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MPEC 2005-K27 : COMET C/2005 E2 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-K27                                Issued 2005 May 23, 15:06 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 E2 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK05E020  C2005 05 15.77539 20 35 31.75 -36 25 32.3          15.1 T EK027360
    CK05E020  C2005 05 15.77816 20 35 31.82 -36 25 32.6                 EK027360
    CK05E020  C2005 05 15.78031 20 35 31.83 -36 25 33.3                 EK027360
    CK05E020  C2005 05 16.75229 20 35 51.83 -36 27 51.5                 EK027349
    CK05E020  C2005 05 16.75480 20 35 51.92 -36 27 51.9          15.3 T EK027349
    CK05E020  C2005 05 17.29120 20 36 02.52 -36 29 07.4          15.1 N EK027I77
    CK05E020  C2005 05 17.31082 20 36 02.90 -36 29 10.6          15.1 N EK027I77
    CK05E020  C2005 05 17.33146 20 36 03.26 -36 29 13.2          15.1 N EK027I77
    CK05E020  C2005 05 17.35129 20 36 03.64 -36 29 16.4          15.0 N EK027I77
    CK05E020  C2005 05 20.28050 20 36 56.21 -36 36 41.1          15.1 N EK027I77
    CK05E020  C2005 05 20.30211 20 36 56.53 -36 36 44.3          15.2 N EK027I77
    CK05E020  C2005 05 20.34850 20 36 57.22 -36 36 51.9          15.0 N EK027I77
    CK05E020  C2005 05 20.74458 20 37 03.68 -36 37 54.2          16.6 N EK027423
    CK05E020  C2005 05 20.74736 20 37 03.70 -36 37 54.4          16.4 N EK027423
    CK05E020  C2005 05 20.75014 20 37 03.74 -36 37 54.7          16.3 N EK027423
    CK05E020  C2005 05 20.75301 20 37 03.76 -36 37 55.5          16.6 N EK027423

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
360 Kuma Kogen.  Observer A. Nakamura.  0.60-m f/5.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.
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)
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5
T 2006 Feb. 23.54358 TT                                 MPC
q   1.5202388            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0000386      Peri.   39.95091     +0.87863900     -0.47351374
 +/-0.0000309      Node   347.85493     +0.32822874     +0.69245267
e   0.9999413      Incl.   16.98746     +0.34678437     +0.54432897
Residuals in seconds of arc
050312 E12  0.6-  0.1-    050330 413  0.2+  0.0     050512 I77  0.0   0.1+
050312 E12  0.7-  0.2-    050330 413  0.2+  0.0     050512 I77  0.3-  0.3+
050312 E12  0.0   0.1-    050404 372  1.5-  0.0     050512 372  1.1-  0.1+
050312 E12  0.5-  0.4-    050408 D82  0.3+  0.9-    050512 372  0.2+  1.0+
050313 474  0.8+  0.1-    050408 D82  0.7-  0.3+    050512 427  0.9-  1.5-
050313 474  0.8+  0.0     050416 834  0.2+  0.3+    050514 415  0.4+  0.3+
050313 474  0.5+  0.1-    050416 834  0.5+  0.1+    050514 415  0.5+  0.1+
050313 474  0.4+  0.1-    050418 372  0.1+  0.1-    050514 423  0.3-  0.1+
050313 E12  0.7-  0.4-    050419 413  0.5+  0.0     050514 423  0.0   0.2+
050313 E12  0.6+  0.2-    050419 413  0.0   0.0     050514 423  0.1-  0.1-
050313 E12  0.0   0.1-    050419 413  0.1+  0.0     050515 360  0.4+  0.2+
050313 E12  0.5-  0.1-    050420 I77  0.6-  0.1-    050515 360  0.6+  0.3+
050314 I77  0.1+  0.1+    050420 I77  0.0   0.1+    050515 360  0.2+  0.1-
050314 I77  0.5+  0.0     050420 I77  0.0   0.2+    050516 349  0.5-  0.3-
050314 I77  0.3-  0.0     050427 413  0.3+  0.1-    050516 349  0.0   0.4-
050314 I77  0.1+  0.8+    050427 413  0.4+  0.0     050517 I77  0.2-  0.1+
050314 E12  0.4+  0.2+    050427 413  0.3+  0.0     050517 I77  0.1+  0.2-
050314 E12  0.8+  0.1+    050428 844  0.9-  0.3-    050517 I77  0.1-  0.2+
050314 E12  0.3+  0.2+    050428 844  0.1-  0.0     050517 I77  0.1+  0.1-
050314 E12  0.2+  0.1+    050428 844  0.2-  0.1+    050520 I77  0.1+  0.0
050318 372  1.3-  0.6-    050428 844  0.0   0.1-    050520 I77  0.0   0.2+
050324 E12  0.2+  0.4+    050430 413  0.3+  0.0     050520 I77  0.0   0.1-
050324 E12  0.7-  0.0     050430 413  0.3+  0.0     050520 423  0.4+  0.2-
050324 E12  0.4-  0.0     050507 372  0.6+  0.1-    050520 423  0.1+  0.0
050324 E12  0.2+  0.3+    050507 372  0.8-  0.8-    050520 423  0.1+  0.2+
050330 413  0.1+  0.0     050512 I77  0.2-  0.0     050520 423  0.1-  0.2-

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000152
and -0.002367 (+/- 0.000031) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-K27

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