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    • MPEC 2005-V23 : COMET P/2005 T5 (BROUGHTON)

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-V23                                Issued 2005 Nov. 3, 00:27 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,
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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET P/2005 T5 (BROUGHTON)

Observations:
    PK05T050  C2005 10 24.67416 23 59 13.32 -25 59 36.3                 EV023413
    PK05T050  C2005 10 24.68047 23 59 13.19 -25 59 33.6                 EV023413
    PK05T050  C2005 10 26.43308 23 58 35.69 -25 47 01.6          19.2 N EV023415
    PK05T050  C2005 10 26.44015 23 58 35.58 -25 46 58.3          19.3 N EV023415
    PK05T050  C2005 10 26.82359 23 58 27.72 -25 44 13.0          18.7 T EV023215
    PK05T050  C2005 10 26.83418 23 58 27.36 -25 44 08.9          18.9 N EV023A79
    PK05T050  C2005 10 26.84311 23 58 27.26 -25 44 05.4          19.2 N EV023A79
    PK05T050  C2005 10 26.85084 23 58 27.11 -25 44 01.5          18.5 N EV023A79
    PK05T050   2005 10 27.53438 23 58 13.65 -25 38 56.2          18.5 T EV023372
    PK05T050  C2005 11 02.46861 23 56 38.14 -24 51 26.4          18.3 N EV023415
    PK05T050  C2005 11 02.47496 23 56 37.99 -24 51 23.0          18.9 N EV023415
    PK05T050  C2005 11 02.51779 23 56 37.34 -24 51 01.5          19.2 N EV023415
    PK05T050  C2005 11 02.53694 23 56 37.11 -24 50 51.5          19.0 N EV023415

Observer details:
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A79 Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory, Plana.  Observers F. Fratev, L. Vrigazov,
    E. Mihaylova.  Measurer F. Fratev.  0.25-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 T5 (Broughton)
T 2005 Nov. 3.4274 TT                                   MPC
q   3.247069             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0504473      Peri.  304.4948      +0.9520532      +0.0053979
a   7.253999       Node    57.0692      +0.1727891      +0.8156154
e   0.552375       Incl.   21.3731      -0.2524650      +0.5785693
P  19.5
From 52 observations 2005 Aug. 26-Nov. 2.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-V23

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