MPEC 2005-X51 : COMET C/2005 X1 (BESHORE)
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M.P.E.C. 2005-X51 Issued 2005 Dec. 9, 15:09 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 Supported in part by the TABASGO 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 C/2005 X1 (BESHORE) Observations: CK05X010 C2005 12 07.41028 10 13 15.52 +38 35 32.9 19.6 T EX051703 CK05X010 C2005 12 07.41767 10 13 14.88 +38 35 31.3 18.5 T EX051703 CK05X010 C2005 12 07.42510 10 13 14.23 +38 35 29.1 18.3 T EX051703 CK05X010 C2005 12 07.43249 10 13 13.58 +38 35 28.5 18.6 T EX051703 CK05X010 C2005 12 07.47032 10 13 10.74 +38 35 25.1 18.1 T EX051703 CK05X010 C2005 12 07.48058 10 13 09.91 +38 35 24.5 18.1 T EX051703 CK05X010 C2005 12 07.49082 10 13 09.19 +38 35 25.0 18.8 T EX051703 CK05X010 C2005 12 07.50130 10 13 08.32 +38 35 22.7 18.4 T EX051703 CK05X010 C2005 12 08.32817 10 12 04.64 +38 34 06.6 19.5 N EX051854 CK05X010 C2005 12 08.33500 10 12 04.24 +38 34 05.8 19.7 N EX051854 CK05X010 C2005 12 08.34180 10 12 03.61 +38 34 03.9 19.5 N EX051854 CK05X010 C2005 12 08.35964 10 12 02.18 +38 34 04.1 EX051703 CK05X010 C2005 12 08.37804 10 12 00.72 +38 34 01.0 18.4 T EX051703 CK05X010 C2005 12 08.45373 10 11 54.70 +38 33 55.9 18.6 T EX051703 CK05X010 C2005 12 08.46326 10 11 53.80 +38 33 54.1 18.8 T EX051703 CK05X010 C2005 12 08.47271 10 11 53.05 +38 33 51.6 18.4 T EX051703 CK05X010 C2005 12 08.48221 10 11 52.40 +38 33 53.1 19.0 T EX051703 CK05X010 C2005 12 09.12031 10 11 01.92 +38 32 51.2 18.3 T EX051118 CK05X010 C2005 12 09.12612 10 11 01.32 +38 32 51.8 18.8 T EX051118 CK05X010 C2005 12 09.36970 10 10 41.74 +38 32 28.0 19.5 T EX051734 CK05X010 C2005 12 09.37411 10 10 41.46 +38 32 27.9 19.0 T EX051734 CK05X010 C2005 12 09.39268 10 10 39.88 +38 32 26.7 19.5 T EX051734 Observer details: 118 Modra. Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi. 0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD. 703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observer E. C. Beshore. 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. 0.68-m Schmidt + CCD. 734 Farpoint Observatory. Observer G. Hug. 0.7-m reflector + CCD. 854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.36-m f/10.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. Orbital elements: C/2005 X1 (Beshore) T 2005 Sept. 30.861 TT MPC q 3.27707 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 142.571 -0.472345 -0.240549 Node 301.419 +0.348813 +0.832485 e 1.0 Incl. 96.463 +0.809457 -0.499105 From 22 observations 2005 Dec. 7-9. Ephemeris: C/2005 X1 (Beshore) Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2 2005 12 06 10 15.00 +38 37.7 2.863 3.337 110.4 16.1 18.0 2005 12 16 10 00.90 +38 21.5 2.728 3.356 122.0 14.4 17.9 2005 12 26 09 42.81 +37 58.3 2.616 3.377 134.3 12.0 17.9 2006 01 05 09 21.19 +37 18.7 2.535 3.401 146.9 9.1 17.8 2006 01 15 08 57.23 +36 14.0 2.494 3.428 158.4 6.1 17.8 2006 01 25 08 32.78 +34 40.3 2.498 3.456 164.4 4.4 17.9 Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2005 MPC M.P.E.C. 2005-X51


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