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    M.P.E.C. 2005-O05                                Issued 2005 July 18, 00:11 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 07 01.21036 16 47 12.56 +59 28 59.2          17.2 T EO005H42
        CK05K010  C2005 07 01.25550 16 47 09.27 +59 28 15.5          17.3 T EO005H42
        CK05K010  C2005 07 01.29749 16 47 06.64 +59 27 39.4          17.1 T EO005H42
        CK05K010  C2005 07 01.33949 16 47 03.63 +59 27 00.6          19.0 T EO005H42
        CK05K010  C2005 07 11.17990 16 37 44.14 +56 46 02.3          17.5 N EO005785
        CK05K010  C2005 07 11.19965 16 37 42.97 +56 45 41.4          17.4 N EO005785
        CK05K010  C2005 07 12.25764 16 36 53.56 +56 26 53.7          17.2 T EO005785
        CK05K010  C2005 07 12.28855 16 36 52.22 +56 26 19.5          17.2 T EO005785
        CK05K010  C2005 07 12.29572 16 36 51.99 +56 26 11.6          17.1 T EO005785
        CK05K010  C2005 07 12.30683 16 36 51.46 +56 25 59.1          17.0 T EO005785
        CK05K010  C2005 07 12.89612 16 36 24.93 +56 15 24.0                 EO005104
        CK05K010  C2005 07 12.90219 16 36 24.62 +56 15 17.9                 EO005104
        CK05K010  C2005 07 12.91419 16 36 24.22 +56 15 04.4                 EO005104
        CK05K010  C2005 07 12.92141 16 36 23.77 +56 14 56.7                 EO005104
        CK05K010  C2005 07 15.86518 16 34 21.16 +55 20 45.8          16.6 N EO005J97
        CK05K010  C2005 07 15.90057 16 34 19.72 +55 20 06.0          16.4 N EO005442
        CK05K010  C2005 07 15.90144 16 34 19.57 +55 20 04.6          16.4 N EO005442
        CK05K010  C2005 07 16.99565 16 33 37.79 +54 59 26.4                 EO005232
        CK05K010  C2005 07 17.00180 16 33 37.60 +54 59 18.8                 EO005232
        CK05K010  C2005 07 17.00796 16 33 37.49 +54 59 11.6                 EO005232
        CK05K010  C2005 07 17.24179 16 33 29.04 +54 54 44.7          16.3 T EO005673
        CK05K010  C2005 07 17.24468 16 33 28.91 +54 54 41.6                 EO005673
        CK05K010  C2005 07 17.25046 16 33 28.70 +54 54 35.1                 EO005673
        CK05K010  C2005 07 17.26088 16 33 28.28 +54 54 23.6                 EO005673
    
    Observer details:
    104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, M. Tombelli, G. Fagioli.
        Measurers G. Forti, L. Tesi.  0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
    232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    442 Gualba Observatory.  Observer A. Sanchez C.  0.31-m f/3.3
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
        reflector + CCD.
    785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observers H. Ashley, J. Maffei.
        0.91-m f/13.6 Cassegrain + CCD.
    H42 Wartburg College Observatory, Waverly.  Observers E. Benoy, C. Figura.
        0.36-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J97 Alginet.  Observer T. Climent G.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2005 K1 (Skiff)
    Epoch 2005 Nov. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453680.5
    T 2005 Nov. 21.21457 TT                                 MPC
    q   3.6928263            (2000.0)            P               Q
    z  -0.0009067      Peri.  134.94405     +0.05416752     +0.34260913
     +/-0.0000443      Node   106.30572     -0.93588011     -0.31005755
    e   1.0033483      Incl.   77.74746     +0.34812971     -0.88683894
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    050516 699 (1.9-  3.0+)   050527 442  0.6-  1.4-    050617 945  0.0   1.0-
    050516 699 (2.5-  3.5+)   050527 442  0.1-  0.0     050617 442  1.9+  0.9-
    050516 699 (2.4-  2.1+)   050527 048  0.3+  0.5+    050617 442  1.4+  1.0+
    050516 699  1.2-  1.5+    050527 048  0.8+  0.5-    050618 232  0.4+  0.8+
    050517 649  0.3-  0.1+    050527 048  0.4+  0.4-    050618 232  0.7+  0.2+
    050517 649  0.0   0.0     050527 048  0.4+  0.2+    050618 J97  0.4+  0.2+
    050517 649  0.3-  0.1+    050527 048  0.2-  0.2-    050620 A32  0.1-  0.6+
    050517 649  0.3-  0.1+    050527 213  0.1-  0.5+    050620 A32  0.2+  0.9+
    050517 J95  0.0   0.8+    050527 213  0.2-  0.3+    050620 A32  1.4-  0.8+
    050517 J95  0.2+  0.5-    050528 A32  0.4-  0.8+    050620 A32  0.1+  0.2+
    050518 673  0.5+  1.4-    050528 A32  0.3-  0.5+    050620 A32  0.3+  0.4+
    050518 673  0.6+  1.5-    050528 104  0.1+  0.4-    050624 213  0.0   0.1+
    050518 673  0.8+  1.4-    050528 104  0.4-  0.2-    050624 213  0.0   0.2+
    050518 673  0.9+  1.4-    050528 104  0.1+  0.4-    050625 J78  0.9+  1.8-
    050518 H45  0.0   0.0     050528 130  0.5+  1.1+    050625 J78  1.0+  0.4-
    050518 H45  0.9+  0.1-    050528 130  0.5+  0.3-    050625 J78  1.1+  1.8-
    050518 H45  0.8-  0.0     050528 130  0.2-  0.2-    050625 232  0.3-  0.8+
    050518 213  0.1+  0.3-    050528 130  0.5+  0.0     050625 232  0.4-  1.2+
    050518 213  0.1-  0.1-    050528 048  0.4-  0.7-    050625 232  0.4-  1.3+
    050518 213  0.1-  0.0     050528 048  0.7-  0.7-    050625 213  0.2+  0.1+
    050518 213  0.2-  0.1+    050528 048  0.2-  0.1+    050625 213  0.3+  0.1-
    050518 J78  0.3+  0.2-    050528 048  0.3+  0.3-    050625 213  0.3+  0.2-
    050518 J78  0.9+  0.3-    050528 048  0.4+  0.5+    050625 939  0.2-  0.0
    050518 J78  0.0   0.4+    050529 673  0.9+  1.4-    050625 939  0.1-  0.8+
    050519 704  0.2+  1.1-    050529 673  0.6+  1.3-    050625 939  0.0   1.3+
    050519 704  0.7-  0.1-    050529 673  1.0+  1.1-    050626 213  0.2+  0.4-
    050519 704  0.6+  0.9+    050529 673  0.8+  0.8-    050626 213  0.1-  0.1-
    050519 918  0.8+  0.5-    050530 106  1.2-  0.4+    050627 157  0.1-  0.1-
    050519 918  0.1-  0.9-    050530 106  0.5-  0.2+    050627 157  0.1-  0.0
    050519 918  0.4+  0.1-    050530 106  0.4-  0.3-    050627 157  0.2-  0.2-
    050519 918  0.1+  0.9-    050530 372  0.6+  0.1-    050627 157  0.1-  0.4-
    050519 557  0.1-  0.1-    050531 H45  1.7-  0.9+    050628 372  0.6-  0.3+
    050519 557  0.0   0.1+    050531 H45  0.8+  0.1+    050628 372  1.0-  0.1-
    050519 557  0.1-  0.0     050531 H45  0.0   0.5+    050628 048  0.6-  0.6+
    050519 213  0.4+  0.1-    050531 H45  0.6+  0.6-    050628 048  0.7-  0.4-
    050519 557  0.3-  0.1+    050531 372  0.4+  0.5-    050628 048  0.4-  0.9-
    050519 557  0.3-  0.1+    050531 372  0.8-  0.4-    050628 048  0.6-  0.8-
    050519 213  0.4+  0.5-    050531 349  0.0   0.6+    050628 048  0.9-  1.1-
    050519 557  0.2-  0.2+    050531 349  0.0   0.6+    050628 J97  0.1-  0.2-
    050519 213  0.1+  0.6-    050531 349  0.3+  0.5+    050630 673  0.4+  0.7-
    050520 704  0.9+  0.2-    050602 213  0.5+  0.1+    050630 673  0.3+  0.9-
    050520 704  0.5+  1.2-    050602 J97  0.2+  0.5+    050630 673  0.4+  0.8-
    050520 H45  0.4+  0.3-    050602 213  0.3-  0.3+    050630 673  0.7+  0.7-
    050520 704  0.2-  1.0-    050602 J97  0.7-  0.2+    050701 H42  0.8+  1.8+
    050520 H45  0.9+  0.1-    050602 J97  0.4-  1.3+    050701 H42  1.0-  1.3-
    050520 H45  0.1+  0.2+    050602 213  0.0   1.3+    050701 H42  0.4+  0.6+
    050520 H45  0.7+  1.2+    050603 H45  0.6+  0.4+    050701 H42  1.1-  0.2-
    050520 704  0.1+  0.3+    050603 H45  1.9+  1.8+    050701 A32  0.2-  1.0+
    050520 372  0.7+  0.1-    050603 H45 (0.5-  3.6+)   050701 A32  0.9-  1.6+
    050520 372  0.9-  0.3-    050604 360  0.2+  0.8-    050702 673  0.4+  0.9-
    050520 557  0.4-  0.2-    050604 360  0.1+  0.5-    050702 673  0.3+  0.5-
    050520 A10 (0.3+  2.2-)   050604 360  0.1+  0.7-    050702 673  0.3+  0.7-
    050520 557  0.1+  0.1-    050604 372  0.5+  1.3-    050702 673  0.5+  0.8-
    050520 557  0.2-  0.0     050605 J78  0.2+  1.3-    050702 J78  0.6-  0.0
    050520 557  0.0   0.0     050605 J78  0.4+  1.5-    050702 J78  0.2-  0.0
    050520 557  0.3-  0.0     050605 J78  0.6+  1.2-    050702 J78  0.3+  0.2-
    050520 557  0.2-  0.1+    050605 232  0.0   0.2+    050702 939  0.5-  1.2+
    050520 213  0.1-  0.1+    050605 232  0.4-  0.6+    050702 939  1.2-  1.2+
    050520 213  0.1+  0.1+    050605 372  0.1-  0.8+    050702 939  1.5-  1.1+
    050520 213  0.1+  0.0     050605 J97  0.4+  0.7-    050702 213  0.0   0.2+
    050520 232  0.2-  0.6+    050605 J97  0.7-  0.1+    050702 213  0.2+  0.2-
    050520 232  0.2-  0.1+    050606 D88  0.6+  0.0     050702 213  0.2+  0.5-
    050520 232  0.1+  0.5+    050606 D88  0.5+  0.3-    050703 442  0.2+  0.1-
    050521 J95  0.4-  0.1-    050606 D88  0.2+  1.1-    050703 442 (2.2+  1.1-)
    050521 J95  0.0   0.5-    050606 A41  0.9-  0.6+    050703 442 (4.7+  1.2-)
    050521 J95  0.3+  0.1+    050606 A41  0.6-  0.9+    050703 442 (4.9+  2.0-)
    050522 J95  0.3-  0.9+    050606 A41  1.1-  1.2+    050704 J76  0.0   0.3-
    050522 J95  0.5-  0.8+    050609 J76  0.1-  0.4-    050704 J76  0.3+  0.4-
    050522 J95  0.5-  0.7+    050609 J76  0.1-  0.5-    050704 J76  0.5+  0.5-
    050523 699  0.5-  1.9+    050609 J76  0.1-  0.5-    050704 J78  0.3-  0.7-
    050523 699  0.5-  1.1+    050609 H45 (2.0-  2.2-)   050704 J78  0.3-  0.9-
    050523 699  1.2-  0.1+    050609 H45  0.1-  1.7+    050704 J78  0.5-  1.0-
    050525 349  0.1+  0.3-    050609 H45  0.2-  1.7+    050706 J78  0.7-  0.3-
    050525 349  0.3-  0.3-    050609 349  0.2+  0.5-    050706 J78  0.4-  0.5-
    050525 349  0.0   0.0     050609 349  0.7+  0.2-    050706 J78  0.7+  0.1+
    050525 595  1.1-  0.3+    050609 349  0.7+  0.4-    050707 649  0.3-  0.4+
    050525 595  0.4-  0.2+    050612 213  0.5-  0.2+    050707 649  0.5-  0.7+
    050525 595  0.1+  0.2-    050612 213  0.4-  0.3+    050707 649  0.6-  0.6+
    050525 595  0.3-  0.3+    050612 213  0.3-  0.1+    050711 785  0.8+  0.7-
    050525 595  0.4-  0.5-    050612 J97  0.0   0.3-    050711 785  0.8-  0.6-
    050525 213  0.3+  0.2-    050613 704  0.4+  1.4+    050712 785  0.3-  1.1+
    050525 213  0.6+  0.2-    050613 704  0.8-  0.8+    050712 785  0.4+  0.3+
    050525 213  0.0   0.3+    050613 704  0.4-  0.1+    050712 785  1.2+  0.2+
    050526 H45  0.4-  1.0+    050613 699 (3.1-  3.2+)   050712 785  1.1+  0.2-
    050526 H45  0.1+  0.2+    050613 704  1.0+  1.7-    050712 104  0.0   0.1-
    050526 H45  0.5+  0.5-    050613 704  0.9-  1.0-    050712 104  0.3-  0.4+
    050526 048  0.2-  0.8+    050613 699  0.0   0.3+    050712 104  1.0+  0.0
    050526 048  0.7+  0.3+    050613 699  0.7-  1.2+    050712 104  0.0   0.1+
    050526 048  0.5-  0.3-    050613 699 (2.1-  2.2+)   050715 J97  1.1+  0.4+
    050526 048  0.2+  0.2-    050616 673  0.7+  0.9-    050715 442  0.9+  0.5+
    050526 048  0.7+  1.4-    050616 673  0.8+  0.8-    050715 442  0.1-  0.1+
    050526 461  0.3+  0.6-    050616 673  0.6+  0.9-    050716 232  1.4-  1.0+
    050526 461  0.3+  0.6-    050616 673  0.6+  0.7-    050717 232  1.1-  0.4+
    050526 461  0.5+  0.6-    050616 213  0.1-  0.7+    050717 232  0.0   0.3+
    050526 461  0.2+  0.6-    050616 213  0.2+  0.2-    050717 673  0.2+  0.6-
    050527 461  0.4+  0.7-    050616 213  0.7-  0.2+    050717 673  0.1+  0.4-
    050527 461  0.4+  0.6-    050617 945  0.2+  0.6-    050717 673  0.1+  0.3-
    050527 349  0.8-  0.3-    050617 945  0.8+  0.8-    050717 673  0.1-  0.1+
    050527 349  0.6-  0.2-    050617 945  0.2-  0.6-
    050527 349  0.3-  0.1+    050617 945  0.4+  0.2-
    
         The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are -0.000011
    and -0.000097 (+/- 0.000044) AU^-1, respectively.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-O05
    

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