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    • MPEC 2005-X70 : COMET C/2005 X1 (BESHORE)

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-X70                                Issued 2005 Dec. 12, 15:48 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 C/2005 X1 (BESHORE)

Observations:
    CK05X010  C2005 12 09.71447 10 10 13.81 +38 31 56.3                 EX070349
    CK05X010  C2005 12 09.72308 10 10 13.09 +38 31 55.6                 EX070349
    CK05X010  C2005 12 09.73168 10 10 12.37 +38 31 55.0          18.3 T EX070349
    CK05X010  C2005 12 10.17689 10 09 35.87 +38 31 13.7          19.3 N EX070147
    CK05X010  C2005 12 10.18197 10 09 35.46 +38 31 13.4          19.6 N EX070147
    CK05X010  C2005 12 11.17755 10 08 12.17 +38 29 39.2          18.9 N EX070213
    CK05X010  C2005 12 11.18404 10 08 11.57 +38 29 38.4          18.9 N EX070213
    CK05X010  C2005 12 11.19296 10 08 10.81 +38 29 38.2          18.9 N EX070213

Observer details:
147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno.  Observers D. Crespi, S. Foglia,
    G. Galli, S. Minuto.  Measurers S. Foglia, G. Galli.  0.40-m f/4 reflector
    + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 X1 (Beshore)
T 2005 Aug. 5.139 TT                                    MPC
q   3.07847              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  127.830       -0.375254       -0.382986
                   Node   302.184       +0.134853       +0.878403
e   1.0            Incl.   94.167       +0.917060       -0.285883
From 30 observations 2005 Dec. 7-11.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 X1 (Beshore)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 12 06    10 15.01   +38 37.7    2.828    3.303   110.4    16.2  17.9
2005 12 16    10 00.94   +38 21.6    2.711    3.339   122.0    14.5  17.9
2005 12 26    09 43.09   +37 58.9    2.617    3.377   134.3    12.0  17.9
2006 01 05    09 21.96   +37 20.8    2.553    3.418   146.7     9.1  17.9
2006 01 15    08 58.80   +36 19.3    2.528    3.460   158.1     6.1  17.9
2006 01 25    08 35.37   +34 51.3    2.547    3.505   164.1     4.4  18.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-X70

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