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    • MPEC 2005-M53 : COMET C/2005 K1 (SKIFF)

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-M53                                Issued 2005 June 27, 15:20 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 C/2005 K1 (SKIFF)

Observations:
    CK05K010  C2005 06 17.93464 17 04 13.16 +62 20 10.9          16.6 N EM053442
    CK05K010  C2005 06 17.93538 17 04 13.03 +62 20 12.3          16.6 N EM053442
    CK05K010  C2005 06 18.92057 17 02 48.35 +62 09 25.6          17.0 N EM053J97
    CK05K010  C2005 06 24.97506 16 54 37.72 +60 56 18.4          16.7 N EM053213
    CK05K010  C2005 06 24.97847 16 54 37.46 +60 56 15.8          16.7 N EM053213
    CK05K010  C2005 06 25.01330 16 54 34.88 +60 55 46.6          16.9 N EM053J78
    CK05K010  C2005 06 25.01543 16 54 34.72 +60 55 46.3          16.9 N EM053J78
    CK05K010  C2005 06 25.01757 16 54 34.57 +60 55 43.2          16.9 N EM053J78
    CK05K010  C2005 06 25.08028 16 54 29.51 +60 54 56.1                 EM053232
    CK05K010  C2005 06 25.08500 16 54 29.13 +60 54 52.7                 EM053232
    CK05K010  C2005 06 25.08972 16 54 28.76 +60 54 49.1                 EM053232
    CK05K010  C2005 06 25.96438 16 53 22.83 +60 43 14.7          17.1 N EM053213
    CK05K010  C2005 06 25.96526 16 53 22.78 +60 43 13.8          17.1 N EM053213
    CK05K010  C2005 06 25.96570 16 53 22.74 +60 43 13.4          17.1 N EM053213
    CK05K010  C2005 06 25.96745 16 53 22.55 +60 43 12.3          17.0 N EM053939
    CK05K010  C2005 06 25.97485 16 53 22.00 +60 43 07.1          16.9 N EM053939
    CK05K010  C2005 06 25.98228 16 53 21.45 +60 43 01.6          17.0 N EM053939
    CK05K010  C2005 06 26.93611 16 52 10.79 +60 30 06.7                 EM053213
    CK05K010  C2005 06 26.94020 16 52 10.45 +60 30 03.7                 EM053213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
442 Gualba Observatory.  Observer A. Sanchez C.  0.31-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
939 Observatorio Rodeno.  Observer J. Castellano.  0.20-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 K1 (Skiff)
T 2005 Nov. 20.7751 TT                                  MPC
q   3.693992             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  134.8319      +0.0537919      +0.3432066
                   Node   106.3390      -0.9352648      -0.3116841
e   1.0            Incl.   77.7369      +0.3498373      -0.8860374
From 211 observations 2005 May 16-June 26.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-M53

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