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MPEC 2005-Q38 : COMET C/2005 N4 (CATALINA)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-Q38                                Issued 2005 Aug. 29, 00:18 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
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                          COMET C/2005 N4 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    CK05N040  C2005 08 11.17257 15 36 02.25 +09 24 15.1          19.5 T EQ038673
    CK05N040  C2005 08 11.17963 15 36 01.78 +09 24 00.1                 EQ038673
    CK05N040  C2005 08 11.18599 15 36 01.43 +09 23 48.2                 EQ038673
    CK05N040  C2005 08 11.19306 15 36 00.98 +09 23 32.7                 EQ038673
    CK05N040  C2005 08 23.15509 15 27 12.06 +03 03 43.0          19.5 T EQ038673
    CK05N040  C2005 08 23.16424 15 27 11.79 +03 03 27.1                 EQ038673
    CK05N040  C2005 08 25.15856 15 26 15.39 +02 06 26.1          19.7 T EQ038673
    CK05N040  C2005 08 25.16169 15 26 15.28 +02 06 19.8                 EQ038673

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 N4 (Catalina)
T 2005 July 2.6025 TT                                   MPC
q   2.303839             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.016919       Peri.  136.5456      -0.0406522      -0.5936660
                   Node    64.0351      -0.9671899      -0.1785017
e   0.961020       Incl.  116.6308      +0.2507810      -0.7846642
From 193 observations 2005 July 6-Aug. 25.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-Q38

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