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MPEC 2005-M56 : COMET P/2005 L1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-M56                                Issued 2005 June 27, 15:40 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 L1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    PK05L010  C2005 06 25.95005 16 28 32.42 -11 58 10.8                 EM056J78
    PK05L010  C2005 06 26.03039 16 28 29.95 -11 58 15.1          17.3 N EM056I77
    PK05L010  C2005 06 26.04332 16 28 29.41 -11 58 15.4          17.5 N EM056I77
    PK05L010  C2005 06 26.05616 16 28 28.99 -11 58 16.4          17.2 N EM056I77
    PK05L010  C2005 06 27.04717 16 27 58.28 -11 59 33.3          17.6 N EM056I77
    PK05L010  C2005 06 27.05134 16 27 58.13 -11 59 34.2          17.6 N EM056I77
    PK05L010  C2005 06 27.05551 16 27 57.97 -11 59 34.1          17.7 N EM056I77

Observer details:
I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
    Measurer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J78 Murcia.  Observer J. Sanchez.  0.25-m f/8.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 L1 (McNaught)
T 2005 Dec. 12.7486 TT                                  MPC
q   3.143195             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1244018      Peri.  149.4868      +0.3090747      +0.9468173
a   3.974217       Node   138.3317      -0.8974924      +0.3215097
e   0.209103       Incl.    7.7367      -0.3146112      +0.0129833
P   7.92
From 131 observations 2005 May 16-June 27.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-M56

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