MPEC 2005-P37 : COMET C/2005 N4 (CATALINA)
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M.P.E.C. 2005-P37 Issued 2005 Aug. 8, 14:37 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2005 N4 (CATALINA)
Observations:
CK05N040 C2005 07 14.90402 16 27 22.58 +27 41 16.3 EP037204
CK05N040 C2005 07 14.91530 16 27 20.55 +27 40 46.9 19.0 N EP037204
CK05N040 C2005 07 30.93643 15 50 46.17 +16 23 45.9 19.6 T EP037A32
CK05N040 C2005 08 03.91793 15 44 41.50 +13 48 17.0 EP037J95
CK05N040 C2005 08 03.92350 15 44 41.09 +13 48 04.7 19.7 N EP037J95
CK05N040 C2005 08 05.87686 15 42 03.93 +12 34 28.3 19.4 N EP037147
Observer details:
147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno. Observers D. Crespi, P. Diomede,
S. Foglia, G. Galli, S. Minuto, V. Sacco. Measurers S. Foglia, S. Minuto.
0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory. Observer L. Buzzi. 0.60-m f/4.64 Newtonian
reflector + CCD.
A32 Panker. Observer H. Denzau. 0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2005 N4 (Catalina)
T 2005 July 2.6045 TT MPC
q 2.303505 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.017698 Peri. 136.5521 -0.0406388 -0.5935593
Node 64.0433 -0.9672082 -0.1784779
e 0.959234 Incl. 116.6275 +0.2507126 -0.7847503
From 185 observations 2005 July 6-Aug. 5.
Ephemeris:
C/2005 N4 (Catalina)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2005 08 08 15 39.47 +11 16.6 2.048 2.339 93.4 25.6 19.2
2005 08 18 15 30.29 +05 39.2 2.239 2.360 84.1 25.3 19.5
2005 08 28 15 25.15 +00 48.1 2.443 2.387 74.8 24.1 19.7
2005 09 07 15 23.02 -03 23.7 2.651 2.418 65.7 22.3 20.0
2005 09 17 15 23.16 -07 03.4 2.854 2.453 56.8 20.1 20.2
2005 09 27 15 25.00 -10 17.8 3.047 2.492 48.1 17.4 20.4
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2005 MPC M.P.E.C. 2005-P37
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