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MPEC 2005-P33 : COMET C/2005 L3 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-P33                                Issued 2005 Aug. 8, 14:19 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 C/2005 L3 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK05L030  C2005 08 02.47179 20 56 04.09 -35 06 21.8          18.2 N EP033415
    CK05L030  C2005 08 02.47741 20 56 03.79 -35 06 22.2          17.6 N EP033415
    CK05L030  C2005 08 02.59794 20 55 57.56 -35 06 30.1          18.4 N EP033415
    CK05L030  C2005 08 02.72184 20 55 51.13 -35 06 37.2          18.7 N EP033415
    CK05L030  C2005 08 04.41696 20 54 23.92 -35 08 13.7          18.5 N EP033415
    CK05L030  C2005 08 05.37705 20 53 34.44 -35 09 04.4          18.5 N EP033415
    CK05L030  C2005 08 05.37986 20 53 34.29 -35 09 04.5          18.4 N EP033415
    CK05L030  C2005 08 05.38271 20 53 34.08 -35 09 04.5          18.9 N EP033415
    CK05L030  C2005 08 06.48139 20 52 37.37 -35 09 58.3          18.3 N EP033415
    CK05L030  C2005 08 06.48420 20 52 37.24 -35 09 58.0          18.3 N EP033415

Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 L3 (McNaught)
T 2008 Jan. 14.8623 TT                                  MPC
q   5.598023             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   46.8965      -0.3061574      -0.7253394
                   Node   288.6860      -0.9458487      +0.3051607
e   1.0            Incl.  139.3926      +0.1078795      +0.6170572
From 66 observations 2005 June 3-Aug. 6.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-P33

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