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MPEC 2005-K58 : COMET C/2005 K2 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-K58                                Issued 2005 May 30, 14:46 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

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                           COMET C/2005 K2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK05K020  C2005 05 27.66183 01 34 54.05 +85 51 22.0                 EK058349
    CK05K020  C2005 05 27.66351 01 35 03.78 +85 51 27.2                 EK058349
    CK05K020  C2005 05 27.66517 01 35 12.70 +85 51 32.2          13.9 T EK058349
    CK05K020  C2005 05 27.84410 01 52 45.71 +85 58 52.0                 EK058104
    CK05K020  C2005 05 27.84492 01 52 50.23 +85 58 55.2                 EK058104
    CK05K020  C2005 05 27.84632 01 52 59.47 +85 59 00.1                 EK058104
    CK05K020  C2005 05 27.84780 01 53 06.41 +85 59 04.0                 EK058104
    CK05K020  C2005 05 27.85514 01 53 54.35 +85 59 18.1          17.8 N EK058118
    CK05K020  C2005 05 27.85551 01 53 57.54 +85 59 19.3          18.5 N EK058118
    CK05K020  C2005 05 27.86092 01 54 31.16 +85 59 32.0          18.2 N EK058118
    CK05K020  C2005 05 28.02905 02 12 22.12 +86 05 06.2          19   N EK058461
    CK05K020  C2005 05 28.02936 02 12 19.03 +86 05 11.1                 EK058048
    CK05K020  C2005 05 28.03087 02 12 29.39 +86 05 13.4                 EK058048
    CK05K020  C2005 05 28.03087 02 12 33.19 +86 05 10.7                 EK058461
    CK05K020  C2005 05 28.03268 02 12 45.52 +86 05 12.9                 EK058461
    CK05K020  C2005 05 28.03388 02 12 48.94 +86 05 19.0                 EK058048
    CK05K020  C2005 05 28.03615 02 13 03.86 +86 05 19.8                 EK058048
    CK05K020  C2005 05 28.05839 02 15 33.49 +86 05 56.6          17.8 N EK058118
    CK05K020  C2005 05 28.05933 02 15 40.84 +86 05 56.5          17.8 N EK058118
    CK05K020  C2005 05 28.06027 02 15 44.21 +86 05 59.7          18.2 N EK058118
    CK05K020  C2005 05 29.85064 05 30 15.73 +85 22 34.2          18.1 N EK058A13
    CK05K020  C2005 05 29.85371 05 30 31.88 +85 22 15.5          17.8 N EK058118
    CK05K020  C2005 05 29.85598 05 30 43.36 +85 22 12.4          17.2 N EK058A13
    CK05K020  C2005 05 29.86348 05 31 21.48 +85 21 33.3          17.9 N EK058118

Observer details:
048 Hradec Kralove.  Observer M. Lehky.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
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 S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
461 Szeged University, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer K. Sarneczky.
    0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
A13 Observatoire Naef, Marly.  Observer P. Kocher.  0.5-m f/3.3 Hypergraph
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 K2 (LINEAR)
T 2005 July 5.390 TT                                    MPC
q   0.54463              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  216.580       -0.649553       +0.296110
                   Node    45.727       -0.216103       +0.811157
e   1.0            Incl.  102.036       -0.728959       -0.504325
From 31 observations 2005 May 19-29.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 K2 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 05 30    05 42.48   +85 11.5    0.768    0.963    63.7    70.7  16.8
2005 06 09    08 39.07   +61 01.8    0.647    0.804    52.3    88.2  15.6
2005 06 19    08 48.09   +30 53.8    0.674    0.661    40.0    99.0  14.8
2005 06 29    08 38.33   +08 25.9    0.843    0.565    33.7    90.2  14.6
2005 07 09    08 19.63   -03 29.5    1.066    0.551    30.6    69.8  15.1
2005 07 19    07 59.98   -08 36.5    1.263    0.628    29.5    52.9  16.0
2005 07 29    07 44.00   -10 36.2    1.405    0.761    31.8    44.6  17.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-K58

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