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    M.P.E.C. 2005-T72                                Issued 2005 Oct. 11, 20:42 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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                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                           COMET P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK05Q040  C2005 09 28.47442 06 35 09.87 +39 34 33.7          18.8 T ET072673
    PK05Q040  C2005 09 28.47847 06 35 10.49 +39 34 36.0                 ET072673
    PK05Q040  C2005 09 28.48495 06 35 11.64 +39 34 40.1                 ET072673
    PK05Q040  C2005 09 28.48889 06 35 12.28 +39 34 43.2                 ET072673
    PK05Q040  C2005 10 04.96389 06 53 26.02 +40 39 59.2          18.7 T ET072561
    PK05Q040  C2005 10 04.96846 06 53 26.85 +40 40 02.8          18.3 T ET072561
    PK05Q040  C2005 10 04.97269 06 53 27.60 +40 40 06.6          18.8 T ET072561

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:
    P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR)
T 2005 Sept. 28.2399 TT                                 MPC
q   1.753916             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1051825      Peri.   50.9033      +0.4720249      -0.8795469
a   4.444678       Node    11.3990      +0.6859209      +0.3237186
e   0.605390       Incl.   17.6467      +0.5538095      +0.3487169
P   9.37
From 56 observations 2005 Aug. 31-Oct. 4.

Ephemeris:
    P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 10 07    06 59.07   +40 59.7    1.410    1.756    92.0    34.7  18.2
2005 10 17    07 25.88   +42 30.2    1.347    1.764    96.5    34.1  18.1
2005 10 27    07 50.64   +43 53.6    1.290    1.778   101.4    33.2  18.1
2005 11 06    08 12.49   +45 13.4    1.239    1.797   106.8    31.9  18.0
2005 11 16    08 30.55   +46 32.8    1.194    1.821   112.7    30.1  18.0
2005 11 26    08 44.00   +47 53.4    1.157    1.850   119.1    27.8  18.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-T72

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