MPEC 2005-T69 : COMET C/2005 O2 (CHRISTENSEN)
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M.P.E.C. 2005-T69 Issued 2005 Oct. 11, 20:33 UT
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COMET C/2005 O2 (CHRISTENSEN)
Observations:
CK05O020 C2005 10 08.60717 01 44 36.80 -35 46 06.9 17.8 T ET069423
CK05O020 C2005 10 08.61932 01 44 34.57 -35 46 20.1 17.9 T ET069423
CK05O020 C2005 10 08.63472 01 44 31.80 -35 46 35.9 18.3 T ET069423
CK05O020 C2005 10 09.55716 01 41 44.33 -36 01 44.4 17.8 N ET069423
CK05O020 C2005 10 09.57684 01 41 40.72 -36 02 03.0 17.8 N ET069423
CK05O020 C2005 10 10.18337 01 39 49.92 -36 11 44.2 17.5 N ET069I77
CK05O020 C2005 10 10.18646 01 39 49.35 -36 11 47.4 17.4 N ET069I77
CK05O020 C2005 10 10.18908 01 39 48.87 -36 11 49.5 17.5 N ET069I77
CK05O020 C2005 10 10.49785 01 38 52.65 -36 16 38.2 18.0 T ET069E12
CK05O020 C2005 10 10.50697 01 38 50.96 -36 16 47.9 18.1 T ET069E12
CK05O020 C2005 10 10.51608 01 38 49.23 -36 16 57.1 18.2 T ET069E12
CK05O020 C2005 10 10.52499 01 38 47.61 -36 17 04.8 18.6 T ET069E12
CK05O020 C2005 10 10.58992 01 38 35.67 -36 18 05.4 19.6 N ET069415
CK05O020 C2005 10 10.59138 01 38 35.36 -36 18 07.4 18.6 N ET069415
Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra. Observer D. Herald. 0.36-m f/3.9
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
423 North Ryde. Observer S. G. McAndrew. 0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
+ CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey. Observer R. H. McNaught. Measurers E. C. Beshore,
E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught. 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte. Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
Measurer C. Jacques. 0.30-m f/3.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2005 O2 (Christensen)
T 2005 Sept. 8.4177 TT MPC
q 3.333513 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.0085598 Peri. 263.8275 +0.8161430 +0.2762351
a 23.667916 Node 280.7707 +0.4471837 -0.8582116
e 0.859155 Incl. 148.8922 -0.3659745 -0.4326281
P 115
From 97 observations 2005 July 31-Oct. 10.
Ephemeris:
C/2005 O2 (Christensen)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2005 10 07 01 49.44 -35 18.5 2.542 3.343 137.0 11.8 16.8
2005 10 17 01 18.84 -37 44.8 2.590 3.350 133.0 12.6 16.8
2005 10 27 00 48.54 -39 07.4 2.688 3.360 125.2 14.0 16.9
2005 11 06 00 21.09 -39 30.7 2.828 3.372 115.3 15.4 17.0
2005 11 16 23 58.12 -39 08.4 2.999 3.387 104.6 16.4 17.2
2005 11 26 23 40.13 -38 16.4 3.189 3.403 94.0 16.8 17.3
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2005 MPC M.P.E.C. 2005-T69
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