MPEC 2005-K15 : COMET C/2005 K1 (SKIFF)
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M.P.E.C. 2005-K15 Issued 2005 May 17, 22:49 UT
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COMET C/2005 K1 (SKIFF)
Observations:
CK05K010 C2005 05 16.33803 17 54 16.68 +65 15 46.2 16.9 T EK015699
CK05K010 C2005 05 16.35553 17 54 15.11 +65 15 46.3 EK015699
CK05K010 C2005 05 16.37304 17 54 13.65 +65 15 44.5 EK015699
CK05K010 C2005 05 16.39056 17 54 12.35 +65 15 43.5 EK015699
CK05K010 C2005 05 17.25616 17 53 00.62 +65 15 12.5 16.9 T EK015649
CK05K010 C2005 05 17.25912 17 53 00.41 +65 15 12.3 16.9 T EK015649
CK05K010 C2005 05 17.26209 17 53 00.12 +65 15 12.3 16.9 T EK015649
CK05K010 C2005 05 17.26505 17 52 59.86 +65 15 12.2 16.9 T EK015649
CK05K010 C2005 05 17.90709 17 52 05.86 +65 14 42.5 EK015J95
CK05K010 C2005 05 17.91179 17 52 05.48 +65 14 41.0 17.4 N EK015J95
Observer details:
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg. Observer R. Trentman. 0.75-m Newtonian
reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer B. A. Skiff. 0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
+ CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.30-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2005 K1 (Skiff)
T 2005 Nov. 15.678 TT MPC
q 4.22424 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 128.255 -0.008926 +0.274279
Node 102.114 -0.889973 -0.440635
e 1.0 Incl. 79.580 +0.455925 -0.854758
From 10 observations 2005 May 16-17.
Ephemeris:
C/2005 K1 (Skiff)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2005 05 10 18 02.50 +65 14.2 4.380 4.510 90.8 12.9 16.7
2005 05 20 17 49.11 +65 12.4 4.335 4.481 91.7 13.0 16.7
2005 05 30 17 34.00 +64 45.2 4.293 4.455 92.6 13.1 16.7
2005 06 09 17 18.43 +63 49.5 4.254 4.429 93.2 13.2 16.6
2005 06 19 17 03.73 +62 23.7 4.221 4.405 93.7 13.3 16.6
2005 06 29 16 50.97 +60 29.0 4.196 4.382 93.8 13.4 16.5
The 012 Uccle observations of P/2005 JQ5 on MPEC 2005-K14 were made by
E. W. Elst and H. Debehogne and measured by T. Pauwels.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2005 MPC M.P.E.C. 2005-K15
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