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MPEC 2005-X69 : COMET P/2005 W3 (KOWALSKI)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-X69                                Issued 2005 Dec. 12, 15:45 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 W3 (KOWALSKI)

Observations:
    PK05W030  C2005 11 30.66852 04 59 24.18 +06 21 27.1                 EX069D83
    PK05W030  C2005 11 30.67473 04 59 24.07 +06 21 24.6                 EX069D83
    PK05W030  C2005 11 30.67782 04 59 23.94 +06 21 24.2                 EX069D83
    PK05W030  C2005 11 30.68089 04 59 23.81 +06 21 23.7          17.9 T EX069D83
    PK05W030  C2005 12 06.22390 04 56 07.04 +05 53 07.6          19.2 T EX069704
    PK05W030  C2005 12 06.23690 04 56 06.50 +05 53 03.8          19.2 T EX069704
    PK05W030  C2005 12 06.24969 04 56 06.05 +05 53 01.0          18.9 T EX069704
    PK05W030  C2005 12 08.62780 04 54 41.38 +05 42 13.4                 EX069349
    PK05W030  C2005 12 08.63211 04 54 41.25 +05 42 12.0          18.3 T EX069349
    PK05W030  C2005 12 08.99623 04 54 28.40 +05 40 38.3          17.9 N EX069A79
    PK05W030  C2005 12 09.00345 04 54 28.16 +05 40 35.9          17.9 N EX069A79
    PK05W030  C2005 12 09.00714 04 54 27.88 +05 40 32.0          17.9 N EX069A79
    PK05W030  C2005 12 09.00951 04 54 27.84 +05 40 31.7          17.9 N EX069A79
    PK05W030  C2005 12 09.94937 04 53 54.94 +05 36 33.2          19.0 N EX069147
    PK05W030  C2005 12 09.97245 04 53 54.11 +05 36 27.8          19.0 N EX069147
    PK05W030  C2005 12 10.01361 04 53 52.59 +05 36 17.0          19.4 N EX069232
    PK05W030  C2005 12 10.03335 04 53 51.87 +05 36 12.4          19.4 N EX069232
    PK05W030  C2005 12 10.03438 04 53 51.84 +05 36 12.3          18.3 N EX069213
    PK05W030  C2005 12 10.03695 04 53 51.76 +05 36 11.7          18.3 N EX069213
    PK05W030  C2005 12 10.03827 04 53 51.72 +05 36 11.4          18.3 N EX069213
    PK05W030  C2005 12 10.05473 04 53 51.13 +05 36 07.6          18.9 N EX069232

Observer details:
147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno.  Observers D. Crespi, S. Foglia,
    G. Galli, S. Minuto.  Measurers S. Foglia, G. Galli.  0.40-m f/4 reflector
    + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + 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, E. Mihaylova,
    L. Vrigazov.  Measurer F. Fratev.  0.25-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.
D83 Miwa.  Observer Y. Ohshima.  0.25-m f/5 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 W3 (Kowalski)
T 2005 Aug. 23.0106 TT                                  MPC
q   3.008324             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0607451      Peri.  199.2249      +0.6395041      -0.7537920
a   6.409076       Node   211.5649      +0.7377456      +0.6569993
e   0.530615       Incl.   16.7777      +0.2162543      -0.0122322
P  16.2
From 80 observations 2005 Sept. 30-Dec. 10.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-X69

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