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MPEC 2005-O11 : COMET C/2005 N4 (CATALINA)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-O11                                Issued 2005 July 18, 00:36 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
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET C/2005 N4 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    CK05N040  C2005 07 14.84690 16 27 32.95 +27 43 44.2                 EO011104
    CK05N040  C2005 07 14.85009 16 27 32.35 +27 43 36.0                 EO011104
    CK05N040  C2005 07 14.85347 16 27 31.68 +27 43 27.7                 EO011104
    CK05N040  C2005 07 14.86086 16 27 30.51 +27 43 07.7          19.5 N EO011170
    CK05N040  C2005 07 14.86163 16 27 30.36 +27 43 05.6          19.4 N EO011170
    CK05N040  C2005 07 14.91133 16 27 21.35 +27 40 57.2                 EO011213
    CK05N040  C2005 07 14.93699 16 27 16.70 +27 39 51.2                 EO011213
    CK05N040  C2005 07 14.95784 16 27 12.83 +27 38 57.2          18.7 T EO011176
    CK05N040  C2005 07 14.95938 16 27 12.58 +27 38 53.2          18.7 T EO011176
    CK05N040  C2005 07 14.96028 16 27 12.48 +27 38 51.3                 EO011213
    CK05N040  C2005 07 14.96093 16 27 12.32 +27 38 49.1          18.9 T EO011176
    CK05N040  C2005 07 14.96403 16 27 11.81 +27 38 41.0          19.0 T EO011176
    CK05N040  C2005 07 14.97068 16 27 10.63 +27 38 24.2          18.9 N EO011941
    CK05N040  C2005 07 14.97224 16 27 10.29 +27 38 19.4          18.9 N EO011941
    CK05N040  C2005 07 14.97301 16 27 10.11 +27 38 17.1          19.0 N EO011941
    CK05N040  C2005 07 14.97456 16 27 09.83 +27 38 13.6          19.2 N EO011941
    CK05N040  C2005 07 15.87599 16 24 31.38 +26 59 21.8          19.5 N EO011941
    CK05N040  C2005 07 15.87675 16 24 31.23 +26 59 19.6          19.3 N EO011941
    CK05N040  C2005 07 15.87751 16 24 31.09 +26 59 17.4          19.2 N EO011941
    CK05N040  C2005 07 15.87904 16 24 30.79 +26 59 13.2          19.3 N EO011941
    CK05N040  C2005 07 15.90186 16 24 26.89 +26 58 14.4          19.2 N EO011170
    CK05N040  C2005 07 15.90341 16 24 26.66 +26 58 10.5          19.5 N EO011170
    CK05N040  C2005 07 15.90495 16 24 26.37 +26 58 06.2          19.1 N EO011170
    CK05N040  C2005 07 15.90649 16 24 26.10 +26 58 02.2          19.1 N EO011170
    CK05N040  C2005 07 16.93616 16 21 30.58 +26 13 33.2          19.3 N EO011941
    CK05N040  C2005 07 16.93713 16 21 30.40 +26 13 30.4          19.3 N EO011941
    CK05N040  C2005 07 16.94003 16 21 29.94 +26 13 23.2          19.5 N EO011941
    CK05N040  C2005 07 16.94289 16 21 29.42 +26 13 15.4          19.0 N EO011941
    CK05N040  C2005 07 17.26574 16 20 35.64 +25 59 16.9          19.0 T EO011673
    CK05N040  C2005 07 17.26933 16 20 35.08 +25 59 08.5                 EO011673
    CK05N040  C2005 07 17.27546 16 20 33.99 +25 58 49.7                 EO011673
    CK05N040  C2005 07 17.28275 16 20 32.77 +25 58 32.6                 EO011673

Observer details:
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, M. Tombelli, G. Fagioli.
    Measurers G. Forti, L. Tesi.  0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.36-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco,
    J. Forteza.  0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
941 Observatorio Pla D'Arguines.  Observer R. Ferrando.  0.36-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 N4 (Catalina)
T 2005 July 2.495 TT                                    MPC
q   2.31104              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  136.374       -0.040668       -0.596283
                   Node    63.842       -0.966720       -0.179361
e   1.0            Incl.  116.719       +0.252583       -0.782481
From 174 observations 2005 July 6-17.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 N4 (Catalina)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 07 09    16 46.67   +31 51.0    1.685    2.312   115.5    23.4  18.8
2005 07 19    16 15.94   +24 44.4    1.763    2.319   110.2    24.3  18.9
2005 07 29    15 54.10   +17 42.1    1.891    2.330   102.4    25.2  19.1
2005 08 08    15 39.43   +11 16.9    2.058    2.348    93.4    25.5  19.3
2005 08 18    15 30.23   +05 39.8    2.250    2.370    84.0    25.1  19.5
2005 08 28    15 25.05   +00 48.8    2.455    2.397    74.8    24.0  19.7
2005 09 07    15 22.89   -03 22.7    2.664    2.429    65.7    22.2  20.0
2005 09 17    15 22.99   -07 02.1    2.869    2.466    56.8    19.9  20.2
2005 09 27    15 24.79   -10 16.3    3.063    2.507    48.1    17.3  20.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-O11

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