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    M.P.E.C. 2005-N50                                Issued 2005 July 11, 00:14 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 K1 (SKIFF)
    
    Observations:
        CK05K010  C2005 06 20.00703 17 01 16.31 +61 57 10.6          16.9 N EN050A32
        CK05K010  C2005 06 20.01005 17 01 16.10 +61 57 08.9          16.9 N EN050A32
        CK05K010  C2005 06 20.01307 17 01 15.62 +61 57 06.7          16.9 N EN050A32
        CK05K010  C2005 06 20.01609 17 01 15.57 +61 57 04.0          17.1 N EN050A32
        CK05K010  C2005 06 20.01911 17 01 15.34 +61 57 02.1          16.9 N EN050A32
        CK05K010  C2005 07 01.98740 16 46 21.54 +59 17 15.5          16.7 N EN050A32
        CK05K010  C2005 07 01.99749 16 46 20.79 +59 17 06.9          16.4 N EN050A32
        CK05K010  C2005 07 03.93612 16 44 18.96 +58 47 07.8          16.5 N EN050442
        CK05K010  C2005 07 03.93666 16 44 19.19 +58 47 06.3          16.6 N EN050442
        CK05K010  C2005 07 03.93713 16 44 19.48 +58 47 05.8          16.5 N EN050442
        CK05K010  C2005 07 03.93879 16 44 19.40 +58 47 03.4          16.5 N EN050442
        CK05K010  C2005 07 04.09552 16 44 09.01 +58 44 36.2          16.8 N EN050J76
        CK05K010  C2005 07 04.09627 16 44 09.00 +58 44 35.4          16.9 N EN050J76
        CK05K010  C2005 07 04.09778 16 44 08.93 +58 44 33.8          16.8 N EN050J76
        CK05K010  C2005 07 04.91933 16 43 19.61 +58 31 31.0          16.9 N EN050J78
        CK05K010  C2005 07 04.92050 16 43 19.54 +58 31 29.7          16.9 N EN050J78
        CK05K010  C2005 07 04.92168 16 43 19.45 +58 31 28.5          16.9 N EN050J78
        CK05K010  C2005 07 06.91880 16 41 24.46 +57 58 57.8          16.9 N EN050J78
        CK05K010  C2005 07 06.92001 16 41 24.43 +57 58 56.4          16.9 N EN050J78
        CK05K010  C2005 07 06.92042 16 41 24.54 +57 58 56.6          16.9 N EN050J78
        CK05K010  C2005 07 07.16613 16 41 10.81 +57 54 52.3          17.1 N EN050649
        CK05K010  C2005 07 07.19436 16 41 09.18 +57 54 24.4          17.0 N EN050649
        CK05K010  C2005 07 07.24448 16 41 06.34 +57 53 34.1          17.0 N EN050649
    
    Observer details:
    442 Gualba Observatory.  Observer A. Sanchez C.  0.31-m f/3.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observers R. Trentman, R. Fredrick.
        0.75-m Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    A32 Panker.  Observer H. Denzau.  0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J76 La Murta.  Observers S. Pastor, J. A. Reyes.  0.40-m f/6.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J78 Murcia.  Observer J. Sanchez.  0.25-m f/8.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2005 K1 (Skiff)
    T 2005 Nov. 20.8342 TT                                  MPC
    q   3.693470             (2000.0)            P               Q
                       Peri.  134.8485      +0.0538917      +0.3432070
                       Node   106.3397      -0.9353559      -0.3114081
    e   1.0            Incl.   77.7362      +0.3495784      -0.8861343
    From 258 observations 2005 May 17-July 7.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-N50
    

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