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MPEC 2005-J40 : COMET C/2005 H1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-J40                                Issued 2005 May  9, 15:03 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

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2005 H1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK05H010  C2005 05 04.01700 17 11 21.49 +48 03 46.9          18.1 N EJ040213
    CK05H010  C2005 05 04.03321 17 11 20.40 +48 03 46.8          18.1 N EJ040213
    CK05H010  C2005 05 04.04058 17 11 19.89 +48 03 46.7          18.1 N EJ040213
    CK05H010  C2005 05 04.68743 17 10 36.55 +48 03 25.4          19.3 T EJ040360
    CK05H010  C2005 05 04.69146 17 10 36.27 +48 03 25.1                 EJ040360
    CK05H010  C2005 05 04.70020 17 10 35.67 +48 03 24.7                 EJ040360
    CK05H010  C2005 05 05.91949 17 09 13.03 +48 02 26.8          18.6 N EJ040213
    CK05H010  C2005 05 05.92260 17 09 12.80 +48 02 26.6          18.6 N EJ040213
    CK05H010  C2005 05 05.92414 17 09 12.70 +48 02 26.6          18.6 N EJ040213
    CK05H010  C2005 05 05.92567 17 09 12.59 +48 02 26.6          18.6 N EJ040213
    CK05H010  C2005 05 06.93063 17 08 03.60 +48 01 25.8          18.0 N EJ040213
    CK05H010  C2005 05 06.93506 17 08 03.26 +48 01 25.9          18.0 N EJ040213
    CK05H010  C2005 05 06.93802 17 08 03.05 +48 01 25.6          18.0 N EJ040213
    CK05H010   2005 05 07.64688 17 07 13.80 +48 00 34.8          18.9 T EJ040372
    CK05H010   2005 05 07.66910 17 07 12.42 +48 00 33.9          19.0 T EJ040372
    CK05H010  C2005 05 07.96515 17 06 51.67 +48 00 09.2                 EJ040204
    CK05H010  C2005 05 07.98144 17 06 50.58 +48 00 07.1          19.3 T EJ040204
    CK05H010  C2005 05 08.07797 17 06 43.82 +48 00 00.5                 EJ040232
    CK05H010  C2005 05 08.09597 17 06 42.56 +48 00 00.1                 EJ040232
    CK05H010  C2005 05 08.10048 17 06 42.28 +48 00 00.5                 EJ040232
    CK05H010  C2005 05 08.47627 17 06 15.89 +47 59 25.8          19.8 T EJ040673
    CK05H010  C2005 05 08.48449 17 06 15.44 +47 59 25.0                 EJ040673
    CK05H010  C2005 05 08.48958 17 06 15.10 +47 59 24.7                 EJ040673
    CK05H010  C2005 05 08.49525 17 06 14.64 +47 59 24.4                 EJ040673

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, S. Hoenig.  0.60-m f/4.64
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 H1 (LINEAR)
T 2005 Feb. 5.662 TT                                    MPC
q   5.08822              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  108.524       -0.218399       -0.313226
                   Node    68.507       -0.609013       -0.696270
e   1.0            Incl.   83.361       +0.762499       -0.645831
From 57 observations 2005 Apr. 30-May 8.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 H1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 04 30    17 15.72   +48 04.3    4.740    5.128   107.1    10.8  18.5
2005 05 10    17 04.48   +47 57.0    4.712    5.138   109.5    10.7  18.5
2005 05 20    16 52.29   +47 27.8    4.698    5.149   111.0    10.6  18.5
2005 05 30    16 39.86   +46 34.9    4.701    5.161   111.6    10.5  18.5
2005 06 09    16 27.87   +45 18.1    4.720    5.174   111.2    10.5  18.5
2005 06 19    16 16.92   +43 39.1    4.759    5.188   109.6    10.6  18.5
2005 06 29    16 07.48   +41 41.0    4.815    5.204   107.0    10.8  18.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-J40

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