MPEC 2005-N52 : COMET C/2005 L2 (McNAUGHT)
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M.P.E.C. 2005-N52 Issued 2005 July 11, 00:21 UT
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COMET C/2005 L2 (McNAUGHT)
Observations:
CK05L020 C2005 07 04.41622 12 30 02.87 -33 57 31.1 18.9 T EN052E12
CK05L020 C2005 07 04.42346 12 30 02.58 -33 57 22.5 19.3 T EN052E12
CK05L020 C2005 07 04.43071 12 30 02.12 -33 57 12.9 19.1 T EN052E12
CK05L020 C2005 07 05.46307 12 29 17.87 -33 35 30.6 20.1 N EN052415
CK05L020 C2005 07 05.47360 12 29 17.41 -33 35 18.0 19.7 N EN052415
Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra. Observer D. Herald. 0.36-m
f/3.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey. Observer E. J. Christensen. Measurers
E. C. Beshore, C. M. Casey, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer,
R. E. Hill, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught. 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2005 L2 (McNaught)
T 2005 July 14.469 TT MPC
q 3.19392 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 294.218 -0.705939 -0.683103
Node 155.862 -0.359020 +0.572876
e 1.0 Incl. 152.766 -0.610536 +0.452972
From 35 observations 2005 June 2-July 5.
Ephemeris:
C/2005 L2 (McNaught)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
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 04.6 3.365 3.197 71.8 17.6 19.2
2005 08 08 12 21.45 -25 10.9 3.551 3.203 62.0 16.2 19.3
2005 08 18 12 22.91 -23 41.8 3.724 3.211 52.6 14.5 19.4
2005 08 28 12 25.29 -22 32.8 3.879 3.222 43.5 12.5 19.5
2005 09 07 12 28.32 -21 40.3 4.012 3.237 34.9 10.3 19.6
2005 09 17 12 31.75 -21 01.0 4.119 3.254 26.7 8.0 19.7
2005 09 27 12 35.38 -20 32.2 4.200 3.273 19.7 5.9 19.8
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2005 MPC M.P.E.C. 2005-N52
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