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MPEC 2005-P09 : COMET C/2005 O1 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-P09                                Issued 2005 Aug. 1, 17:41 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 O1 (NEAT)

Observations:
    CK05O010  C2005 07 27.39588 22 31 49.38 -21 25 10.7          19.1 N EP009644
    CK05O010  C2005 07 27.39739 22 31 49.13 -21 25 11.7          19.2 N EP009644
    CK05O010  C2005 07 27.41673 22 31 46.43 -21 25 22.0          19.0 N EP009644
    CK05O010  C2005 07 27.41836 22 31 46.19 -21 25 23.1          19.2 N EP009644
    CK05O010  C2005 07 27.44036 22 31 43.09 -21 25 35.3          19.1 N EP009644
    CK05O010  C2005 07 27.44179 22 31 42.89 -21 25 36.0          19.2 N EP009644
    CK05O010  C2005 07 29.21847 22 27 30.19 -21 41 43.3          19.0 N EP009734
    CK05O010  C2005 07 29.22436 22 27 29.35 -21 41 45.9          19.0 N EP009734
    CK05O010  C2005 07 29.23026 22 27 28.53 -21 41 48.8          19.2 N EP009734
    CK05O010  C2005 07 29.24708 22 27 26.08 -21 41 58.5          19.5 N EP009854
    CK05O010  C2005 07 29.25379 22 27 25.20 -21 42 00.6          19.5 N EP009854
    CK05O010  C2005 07 29.64487 22 26 28.57 -21 45 28.9          18.8 N EP009E12
    CK05O010  C2005 07 29.64740 22 26 28.32 -21 45 31.1          18.8 N EP009E12
    CK05O010  C2005 07 29.64972 22 26 27.99 -21 45 32.3          19.1 N EP009E12
    CK05O010  C2005 07 29.65201 22 26 27.67 -21 45 34.1          18.9 N EP009E12
    CK05O010  C2005 07 30.23624 22 25 02.91 -21 50 49.4          19.0 N EP009649
    CK05O010  C2005 07 30.23979 22 25 02.39 -21 50 51.3          19.1 N EP009649
    CK05O010  C2005 07 30.24334 22 25 01.89 -21 50 53.5          19.2 N EP009649
    CK05O010  C2005 07 30.29780 22 24 53.80 -21 51 22.4          19.5 N EP009734
    CK05O010  C2005 07 30.29927 22 24 53.64 -21 51 23.5          19.0 N EP009734
    CK05O010  C2005 07 30.30074 22 24 53.44 -21 51 24.7          19.0 N EP009734
    CK05O010  C2005 07 30.30222 22 24 53.20 -21 51 25.1          19.3 N EP009734
    CK05O010  C2005 07 30.30369 22 24 52.95 -21 51 25.4          19.6 N EP009734
    CK05O010  C2005 07 30.64034 22 24 03.85 -21 54 21.8          18.9 N EP009E12
    CK05O010  C2005 07 30.64358 22 24 03.34 -21 54 23.4          18.9 N EP009E12
    CK05O010  C2005 07 30.64677 22 24 02.91 -21 54 25.8          18.9 N EP009E12
    CK05O010  C2005 07 30.65003 22 24 02.41 -21 54 26.8          18.9 N EP009E12
    CK05O010  C2005 07 31.02890 22 23 06.97 -21 57 50.9          18.8 N EP009599
    CK05O010  C2005 07 31.03038 22 23 06.68 -21 57 51.8          19.2 N EP009599
    CK05O010  C2005 07 31.03184 22 23 06.44 -21 57 52.6          19.2 N EP009599
    CK05O010  C2005 07 31.03332 22 23 06.26 -21 57 53.2          18.8 N EP009599
    CK05O010  C2005 07 31.13536 22 22 51.36 -21 58 44.7          19.0 N EP009I77
    CK05O010  C2005 07 31.13947 22 22 50.76 -21 58 46.8          18.8 N EP009I77
    CK05O010  C2005 07 31.14765 22 22 49.51 -21 58 51.2          19.3 N EP009I77
    CK05O010  C2005 07 31.26568 22 22 32.16 -21 59 56.9          18.8 N EP009734
    CK05O010  C2005 07 31.26894 22 22 31.77 -21 59 59.2          19.1 N EP009734
    CK05O010  C2005 07 31.27219 22 22 31.43 -22 00 01.3          20.0 N EP009734
    CK05O010  C2005 07 31.50192 22 21 57.26 -22 02 00.2                 EP009F65
    CK05O010  C2005 07 31.50309 22 21 57.11 -22 02 00.9                 EP009F65
    CK05O010  C2005 07 31.50425 22 21 56.89 -22 02 01.7                 EP009F65
    CK05O010  C2005 07 31.50540 22 21 56.71 -22 02 01.9                 EP009F65
    CK05O010  C2005 07 31.50657 22 21 56.56 -22 02 02.7                 EP009F65
    CK05O010  C2005 07 31.50767 22 21 56.41 -22 02 03.4                 EP009F65
    CK05O010  C2005 07 31.50889 22 21 56.20 -22 02 04.0                 EP009F65
    CK05O010  C2005 07 31.51010 22 21 56.03 -22 02 04.8                 EP009F65

Observer details:
599 Campo Imperatore-CINEOS.  Observer A. Boattini.  Measurers A. Boattini,
    A. Di Paola, E. Dotto.  0.60-m f/3.1 Schmidt + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
649 Powell Observatory, Louisburg.  Observer R. Fredrick.  0.75-m Newtonian
    reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observers G. Hug, D. Tibbets.  Measurers D. Tibbets,
    G. Hug, J. Burgardt.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observers G. J. Garradd, 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.
F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North.  Observers A. Fitzsimmons, S. C. Lowry,
    C. Snodgrass.  2.0-m f/10.0 reflector + CCD.
I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
    Measurer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 O1 (NEAT)
T 2005 May 23.987 TT                                    MPC
q   3.61767              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  325.726       +0.893316       -0.302645
                   Node   304.594       -0.265308       -0.951835
e   1.0            Incl.  156.196       -0.362765       -0.049147
From 44 observations 2005 July 27-31.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 O1 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 07 29    22 28.03   -21 39.7    2.733    3.666   152.9     7.2        19.0
2005 08 08    22 02.90   -23 03.8    2.690    3.682   166.2     3.8        18.8
2005 08 18    21 36.45   -24 09.1    2.702    3.700   168.6     3.1        18.8
2005 08 28    21 10.58   -24 49.3    2.771    3.720   156.5     6.2        19.0
2005 09 07    20 47.03   -25 04.2    2.892    3.742   142.5     9.4        19.3
2005 09 17    20 26.96   -24 58.2    3.055    3.766   128.7    12.0        19.5
2005 09 27    20 10.82   -24 37.7    3.250    3.792   115.5    13.8        19.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-P09

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