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MPEC 2005-T77 : COMET P/2005 S3 (READ)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-T77                                Issued 2005 Oct. 11, 22:16 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.

                  Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                            COMET P/2005 S3 (READ)

Observations:
    PK05S030  C2005 10 04.83549 02 25 58.74 +19 12 53.5          19.0 N ET077118
    PK05S030  C2005 10 04.84421 02 25 58.45 +19 12 53.1          18.7 N ET077118
    PK05S030  C2005 10 04.92246 02 25 56.57 +19 12 46.5          18.9 N ET077A32
    PK05S030  C2005 10 04.93704 02 25 56.20 +19 12 44.4          18.8 N ET077A32
    PK05S030  C2005 10 05.37312 02 25 45.74 +19 12 04.0          18.6 N ET077850
    PK05S030  C2005 10 05.39491 02 25 45.15 +19 12 01.7          19.2 N ET077850
    PK05S030  C2005 10 05.41671 02 25 44.68 +19 11 59.9          18.5 N ET077850
    PK05S030  C2005 10 05.43849 02 25 44.00 +19 11 57.2          19.8 N ET077850
    PK05S030  C2005 10 05.92962 02 25 32.67 +19 11 09.4          19.1 N ET077A32
    PK05S030  C2005 10 05.95764 02 25 31.96 +19 11 06.5          19.1 N ET077A32
    PK05S030  C2005 10 06.88844 02 25 09.07 +19 09 32.0          18.4 N ET077213
    PK05S030  C2005 10 06.89029 02 25 09.00 +19 09 31.8          18.4 N ET077213
    PK05S030  C2005 10 06.89228 02 25 08.94 +19 09 31.5          18.4 N ET077213
    PK05S030  C2005 10 06.89424 02 25 08.90 +19 09 31.3          18.4 N ET077213

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A32 Panker.  Observer H. Denzau.  0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 S3 (Read)
T 2005 Dec. 8.612 TT                                    MPC
q   2.88480              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.088750       Peri.  131.781       +0.689997       -0.721321
a   4.97765        Node   274.482       +0.644955       +0.650334
e   0.42045        Incl.    3.450       +0.328538       +0.238247
P  11.1
From 66 observations 2005 Sept. 30-Oct. 6.

Ephemeris:
    P/2005 S3 (Read)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 10 07    02 25.10   +19 09.4    1.987    2.914   153.2     8.9  18.1
2005 10 17    02 20.17   +18 45.9    1.934    2.905   164.0     5.4  18.1
2005 10 27    02 14.25   +18 12.8    1.908    2.898   174.1     2.0  18.0
2005 11 06    02 08.16   +17 33.6    1.909    2.893   171.1     3.0  18.0
2005 11 16    02 02.75   +16 53.2    1.938    2.889   160.3     6.6  18.0
2005 11 26    01 58.76   +16 16.4    1.993    2.886   149.3    10.0  18.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-T77

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