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    M.P.E.C. 2005-N48                                Issued 2005 July 11, 00:07 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

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                          COMET P/2005 J1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    PK05J010  C2005 07 05.92284 19 55 58.21 +10 20 22.3          19.4 T EN048147
    PK05J010  C2005 07 05.92502 19 55 57.86 +10 20 27.5          19.6 T EN048147
    PK05J010  C2005 07 09.23646 19 51 16.39 +11 45 52.4          19.5 T EN048673
    PK05J010  C2005 07 09.25139 19 51 15.06 +11 46 14.0                 EN048673
    PK05J010  C2005 07 09.26667 19 51 13.71 +11 46 36.4                 EN048673

Observer details:
147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno.  Observers D.  Crespi, S. Foglia,
    G. Galli, S. Minuto, V. Sacco.  Measurers S. Foglia, S. Minuto.  0.40-m
    f/4 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 J1 (McNaught)
T 2005 Apr. 17.3074 TT                                  MPC
q   1.530155             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1463292      Peri.  338.9237      -0.3245473      +0.7858930
a   3.566554       Node   268.8414      -0.7749511      -0.5399890
e   0.570971       Incl.   31.7662      -0.5423282      +0.3013040
P   6.74
From 89 observations 2005 May 3-July 9.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-N48

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