MPEC 2005-Y51 : COMET C/2005 W2 (CHRISTENSEN)
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M.P.E.C. 2005-Y51 Issued 2005 Dec. 30, 06:00 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2005 W2 (CHRISTENSEN)
Observations:
CK05W020 2005 12 04.53542 03 39 15.04 +35 30 47.3 18.2 T EY051372
CK05W020 2005 12 04.64792 03 39 11.24 +35 30 31.0 18.1 T EY051372
CK05W020 2005 12 08.63368 03 37 10.08 +35 20 39.0 18.3 T EY051372
CK05W020 2005 12 19.44653 03 32 47.17 +34 48 20.8 17.9 T EY051372
CK05W020 C2005 12 20.90313 03 32 20.33 +34 43 34.1 18.1 N EY051442
CK05W020 C2005 12 21.89406 03 32 03.62 +34 40 17.5 18.5 N EY051J97
CK05W020 C2005 12 23.87671 03 31 33.70 +34 33 39.7 18.6 N EY051J76
CK05W020 C2005 12 23.87784 03 31 33.70 +34 33 38.6 18.4 N EY051J76
CK05W020 C2005 12 23.87934 03 31 33.51 +34 33 39.7 18.8 N EY051J76
CK05W020 C2005 12 24.20244 03 31 29.13 +34 32 34.2 19.4 T EY051704
CK05W020 C2005 12 24.22898 03 31 28.82 +34 32 27.8 20.2 T EY051704
CK05W020 C2005 12 24.24207 03 31 28.57 +34 32 23.9 20.0 T EY051704
CK05W020 C2005 12 24.25515 03 31 28.27 +34 32 22.1 19.6 T EY051704
Observer details:
372 Geisei. Observer T. Seki. 0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
442 Gualba Observatory. Observer A. Sanchez C. 0.31-m f/3.3
Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
J76 La Murta. Observers S. Pastor, J. A. Reyes. 0.40-m f/6.3
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. 27.4898 TT MPC
q 3.330922 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.0118944 Peri. 111.7053 +0.0223256 -0.9967388
a 19.006704 Node 336.6082 +0.8298296 +0.0617341
e 0.824750 Incl. 11.2635 +0.5575700 -0.0519683
P 82.9
From 148 observations 2005 Nov. 3-Dec. 24.
Daniel W. E. Green (C) Copyright 2005 MPC M.P.E.C. 2005-Y51
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