05K02b  C2005 06 16.90913 08 48 21.31 +36 55 22.8                 EM011213
    
    Observer details:
    213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
        f/5.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    340 Toyonaka.  Observer Y. Ezaki.  0.30-m f/6 reflector + CCD.
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers M. Spolaor, G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin, F. Piani,
        L. Bittesini.  Measurers M. Spolaor, E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector
        + CCD.
    J76 La Murta.  Observers S. Pastor, J. A. Reyes.  0.40-m f/10
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J78 Murcia.  Observer J. Sanchez.  0.25-m f/8.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J97 Alginet.  Observer T. Climent G.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2005 K2-A (LINEAR)
    T 2005 July 5.3937 TT                                   MPC
    q   0.544589             (2000.0)            P               Q
                       Peri.  216.5785      -0.6497521      +0.2961506
                       Node    45.7124      -0.2159217      +0.8111433
    e   1.0            Incl.  102.0450      -0.7288347      -0.5043227
    From 87 observations 2005 May 19-June 16.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-M11
    

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