MPEC 2005-T27 : COMET P/2005 S3 (READ)
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M.P.E.C. 2005-T27 Issued 2005 Oct. 4, 16:25 UT
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COMET P/2005 S3 (READ)
Observations:
PK05S030 C2005 10 01.41168 02 27 10.97 +19 17 24.9 18.7 T ET027699
PK05S030 C2005 10 01.43176 02 27 10.60 +19 17 23.9 ET027699
PK05S030 C2005 10 01.45835 02 27 10.13 +19 17 21.5 ET027699
PK05S030 C2005 10 01.47734 02 27 09.74 +19 17 21.3 ET027699
PK05S030 C2005 10 01.83778 02 27 02.98 +19 16 53.9 19.1 T ET027A50
PK05S030 C2005 10 01.83924 02 27 02.93 +19 16 54.3 18.8 T ET027A50
PK05S030 C2005 10 01.84069 02 27 02.71 +19 16 55.0 18.3 T ET027A50
PK05S030 C2005 10 01.84215 02 27 02.85 +19 16 54.6 19.1 T ET027A50
PK05S030 C2005 10 01.84362 02 27 02.85 +19 16 54.3 19.0 T ET027A50
PK05S030 C2005 10 01.87967 02 27 02.19 +19 16 51.8 18.7 N ET027J87
PK05S030 C2005 10 01.89414 02 27 01.83 +19 16 50.6 18.8 N ET027J87
PK05S030 C2005 10 01.90861 02 27 01.52 +19 16 49.7 19.4 N ET027J87
PK05S030 C2005 10 02.04987 02 26 58.61 +19 16 40.8 ET027941
PK05S030 C2005 10 02.05167 02 26 58.57 +19 16 40.7 ET027941
PK05S030 C2005 10 02.05346 02 26 58.52 +19 16 40.7 ET027941
PK05S030 C2005 10 02.05885 02 26 58.39 +19 16 40.5 ET027941
PK05S030 C2005 10 02.38334 02 26 51.83 +19 16 18.2 19.0 N ET027850
PK05S030 C2005 10 02.40683 02 26 51.38 +19 16 15.8 18.5 T ET027673
PK05S030 C2005 10 02.41240 02 26 51.03 +19 16 14.3 19.2 N ET027850
PK05S030 C2005 10 02.41354 02 26 51.26 +19 16 15.3 ET027673
PK05S030 C2005 10 02.42083 02 26 51.09 +19 16 14.8 ET027673
PK05S030 C2005 10 02.42766 02 26 50.94 +19 16 14.2 ET027673
PK05S030 C2005 10 02.43421 02 26 50.54 +19 16 13.1 19.1 N ET027850
PK05S030 C2005 10 04.33448 02 26 09.88 +19 13 39.8 19.1 N ET027850
PK05S030 C2005 10 04.36476 02 26 09.11 +19 13 36.3 19.2 N ET027850
PK05S030 C2005 10 04.38658 02 26 08.55 +19 13 35.0 19.0 N ET027850
PK05S030 C2005 10 04.40840 02 26 07.94 +19 13 33.5 18.4 N ET027850
Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.6-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer M. E. Van Ness. 0.59-m LONEOS
Schmidt + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee. Observer D. T. Durig. 0.30-m f/6.3
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
941 Observatorio Pla D'Arguines. Observers R. Ferrando, M. Ferrando.
Measurer R. Ferrando. 0.36-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A50 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory. Observers O. Gerashchenko,
Y. Ivashchenko. 0.6-m f/2.0 reflector + CCD.
J87 La Canada. Observer J. Lacruz. 0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2005 S3 (Read)
T 2005 Oct. 9.433 TT MPC
q 2.86795 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.085914 Peri. 115.784 +0.848281 -0.526301
a 5.08659 Node 276.022 +0.462325 +0.789965
e 0.43617 Incl. 3.375 +0.258215 +0.314583
P 11.5
From 52 observations 2005 Sept. 30-Oct. 4.
Ephemeris:
P/2005 S3 (Read)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2005 09 27 02 28.41 +19 21.1 2.007 2.869 142.7 12.2 18.1
2005 10 07 02 25.10 +19 09.3 1.940 2.868 153.2 9.0 18.0
2005 10 17 02 20.17 +18 45.8 1.897 2.868 164.0 5.5 18.0
2005 10 27 02 14.30 +18 12.8 1.880 2.870 174.1 2.0 18.0
2005 11 06 02 08.30 +17 33.9 1.890 2.874 171.2 3.0 18.0
2005 11 16 02 03.04 +16 54.1 1.928 2.879 160.4 6.6 18.0
2005 11 26 01 59.23 +16 18.5 1.992 2.886 149.4 10.0 18.1
It is not entirely clear that this is a short-period comet.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2005 MPC M.P.E.C. 2005-T27
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