MPEC 2005-Y52 : COMET P/2005 W3 (KOWALSKI)
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M.P.E.C. 2005-Y52 Issued 2005 Dec. 30, 06:14 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 P/2005 W3 (KOWALSKI)
Observations:
PK05W030 2005 12 04.62500 04 57 03.88 +06 00 50.5 18.1 T EY052372
PK05W030 2005 12 06.60972 04 55 53.14 +05 51 20.7 18.0 T EY052372
PK05W030 2005 12 06.63333 04 55 52.33 +05 51 14.0 18.0 T EY052372
PK05W030 2005 12 08.65694 04 54 40.46 +05 42 06.2 18.1 T EY052372
PK05W030 C2005 12 24.27788 04 46 15.42 +04 52 50.8 18.1 T EY052703
PK05W030 C2005 12 24.28677 04 46 15.06 +04 52 47.4 18.3 T EY052703
PK05W030 C2005 12 24.29572 04 46 14.84 +04 52 46.6 18.1 T EY052703
PK05W030 C2005 12 24.30470 04 46 14.59 +04 52 47.1 17.7 T EY052703
PK05W030 C2005 12 25.65808 04 45 37.88 +04 50 20.4 EY052349
PK05W030 C2005 12 25.66169 04 45 37.78 +04 50 20.1 EY052349
PK05W030 C2005 12 25.66529 04 45 37.69 +04 50 19.7 18.4 T EY052349
PK05W030 C2005 12 29.24594 04 44 08.07 +04 45 15.8 19.5 T EY052644
PK05W030 C2005 12 29.26762 04 44 07.49 +04 45 14.1 19.2 T EY052644
PK05W030 C2005 12 29.28794 04 44 07.02 +04 45 12.5 19.1 T EY052644
PK05W030 C2005 12 29.51547 04 44 01.77 +04 45 01.5 19.9 N EY052415
PK05W030 C2005 12 29.52673 04 44 01.54 +04 45 01.6 19.9 N EY052415
Observer details:
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
372 Geisei. Observer T. Seki. 0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
415 Kambah, near Canberra. Observer D. Herald. 0.36-m f/3.9
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT. Observers R. Bambery, M. Hicks, K. Lawrence,
E. Helin, R. Thicksten. 1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observer R. A. Kowalski. 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. 0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2005 W3 (Kowalski)
T 2005 Aug. 23.1142 TT MPC
q 3.008431 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.0607769 Peri. 199.2511 +0.6391726 -0.7540750
a 6.406834 Node 211.5639 +0.7380349 +0.6566729
e 0.530434 Incl. 16.7772 +0.2162472 -0.0123165
P 16.2
From 102 observations 2005 Sept. 30-Dec. 29.
Daniel W. E. Green (C) Copyright 2005 MPC M.P.E.C. 2005-Y52
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