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MPEC 2005-H32 : COMET C/2005 E2 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-H32                                Issued 2005 Apr. 26, 14:44 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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                          COMET C/2005 E2 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK05E020   2005 04 18.79826 20 20 32.33 -35 45 40.5          16.5 T EH032372
    CK05E020  C2005 04 20.19988 20 21 33.07 -35 46 39.6          15.8 N EH032I77
    CK05E020  C2005 04 20.21073 20 21 33.58 -35 46 40.0          15.6 N EH032I77
    CK05E020  C2005 04 20.22182 20 21 34.05 -35 46 40.5          15.8 N EH032I77

Observer details:
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
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 Feb. 23.4268 TT                                  MPC
q   1.518483             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   40.0131      +0.8782750      -0.4741743
                   Node   347.8350      +0.3286800      +0.6922223
e   1.0            Incl.   16.9903      +0.3472786      +0.5440469
From 38 observations 2005 Mar. 12-Apr. 20.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 E2 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 04 20    20 21.41   -35 46.5    3.915    4.054    90.7    14.3  14.5
2005 04 30    20 27.98   -35 56.8    3.677    3.958    98.8    14.6  14.3
2005 05 10    20 33.21   -36 13.1    3.443    3.862   107.1    14.5  14.1
2005 05 20    20 36.86   -36 36.0    3.217    3.766   115.6    14.0  13.8
2005 05 30    20 38.67   -37 05.2    3.001    3.669   124.2    13.2  13.5
2005 06 09    20 38.38   -37 40.1    2.800    3.571   133.0    12.0  13.3
2005 06 19    20 35.75   -38 18.7    2.617    3.473   141.9    10.4  13.0
2005 06 29    20 30.68   -38 57.8    2.454    3.375   150.3     8.6  12.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-H32

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