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MPEC 2005-P35 : COMET P/2005 M1 (CHRISTENSEN)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-P35                                Issued 2005 Aug. 8, 14:30 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 P/2005 M1 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    PK05M010  C2005 07 26.98894 22 47 14.22 -09 13 40.3          18.6 N EP035213
    PK05M010  C2005 07 27.02286 22 47 13.73 -09 13 49.7          18.5 N EP035213
    PK05M010  C2005 07 27.05678 22 47 13.24 -09 13 58.8          18.6 N EP035213
    PK05M010  C2005 08 04.44665 22 44 52.56 -09 58 17.2          19.7 T EP035644
    PK05M010  C2005 08 04.45721 22 44 52.30 -09 58 21.1          19.3 T EP035644
    PK05M010  C2005 08 04.46812 22 44 52.06 -09 58 25.1          19.5 T EP035644

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 M1 (Christensen)
T 2006 Jan. 26.9490 TT                                  MPC
q   2.929591             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1141872      Peri.  225.4916      +0.9822619      -0.1548676
a   4.207827       Node   143.0369      +0.1777960      +0.9483594
e   0.303776       Incl.   10.1267      -0.0595832      +0.2768220
P   8.63
From 26 observations 2005 June 17-Aug. 4.

Ephemeris:
    P/2005 M1 (Christensen)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 08 08    22 43.54   -10 19.3    2.118    3.076   156.9     7.4  18.5
2005 08 18    22 38.90   -11 23.9    2.064    3.061   167.8     4.0  18.4
2005 08 28    22 33.37   -12 32.3    2.037    3.046   176.7     1.1  18.4
2005 09 07    22 27.61   -13 39.0    2.037    3.031   168.6     3.8  18.4
2005 09 17    22 22.37   -14 38.3    2.065    3.018   157.6     7.3  18.4
2005 09 27    22 18.31   -15 26.0    2.117    3.005   146.7    10.6  18.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-P35

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