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    M.P.E.C. 2005-V91                                Issued 2005 Nov. 14, 20:40 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 12.77848 00 45 57.47 +17 58 18.2          20.2 T EV091152
    PK05T020  C2005 10 12.78020 00 45 57.35 +17 58 19.0          20.2 T EV091152
    PK05T020  C2005 10 12.78198 00 45 57.31 +17 58 16.5          20.1 T EV091152
    PK05T020  C2005 10 12.78369 00 45 57.24 +17 58 15.8          20.3 T EV091152
    PK05T020  C2005 10 12.78539 00 45 57.29 +17 58 15.3          20.6 T EV091152
    PK05T020  C2005 11 06.14815 00 34 05.37 +15 03 49.5          20.2 T EV091673
    PK05T020  C2005 11 06.16215 00 34 05.16 +15 03 43.9                 EV091673
    PK05T020  C2005 11 06.17905 00 34 04.85 +15 03 37.5                 EV091673
    PK05T020  C2005 11 06.18762 00 34 04.72 +15 03 34.3                 EV091673

Observer details:
152 Moletai Astronomical Observatory.  Observers K. Cernis, J. Zdanavicius.
    Measurer K. Cernis.  1.65-m f/3.1 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 T2 (Christensen)
T 2005 Apr. 10.9675 TT                                  MPC
q   2.210502             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1315144      Peri.   58.2700      +0.7442411      +0.6523917
a   3.829605       Node   260.5914      -0.6513347      +0.6614558
e   0.422786       Incl.    8.3428      -0.1478793      +0.3699478
P   7.49
From 64 observations 2005 Oct. 7-Nov. 6.

Ephemeris:
    P/2005 T2 (Christensen)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 11 06    00 34.12   +15 04.8    1.777    2.674   148.6    11.1  20.0
2005 11 16    00 32.81   +14 05.3    1.890    2.712   138.5    14.0  20.2
2005 11 26    00 33.83   +13 19.9    2.022    2.750   128.7    16.3  20.4
2005 12 06    00 37.05   +12 50.3    2.170    2.789   119.4    17.9  20.6
2005 12 16    00 42.26   +12 36.3    2.330    2.828   110.4    19.0  20.9
2005 12 26    00 49.19   +12 36.8    2.498    2.868   101.9    19.6  21.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-V91

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