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MPEC 2005-C64 : COMET C/2005 A1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-C64                                Issued 2005 Feb. 15, 22:41 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
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                           COMET C/2005 A1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK05A010   2005 02 06.79201 14 26 50.86 -41 33 43.8          13.1 T EC064372
    CK05A010   2005 02 06.80660 14 26 52.64 -41 34 59.7          13.0 T EC064372
    CK05A010   2005 02 06.81007 14 26 53.07 -41 35 17.5                 EC064372
    CK05A010   2005 02 08.78333 14 31 21.14 -44 30 00.8          13.0 T EC064372
    CK05A010   2005 02 08.82448 14 31 26.90 -44 33 46.6          13.0 T EC064372
    CK05A010  C2005 02 11.32375 14 37 58.51 -48 30 17.8          12.7 N EC064I77
    CK05A010  C2005 02 11.32532 14 37 58.76 -48 30 27.3          13.2 N EC064I77
    CK05A010  C2005 02 11.32564 14 37 58.88 -48 30 29.0          12.9 N EC064I77
    CK05A010  C2005 02 11.32657 14 37 58.43 -48 30 35.6          13.3 N EC064I77
    CK05A010  C2005 02 11.58642 14 38 44.32 -48 56 02.5          14.4 N EC064415
    CK05A010  C2005 02 11.58824 14 38 44.60 -48 56 13.1          14.3 N EC064415
    CK05A010   2005 02 11.76389 14 39 15.10 -49 13 47.3          12.9 T EC064372
    CK05A010   2005 02 11.76910 14 39 15.95 -49 14 17.7                 EC064372

Observer details:
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m
    f/3.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
    Measurer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 A1 (LINEAR)
T 2005 Apr. 10.2422 TT                                  MPC
q   0.906649             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  271.8894      +0.0140490      +0.9974639
                   Node   355.8554      +0.1431419      -0.0710686
e   1.0            Incl.   74.8853      -0.9896025      +0.0038808
From 137 observations 2004 Dec. 9-2005 Feb. 11.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-C64

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