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MPEC 2005-V93 : COMET P/2005 U1 (READ)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-V93                                Issued 2005 Nov. 14, 20:48 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
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                            COMET P/2005 U1 (READ)

Observations:
    PK05U010  C2005 11 10.72515 03 07 19.69 +17 26 28.0                 EV093349
    PK05U010  C2005 11 10.73376 03 07 19.17 +17 26 26.7                 EV093349
    PK05U010  C2005 11 10.74236 03 07 18.72 +17 26 25.4          19.2 T EV093349
    PK05U010  C2005 11 12.43819 03 05 52.60 +17 21 41.9          19.8 T EV093673
    PK05U010  C2005 11 12.44410 03 05 52.37 +17 21 41.3                 EV093673
    PK05U010  C2005 11 12.45359 03 05 51.81 +17 21 39.6                 EV093673
    PK05U010  C2005 11 12.45833 03 05 51.59 +17 21 38.9                 EV093673

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 U1 (Read)
T 2005 July 26.932 TT                                   MPC
q   2.35664              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.174896       Peri.  325.313       +0.956382       -0.291611
a   3.16677        Node    51.651       +0.272747       +0.870257
e   0.25582        Incl.    1.260       +0.104612       +0.397008
P   5.64
From 84 observations 2005 Oct. 23-Nov. 12.

Ephemeris:
    P/2005 U1 (Read)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 11 06    03 11.33   +17 39.4    1.438    2.425   173.4     2.7  19.1
2005 11 16    03 02.91   +17 11.9    1.453    2.439   174.5     2.2  19.2
2005 11 26    02 55.26   +16 46.0    1.494    2.453   162.6     6.9  19.3
2005 12 06    02 49.40   +16 26.4    1.561    2.469   151.0    11.2  19.4
2005 12 16    02 46.03   +16 16.7    1.650    2.486   140.0    14.7  19.5
2005 12 26    02 45.43   +16 18.5    1.758    2.503   129.7    17.6  19.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-V93

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