MPEC 2005-N15 : COMET C/2005 L2 (McNAUGHT)
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M.P.E.C. 2005-N15 Issued 2005 July 4, 00:18 UT
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COMET C/2005 L2 (McNAUGHT)
Observations:
CK05L020 C2005 06 11.53262 13 00 25.07 -43 32 42.1 18.4 N EN015415
CK05L020 C2005 06 11.54107 13 00 23.97 -43 32 26.3 19.6 N EN015415
CK05L020 C2005 07 02.39710 12 31 37.05 -34 41 08.2 20.1 N EN015415
CK05L020 C2005 07 02.40553 12 31 36.68 -34 40 57.0 20.3 N EN015415
Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra. Observer D. Herald. 0.36-m
f/3.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2005 L2 (McNaught)
T 2005 July 14.434 TT MPC
q 3.19394 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 294.207 -0.705836 -0.683205
Node 155.859 -0.359104 +0.572838
e 1.0 Incl. 152.767 -0.610606 +0.452866
From 30 observations 2005 June 2-July 2.
Ephemeris:
C/2005 L2 (McNaught)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2005 06 29 12 34.66 -35 58.0 2.796 3.197 104.0 18.0 18.8
2005 07 09 12 27.07 -32 24.3 2.979 3.194 92.8 18.5 18.9
2005 07 19 12 22.94 -29 27.6 3.172 3.194 82.1 18.4 19.1
2005 07 29 12 21.29 -27 04.7 3.365 3.197 71.8 17.6 19.2
2005 08 08 12 21.45 -25 11.0 3.551 3.203 62.0 16.2 19.3
2005 08 18 12 22.91 -23 41.9 3.724 3.211 52.6 14.5 19.4
2005 08 28 12 25.30 -22 32.9 3.879 3.223 43.5 12.5 19.5
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2005 MPC M.P.E.C. 2005-N15
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