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    M.P.E.C. 2005-T23                                Issued 2005 Oct. 4, 16:04 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
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                         COMET C/2005 O2 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    CK05O020  C2005 09 28.39491 02 13 56.47 -32 28 40.2          17.8 T ET023673
    CK05O020  C2005 09 28.39861 02 13 55.92 -32 28 45.0                 ET023673
    CK05O020  C2005 09 28.40590 02 13 54.70 -32 28 54.3                 ET023673
    CK05O020  C2005 09 28.41065 02 13 53.98 -32 29 00.3                 ET023673
    CK05O020  C2005 09 29.56583 02 10 45.96 -32 53 38.9          20.2 N ET023415
    CK05O020  C2005 09 29.56693 02 10 45.82 -32 53 40.3          17.7 N ET023415
    CK05O020  C2005 09 29.68665 02 10 25.93 -32 56 11.1          17.7 T ET023E12
    CK05O020  C2005 09 29.69439 02 10 24.63 -32 56 22.4          16.8 T ET023E12
    CK05O020  C2005 09 29.70204 02 10 23.34 -32 56 30.5          17.5 T ET023E12
    CK05O020  C2005 09 29.70972 02 10 22.11 -32 56 39.7          17.4 T ET023E12
    CK05O020  C2005 10 03.52518 01 59 37.84 -34 14 07.0          18.3 N ET023415
    CK05O020  C2005 10 03.52710 01 59 37.50 -34 14 09.4          18.2 N ET023415
    CK05O020  C2005 10 03.52902 01 59 37.14 -34 14 12.4          18.8 N ET023415

Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    C. M. Casey, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 O2 (Christensen)
T 2005 Sept. 8.4038 TT                                  MPC
q   3.333473             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0085734      Peri.  263.8250      +0.8161299      +0.2762793
a  23.642928       Node   280.7713      +0.4472271      -0.8581899
e   0.859008       Incl.  148.8924      -0.3659507      -0.4326429
P 115
From 83 observations 2005 July 31-Oct. 3.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 O2 (Christensen)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 09 27    02 17.65   -31 58.1    2.547    3.337   135.6    12.1  16.8
2005 10 07    01 49.44   -35 18.5    2.542    3.343   137.0    11.8  16.8
2005 10 17    01 18.84   -37 44.8    2.590    3.350   133.0    12.6  16.8
2005 10 27    00 48.54   -39 07.4    2.688    3.360   125.2    14.0  16.9
2005 11 06    00 21.09   -39 30.7    2.828    3.372   115.3    15.4  17.0
2005 11 16    23 58.13   -39 08.4    2.999    3.387   104.6    16.4  17.2
2005 11 26    23 40.13   -38 16.4    3.189    3.403    94.0    16.8  17.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-T23

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