MPEC 2005-C63 : COMET C/2004 X3 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2005-C63 Issued 2005 Feb. 15, 22:18 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2004 X3 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK04X030 C2005 02 04.71999 11 20 26.88 +00 57 53.6 EC063349
CK04X030 C2005 02 04.72359 11 20 26.67 +00 57 52.4 EC063349
CK04X030 C2005 02 04.72719 11 20 26.46 +00 57 51.4 18.4 T EC063349
CK04X030 2005 02 08.68333 11 16 25.79 +00 36 14.2 EC063372
CK04X030 2005 02 11.68889 11 13 13.93 +00 20 15.6 EC063372
CK04X030 C2005 02 13.07571 11 11 43.05 +00 13 00.4 17.7 N EC063213
CK04X030 C2005 02 13.07682 11 11 42.98 +00 13 00.4 17.7 N EC063213
CK04X030 C2005 02 13.07793 11 11 42.88 +00 12 59.9 17.7 N EC063213
Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves. Measurer M. Campas. 0.30-m
f/5.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
372 Geisei. Observer T. Seki. 0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
Orbital elements:
C/2004 X3 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2005 May 30.0 TT = JDT 2453520.5
T 2005 June 17.20322 TT MPC
q 4.4024360 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.0014537 Peri. 202.12817 -0.90314429 +0.31834493
+/-0.0000489 Node 343.04537 +0.34450813 +0.13693838
e 1.0063998 Incl. 81.06347 -0.25621191 -0.93803219
From 137 observations 2004 Dec. 15-2005 Feb. 13, mean residual 0".53.
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are -0.000020
and -0.000673 (+/- 0.000049) AU^-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2005 MPC M.P.E.C. 2005-C63
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