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MPEC 2006-C23 : COMET C/2005 X1 (BESHORE)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-C23                                Issued 2006 Feb. 4, 19:29 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

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2005 X1 (BESHORE)

Observations:
    CK05X010  C2006 01 22.27482 08 42 47.95 +35 22 33.1          18.5 T EC023703
    CK05X010  C2006 01 22.28183 08 42 46.94 +35 22 28.5          18.3 T EC023703
    CK05X010  C2006 01 22.28884 08 42 46.08 +35 22 22.1          18.1 T EC023703
    CK05X010  C2006 01 22.29590 08 42 45.03 +35 22 22.4          18.0 T EC023703
    CK05X010  C2006 01 22.33218 08 42 40.19 +35 22 02.1                 EC023G96
    CK05X010  C2006 01 22.33285 08 42 40.02 +35 22 02.9                 EC023G96
    CK05X010  C2006 01 22.33351 08 42 39.99 +35 22 02.3                 EC023G96
    CK05X010  C2006 01 22.33418 08 42 39.84 +35 22 01.8                 EC023G96
    CK05X010  C2006 01 22.74894 08 41 43.44 +35 18 08.1                 EC023104
    CK05X010  C2006 01 22.75461 08 41 42.89 +35 18 06.6                 EC023104
    CK05X010  C2006 01 22.76029 08 41 41.86 +35 18 05.4                 EC023104
    CK05X010  C2006 01 22.76581 08 41 41.16 +35 17 58.6                 EC023104
    CK05X010  C2006 01 22.99937 08 41 09.15 +35 15 53.8          19.9 N EC023130
    CK05X010  C2006 01 23.32897 08 40 24.45 +35 12 49.2          18.7 T EC023G96
    CK05X010  C2006 01 23.33098 08 40 24.13 +35 12 47.6          18.6 T EC023G96
    CK05X010  C2006 01 23.33299 08 40 23.84 +35 12 47.8          18.3 T EC023G96
    CK05X010  C2006 01 23.33499 08 40 23.66 +35 12 48.4          18.1 T EC023G96
    CK05X010  C2006 01 24.22541 08 38 23.44 +35 04 22.5          18.8 T EC023699
    CK05X010  C2006 01 24.25108 08 38 19.90 +35 04 07.7                 EC023699
    CK05X010  C2006 01 24.28671 08 38 14.95 +35 03 46.9                 EC023699
    CK05X010  C2006 01 24.31233 08 38 11.57 +35 03 32.6                 EC023699
    CK05X010  C2006 01 24.66539 08 37 23.95 +35 00 08.6                 EC023349
    CK05X010  C2006 01 24.66900 08 37 23.48 +35 00 06.8          18.3 T EC023349
    CK05X010  C2006 01 24.84641 08 36 59.66 +34 58 19.7          19.1 N EC023240
    CK05X010  C2006 01 24.85153 08 36 59.07 +34 58 22.1          18.9 N EC023240
    CK05X010  C2006 01 25.23710 08 36 07.34 +34 54 35.2          18.4 T EC023703
    CK05X010  C2006 01 25.24874 08 36 05.90 +34 54 29.7          18.4 T EC023703
    CK05X010  C2006 01 26.23042 08 33 54.88 +34 44 49.0          19.8 N EC023850
    CK05X010  C2006 01 26.25188 08 33 51.96 +34 44 33.9          19.7 N EC023850
    CK05X010  C2006 01 26.27334 08 33 49.07 +34 44 22.8          19.8 N EC023850
    CK05X010  C2006 01 26.29481 08 33 46.13 +34 44 08.7          19.5 N EC023850
    CK05X010  C2006 01 26.31626 08 33 43.43 +34 43 56.0          19.7 N EC023850
    CK05X010  C2006 01 31.75094 08 22 01.49 +33 46 38.1          19.4 N EC023104
    CK05X010  C2006 01 31.75491 08 22 01.01 +33 46 36.2          18.9 N EC023104
    CK05X010  C2006 01 31.75971 08 22 00.29 +33 46 27.3          19.5 N EC023104
    CK05X010  C2006 01 31.76546 08 21 59.67 +33 46 26.6          19.2 N EC023104
    CK05X010  C2006 02 02.29593 08 18 49.75 +33 29 17.0          18.4 T EC023703
    CK05X010  C2006 02 02.30247 08 18 49.03 +33 29 13.0          18.4 T EC023703
    CK05X010  C2006 02 02.30904 08 18 48.20 +33 29 10.1          18.2 T EC023703
    CK05X010  C2006 02 02.31558 08 18 47.34 +33 29 03.3          18.4 T EC023703

Observer details:
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, M. Tombelli, G. Fagioli,
    M. Mazzucato, F. Dolfi.  Measurers G. Forti, L. Tesi.  0.60-m f/4
    reflector + CCD.
130 Lumezzane.  Observers W. Marinello, M. Micheli, G. Pizzetti,
    A. Soffiantini.  Measurers W. Marinello, M. Micheli.  0.40-m f/4.5
    reflector + CCD.
240 Herrenberg.  Observer H. Michels.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers R. Hill, R. A. Kowalski, C. Kjaernet,
    E. J. Christensen.  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.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig, T. G. Gao.
    0.30-m f/5.8 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. C. Beshore.  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:
    C/2005 X1 (Beshore)
T 2005 July 5.6925 TT                                   MPC
q   2.861471             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.001652       Peri.  117.7617      -0.2773872      -0.4661617
                   Node   302.8000      -0.0073847      +0.8754108
e   0.995274       Incl.   91.9309      +0.9607298      -0.1278638
From 95 observations 2005 Dec. 7-2006 Feb. 2.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 X1 (Beshore)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 02 04    08 15.39   +33 09.8    2.622    3.561   159.2     5.6  18.1
2006 02 14    07 57.12   +31 08.6    2.739    3.619   148.6     8.2  18.3
2006 02 24    07 42.51   +29 02.6    2.894    3.678   136.7    10.6  18.5
2006 03 06    07 31.63   +26 59.2    3.079    3.738   125.0    12.6  18.7
2006 03 16    07 24.20   +25 03.0    3.287    3.799   113.8    13.9  18.9
2006 03 26    07 19.76   +23 15.8    3.510    3.861   103.2    14.6  19.1
2006 04 05    07 17.81   +21 37.8    3.742    3.925    93.0    14.7  19.3
2006 04 15    07 17.89   +20 08.0    3.977    3.989    83.4    14.5  19.5
2006 04 25    07 19.59   +18 44.8    4.209    4.054    74.3    13.8  19.7
2006 05 05    07 22.58   +17 26.9    4.434    4.119    65.5    12.9  19.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-C23

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