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    M.P.E.C. 2005-U04                                Issued 2005 Oct. 17, 16:35 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.
    
                      Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                COMET P/2005 R1 (NEAT)
    
    Observations:
        PK05R010  C2005 10 01.58854 00 33 50.29 +32 23 29.9          16.6 T EU004355
        PK05R010  C2005 10 01.59067 00 33 50.23 +32 23 29.9                 EU004355
        PK05R010  C2005 10 01.59286 00 33 50.22 +32 23 29.7                 EU004355
        PK05R010  C2005 10 01.59744 00 33 50.08 +32 23 27.2                 EU004355
        PK05R010  C2005 10 03.83419 00 33 12.50 +32 11 57.5          16.8 N EU004A32
        PK05R010  C2005 10 03.84429 00 33 12.32 +32 11 54.4          17.1 N EU004A32
        PK05R010  C2005 10 03.85440 00 33 12.14 +32 11 51.2          16.9 N EU004A32
        PK05R010  C2005 10 07.96072 00 32 04.13 +31 45 41.1          17.2 N EU004A33
        PK05R010  C2005 10 07.96989 00 32 03.99 +31 45 36.9          17.3 N EU004A33
        PK05R010  C2005 10 11.95733 00 31 04.38 +31 14 10.5          17.3 T EU004152
        PK05R010  C2005 10 11.95900 00 31 04.35 +31 14 09.7          17.3 T EU004152
        PK05R010  C2005 10 11.96076 00 31 04.33 +31 14 08.7          17.4 T EU004152
        PK05R010  C2005 10 12.83280 00 30 53.08 +31 06 34.1          17.2 N EU004J97
        PK05R010  C2005 10 12.87408 00 30 52.45 +31 06 12.9          18.0 N EU004147
        PK05R010  C2005 10 12.89514 00 30 52.11 +31 06 01.9          18.3 N EU004147
        PK05R010  C2005 10 14.25297 00 30 35.00 +30 53 44.3          17.4 T EU004704
        PK05R010  C2005 10 14.26420 00 30 34.88 +30 53 37.7          18.2 T EU004704
        PK05R010  C2005 10 14.27544 00 30 34.66 +30 53 31.2          18.2 T EU004704
        PK05R010  C2005 10 14.28670 00 30 34.47 +30 53 24.5          18.1 T EU004704
        PK05R010  C2005 10 14.29793 00 30 34.26 +30 53 16.3          18.1 T EU004704
        PK05R010  C2005 10 15.87288 00 30 16.83 +30 38 16.2          16.4 N EU004J97
        PK05R010  C2005 10 15.92230 00 30 16.17 +30 37 46.7          16.3 T EU004504
        PK05R010  C2005 10 15.92355 00 30 16.18 +30 37 45.5          16.1 T EU004504
        PK05R010  C2005 10 15.92758 00 30 16.10 +30 37 42.9                 EU004504
        PK05R010  C2005 10 15.93037 00 30 16.02 +30 37 41.1                 EU004504
        PK05R010  C2005 10 15.93162 00 30 15.91 +30 37 40.1          16.4 T EU004504
    
    Observer details:
    147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno.  Observers D. Crespi, S. Foglia,
        G. Galli, S. Minuto, V. Sacco.  Measurer S. Foglia.  0.40-m f/4 reflector
        + CCD.
    152 Moletai Astronomical Observatory.  Observers K. Cernis, J. Zdanavicius.
        Measurer K. Cernis.  1.65-m f/3.4 reflector + CCD.
    355 Hadano.  Observer A. Asami.  0.28-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
    504 Le Creusot.  Observer J.-C. Merlin.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, L. Manguso,
        D. Torres, R. Kracke, A. Milner, H. Love.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer,
        J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    A32 Panker.  Observer H. Denzau.  0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    A33 Volkssternwarte Kirchheim.  Observer B. Brinkmann.  0.50-m f/5.0 reflector
        + CCD.
    J97 Alginet.  Observers T. Climent G.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2005 R1 (NEAT)
    T 2005 Oct. 8.3649 TT                                   MPC
    q   2.046967             (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.0763600      Peri.  117.9267      +0.9251946      -0.2758237
    a   5.502484       Node   259.0704      +0.1804173      +0.9239374
    e   0.627992       Incl.   15.3943      +0.3338630      +0.2650678
    P  12.9
    From 171 observations 2005 Sept. 2-Oct. 15.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-U04
    

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