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MPEC 2005-Y19 : COMET C/2005 W2 (CHRISTENSEN)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-Y19                                Issued 2005 Dec. 22, 18:26 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

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                         COMET C/2005 W2 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    CK05W020  C2005 12 06.98236 03 37 59.13 +35 24 51.3          18.3 N EY019A32
    CK05W020  C2005 12 06.98629 03 37 59.02 +35 24 50.9          18.2 N EY019A32
    CK05W020  C2005 12 06.99022 03 37 58.92 +35 24 50.4          17.9 N EY019A32
    CK05W020  C2005 12 12.87382 03 35 14.26 +35 08 45.3          18.1 N EY019118
    CK05W020  C2005 12 12.88253 03 35 14.06 +35 08 44.1          18.4 N EY019118
    CK05W020  C2005 12 16.85159 03 33 40.01 +34 56 37.3          18.8 N EY019J97
    CK05W020  C2005 12 18.60568 03 33 03.24 +34 51 05.2                 EY019349
    CK05W020  C2005 12 18.60928 03 33 03.17 +34 51 04.7                 EY019349
    CK05W020  C2005 12 18.61291 03 33 03.08 +34 51 04.1          17.9 T EY019349
    CK05W020  C2005 12 21.86163 03 32 04.28 +34 40 23.6          18.2 N EY019213
    CK05W020  C2005 12 21.86348 03 32 04.20 +34 40 23.5          18.2 N EY019213
    CK05W020  C2005 12 21.86534 03 32 04.17 +34 40 23.4          18.2 N EY019213

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
A32 Panker.  Observer H. Denzau.  0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J97 Alginet.  Observer T. Climent.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 W2 (Christensen)
T 2006 Mar. 27.5362 TT                                  MPC
q   3.331252             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0118906      Peri.  111.7110      +0.0222252      -0.9967408
a  19.010765       Node   336.6083      +0.8298311      +0.0616528
e   0.824770       Incl.   11.2640      +0.5575718      -0.0520268
P  82.9
From 135 observations 2005 Nov. 3-Dec. 21.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-Y19

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