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MPEC 2005-R19 : COMET C/2005 P3 (SWAN)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-R19                                Issued 2005 Sept. 3, 14:55 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 P3 (SWAN)

Observations:
    CK05P030  C2005 08 27.80492 11 33 09.16 +39 56 27.0          14.6 N ER019A79
    CK05P030  C2005 08 27.80659 11 33 08.73 +39 56 33.3          14.6 N ER019A79
    CK05P030  C2005 08 27.81307 11 33 08.66 +39 56 49.1          14.6 N ER019A79
    CK05P030  C2005 08 29.81196 11 32 22.11 +41 22 08.9          16.9 N ER019147
    CK05P030  C2005 08 29.81268 11 32 22.11 +41 22 11.2          16.7 N ER019147
    CK05P030  C2005 08 29.81789 11 32 21.91 +41 22 24.1          16.9 N ER019147
    CK05P030  C2005 08 29.81796 11 32 21.93 +41 22 24.3          17.1 N ER019147
    CK05P030  C2005 08 29.81883 11 32 21.86 +41 22 25.6          17.1 N ER019147
    CK05P030  C2005 08 29.81970 11 32 21.88 +41 22 28.6          17.1 N ER019147
    CK05P030  C2005 08 29.82056 11 32 21.80 +41 22 29.8          17.1 N ER019147
    CK05P030  C2005 08 29.82136 11 32 21.85 +41 22 31.5          17.1 N ER019147
    CK05P030  C2005 08 29.82273 11 32 21.78 +41 22 34.3          17.1 N ER019147
    CK05P030  C2005 08 29.83386 11 32 21.66 +41 23 03.5          14.7 N ER019213
    CK05P030  C2005 08 29.83567 11 32 21.55 +41 23 07.2          14.7 N ER019213
    CK05P030  C2005 08 29.83743 11 32 21.54 +41 23 12.7          14.7 N ER019213
    CK05P030  C2005 08 30.80826 11 31 54.85 +42 02 43.7          17.5 N ER019147
    CK05P030  C2005 08 30.80919 11 31 54.96 +42 02 45.2                 ER019147
    CK05P030  C2005 08 30.81007 11 31 54.91 +42 02 49.4          17.2 N ER019147
    CK05P030  C2005 08 30.81094 11 31 55.00 +42 02 51.2          17.7 N ER019147
    CK05P030  C2005 08 30.81181 11 31 54.78 +42 02 52.8                 ER019147
    CK05P030  C2005 08 30.81274 11 31 54.82 +42 02 55.4          17.4 N ER019147
    CK05P030  C2005 09 02.82429 11 30 20.39 +43 58 54.2          15.4 N ER019213
    CK05P030  C2005 09 02.82792 11 30 20.13 +43 59 01.7          15.4 N ER019213
    CK05P030  C2005 09 02.83211 11 30 19.94 +43 59 11.2          15.4 N ER019213

Observer details:
147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno.  Observers D. Crespi, S. Foglia,
    G. Galli, S. Minuto, V. Sacco.  Measurers S. Foglia, S. Minuto, V. Sacco.
    0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A79 Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory, Plana.  Observers F. Fratev, E. Mihaylova,
    L. Vrigazov.  Measurer F. Fratev.  0.25-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 P3 (SWAN)
T 2005 Aug.  9.752 TT                                   MPC
q   0.52589              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   32.091       -0.383979       +0.242216
                   Node   243.000       -0.904201       +0.096824
e   1.0            Incl.   89.922       +0.187030       +0.965379
From 34 observations 2005 Aug. 26-Sept. 2.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 P3 (SWAN)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 08 28    11 33.09   +40 05.0    1.214    0.675    33.7    56.3  13.7
2005 09 02    11 30.81   +43 28.1    1.245    0.748    36.9    54.1  14.2
2005 09 07    11 27.80   +46 26.4    1.267    0.827    40.7    52.6  14.7
2005 09 12    11 24.36   +49 09.5    1.279    0.909    44.9    51.4  15.1
2005 09 17    11 20.53   +51 45.0    1.284    0.992    49.6    50.5  15.5
2005 09 22    11 16.25   +54 19.1    1.281    1.076    54.6    49.5  15.9
2005 09 27    11 11.28   +56 56.6    1.273    1.160    59.9    48.4  16.2
2005 10 02    11 05.19   +59 41.5    1.261    1.243    65.5    47.1  16.4
2005 10 07    10 57.28   +62 36.9    1.246    1.325    71.4    45.6  16.7
2005 10 12    10 46.39   +65 44.1    1.229    1.407    77.6    43.9  16.9
2005 10 17    10 30.53   +69 02.8    1.213    1.488    84.0    41.8  17.1
2005 10 22    10 06.04   +72 28.3    1.199    1.567    90.7    39.4  17.3
2005 10 27    09 25.95   +75 48.6    1.188    1.646    97.5    36.8  17.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-R19

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