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MPEC 2005-M65 : COMET P/2005 JD108 (CATALINA-NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-M65                                Issued 2005 June 30, 14:15 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

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                      COMET P/2005 JD108 (CATALINA-NEAT)

Observations:
    PK05JA8D  C2005 06 21.43824 21 17 59.65 -11 32 18.2          19.0 N EM065644
    PK05JA8D  C2005 06 21.44945 21 17 59.56 -11 32 18.5          18.8 N EM065644
    PK05JA8D  C2005 06 21.46033 21 17 59.49 -11 32 18.0          18.6 N EM065644
    PK05JA8D  C2005 06 28.39944 21 16 54.32 -11 31 20.6          18.4 T EM065644
    PK05JA8D  C2005 06 28.41987 21 16 54.06 -11 31 21.0          18.5 T EM065644
    PK05JA8D  C2005 06 28.43284 21 16 53.88 -11 31 21.0          18.5 T EM065644
    PK05JA8D  C2005 06 30.32978 21 16 28.96 -11 31 43.3          18.7 N EM065651
    PK05JA8D  C2005 06 30.35177 21 16 28.63 -11 31 43.6          18.7 N EM065651
    PK05JA8D  C2005 06 30.39653 21 16 28.06 -11 31 44.4          18.0 T EM065673
    PK05JA8D  C2005 06 30.40081 21 16 27.97 -11 31 44.6                 EM065673
    PK05JA8D  C2005 06 30.40613 21 16 27.89 -11 31 44.7                 EM065673
    PK05JA8D  C2005 06 30.41169 21 16 27.79 -11 31 44.8                 EM065673

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 JD108 (Catalina-NEAT)
T 2005 Aug. 1.3467 TT                                   MPC
q   4.032734             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0598875      Peri.   88.9493      +0.6850621      +0.7273873
a   6.470112       Node   224.3811      -0.6890407      +0.6291836
e   0.376713       Incl.    3.2761      -0.2364588      +0.2739266
P  16.5
From 20 observations 2005 May 12-June 30.

Ephemeris:
    P/2005 JD108 (Catalina-NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 06 29    21 16.78   -11 31.4    3.213    4.037   139.1     9.5  18.6
2005 07 09    21 13.98   -11 36.8    3.128    4.035   149.2     7.4  18.5
2005 07 19    21 10.04   -11 49.1    3.066    4.033   159.6     5.0  18.5
2005 07 29    21 05.31   -12 06.8    3.030    4.033   169.8     2.6  18.5
2005 08 08    21 00.20   -12 28.2    3.021    4.033   175.3     1.2  18.5
2005 08 18    20 55.21   -12 51.3    3.042    4.034   166.8     3.3  18.5
2005 08 28    20 50.80   -13 13.9    3.089    4.035   156.4     5.8  18.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-M65

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