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MPEC 2005-V66 : COMET P/2005 S3 (READ)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-V66                                Issued 2005 Nov. 8, 22:53 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 29.05532 02 12 53.62 +18 04 34.5          18.0 N EV066A32
    PK05S030  C2005 10 29.06374 02 12 53.31 +18 04 32.7          17.7 N EV066A32
    PK05S030  C2005 10 29.06935 02 12 53.11 +18 04 31.7          18.2 N EV066A32
    PK05S030  C2005 10 31.06408 02 11 38.37 +17 56 43.8          17.8 N EV066A32
    PK05S030  C2005 10 31.07193 02 11 38.09 +17 56 41.8          17.8 N EV066A32
    PK05S030  C2005 10 31.07922 02 11 37.79 +17 56 39.8          17.9 N EV066A32
    PK05S030  C2005 11 02.84187 02 09 55.26 +17 45 35.2                 EV066A30
    PK05S030  C2005 11 02.84292 02 09 55.22 +17 45 35.1                 EV066A30
    PK05S030  C2005 11 02.84478 02 09 55.16 +17 45 35.0                 EV066A30
    PK05S030  C2005 11 03.33956 02 09 36.61 +17 43 34.3          17.6 T EV066G96
    PK05S030  C2005 11 03.34576 02 09 36.39 +17 43 32.7          17.6 T EV066G96
    PK05S030  C2005 11 03.35201 02 09 36.18 +17 43 31.4          18.1 T EV066G96
    PK05S030  C2005 11 03.35846 02 09 35.89 +17 43 29.7          18.0 T EV066G96
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.26811 02 09 02.74 +17 39 46.9          18.5 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.26843 02 09 02.68 +17 39 47.2          18.4 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.27238 02 09 02.54 +17 39 45.7          18.6 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.28050 02 09 02.14 +17 39 44.6          18.7 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.28082 02 09 02.21 +17 39 44.6          18.7 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.28478 02 09 02.08 +17 39 42.8          18.8 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.29291 02 09 01.69 +17 39 40.6          19.4 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.29323 02 09 01.68 +17 39 40.5          19.0 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.29361 02 09 01.65 +17 39 39.7          17.3 T EV066G96
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.29718 02 09 01.61 +17 39 39.5          19.3 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.30083 02 09 01.33 +17 39 37.8          17.1 T EV066G96
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.30553 02 09 01.27 +17 39 37.6          19.0 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.30584 02 09 01.17 +17 39 37.5          19.1 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.30803 02 09 01.08 +17 39 36.2          17.2 T EV066G96
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.30979 02 09 01.09 +17 39 36.3          19.1 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.31523 02 09 00.79 +17 39 34.4          17.1 T EV066G96
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.31841 02 09 00.77 +17 39 35.0          19.2 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.31873 02 09 00.70 +17 39 34.0          19.0 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 04.32266 02 09 00.62 +17 39 32.8          18.9 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 05.22869 02 08 27.80 +17 35 49.1          17.7 T EV066699
    PK05S030  C2005 11 05.25389 02 08 26.90 +17 35 43.5          18.5 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 05.25609 02 08 26.72 +17 35 42.1                 EV066699
    PK05S030  C2005 11 05.26638 02 08 26.37 +17 35 39.6          18.8 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 05.27877 02 08 25.90 +17 35 36.9          18.8 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 05.28351 02 08 25.73 +17 35 35.1                 EV066699
    PK05S030  C2005 11 05.29116 02 08 25.40 +17 35 33.7          18.9 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 05.30365 02 08 24.92 +17 35 30.9          18.9 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 05.31092 02 08 24.59 +17 35 28.2                 EV066699
    PK05S030  C2005 11 06.25315 02 07 50.88 +17 31 35.9          18.4 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 06.26002 02 07 50.63 +17 31 33.8          18.5 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 06.26631 02 07 50.40 +17 31 32.0          18.6 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 06.27249 02 07 50.18 +17 31 31.1          19.1 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 06.27884 02 07 49.93 +17 31 29.0          18.7 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 06.28501 02 07 49.71 +17 31 28.0          19.1 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 06.29128 02 07 49.44 +17 31 26.3          18.8 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 06.29743 02 07 49.22 +17 31 24.7          18.7 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 06.30370 02 07 49.00 +17 31 22.6          18.9 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 06.30989 02 07 48.75 +17 31 21.1          19.4 T EV066704
    PK05S030  C2005 11 07.80609 02 06 55.99 +17 25 08.5          17.9 N EV066J76
    PK05S030  C2005 11 07.80751 02 06 55.92 +17 25 08.3          17.9 N EV066J76
    PK05S030  C2005 11 07.81177 02 06 55.81 +17 25 07.0          17.8 N EV066J76

Observer details:
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer 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.
A30 Crespadoro.  Observer S. Valentini.  0.20-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A32 Panker.  Observer H. Denzau.  0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. Hill.  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.
J76 La Murta.  Observers S. Pastor, J. A. Reyes.  0.40-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 S3 (Read)
T 2006 Jan. 8.6632 TT                                   MPC
q   2.842406             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0907972      Peri.  140.4814      +0.5874552      -0.8069869
a   4.902540       Node   273.4590      +0.7262738      +0.5587518
e   0.420218       Incl.    3.4788      +0.3569632      +0.1912292
P  10.9
From 189 observations 2005 Sept. 30-Nov. 7.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-V66

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