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    • MPEC 2005-N12 : COMET P/2005 J1 (McNAUGHT)

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-N12                                Issued 2005 July 4, 00:05 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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                          COMET P/2005 J1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    PK05J010  C2005 06 25.00150 20 10 39.89 +04 37 50.7                 EN012213
    PK05J010  C2005 06 25.00370 20 10 39.72 +04 37 55.2                 EN012213
    PK05J010  C2005 06 25.00457 20 10 39.65 +04 37 56.9                 EN012213
    PK05J010  C2005 06 28.32300 20 06 25.10 +06 31 08.5          19.0 T EN012704
    PK05J010  C2005 06 28.33313 20 06 24.19 +06 31 27.6          19.2 T EN012704
    PK05J010  C2005 06 28.34338 20 06 23.37 +06 31 48.3          19.5 T EN012704
    PK05J010  C2005 06 28.35354 20 06 22.52 +06 32 08.3          19.5 T EN012704
    PK05J010  C2005 06 28.95912 20 05 34.78 +06 51 56.5                 EN012048
    PK05J010  C2005 06 28.95987 20 05 34.65 +06 51 57.5                 EN012048
    PK05J010  C2005 06 28.96213 20 05 34.37 +06 52 00.6                 EN012048
    PK05J010  C2005 07 02.96443 20 00 07.31 +08 56 27.9                 EN012213
    PK05J010  C2005 07 02.96605 20 00 07.16 +08 56 29.8                 EN012213

Observer details:
048 Hradec Kralove.  Observer M. Lehky.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 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.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 J1 (McNaught)
T 2005 Apr. 17.3066 TT                                  MPC
q   1.530143             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1463400      Peri.  338.9231      -0.3245621      +0.7858910
a   3.566379       Node   268.8411      -0.7749442      -0.5399992
e   0.570953       Incl.   31.7658      -0.5423291      +0.3012909
P   6.74
From 84 observations 2005 May 3-July 2.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-N12

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