MPEC 2005-U19 : COMET C/2005 T4 (SWAN)
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M.P.E.C. 2005-U19 Issued 2005 Oct. 23, 04:12 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2005 T4 (SWAN)
Observations:
CK05T040 C2005 10 22.06892 16 27 47.50 -09 13 25.2 12.4 T EU019703
CK05T040 C2005 10 22.07064 16 27 47.68 -09 13 27.0 EU019703
CK05T040 C2005 10 22.07230 16 27 47.91 -09 13 28.7 EU019703
CK05T040 C2005 10 22.39354 16 28 24.32 -09 17 53.4 18.1 N EU019413
CK05T040 C2005 10 22.39504 16 28 24.50 -09 17 55.1 18.0 N EU019413
CK05T040 C2005 10 22.39654 16 28 24.67 -09 17 56.3 18.0 N EU019413
CK05T040 C2005 10 22.39809 16 28 24.83 -09 17 57.4 17.9 N EU019413
CK05T040 C2005 10 22.39960 16 28 24.99 -09 17 58.8 17.9 N EU019413
CK05T040 C2005 10 22.40110 16 28 25.18 -09 18 00.0 17.7 N EU019413
CK05T040 C2005 10 23.11432 16 29 41.59 -09 27 54.7 17.1 N EU019651
CK05T040 C2005 10 23.11660 16 29 41.84 -09 27 56.5 16.9 N EU019651
CK05T040 C2005 10 23.11889 16 29 42.08 -09 27 57.9 17.1 N EU019651
Observer details:
413 Siding Spring. Observer R. H. McNaught. 1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.62-m f/5.1
reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observer E. J. Christensen. 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. 0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2005 T4 (SWAN)
T 2005 Oct. 9.602 TT MPC
q 0.64699 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 40.696 +0.950054 -0.274365
Node 25.945 -0.289733 -0.952518
e 1.0 Incl. 160.126 +0.115986 -0.132037
From 12 observations 2005 Oct. 22-23.
Ephemeris:
C/2005 T4 (SWAN)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2005 10 17 16 14.42 -07 44.9 0.856 0.666 41.3 80.8 12.9
2005 10 22 16 27.66 -09 12.3 1.054 0.698 39.7 65.6 13.6
2005 10 27 16 35.17 -10 14.3 1.244 0.744 36.7 53.0 14.2
2005 11 01 16 39.76 -11 02.0 1.420 0.799 33.0 42.6 14.8
2005 11 06 16 42.83 -11 40.6 1.583 0.862 29.0 33.9 15.4
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2005 MPC M.P.E.C. 2005-U19
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