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MPEC 2005-S08 : COMET C/2005 P3 (SWAN)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-S08                                Issued 2005 Sept. 17, 00:35 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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                            COMET C/2005 P3 (SWAN)

Observations:
    CK05P030  C2005 08 30.83512 11 31 54.25 +42 03 48.4          15.7 N ES008A32
    CK05P030  C2005 08 30.84072 11 31 54.26 +42 04 02.6          15.6 N ES008A32
    CK05P030  C2005 08 30.84632 11 31 53.92 +42 04 15.5          15.4 N ES008A32
    CK05P030  C2005 09 05.82681 11 28 31.65 +45 46 09.1          16.1 N ES008A32
    CK05P030  C2005 09 05.83241 11 28 31.45 +45 46 22.1          16.3 N ES008A32
    CK05P030  C2005 09 05.83802 11 28 31.43 +45 46 33.5          16.1 N ES008A32
    CK05P030  C2005 09 05.84362 11 28 30.88 +45 46 41.8          16.5 N ES008A32
    CK05P030  C2005 09 05.84810 11 28 30.92 +45 46 53.8          16.2 N ES008A32
    CK05P030  C2005 09 10.81618 11 25 08.59 +48 31 41.0                 ES008232
    CK05P030  C2005 09 11.80981 11 24 26.51 +49 03 20.2                 ES008349
    CK05P030  C2005 09 11.81106 11 24 26.45 +49 03 20.7          13.1 T ES008349
    CK05P030  C2005 09 11.82991 11 24 24.72 +49 03 57.6          16.6 N ES008213
    CK05P030  C2005 09 12.79049 11 23 43.05 +49 34 14.6          13.2 T ES008D83

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
A32 Panker.  Observer H. Denzau.  0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
D83 Miwa.  Observer Y. Ohshima.  0.25-m f/5 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 P3 (SWAN)
T 2005 Aug.  9.744 TT                                   MPC
q   0.52581              (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.02539        Peri.   32.154       -0.385093       +0.247686
                   Node   242.752       -0.903450       +0.095442
e   0.98665        Incl.   89.694       +0.188366       +0.964128
From 49 observations 2005 Aug. 26-Sept. 12.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 P3 (SWAN)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 09 17    11 20.43   +51 44.9    1.276    0.987    49.6    50.8  15.5
2005 09 22    11 16.09   +54 18.9    1.272    1.070    54.6    49.8  15.8
2005 09 27    11 11.05   +56 56.5    1.263    1.153    59.9    48.8  16.1
2005 10 02    11 04.87   +59 41.7    1.250    1.235    65.5    47.5  16.4
2005 10 07    10 56.83   +62 37.5    1.233    1.317    71.4    46.0  16.7
2005 10 12    10 45.75   +65 45.6    1.215    1.398    77.6    44.2  16.9
2005 10 17    10 29.56   +69 05.4    1.197    1.477    84.1    42.1  17.1
2005 10 22    10 04.46   +72 32.3    1.182    1.556    90.8    39.7  17.3
2005 10 27    09 23.17   +75 53.3    1.170    1.634    97.7    37.1  17.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-S08

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