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MPEC 2005-P39 : COMET C/2005 O1 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-P39                                Issued 2005 Aug. 8, 14:48 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 30.37167 22 24 43.06 -21 52 02.0          18.9 T EP039644
    CK05O010  C2005 07 30.38235 22 24 41.50 -21 52 07.6          18.8 T EP039644
    CK05O010  C2005 07 30.39259 22 24 40.00 -21 52 13.1          18.8 T EP039644
    CK05O010  C2005 08 01.58189 22 19 17.14 -22 11 21.9          18.7 T EP039E12
    CK05O010  C2005 08 01.58935 22 19 15.88 -22 11 26.0          18.7 T EP039E12
    CK05O010  C2005 08 01.59693 22 19 14.80 -22 11 29.9          18.8 T EP039E12
    CK05O010  C2005 08 01.60469 22 19 13.65 -22 11 34.3          18.8 T EP039E12
    CK05O010  C2005 08 05.01297 22 10 37.07 -22 40 16.3          19.0 N EP039213
    CK05O010  C2005 08 05.02880 22 10 34.62 -22 40 24.2          19.0 N EP039213
    CK05O010  C2005 08 05.02963 22 10 34.49 -22 40 24.6          19.0 N EP039213

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.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer 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.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 O1 (NEAT)
T 2005 May 25.221 TT                                    MPC
q   3.61951              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  325.980       +0.891968       -0.306583
                   Node   304.595       -0.269512       -0.950657
e   1.0            Incl.  156.194       -0.362984       -0.047519
From 54 observations 2005 July 27-Aug. 5.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 O1 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 08 08    22 02.89   -23 03.8    2.689    3.682   166.2     3.8        18.8
2005 08 18    21 36.44   -24 09.1    2.702    3.699   168.6     3.1        18.8
2005 08 28    21 10.56   -24 49.4    2.771    3.719   156.5     6.2        19.0
2005 09 07    20 46.99   -25 04.3    2.891    3.741   142.5     9.4        19.3
2005 09 17    20 26.91   -24 58.2    3.054    3.764   128.7    12.0        19.5
2005 09 27    20 10.75   -24 37.6    3.249    3.790   115.5    13.8        19.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-P39

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