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MPEC 2005-K07 : COMET P/2005 GF8 (LONEOS)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-K07                                Issued 2005 May 16, 15:33 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 P/2005 GF8 (LONEOS)

Observations:
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 04.60194 13 46 27.92 -12 52 37.1                 EK007349
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 04.60398 13 46 27.85 -12 52 36.7          17.5 T EK007349
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 08.05395 13 44 43.81 -12 42 39.9          16.6 N EK007A02
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 08.05747 13 44 43.74 -12 42 40.0          16.6 N EK007A02
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 08.06098 13 44 43.75 -12 42 39.3          16.6 N EK007A02
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 09.26102 13 44 09.46 -12 39 17.6          18.1 T EK007704
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 09.27308 13 44 09.09 -12 39 14.9          18.5 T EK007704
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 09.28821 13 44 08.66 -12 39 14.1          18.9 T EK007704
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 09.30354 13 44 08.14 -12 39 12.8          18.8 T EK007704
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 11.86453 13 42 58.77 -12 32 18.5          17.7 T EK007561
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 11.86962 13 42 58.66 -12 32 18.0          17.7 T EK007561
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 11.87355 13 42 58.53 -12 32 17.3          17.8 T EK007561
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 11.95330 13 42 56.42 -12 32 05.8          17.8 N EK007A32
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 11.96387 13 42 56.20 -12 32 03.0          17.3 N EK007A32
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 12.21432 13 42 49.76 -12 31 23.4          17.1 T EK007699
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 12.23524 13 42 49.22 -12 31 19.5                 EK007699
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 12.25617 13 42 48.64 -12 31 16.4                 EK007699
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 12.27716 13 42 48.08 -12 31 13.7                 EK007699
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 14.55351 13 41 51.65 -12 25 26.6          18.2 N EK007415
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 14.55779 13 41 51.54 -12 25 25.7          18.0 N EK007415

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m
    f/3.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
561 Piszkesteto.  Observer J. Kelemen.  0.6-m Schmidt + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly,
    M. Bezpalko, R. Huber, L. Manguso, D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. McCleary,
    H. Stange, A. Milner.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. Evans, J. Kommers.
    1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
A02 Masia Cal Maciarol Modul 8.  Observers J. L. Salto, A. Salto.  Measurer
    J. L. Salto.  0.25-m f/7.2 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A32 Panker.  Observer H. Denzau.  0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 GF8 (LONEOS)
T 2005 Aug. 17.4196 TT                                  MPC
q   2.828560             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0694626      Peri.  285.2813      -0.4923624      +0.8702675
a   5.860958       Node   315.2131      -0.7903930      -0.4540806
e   0.517389       Incl.    1.1891      -0.3644971      -0.1909065
P  14.2
From 174 observations 2005 Apr. 2-May 14.

Ephemeris:
    P/2005 GF8 (LONEOS)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 05 10    13 43.81   -12 37.2    1.955    2.921   159.2     7.1  17.6
2005 05 20    13 39.95   -12 13.4    1.992    2.903   148.5    10.5  17.6
2005 05 30    13 37.84   -11 58.1    2.051    2.888   138.4    13.5  17.7
2005 06 09    13 37.76   -11 53.5    2.127    2.874   128.8    16.0  17.7
2005 06 19    13 39.81   -12 00.6    2.219    2.862   119.7    18.0  17.8
2005 06 29    13 43.94   -12 19.1    2.321    2.852   111.2    19.4  17.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-K07

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