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    • MPEC 2005-P15 : COMET C/2005 N4 (CATALINA)

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-P15                                Issued 2005 Aug. 1, 23:09 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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                          COMET C/2005 N4 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    CK05N040  C2005 07 24.91909 16 02 02.91 +20 31 02.3          19.2 N EP015118
    CK05N040  C2005 07 24.92530 16 02 02.06 +20 30 46.7                 EP015118
    CK05N040  C2005 07 26.89415 15 58 02.98 +19 08 29.0                 EP015213
    CK05N040  C2005 07 26.90663 15 58 01.52 +19 07 58.2                 EP015213
    CK05N040  C2005 07 26.92030 15 57 59.88 +19 07 24.5                 EP015213
    CK05N040  C2005 07 27.88408 15 56 09.40 +18 27 34.2                 EP015147
    CK05N040  C2005 07 27.89082 15 56 08.63 +18 27 18.4          19.3 N EP015147

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, P. Zigo.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
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.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 N4 (Catalina)
T 2005 July 2.599 TT                                    MPC
q   2.30361              (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.01744        Peri.  136.548       -0.040625       -0.593603
                   Node    64.040       -0.967197       -0.178514
e   0.95981        Incl.  116.629       +0.250759       -0.784709
From 179 observations 2005 July 6-27.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 N4 (Catalina)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 07 29    15 54.11   +17 42.0    1.882    2.322   102.4    25.3  19.0
2005 08 08    15 39.47   +11 16.6    2.048    2.339    93.4    25.6  19.2
2005 08 18    15 30.29   +05 39.2    2.239    2.360    84.1    25.2  19.5
2005 08 28    15 25.15   +00 48.1    2.443    2.387    74.8    24.1  19.7
2005 09 07    15 23.02   -03 23.6    2.651    2.418    65.7    22.3  20.0
2005 09 17    15 23.16   -07 03.3    2.854    2.453    56.8    20.1  20.2
2005 09 27    15 25.00   -10 17.8    3.047    2.493    48.1    17.4  20.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-P15

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