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MPEC 2005-R48 : COMET C/2005 O1 (NEAT)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-R48                                Issued 2005 Sept. 10, 13:54 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 09 06.47852 20 48 12.57 -25 03 42.0          18.6 N ER048415
    CK05O010  C2005 09 06.48776 20 48 11.39 -25 03 42.3          20.0 N ER048415
    CK05O010  C2005 09 06.49322 20 48 10.67 -25 03 42.5          19.3 N ER048415
    CK05O010  C2005 09 07.58568 20 45 47.11 -25 04 03.8          19.5 N ER048415
    CK05O010  C2005 09 07.59215 20 45 46.22 -25 04 03.8          19.8 N ER048415
    CK05O010  C2005 09 08.23438 20 44 23.20 -25 04 12.6          19.8 T ER048673
    CK05O010  C2005 09 08.23819 20 44 22.56 -25 04 12.6                 ER048673
    CK05O010  C2005 09 08.24363 20 44 21.82 -25 04 12.5                 ER048673
    CK05O010  C2005 09 08.25486 20 44 20.19 -25 04 12.6                 ER048673

Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 O1 (NEAT)
T 2005 May 17.4416 TT                                   MPC
q   3.591314             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.019258       Peri.  324.7507      +0.8989358      -0.2832229
                   Node   304.7960      -0.2458399      -0.9575936
e   0.930839       Incl.  155.9842      -0.3625978      -0.0529084
From 83 observations 2005 July 27-Sept. 8.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 O1 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
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 44.07   -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-R48

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