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MPEC 2005-W81 : COMET P/2005 T3 (READ)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-W81                                Issued 2005 Nov. 28, 18:17 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 T3 (READ)

Observations:
    PK05T030  C2005 11 26.26538 01 40 56.53 +11 07 55.9          20.0 T EW081G96
    PK05T030  C2005 11 26.27198 01 40 56.42 +11 07 55.7          20.8 T EW081G96
    PK05T030  C2005 11 26.27867 01 40 56.31 +11 07 55.3          20.9 T EW081G96
    PK05T030  C2005 11 26.28537 01 40 56.17 +11 07 54.6          20.5 T EW081G96
    PK05T030  C2005 11 26.90800 01 40 46.04 +11 07 14.9          21.3 N EW081213
    PK05T030  C2005 11 26.91313 01 40 45.95 +11 07 14.3          21.3 N EW081213
    PK05T030  C2005 11 26.91568 01 40 45.89 +11 07 14.1          21.3 N EW081213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers E. J. Christensen, A. D. Grauer.  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 T3 (Read)
T 2006 Jan. 13.3584 TT                                  MPC
q   6.202302             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0479166      Peri.    8.2296      +0.8071106      -0.5881764
a   7.507212       Node    27.9947      +0.5352821      +0.6924201
e   0.173821       Incl.    6.2616      +0.2490894      +0.4178553
P  20.6
From 42 observations 2005 Sept. 30-Nov. 26.

Ephemeris:
    P/2005 T3 (Read)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 11 26    01 41.02   +11 08.2    5.381    6.204   143.7     5.4  20.6
2005 12 06    01 38.70   +10 59.7    5.490    6.203   133.0     6.7  20.6
2005 12 16    01 37.34   +10 56.3    5.618    6.203   122.5     7.7  20.7
2005 12 26    01 37.02   +10 58.4    5.763    6.203   112.2     8.4  20.7
2006 01 05    01 37.75   +11 06.2    5.919    6.202   102.3     8.9  20.8
2006 01 15    01 39.51   +11 19.7    6.080    6.202    92.6     9.1  20.8
2006 01 25    01 42.24   +11 38.3    6.243    6.202    83.1     9.1  20.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-W81

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