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MPEC 2005-S09 : COMET C/2005 Q1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-S09                                Issued 2005 Sept. 17, 00:39 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 Q1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK05Q010  C2005 09 03.89623 05 23 36.77 +65 58 16.4          18.6 N ES009J87
    CK05Q010  C2005 09 03.90554 05 23 36.78 +65 58 22.7          18.8 N ES009J87
    CK05Q010  C2005 09 03.91504 05 23 36.80 +65 58 29.1          18.9 N ES009J87
    CK05Q010  C2005 09 05.99793 05 23 32.30 +66 21 24.8          18.5 N ES009A32
    CK05Q010  C2005 09 06.00974 05 23 32.18 +66 21 32.4          18.7 N ES009A32

Observer details:
A32 Panker.  Observer H. Denzau.  0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 Q1 (LINEAR)
T 2005 July 22.690 TT                                   MPC
q   6.40378              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   41.742       +0.204193       +0.165176
                   Node    87.570       +0.421489       -0.904455
e   1.0            Incl.  105.036       +0.883545       +0.393291
From 41 observations 2005 Aug. 27-Sept. 6.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 Q1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 09 17    05 21.04   +68 25.7    6.346    6.415    89.4     9.0  18.1
2005 09 27    05 14.90   +70 21.3    6.230    6.420    96.4     8.9  18.0
2005 10 07    05 03.73   +72 15.7    6.124    6.425   103.1     8.7  18.0
2005 10 17    04 45.99   +74 03.1    6.033    6.431   109.2     8.4  18.0
2005 10 27    04 20.22   +75 35.5    5.961    6.437   114.5     8.1  18.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-S09

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