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MPEC 2005-L25 : COMET P/2005 GF8 (LONEOS)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-L25                                Issued 2005 June 6, 19:26 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
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                           COMET P/2005 GF8 (LONEOS)

Observations:
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 28.15542 13 38 04.97 -12 00 08.5          16.7 N EL025844
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 28.16177 13 38 04.95 -12 00 08.3          17.2 N EL025844
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 28.18446 13 38 04.68 -12 00 05.9          16.7 N EL025844
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 28.18700 13 38 04.54 -12 00 04.6          16.7 N EL025844
    PK05G08F  C2005 05 28.21826 13 38 04.24 -12 00 02.3          16.5 N EL025844
    PK05G08F  C2005 06 02.89718 13 37 33.35 -11 55 00.3          16.8 N EL025J76
    PK05G08F  C2005 06 02.90300 13 37 33.31 -11 55 00.0          16.9 N EL025J76
    PK05G08F  C2005 06 02.90372 13 37 33.28 -11 55 00.4          16.9 N EL025J76

Observer details:
844 Los Molinos.  Observer R. Salvo.  0.46-m f/2.8 reflector + CCD.
J76 La Murta.  Observers S. Pastor, J. A. Reyes.  0.40-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 GF8 (LONEOS)
T 2005 Aug. 17.5694 TT                                  MPC
q   2.829481             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0694355      Peri.  285.3037      -0.4920395      +0.8704500
a   5.862484       Node   315.2119      -0.7905599      -0.4537880
e   0.517358       Incl.    1.1894      -0.3645712      -0.1907700
P  14.2
From 181 observations 2005 Apr. 2-June 2.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-L25

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