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MPEC 2005-E10 : COMET C/2005 A1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-E10                                Issued 2005 Mar. 2, 20:10 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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             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
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                           COMET C/2005 A1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK05A010  C2005 02 10.17999 14 34 51.58 -46 39 49.1                 EE010834
    CK05A010  C2005 02 10.20412 14 34 55.35 -46 42 07.8                 EE010834
    CK05A010  C2005 02 17.32094 15 00 21.77 -59 02 37.4          13.3 N EE010I77
    CK05A010  C2005 02 17.32175 15 00 21.99 -59 02 42.8          13.3 N EE010I77
    CK05A010  C2005 02 17.32214 15 00 22.11 -59 02 45.4          13.5 N EE010I77
    CK05A010  C2005 02 17.32255 15 00 22.24 -59 02 48.1          13.2 N EE010I77
    CK05A010  C2005 02 18.19515 15 04 58.02 -60 41 00.1                 EE010834
    CK05A010  C2005 02 18.22084 15 05 06.50 -60 43 56.0                 EE010834
    CK05A010  C2005 02 18.24404 15 05 14.08 -60 46 34.8                 EE010834
    CK05A010  C2005 02 19.20529 15 10 56.13 -62 36 11.1                 EE010834
    CK05A010  C2005 02 19.22480 15 11 03.44 -62 38 26.3                 EE010834
    CK05A010  C2005 02 19.23803 15 11 08.38 -62 39 57.6                 EE010834
    CK05A010  C2005 02 19.26936 15 11 20.20 -62 43 34.1                 EE010834
    CK05A010  C2005 02 22.22012 15 34 53.06 -68 24 16.8          13.2 N EE010I77
    CK05A010  C2005 02 22.22083 15 34 53.41 -68 24 21.5          13.2 N EE010I77
    CK05A010  C2005 02 22.22120 15 34 53.71 -68 24 24.3          13.2 N EE010I77
    CK05A010  C2005 02 22.22156 15 34 53.95 -68 24 26.6          13.2 N EE010I77
    CK05A010  C2005 02 22.22230 15 34 54.34 -68 24 31.8          13.2 N EE010I77

Observer details:
834 Buenos Aires-AAAA.  Observers R. Mackintosh, M. Konishi.  Measurer
    R. Mackintosh.  0.25-m f/6.3 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. 10.2423 TT                                  MPC
q   0.906668             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  271.8882      +0.0140269      +0.9974642
                   Node   355.8553      +0.1431285      -0.0710656
e   1.0            Incl.   74.8845      -0.9896047      +0.0038599
From 160 observations 2004 Dec. 9-2005 Feb. 22.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-E10

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