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    • MPEC 2005-P63 : COMET C/2005 O2 (CHRISTENSEN)

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-P63                                Issued 2005 Aug. 15, 17:03 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 O2 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    CK05O020  C2005 08 03.66153 03 33 46.69 -12 31 16.3          18.4 N EP063474
    CK05O020  C2005 08 03.66383 03 33 46.62 -12 31 18.8          18.2 N EP063474
    CK05O020  C2005 08 03.66538 03 33 46.61 -12 31 20.9          18.9 N EP063474
    CK05O020  C2005 08 04.77374 03 33 18.13 -12 48 43.5          18.1 T EP063D74
    CK05O020  C2005 08 04.78025 03 33 17.96 -12 48 50.2          18.2 T EP063D74
    CK05O020  C2005 08 04.78718 03 33 17.77 -12 48 56.9          18.1 T EP063D74
    CK05O020  C2005 08 11.49919 03 29 45.05 -14 41 36.5          17.5 T EP063673
    CK05O020  C2005 08 11.50185 03 29 44.95 -14 41 40.0                 EP063673
    CK05O020  C2005 08 11.50729 03 29 44.73 -14 41 45.3                 EP063673
    CK05O020  C2005 08 11.51470 03 29 44.48 -14 41 51.4                 EP063673

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
    P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
D74 Nakagawa.  Observers H. Hori, H. Maeno.  1.13-m f/6.75 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 O2 (Christensen)
T 2005 Sept. 25.186 TT                                  MPC
q   3.35750              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  267.020       +0.831125       +0.219991
                   Node   280.165       +0.391295       -0.883933
e   1.0            Incl.  148.744       -0.395119       -0.412633
From 46 observations 2005 July 31-Aug. 11.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 O2 (Christensen)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 08 08    03 31.75   -13 41.3    3.248    3.388    89.1    17.4  17.4
2005 08 18    03 25.06   -16 42.8    3.059    3.377    99.5    17.2  17.2
2005 08 28    03 14.97   -20 12.0    2.886    3.368   110.0    16.4  17.1
2005 09 07    03 00.72   -24 04.4    2.740    3.362   120.2    15.0  17.0
2005 09 17    02 41.67   -28 08.2    2.630    3.358   129.3    13.4  16.9
2005 09 27    02 17.63   -32 04.1    2.568    3.358   135.5    12.1  16.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-P63

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