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MPEC 2005-K11 : COMET P/2005 JN (SPACEWATCH)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-K11                                Issued 2005 May 16, 17:19 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 P/2005 JN (SPACEWATCH)

Observations:
    PK05J00N  C2005 05 12.14370 13 18 16.55 +01 44 16.0          19.5 T EK011693
    PK05J00N  C2005 05 12.14829 13 18 16.42 +01 44 14.8          19.6 T EK011693
    PK05J00N  C2005 05 12.15249 13 18 16.32 +01 44 13.8          19.7 T EK011693
    PK05J00N  C2005 05 13.25179 13 17 49.21 +01 39 35.7          18.1 N EK011703
    PK05J00N  C2005 05 13.25972 13 17 49.05 +01 39 33.7          19.1 N EK011703
    PK05J00N  C2005 05 13.26768 13 17 48.84 +01 39 28.7          18.2 N EK011703
    PK05J00N  C2005 05 13.27568 13 17 48.57 +01 39 28.5          18.6 N EK011703

Observer details:
693 Catalina Station, Tucson.  Observer C. W. Hergenrother.  1.5-m reflector
    + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers E. J. Christensen, R. Hill.  Measurers
    E. C. Beshore, C. M. Casey, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, R. E. Hill,
    S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught, A. D. Grauer.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 JN (Spacewatch)
T 2005 June 20.7004 TT                                  MPC
q   2.274666             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1505630      Peri.  153.7724      -0.7073459      +0.6917572
a   3.499375       Node    70.8036      -0.6725883      -0.5953886
e   0.349979       Incl.    8.8549      -0.2174552      -0.4086372
P   6.55
From 22 observations 2005 Apr. 4-May 13.

Ephemeris:
    P/2005 JN (Spacewatch)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 05 10    13 19.23   +01 52.7    1.378    2.292   147.0    13.9  18.3
2005 05 20    13 15.73   +01 06.2    1.435    2.285   137.3    17.5  18.4
2005 05 30    13 14.84   +00 02.5    1.508    2.279   128.2    20.4  18.5
2005 06 09    13 16.64   -01 15.8    1.595    2.276   119.8    22.8  18.6
2005 06 19    13 21.02   -02 45.7    1.691    2.275   111.9    24.5  18.7
2005 06 29    13 27.74   -04 24.4    1.796    2.275   104.6    25.6  18.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-K11

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