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    • MPEC 2005-N14 : COMET P/2005 L1 (McNAUGHT)

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-N14                                Issued 2005 July 4, 00:13 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 L1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    PK05L010  C2005 06 28.22287 16 27 22.99 -12 01 13.2          17.5 T EN014691
    PK05L010  C2005 06 28.23842 16 27 22.52 -12 01 14.5          17.4 T EN014691
    PK05L010  C2005 06 28.25396 16 27 22.03 -12 01 16.1          17.4 T EN014691
    PK05L010  C2005 06 28.28159 16 27 21.19 -12 01 18.1          17.2 T EN014644
    PK05L010  C2005 06 28.30340 16 27 20.51 -12 01 20.0          17.1 T EN014644
    PK05L010  C2005 06 28.33611 16 27 19.50 -12 01 22.8          17.3 T EN014644
    PK05L010   2005 06 28.60590 16 27 11.62 -12 01 46.1          17.1 T EN014372
    PK05L010  C2005 06 28.89431 16 27 03.24 -12 02 11.6                 EN014048
    PK05L010  C2005 06 28.89659 16 27 03.21 -12 02 11.6                 EN014048
    PK05L010  C2005 06 28.89734 16 27 03.19 -12 02 12.0                 EN014048
    PK05L010  C2005 06 28.90185 16 27 03.08 -12 02 13.1                 EN014048
    PK05L010  C2005 06 28.90260 16 27 03.06 -12 02 13.4                 EN014048
    PK05L010  C2005 06 30.23646 16 26 25.46 -12 04 14.9          15.5 T EN014673
    PK05L010  C2005 06 30.23993 16 26 25.37 -12 04 15.3                 EN014673
    PK05L010  C2005 06 30.24653 16 26 25.18 -12 04 15.9                 EN014673
    PK05L010  C2005 06 30.25058 16 26 25.06 -12 04 16.4                 EN014673
    PK05L010  C2005 06 30.96598 16 26 05.52 -12 05 26.4          16.7 N EN014213
    PK05L010  C2005 06 30.96711 16 26 05.49 -12 05 26.7          16.7 N EN014213
    PK05L010  C2005 06 30.96936 16 26 05.43 -12 05 27.0          16.7 N EN014213
    PK05L010  C2005 07 01.92998 16 25 40.06 -12 07 03.8          16.8 N EN014J76
    PK05L010  C2005 07 01.93110 16 25 40.02 -12 07 03.6          16.9 N EN014J76
    PK05L010  C2005 07 01.93223 16 25 40.00 -12 07 03.5          17.1 N EN014J76
    PK05L010  C2005 07 02.55601 16 25 23.93 -12 08 04.6          18.1 N EN014415
    PK05L010  C2005 07 02.55747 16 25 23.89 -12 08 04.9          18.1 N EN014415
    PK05L010  C2005 07 02.89803 16 25 15.43 -12 08 46.0          17.8 N EN014A06
    PK05L010  C2005 07 02.90433 16 25 15.24 -12 08 46.9          17.5 N EN014A06
    PK05L010  C2005 07 02.97144 16 25 13.53 -12 08 54.2          16.7 N EN014A02
    PK05L010  C2005 07 02.97498 16 25 13.41 -12 08 54.6          16.7 N EN014A02
    PK05L010  C2005 07 02.97850 16 25 13.30 -12 08 55.4          16.7 N EN014A02

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.
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.
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.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
A02 Masia Cal Maciarol Modul 8.  Observers J. L. Salto, A. Salto.  Measurer
    J. L. Salto.  0.25-m f/7.2 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A06 Mataro.  Observer E. Cortes.  0.25-m f/3.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J76 La Murta.  Observers S. Pastor, J. A. Reyes.  0.40-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 L1 (McNaught)
T 2005 Dec. 12.9791 TT                                  MPC
q   3.143223             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1243985      Peri.  149.5320      +0.3097581      +0.9465927
a   3.974288       Node   138.3278      -0.8972590      +0.3221615
e   0.209111       Incl.    7.7372      -0.3146047      +0.0131988
P   7.92
From 159 observations 2005 May 16-July 2.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-N14

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