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    M.P.E.C. 2005-Q09                                Issued 2005 Aug. 22, 17:58 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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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                         COMET P/2005 M1 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    PK05M010  C2005 08 06.46547 22 44 08.38 -10 10 06.4          19.3 T EQ009644
    PK05M010  C2005 08 06.47618 22 44 08.15 -10 10 10.8          19.0 T EQ009644
    PK05M010  C2005 08 06.49059 22 44 07.77 -10 10 15.7          19.6 T EQ009644
    PK05M010  C2005 08 08.96945 22 43 08.48 -10 25 21.6          18.8 N EQ009A79
    PK05M010  C2005 08 09.00727 22 43 07.56 -10 25 41.2          18.8 N EQ009A79
    PK05M010  C2005 08 17.40382 22 39 12.13 -11 19 56.4          20.1 T EQ009673
    PK05M010  C2005 08 17.41909 22 39 11.65 -11 20 01.8                 EQ009673
    PK05M010  C2005 08 17.43819 22 39 10.94 -11 20 10.1                 EQ009673
    PK05M010  C2005 08 17.45000 22 39 10.74 -11 20 14.3                 EQ009673

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer D. Mayes.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
A79 Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory, Plana.  Observers F. Fratev, L. Vrigazov,
    E. Mihaylova, M. Tomov.  Measurer F. Fratev.  0.25-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.
    Long. = 23.4078, rho cos phi' = 0.73875, rho sin phi' = +0.67205.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 M1 (Christensen)
Epoch 2006 Jan. 25.0 TT = JDT 2453760.5
T 2006 Jan. 26.78097 TT                                 MPC
q   2.9297315            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.11417240     Peri.  225.45609     +0.98236435     -0.15422044
a   4.2081895      Node   143.03471     +0.17717067     +0.94847120
e   0.3038024      Incl.   10.12562     -0.05975649     +0.27680034
P   8.63
From 48 observations 1997 Oct. 31-2005 Aug. 17, mean residual 0".56.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-Q09

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