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MPEC 2005-U61 : COMET P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-U61                                Issued 2005 Oct. 26, 22:47 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

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                           COMET P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK05Q040  C2005 10 13.39905 07 16 25.51 +41 58 36.1          17.9 T EU061699
    PK05Q040  C2005 10 13.42105 07 16 28.91 +41 58 47.7                 EU061699
    PK05Q040  C2005 10 13.44306 07 16 32.30 +41 59 00.1                 EU061699
    PK05Q040  C2005 10 14.43207 07 19 09.79 +42 07 46.8          17.9 T EU061699
    PK05Q040  C2005 10 14.43575 07 19 10.29 +42 07 48.6                 EU061699
    PK05Q040  C2005 10 14.43940 07 19 10.87 +42 07 50.6                 EU061699
    PK05Q040  C2005 10 14.44306 07 19 11.40 +42 07 52.7                 EU061699

Observer details:
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observers B. A. Skiff, M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m
    LONEOS Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR)
T 2005 Sept. 28.2301 TT                                 MPC
q   1.754117             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1049262      Peri.   50.8964      +0.4720361      -0.8795384
a   4.451914       Node    11.4054      +0.6859189      +0.3237004
e   0.605986       Incl.   17.6480      +0.5538025      +0.3487554
P   9.39
From 63 observations 2005 Aug. 31-Oct. 14.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-U61

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