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MPEC 2005-U53 : COMET P/2005 T5 (BROUGHTON)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-U53                                Issued 2005 Oct. 25, 20:12 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
                  Supported in part by the TABASGO Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET P/2005 T5 (BROUGHTON)

Observations:
    PK05T050  C2005 08 26.64373 00 32 23.46 -27 02 35.9          19.3 N EU053E12
    PK05T050  C2005 08 26.65529 00 32 23.06 -27 02 38.9          18.1 N EU053E12
    PK05T050  C2005 08 26.66701 00 32 22.92 -27 02 40.5          18.8 N EU053E12
    PK05T050  C2005 08 26.67869 00 32 22.48 -27 02 43.9          19.5 N EU053E12
    PK05T050  C2005 09 26.26653 00 15 07.89 -27 55 47.1          18.6 N EU053704
    PK05T050  C2005 09 26.28774 00 15 06.94 -27 55 46.6          19.1 N EU053704
    PK05T050  C2005 09 26.29833 00 15 06.49 -27 55 45.9          19.0 N EU053704
    PK05T050  C2005 09 26.30890 00 15 06.05 -27 55 45.0          18.9 N EU053704
    PK05T050  C2005 10 02.63130 00 10 56.38 -27 44 55.1          18.1 N EU053E12
    PK05T050  C2005 10 02.63981 00 10 56.13 -27 44 53.9          17.8 N EU053E12
    PK05T050  C2005 10 02.64837 00 10 55.63 -27 44 53.0          18.2 N EU053E12
    PK05T050  C2005 10 02.65693 00 10 55.34 -27 44 52.0          17.9 N EU053E12
    PK05T050  C2005 10 07.58587 00 07 49.71 -27 30 18.6          18.2 T EU053428
    PK05T050  C2005 10 09.57058 00 06 38.05 -27 22 54.2          18.5 T EU053428
    PK05T050  C2005 10 09.63523 00 06 35.64 -27 22 37.4          18.5 T EU053428
    PK05T050  C2005 10 23.50447 23 59 40.48 -26 07 39.5          18.4 T EU053428
    PK05T050  C2005 10 23.52036 23 59 40.09 -26 07 33.4          18.0 T EU053428
    PK05T050  C2005 10 23.55788 23 59 39.18 -26 07 18.0          18.2 T EU053428
    PK05T050  C2005 10 23.56071 23 59 39.07 -26 07 17.0          18.4 T EU053428
    PK05T050  C2005 10 24.22419 23 59 23.76 -26 02 48.9          18.5 T EU053673
    PK05T050  C2005 10 24.22847 23 59 23.65 -26 02 47.1                 EU053673
    PK05T050  C2005 10 24.23472 23 59 23.49 -26 02 44.5                 EU053673
    PK05T050  C2005 10 24.24086 23 59 23.35 -26 02 42.0                 EU053673
    PK05T050  C2005 10 24.44961 23 59 18.69 -26 01 10.8          19.2 T EU053413
    PK05T050  C2005 10 24.45330 23 59 18.60 -26 01 09.6          19.3 T EU053413
    PK05T050  C2005 10 25.13656 23 59 03.34 -25 56 25.5          18.3 N EU053734
    PK05T050  C2005 10 25.14733 23 59 03.11 -25 56 20.3          19.0 N EU053734
    PK05T050  C2005 10 25.15744 23 59 02.84 -25 56 15.7          18.5 N EU053734
    PK05T050  C2005 10 25.17116 23 59 02.58 -25 56 09.7          18.8 N EU053644
    PK05T050  C2005 10 25.17123 23 59 02.50 -25 56 10.4                 EU053701
    PK05T050  C2005 10 25.19276 23 59 02.05 -25 56 01.1          19.0 N EU053644
    PK05T050  C2005 10 25.19486 23 59 01.97 -25 55 59.0                 EU053701
    PK05T050  C2005 10 25.21007 23 59 01.75 -25 55 52.9          18.2 T EU053G96
    PK05T050  C2005 10 25.21400 23 59 01.57 -25 55 51.6          19.5 N EU053644
    PK05T050  C2005 10 25.21714 23 59 01.57 -25 55 50.5          18.2 T EU053G96
    PK05T050  C2005 10 25.21846 23 59 01.44 -25 55 50.5                 EU053701
    PK05T050  C2005 10 25.22421 23 59 01.35 -25 55 47.4          18.1 T EU053G96
    PK05T050  C2005 10 25.23130 23 59 01.21 -25 55 43.8          18.3 T EU053G96
    PK05T050  C2005 10 25.23216 23 59 01.13 -25 55 44.4          18.0 N EU053651
    PK05T050  C2005 10 25.24229 23 59 00.91 -25 55 40.0          18.0 N EU053651

Observer details:
413 Siding Spring.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  1.0-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
428 Reedy Creek.  Observer J. Broughton.  0.51-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
    E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
701 Junk Bond Observatory, Sierra Vista.  Observer D. Healy.  0.81-m f/4.4
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, L. Manguso,
    D. Torres, R. Kracke, A. Milner, H. Love.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer,
    J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer D. Tibbets.  Measurer G. Hug.  0.7-m
    reflector + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observers G. J. Garradd, R. H. McNaught.  Measurers
    E. C. Beshore, C. M. Casey, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer,
    R. E. Hill, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. C. Beshore.  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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 T5 (Broughton)
T 2005 Nov. 3.3917 TT                                   MPC
q   3.247088             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0504499      Peri.  304.4863      +0.9520523      +0.0055213
a   7.253744       Node    57.0701      +0.1726820      +0.8156418
e   0.552357       Incl.   21.3730      -0.2525418      +0.5785308
P  19.5
From 39 observations 2005 Aug. 26-Oct. 25.

Ephemeris:
    P/2005 T5 (Broughton)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 10 17    00 02.58   -26 47.7    2.435    3.249   138.5    11.7  18.1
2005 10 27    23 58.40   -25 42.9    2.511    3.248   130.7    13.4  18.1
2005 11 06    23 56.01   -24 20.6    2.606    3.247   122.5    14.9  18.2
2005 11 16    23 55.58   -22 44.3    2.716    3.248   114.2    16.1  18.3
2005 11 26    23 57.09   -20 57.5    2.837    3.251   106.0    17.0  18.4
2005 12 06    00 00.43   -19 03.0    2.968    3.255    98.0    17.4  18.5
2005 12 16    00 05.43   -17 03.2    3.105    3.261    90.2    17.6  18.6
2005 12 26    00 11.87   -15 00.0    3.245    3.268    82.6    17.4  18.7
2006 01 05    00 19.56   -12 54.9    3.386    3.277    75.3    16.9  18.8
2006 01 15    00 28.30   -10 49.0    3.525    3.288    68.1    16.1  18.9
2006 01 25    00 37.93   -08 43.3    3.660    3.299    61.1    15.1  19.0
2006 02 04    00 48.30   -06 38.5    3.790    3.312    54.3    14.0  19.1
2006 02 14    00 59.28   -04 35.3    3.912    3.327    47.6    12.7  19.2
2006 02 24    01 10.76   -02 34.3    4.025    3.343    41.1    11.2  19.3
2006 03 06    01 22.66   -00 35.9    4.129    3.360    34.6     9.7  19.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-U53

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