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MPEC 2005-V18 : COMET P/2005 RV25 (LONEOS-CHRISTENSEN)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-V18                                Issued 2005 Nov. 3, 00:08 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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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                    COMET P/2005 RV25 (LONEOS-CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 08.25419 01 08 34.84 +17 42 56.5          18.8 T EV018704
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 08.26523 01 08 34.48 +17 42 53.0          19.7 T EV018704
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 08.27606 01 08 34.04 +17 42 49.9          19.7 T EV018704
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 08.28689 01 08 33.68 +17 42 46.1          20.0 T EV018704
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 08.29774 01 08 33.20 +17 42 44.1          19.6 T EV018704
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 14.18992 01 05 02.93 +17 14 49.1          18.2 T EV018699
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 14.21178 01 05 02.28 +17 14 42.7                 EV018699
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 14.23370 01 05 01.23 +17 14 36.3                 EV018699
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 14.25563 01 05 00.49 +17 14 27.7                 EV018699
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 23.16237 00 59 50.42 +16 28 15.0          17.8 N EV018651
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 23.16516 00 59 50.34 +16 28 14.3          18.0 T EV018673
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 23.16971 00 59 50.22 +16 28 13.4          17.8 N EV018651
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 23.17153 00 59 50.13 +16 28 12.5                 EV018673
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 23.17287 00 59 50.03 +16 28 11.6          19.9 T EV018734
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 23.17705 00 59 49.92 +16 28 10.7          17.6 N EV018651
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 23.17766 00 59 49.91 +16 28 10.4                 EV018673
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 23.18391 00 59 49.68 +16 28 08.6                 EV018673
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 23.24038 00 59 47.68 +16 27 49.8          19.5 T EV018734
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 23.64128 00 59 34.25 +16 25 39.3                 EV018349
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 23.64420 00 59 34.14 +16 25 38.8          18.1 T EV018349
    PK05R25V   2005 10 24.52882 00 59 04.87 +16 20 53.7          18.4 T EV018372
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 26.21578 00 58 09.67 +16 11 41.0          18.2 T EV018699
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 26.23769 00 58 09.00 +16 11 35.2                 EV018699
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 26.25961 00 58 08.26 +16 11 28.2                 EV018699
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 26.28153 00 58 07.48 +16 11 20.6                 EV018699
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 26.83168 00 57 49.92 +16 08 22.1          19.4 T EV018215
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 27.23756 00 57 36.93 +16 06 10.1          17.9 T EV018G96
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 27.24521 00 57 36.68 +16 06 07.5                 EV018G96
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 27.25293 00 57 36.43 +16 06 04.9                 EV018G96
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 27.26050 00 57 36.16 +16 06 02.6                 EV018G96
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 28.04264 00 57 11.38 +16 01 44.6          19.0 N EV018118
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 28.05077 00 57 11.10 +16 01 40.1          18.6 N EV018118
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 30.20500 00 56 04.97 +15 49 55.8          19.5 T EV018704
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 30.21730 00 56 04.63 +15 49 51.2          19.6 T EV018704
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 30.24121 00 56 03.78 +15 49 42.6          19.7 T EV018704
    PK05R25V  C2005 10 30.25313 00 56 03.41 +15 49 39.0          19.6 T EV018704

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
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.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observers B. A. Skiff, M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m
    LONEOS Schmidt + 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.
G96 Mt. Lemmon 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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 RV25 (LONEOS-Christensen)
T 2006 Nov. 10.8735 TT                                  MPC
q   3.604869             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1094478      Peri.  192.2864      +0.1905799      -0.9688747
a   4.328440       Node   246.8967      +0.9145810      +0.2337166
e   0.167167       Incl.    9.8906      +0.3566803      -0.0815991
P   9.01
From 72 observations 2005 Sept. 11-Oct. 30.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-V18

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