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MPEC 2005-R17 : COMET C/2005 O1 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-R17                                Issued 2005 Sept. 3, 14:40 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.

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             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                            COMET C/2005 O1 (NEAT)

Observations:
    CK05O010  C2005 08 27.63201 21 11 30.46 -24 48 08.3          20.0 N ER017415
    CK05O010  C2005 08 27.63624 21 11 29.82 -24 48 08.4          20.4 N ER017415
    CK05O010  C2005 08 29.91980 21 05 50.78 -24 53 56.0          18.9 T ER017215
    CK05O010  C2005 09 02.66122 20 56 53.41 -25 00 24.9          19.3 N ER017415
    CK05O010  C2005 09 02.67003 20 56 52.15 -25 00 25.1          19.3 N ER017415

Observer details:
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 O1 (NEAT)
T 2005 May 17.4042 TT                                   MPC
q   3.591228             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.019272       Peri.  324.7429      +0.8989736      -0.2831053
                   Node   304.7958      -0.2457135      -0.9576255
e   0.930791       Incl.  155.9844      -0.3625898      -0.0529598
From 75 observations 2005 July 27-Sept. 2.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 O1 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 08 28    21 10.59   -24 49.2    2.753    3.701   156.5     6.2        19.0
2005 09 07    20 47.06   -25 03.9    2.873    3.723   142.5     9.5        19.3
2005 09 17    20 27.04   -24 57.8    3.036    3.747   128.7    12.1        19.5
2005 09 27    20 10.96   -24 37.1    3.230    3.773   115.6    13.9        19.7
2005 10 07    19 58.72   -24 07.7    3.446    3.800   103.1    14.8        19.9
2005 10 17    19 49.94   -23 33.7    3.673    3.829    91.4    15.1        20.1
2005 10 27    19 44.08   -22 57.7    3.902    3.860    80.2    14.7        20.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-R17

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