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MPEC 2005-V19 : COMET P/2005 S3 (READ)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-V19                                Issued 2005 Nov. 3, 00:11 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 S3 (READ)

Observations:
    PK05S030  C2005 10 26.85326 02 14 16.32 +18 12 55.8          18.2 T EV019215
    PK05S030  C2005 10 26.85431 02 14 16.27 +18 12 55.4          18.0 T EV019215
    PK05S030  C2005 10 29.32192 02 12 43.70 +18 03 34.4          17.7 T EV019703
    PK05S030  C2005 10 29.32948 02 12 43.20 +18 03 31.6          17.2 T EV019703
    PK05S030  C2005 10 29.96909 02 12 19.51 +18 01 03.3          17.3 N EV019442
    PK05S030  C2005 10 30.80540 02 11 48.35 +17 57 46.1          18.2 N EV019A79
    PK05S030  C2005 10 30.80977 02 11 48.20 +17 57 45.5          18.2 N EV019A79
    PK05S030  C2005 10 30.81421 02 11 48.06 +17 57 44.0          18.2 N EV019A79
    PK05S030  C2005 10 30.96866 02 11 42.04 +17 57 07.0          19.0 T EV019224
    PK05S030  C2005 10 30.98379 02 11 41.49 +17 57 03.4          18.5 T EV019224
    PK05S030  C2005 10 30.99854 02 11 40.97 +17 57 00.2          18.9 T EV019224
    PK05S030  C2005 10 31.72714 02 11 13.56 +17 54 07.0                 EV019349
    PK05S030  C2005 10 31.73006 02 11 13.44 +17 54 06.2                 EV019349
    PK05S030  C2005 10 31.73296 02 11 13.33 +17 54 05.7          17.9 T EV019349
    PK05S030  C2005 10 31.97923 02 11 04.32 +17 53 06.2          17.7 N EV019213
    PK05S030  C2005 10 31.98187 02 11 04.22 +17 53 05.5          17.7 N EV019213
    PK05S030  C2005 10 31.98310 02 11 04.16 +17 53 05.4          17.7 N EV019213
    PK05S030  C2005 11 01.25532 02 10 54.03 +17 52 01.1          18.4 T EV019704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 01.26750 02 10 53.55 +17 51 57.8          19.0 T EV019704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 01.27980 02 10 53.10 +17 51 54.9          18.6 T EV019704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 01.29219 02 10 52.60 +17 51 51.6          19.1 T EV019704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 01.30438 02 10 52.15 +17 51 48.5          19.0 T EV019704

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
224 Ottmarsheim.  Observer C. Rinner.  0.4-m f/10 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
442 Gualba Observatory.  Observer A. Sanchez C.  0.31-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.
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.
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 S3 (Read)
T 2006 Jan. 8.6424 TT                                   MPC
q   2.842550             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0907912      Peri.  140.4749      +0.5875432      -0.8069227
a   4.902756       Node   273.4593      +0.7262125      +0.5588314
e   0.420214       Incl.    3.4789      +0.3569431      +0.1912675
P  10.9
From 135 observations 2005 Sept. 30-Nov. 1.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-V19

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