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    • MPEC 2005-T71 : COMET C/2005 Q1 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-T71                                Issued 2005 Oct. 11, 20:39 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 Q1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK05Q010  C2005 09 28.45486 05 13 36.01 +70 38 35.0          19.2 T ET071673
    CK05Q010  C2005 09 28.46273 05 13 35.70 +70 38 40.1                 ET071673
    CK05Q010  C2005 09 28.46840 05 13 35.32 +70 38 44.1                 ET071673
    CK05Q010  C2005 09 28.47222 05 13 35.07 +70 38 46.8                 ET071673
    CK05Q010  C2005 10 04.97870 05 06 26.08 +71 53 34.5          19.1 T ET071561
    CK05Q010  C2005 10 04.98333 05 06 25.58 +71 53 36.2          18.7 T ET071561
    CK05Q010  C2005 10 04.98750 05 06 24.80 +71 53 38.2          19.1 T ET071561

Observer details:
561 Piszkesteto.  Observer J. Kelemen.  0.6-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 Q1 (LINEAR)
T 2005 Aug. 24.8686 TT                                  MPC
q   6.405794             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   44.6370      +0.2122034      +0.1585202
                   Node    87.7294      +0.3759349      -0.9240602
e   1.0            Incl.  105.1948      +0.9020214      +0.3478276
From 57 observations 2005 Aug. 27-Oct. 4.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 Q1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 10 07    05 03.68   +72 16.4    6.112    6.412   103.1     8.7  18.0
2005 10 17    04 45.86   +74 04.1    6.019    6.416   109.2     8.4  18.0
2005 10 27    04 19.94   +75 36.8    5.944    6.420   114.5     8.1  17.9
2005 11 06    03 45.44   +76 44.1    5.890    6.425   118.7     7.8  17.9
2005 11 16    03 04.59   +77 16.4    5.860    6.431   121.4     7.5  17.9
2005 11 26    02 22.61   +77 09.3    5.855    6.437   122.3     7.4  17.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-T71

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