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    • MPEC 2005-P61 : COMET C/2005 N5 (CATALINA)

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-P61                                Issued 2005 Aug. 15, 16:31 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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             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 N5 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    CK05N050  C2005 08 04.06558 01 55 54.84 +02 42 54.5          17.4 N EP061130
    CK05N050  C2005 08 04.06890 01 55 55.41 +02 42 52.7          18.1 N EP061130
    CK05N050  C2005 08 04.07223 01 55 55.98 +02 42 50.4          18.4 N EP061130
    CK05N050  C2005 08 04.07555 01 55 56.49 +02 42 48.3          18.2 N EP061130
    CK05N050  C2005 08 11.47488 02 16 23.59 +01 21 27.2          16.5 T EP061673
    CK05N050  C2005 08 11.48067 02 16 24.51 +01 21 23.2                 EP061673
    CK05N050  C2005 08 11.48727 02 16 25.57 +01 21 17.9                 EP061673
    CK05N050  C2005 08 11.49363 02 16 26.60 +01 21 13.2                 EP061673
    CK05N050  C2005 08 13.07743 02 20 43.92 +01 01 15.0          17.7 N EP061147
    CK05N050  C2005 08 13.08007 02 20 44.40 +01 01 12.5          17.9 N EP061147
    CK05N050  C2005 08 13.08232 02 20 44.72 +01 01 10.9          17.8 N EP061147
    CK05N050  C2005 08 13.27466 02 21 15.74 +00 58 53.8          17.2 N EP061844
    CK05N050  C2005 08 13.27586 02 21 16.00 +00 58 53.4          17.1 N EP061844
    CK05N050  C2005 08 13.28716 02 21 17.77 +00 58 44.2          17.1 N EP061844
    CK05N050  C2005 08 13.29104 02 21 18.41 +00 58 40.7          16.8 N EP061844

Observer details:
130 Lumezzane.  Observers C. Cremaschini, S. Foglia, W. Marinello, M. Micheli,
    G. Pizzetti, A. Soffiantini.  Measurers W. Marinello, M. Micheli.  0.40-m
    f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno.  Observers D. Crespi, S. Foglia,
    G. Galli, S. Minuto, V. Sacco.  Measurers S. Foglia, G. Galli.  0.40-m f/4
    reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
844 Los Molinos.  Observer R. Salvo.  0.46-m f/2.8 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 N5 (Catalina)
T 2005 Aug. 22.6752 TT                                  MPC
q   1.627415             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0064088      Peri.  207.7609      +0.9845243      -0.0971256
a  28.704669       Node   156.4116      +0.1073475      +0.9921658
e   0.943305       Incl.   21.3787      -0.1385222      +0.0785722
P 154
From 71 observations 2005 July 12-Aug. 13.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-P61

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