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    M.P.E.C. 2005-Q36                                Issued 2005 Aug. 29, 00:12 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 P/2005 L4 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    PK05L040  C2005 08 17.26770 19 29 33.99 -11 17 25.3          20.0 T EQ036673
    PK05L040  C2005 08 17.28681 19 29 33.42 -11 17 18.7                 EQ036673
    PK05L040  C2005 08 17.32500 19 29 32.70 -11 17 07.9                 EQ036673
    PK05L040  C2005 08 17.33588 19 29 32.41 -11 17 03.6                 EQ036673
    PK05L040  C2005 08 25.84894 19 27 25.84 -10 36 15.8          19.5 N EQ036461
    PK05L040  C2005 08 25.85624 19 27 25.79 -10 36 14.1                 EQ036461
    PK05L040  C2005 08 27.50201 19 27 15.43 -10 28 52.9          19.4 N EQ036415
    PK05L040  C2005 08 27.51049 19 27 15.36 -10 28 50.5          19.3 N EQ036415
    PK05L040  C2005 08 27.51898 19 27 15.34 -10 28 47.4          19.1 N EQ036415

Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
461 Szeged University, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observers K. Sarneczky,
    D. Szam.  0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer D. Mayes.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 L4 (Christensen)
T 2005 Aug. 24.5998 TT                                  MPC
q   2.366754             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1181022      Peri.   24.7115      +0.6086364      +0.7407729
a   4.114314       Node   284.0767      -0.7679809      +0.4599419
e   0.424751       Incl.   17.0427      -0.1994170      +0.4896007
P   8.35
From 78 observations 2005 June 3-Aug. 27.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-Q36

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