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    M.P.E.C. 2005-V20                                Issued 2005 Nov. 3, 00:14 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 T2 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    PK05T020  C2005 10 26.83541 00 37 47.56 +16 15 38.6          19.7 T EV020215
    PK05T020  C2005 10 29.25118 00 36 43.08 +15 58 17.3          20.1 T EV020G96
    PK05T020  C2005 10 29.25728 00 36 42.87 +15 58 14.6                 EV020G96
    PK05T020  C2005 10 29.26339 00 36 42.70 +15 58 11.6                 EV020G96
    PK05T020  C2005 10 29.26971 00 36 42.54 +15 58 08.9                 EV020G96
    PK05T020  C2005 11 01.91284 00 35 19.65 +15 32 23.6                 EV020213
    PK05T020  C2005 11 01.91857 00 35 19.54 +15 32 21.5                 EV020213
    PK05T020  C2005 11 01.92316 00 35 19.44 +15 32 18.8                 EV020213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
    S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 T2 (Christensen)
T 2005 Apr. 10.820 TT                                   MPC
q   2.20984              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.131400       Peri.   58.207       +0.743507       +0.653224
a   3.83183        Node   260.590       -0.652081       +0.660723
e   0.42329        Incl.    8.344       -0.148279       +0.369788
P   7.50
From 56 observations 2005 Oct. 7-Nov. 1.

Ephemeris:
    P/2005 T2 (Christensen)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 10 27    00 37.71   +16 14.6    1.688    2.638   158.5     7.9  19.8
2005 11 06    00 34.12   +15 04.8    1.778    2.674   148.6    11.1  20.0
2005 11 16    00 32.81   +14 05.3    1.891    2.712   138.5    14.0  20.2
2005 11 26    00 33.82   +13 19.9    2.023    2.751   128.7    16.3  20.4
2005 12 06    00 37.04   +12 50.3    2.171    2.789   119.4    17.9  20.6
2005 12 16    00 42.25   +12 36.3    2.331    2.829   110.4    19.0  20.9
2005 12 26    00 49.18   +12 36.8    2.499    2.869   101.9    19.6  21.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-V20

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