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    • MPEC 2005-Y53 : COMET C/2005 X1 (BESHORE)

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-Y53                                Issued 2005 Dec. 30, 06:25 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
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                           COMET C/2005 X1 (BESHORE)

Observations:
    CK05X010  C2005 12 25.97996 09 43 14.41 +37 59 21.9          18.9 N EY053213
    CK05X010  C2005 12 25.98366 09 43 13.95 +37 59 21.2          18.9 N EY053213
    CK05X010  C2005 12 29.98827 09 35 11.42 +37 46 37.9          19.4 N EY053147
    CK05X010  C2005 12 29.99261 09 35 10.56 +37 46 38.7          19.3 N EY053147

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

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 X1 (Beshore)
T 2005 July 8.359  TT                                   MPC
q   2.88747              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  118.765       -0.2888210      -0.4582795
                   Node   302.732       +0.0061019      +0.8770908
e   1.0            Incl.   92.224       +0.9573637      -0.1438458
From 42 observations 2005 Dec. 7-29.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 X1 (Beshore)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1
2005 12 26    09 43.20   +37 59.3    2.592    3.353   134.2    12.1  17.8
2006 01 05    09 22.30   +37 21.9    2.539    3.403   146.6     9.1  17.8
2006 01 15    08 59.52   +36 22.0    2.524    3.455   158.0     6.1  17.9
2006 01 25    08 36.60   +34 56.7    2.552    3.509   164.0     4.4  18.0
2006 02 04    08 15.29   +33 09.3    2.626    3.565   159.2     5.6  18.1

Daniel W. E. Green           (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-Y53

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