MPEC 2005-T76 : COMET P/2005 S2 (SKIFF)
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M.P.E.C. 2005-T76 Issued 2005 Oct. 11, 21:50 UT
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COMET P/2005 S2 (SKIFF)
Observations:
PK05S020 C2004 09 07.34913 23 20 30.83 -04 45 12.3 20.4 N ET076691
PK05S020 C2004 09 07.37772 23 20 30.16 -04 45 16.8 20.3 N ET076691
PK05S020 C2004 09 07.40565 23 20 29.56 -04 45 21.1 20.4 N ET076691
PK05S020 C2004 09 23.20996 23 14 46.42 -05 25 33.4 20.4 N ET076691
PK05S020 C2004 09 23.23644 23 14 45.85 -05 25 37.3 20.4 N ET076691
PK05S020 C2004 09 23.26283 23 14 45.27 -05 25 41.0 20.4 N ET076691
PK05S020 C2004 11 10.20164 23 04 40.10 -06 37 39.6 20.0 N ET076695
PK05S020 C2004 11 11.17014 23 04 39.38 -06 37 51.7 ET076695
PK05S020 C2005 10 05.31466 00 53 10.31 +03 32 57.6 20.0 N ET076850
PK05S020 C2005 10 05.33253 00 53 10.09 +03 32 54.0 19.8 N ET076850
PK05S020 C2005 10 05.35040 00 53 09.61 +03 32 50.0 20.2 N ET076850
PK05S020 C2005 10 08.86407 00 51 50.35 +03 23 42.5 19.9 N ET076A50
PK05S020 C2005 10 08.86992 00 51 50.29 +03 23 42.9 19.8 N ET076A50
PK05S020 C2005 10 08.87294 00 51 50.23 +03 23 41.5 20.0 N ET076A50
PK05S020 C2005 10 08.88454 00 51 49.89 +03 23 39.0 20.1 N ET076A50
Observer details:
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee. Observer D. T. Durig. 0.30-m f/5.8
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A50 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory. Observers D. Kyrylenko,
Y. Ivashchenko. 0.6-m f/2.0 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak. Observers M. T. Read, T. H. Bressi.
0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
695 Kitt Peak. Observers M. W. Buie, L. H. Wasserman. Measurers M. W. Buie,
J. F. Kane, L. H. Wasserman. 4-m f/2.8 reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2005 S2 (Skiff)
Epoch 2006 July 4.0 TT = JDT 2453920.5
T 2006 June 29.06564 TT MPC
q 6.3983877 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.04384170 Peri. 229.82413 +0.85595987 -0.51674280
a 7.9654649 Node 161.26907 +0.48947194 +0.79888436
e 0.1967339 Incl. 3.14085 +0.16658306 +0.30783219
P 22.48
Residuals in seconds of arc
040907 691 0.1+ 0.3+ 050930 G96 0.4+ 0.7+ 051001 213 0.2+ 1.1+
040907 691 0.4- 0.2+ 050930 G96 0.5+ 0.6+ 051001 941 0.5+ 0.4+
040907 691 0.1- 0.2+ 050930 699 0.9- 1.1- 051001 941 0.4+ 0.3+
040923 691 0.0 0.3- 050930 699 1.9- 1.1- 051001 941 0.3+ 0.2+
040923 691 0.0 0.3- 050930 J87 0.2- 0.2+ 051002 941 0.1+ 0.8-
040923 691 0.2- 0.1- 050930 J87 0.5- 0.5+ 051002 941 0.6+ 0.4-
041110 695 0.3+ 0.1- 050930 J87 0.6- 0.6+ 051002 941 0.7+ 0.2-
041111 695 0.4+ 0.1+ 050930 118 0.1- 0.4- 051003 850 0.3+ 0.2-
050925 691 0.3- 0.1+ 050930 118 0.4+ 0.4+ 051003 850 1.5- 0.8-
050925 691 0.2+ 0.1+ 050930 213 0.3+ 0.9- 051003 850 0.3- 0.5+
050925 691 0.3+ 0.1- 050930 213 0.5+ 0.5- 051003 850 0.1- 0.2-
050929 699 1.4- 0.4- 050930 213 0.5+ 0.4- 051003 850 0.4+ 1.2-
050929 699 0.3- 1.1- 050930 213 0.8+ 0.4- 051004 850 0.2+ 0.1+
050929 699 0.5- 1.4- 050930 213 0.7+ 0.3- 051004 850 0.2- 0.1+
050929 699 0.7- 0.9- 051001 691 (3.5+ 1.1-) 051004 850 0.0 0.8-
050929 A50 0.5- 0.9+ 051001 691 0.3+ 0.3+ 051004 850 0.3- 0.3+
050930 673 0.3+ 0.2+ 051001 850 (2.0+ 2.0+) 051004 850 (3.0- 2.9-)
050930 673 0.5+ 0.1+ 051001 691 0.5+ 0.2+ 051005 850 (3.5- 1.1+)
050930 699 (2.9- 1.0-) 051001 850 (2.1- 2.1+) 051005 850 0.6- 0.3+
050930 673 0.3+ 0.1- 051001 213 0.3+ 1.3+ 051005 850 1.7- 0.9-
050930 673 0.3+ 0.2+ 051001 213 0.1+ 1.3+ 051008 A50 0.7- 0.6-
050930 699 0.4- 0.1+ 051001 213 0.2+ 1.1+ 051008 A50 0.4+ 0.8+
050930 G96 0.9+ 0.4+ 051001 213 0.1+ 1.2+ 051008 A50 0.5+ 0.2-
050930 G96 0.5+ 0.6+ 051001 213 0.2+ 1.0+ 051008 A50 0.6- 0.9-
Ephemeris:
P/2005 S2 (Skiff)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2005 10 07 00 52.54 +03 28.6 5.449 6.448 178.0 0.3 19.3
2005 10 17 00 48.82 +03 03.2 5.465 6.444 168.6 1.8 19.3
2005 10 27 00 45.34 +02 40.0 5.510 6.441 157.8 3.3 19.3
2005 11 06 00 42.35 +02 20.5 5.584 6.438 147.0 4.8 19.3
2005 11 16 00 40.04 +02 06.0 5.683 6.434 136.3 6.1 19.4
2005 11 26 00 38.56 +01 57.2 5.803 6.431 125.9 7.1 19.4
2005 12 06 00 38.00 +01 54.7 5.941 6.428 115.6 7.9 19.5
2005 12 16 00 38.41 +01 58.6 6.091 6.425 105.5 8.5 19.5
2005 12 26 00 39.79 +02 08.8 6.249 6.423 95.8 8.8 19.6
2006 01 05 00 42.09 +02 24.9 6.410 6.420 86.2 8.8 19.6
2006 01 15 00 45.25 +02 46.3 6.569 6.418 76.9 8.6 19.7
2006 01 25 00 49.20 +03 12.5 6.723 6.416 67.8 8.2 19.7
2006 02 04 00 53.86 +03 42.8 6.867 6.413 58.9 7.6 19.8
2006 02 14 00 59.13 +04 16.5 6.998 6.411 50.2 6.8 19.8
2006 02 24 01 04.92 +04 52.9 7.114 6.410 41.7 5.9 19.8
2006 03 06 01 11.15 +05 31.3 7.213 6.408 33.4 4.9 19.9
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2005 MPC M.P.E.C. 2005-T76
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