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  • MPEC 2005-N59 : COMET 101P/CHERNYKH

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-N59                                Issued 2005 July 11, 16:22 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
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                                  COMET 101P/CHERNYKH
    
    Observations:
    0101P         C2005 07 10.46586 00 12 54.55 -02 02 09.7          17.0 T EN059673
    0101P         C2005 07 10.46898 00 12 54.69 -02 02 08.7                 EN059673
    0101P         C2005 07 10.47199 00 12 54.85 -02 02 08.1                 EN059673
    0101P         C2005 07 11.40509 00 13 39.80 -01 59 44.1          17.5 T EN059673
    0101P         C2005 07 11.41181 00 13 40.15 -01 59 43.1                 EN059673
    0101P         C2005 07 11.41516 00 13 40.32 -01 59 42.5                 EN059673
    0101P         C2005 07 11.42569 00 13 40.80 -01 59 41.2                 EN059673
    0101P         C2005 07 11.46308 00 13 42.58 -01 59 35.3                 EN059673
    0101P         C2005 07 11.46748 00 13 42.78 -01 59 34.5                 EN059673
    
    Observer details:
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
     101P/Chernykh
    Epoch 2005 Dec. 16.0 TT = JDT 2453720.5
    T 2005 Dec. 25.32380 TT                                 MPC
    q   2.3505242            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.07078621     Peri.  263.16552     +0.83149908     -0.55140421
    a   5.7876681      Node   130.27340     +0.53823003     +0.76952835
    e   0.5938737      Incl.    5.07920     +0.13754169     +0.32214829
    P  13.92
    From 34 observations 1992 Jan. 27-2005 July 11, mean residual 0".68.
    
    Ephemeris:
     101P/Chernykh
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2005 07 09    00 11.71   -02 06.1    2.307    2.751   105.0    20.9  17.1  20.5
    2005 07 19    00 19.31   -01 43.9    2.152    2.709   112.6    20.3  16.9  20.3
    2005 07 29    00 25.41   -01 34.3    2.006    2.670   120.6    19.1  16.6  20.1
    2005 08 08    00 29.75   -01 38.5    1.871    2.632   129.2    17.4  16.4  19.9
    2005 08 18    00 32.13   -01 57.2    1.752    2.596   138.2    15.1  16.2  19.6
    2005 08 28    00 32.46   -02 29.7    1.650    2.562   147.8    12.1  16.0  19.4
    2005 09 07    00 30.76   -03 14.1    1.568    2.530   157.8     8.6  15.8  19.1
    2005 09 17    00 27.35   -04 05.9    1.509    2.500   167.7     4.9  15.7  18.8
    2005 09 27    00 22.83   -04 59.0    1.474    2.472   173.1     2.8  15.6  18.6
    2005 10 07    00 17.99   -05 46.4    1.465    2.447   166.2     5.6  15.5  18.7
    2005 10 17    00 13.77   -06 20.9    1.481    2.425   155.9     9.6  15.5  18.9
    2005 10 27    00 11.01   -06 37.8    1.519    2.406   145.6    13.5  15.5  19.1
    2005 11 06    00 10.31   -06 34.5    1.577    2.389   135.7    16.9  15.5  19.3
    2005 11 16    00 12.01   -06 10.5    1.651    2.375   126.3    19.6  15.6  19.5
    2005 11 26    00 16.15   -05 27.3    1.739    2.364   117.6    21.7  15.7  19.6
    2005 12 06    00 22.65   -04 27.2    1.838    2.356   109.4    23.2  15.8  19.8
    2005 12 16    00 31.27   -03 12.7    1.944    2.352   101.8    24.2  15.9  19.9
    2005 12 26    00 41.75   -01 46.7    2.057    2.351    94.6    24.6  16.0  20.1
    2006 01 05    00 53.85   -00 11.5    2.173    2.352    87.9    24.7  16.1  20.2
    2006 01 15    01 07.31   +01 30.2    2.292    2.357    81.5    24.4  16.3  20.3
    2006 01 25    01 21.92   +03 16.2    2.413    2.365    75.4    23.8  16.4  20.4
    2006 02 04    01 37.52   +05 04.5    2.534    2.377    69.6    22.9  16.5  20.5
    2006 02 14    01 53.96   +06 52.9    2.654    2.391    63.9    21.8  16.7  20.6
    2006 02 24    02 11.09   +08 39.8    2.773    2.408    58.5    20.5  16.8  20.6
    2006 03 06    02 28.83   +10 23.4    2.889    2.428    53.2    19.1  16.9  20.7
    2006 03 16    02 47.07   +12 02.3    3.003    2.451    48.0    17.5  17.1  20.8
    2006 03 26    03 05.73   +13 35.1    3.112    2.476    42.8    15.9  17.2  20.8
    2006 04 05    03 24.72   +15 00.8    3.218    2.504    37.8    14.2  17.3  20.8
    2006 04 15    03 43.97   +16 18.4    3.318    2.534    32.8    12.4  17.4  20.9
    
         The above orbital fit is only to observations made well after the
    splitting of this comet reported on IAUC 5347 and 5391.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-N59
    

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