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MPEC 2005-K53 : COMET C/2005 H1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-K53                                Issued 2005 May 30, 14:25 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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             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 04 30.32224 17 15 23.08 +48 04 20.5          20.3 T EK053704
    CK05H010  C2005 04 30.33418 17 15 22.23 +48 04 19.6          20.2 T EK053704
    CK05H010  C2005 04 30.34592 17 15 21.53 +48 04 18.4          20.5 T EK053704
    CK05H010  C2005 05 24.99732 16 46 07.14 +47 03 25.4                 EK053118
    CK05H010  C2005 05 25.00585 16 46 06.34 +47 03 22.3                 EK053118
    CK05H010  C2005 05 25.01322 16 46 05.92 +47 03 19.4                 EK053118
    CK05H010  C2005 05 26.86193 16 43 48.74 +46 52 55.9                 EK053118
    CK05H010  C2005 05 26.86832 16 43 48.29 +46 52 54.8                 EK053118
    CK05H010  C2005 05 26.87308 16 43 47.88 +46 52 53.5                 EK053118
    CK05H010  C2005 05 28.02817 16 42 22.38 +46 45 59.7          17.5 N EK053213
    CK05H010  C2005 05 28.05407 16 42 20.42 +46 45 49.9          17.5 N EK053213
    CK05H010  C2005 05 28.06421 16 42 19.64 +46 45 46.0          17.5 N EK053213
    CK05H010  C2005 05 28.85096 16 41 21.83 +46 40 48.8          19.2 N EK053104
    CK05H010  C2005 05 28.85589 16 41 21.45 +46 40 47.7          19.1 N EK053104
    CK05H010  C2005 05 28.86329 16 41 20.53 +46 40 46.4          19.0 N EK053104
    CK05H010  C2005 05 28.87022 16 41 20.41 +46 40 45.8          19.3 N EK053240
    CK05H010  C2005 05 28.87709 16 41 19.77 +46 40 42.3          19.5 N EK053240
    CK05H010  C2005 05 28.88052 16 41 19.46 +46 40 41.0          19.5 N EK053240
    CK05H010  C2005 05 29.29479 16 40 49.04 +46 38 02.8          19.5 T EK053673
    CK05H010  C2005 05 29.31007 16 40 47.92 +46 37 56.6                 EK053673
    CK05H010  C2005 05 29.31840 16 40 47.25 +46 37 53.0                 EK053673
    CK05H010  C2005 05 29.33021 16 40 46.38 +46 37 47.9                 EK053673

Observer details:
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, M. Tombelli, G. Fagioli.
    Measurers G. Forti, L. Tesi, M. Tombelli.  0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
118 Modra.  Observers J. Vilagi, L. Kornos, S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector
    + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
240 Herrenberg.  Observer H. Michels.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + 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.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 H1 (LINEAR)
T 2004 Oct. 26.7877 TT                                  MPC
q   4.763544             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.021708       Peri.   94.9687      -0.1671373      -0.3037650
                   Node    71.5124      -0.4244455      -0.8365144
e   0.896593       Incl.   81.4989      +0.8898939      -0.4560378
From 106 observations 2005 Apr. 30-May 29.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-K53

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