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MPEC 2005-V15 : COMET P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-V15                                Issued 2005 Nov. 3, 00:00 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.

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                           COMET P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK05Q040  C2005 10 26.93365 07 50 29.46 +43 52 57.9          18.0 N EV015A79
    PK05Q040  C2005 10 26.94029 07 50 30.29 +43 53 01.1          18.1 N EV015A79
    PK05Q040  C2005 10 26.94812 07 50 31.35 +43 53 05.3          17.9 N EV015A79
    PK05Q040  C2005 10 31.11220 08 00 01.88 +44 26 34.9          18.0 T EV015215
    PK05Q040  C2005 10 31.11326 08 00 02.01 +44 26 35.4          18.0 T EV015215
    PK05Q040  C2005 10 31.79938 08 01 32.77 +44 32 05.4                 EV015349
    PK05Q040  C2005 10 31.80229 08 01 33.12 +44 32 06.7          17.8 T EV015349

Observer details:
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
A79 Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory, Plana.  Observers F. Fratev, L. Vrigazov,
    E. Mihaylova.  Measurer F. Fratev.  0.25-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR)
T 2005 Sept. 28.2398 TT                                 MPC
q   1.754427             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1045725      Peri.   50.8975      +0.4718479      -0.8796346
a   4.461948       Node    11.4171      +0.6859910      +0.3235047
e   0.606802       Incl.   17.6506      +0.5538736      +0.3486942
P   9.43
From 70 observations 2005 Aug. 31-Oct. 31.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-V15

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