MPEC 2005-E84 : COMET C/2005 E2 (McNAUGHT)
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M.P.E.C. 2005-E84 Issued 2005 Mar. 14, 19:57 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2005 E2 (McNAUGHT)
Observations:
CK05E020 C2005 03 12.75009 19 47 24.43 -35 48 32.6 16.5 T EE084E12
CK05E020 C2005 03 12.76012 19 47 25.04 -35 48 32.3 16.5 T EE084E12
CK05E020 C2005 03 12.77010 19 47 25.70 -35 48 31.9 16.4 T EE084E12
CK05E020 C2005 03 12.78008 19 47 26.27 -35 48 31.9 16.6 T EE084E12
CK05E020 C2005 03 13.71071 19 48 23.34 -35 47 55.3 15.9 T EE084474
CK05E020 C2005 03 13.71418 19 48 23.55 -35 47 55.1 15.9 T EE084474
CK05E020 C2005 03 13.71656 19 48 23.67 -35 47 55.1 15.5 T EE084474
CK05E020 C2005 03 13.71784 19 48 23.74 -35 47 55.0 15.5 T EE084474
CK05E020 C2005 03 13.76186 19 48 26.36 -35 47 53.9 16.4 T EE084E12
CK05E020 C2005 03 13.77054 19 48 26.99 -35 47 53.4 16.6 T EE084E12
CK05E020 C2005 03 13.77784 19 48 27.38 -35 47 53.1 16.4 T EE084E12
CK05E020 C2005 03 13.78517 19 48 27.79 -35 47 52.8 16.4 T EE084E12
CK05E020 C2005 03 14.32498 19 49 00.75 -35 47 32.7 16.1 N EE084I77
CK05E020 C2005 03 14.32817 19 49 00.97 -35 47 32.7 15.9 N EE084I77
CK05E020 C2005 03 14.33134 19 49 01.10 -35 47 32.6 16.0 N EE084I77
CK05E020 C2005 03 14.33556 19 49 01.39 -35 47 31.7 16.0 N EE084I77
CK05E020 C2005 03 14.78084 19 49 28.48 -35 47 15.5 16.6 T EE084E12
CK05E020 C2005 03 14.78371 19 49 28.68 -35 47 15.5 16.7 T EE084E12
CK05E020 C2005 03 14.78661 19 49 28.82 -35 47 15.3 16.5 T EE084E12
CK05E020 C2005 03 14.78950 19 49 28.98 -35 47 15.3 16.5 T EE084E12
Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observer A. C. Gilmore. Measurer
P. M. Kilmartin. 1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey. Observer R. H. McNaught. Measurers E. C. Beshore,
C. M. Casey, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, R. E. Hill, S. M. Larson,
R. H. McNaught. 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + 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 E2 (McNaught)
T 2006 Apr. 13.126 TT MPC
q 3.01128 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 358.748 +0.997811 +0.064941
Node 357.427 -0.058001 +0.769038
e 1.0 Incl. 16.116 -0.031756 +0.635895
From 20 observations 2005 Mar. 12-14.
Ephemeris:
C/2005 E2 (McNaught)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2005 03 11 19 45.60 -35 49.7 5.235 4.810 59.7 10.3 15.4
2005 03 21 19 55.64 -35 43.8 5.037 4.743 67.3 11.2 15.3
2005 03 31 20 04.97 -35 40.3 4.833 4.675 75.0 11.9 15.1
2005 04 10 20 13.48 -35 39.8 4.625 4.608 82.8 12.5 15.0
2005 04 20 20 21.01 -35 43.0 4.416 4.542 90.8 12.8 14.8
2005 04 30 20 27.41 -35 50.5 4.208 4.476 98.9 12.8 14.6
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