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MPEC 2006-T62 : COMET C/2005 YW (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-T62                                Issued 2006 Oct. 12, 18:09 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,
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                           COMET C/2005 YW (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK05Y00W  C2006 10 11.16392 10 29 36.01 -04 30 13.2                 ET062204
    CK05Y00W  C2006 10 11.16654 10 29 36.29 -04 30 17.2          15.0 N ET062204
    CK05Y00W  C2006 10 11.16951 10 29 36.62 -04 30 21.8                 ET062204
    CK05Y00W  C2006 10 11.17214 10 29 36.89 -04 30 25.8          15.1 N ET062204
    CK05Y00W  C2006 10 11.49154 10 30 11.23 -04 38 32.2          14.7 T ET062H06
    CK05Y00W  C2006 10 11.49568 10 30 11.55 -04 38 37.2          15.5 T ET062H06
    CK05Y00W  C2006 10 12.16701 10 31 23.79 -04 55 47.0          15.6 N ET062235
    CK05Y00W  C2006 10 12.17568 10 31 24.73 -04 56 00.8          15.7 N ET062235
    CK05Y00W  C2006 10 12.18133 10 31 25.31 -04 56 10.0                 ET062470

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
    + CCD.
235 CAST Observatory, Talmassons.  Observer R. Ligustri.  0.35-m f/5 reflector
    + CCD.
470 Ceccano.  Observers G. Masi, S. Foglia.  Measurer G. Masi.  0.28-m f/5
    reflector + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero.  0.25-m f/3.4
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 YW (LINEAR)
Epoch 2006 Dec. 11.0 TT = JDT 2454080.5
T 2006 Dec. 7.84944 TT                                  MPC
q   1.9930231            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0052492      Peri.  234.63397     -0.83284034     +0.06259294
 +/-0.0000062      Node   302.21440     +0.35705469     -0.69846953
e   0.9895382      Incl.   40.54377     -0.42295263     -0.71289722
Residuals in seconds of arc
051221 704  0.1-  0.3+    051225 143  0.3-  0.4+    051229 147  0.1-  0.2+
051221 704  0.4-  0.7+    051226 118  0.1-  0.4-    060103 147  1.5-  0.8-
051221 704  0.2+  0.3+    051226 118  0.1+  0.2-    060103 147  0.1-  0.6-
051222 704  0.1-  0.9+    051226 J77  0.8+  0.1+    060121 J95  0.1-  0.0
051222 704  0.7+  0.3-    051226 J77  0.3+  0.2+    060121 J95  0.2+  0.1-
051222 704  0.2+  0.6+    051226 J77  0.2+  0.0     060121 J95  0.3+  0.1+
051224 704  0.3-  0.6+    051226 734  0.0   0.0     060306 147 (0.4+ 11.0+)
051224 704  0.2+  0.5+    051226 734  0.5+  0.4+    060306 147 (0.1+  9.7+)
051224 704  0.5+  0.8+    051226 734  0.8+  0.1+    060306 147 (1.1+  8.4+)
051224 704  0.7+  0.6+    051226 J95  0.2-  0.2-    060508 461  0.1-  0.1+
051225 673  0.2-  0.3+    051226 J95  0.0   0.1-    060508 461  0.3-  0.2+
051225 673  0.2-  0.2+    051227 J95  0.1-  0.0     060508 461  0.0   0.3-
051225 673  0.0   0.1+    051227 J95  0.0   0.2-    061011 204  0.0   0.1-
051225 682  1.8-  1.5+    051227 734  0.5-  0.4-    061011 204  0.0   0.1-
051225 673  0.1+  0.2+    051227 734  0.0   0.0     061011 204  0.2+  0.2-
051225 682  0.5-  0.9+    051227 734  0.0   0.5-    061011 204  0.0   0.2-
051225 682  0.4-  0.2+    051227 682  0.2-  0.2+    061011 H06  0.3+  0.3+
051225 854  0.1-  0.2-    051227 682  0.8-  1.7-    061011 H06  1.5-  1.6+
051225 854  0.4+  0.9+    051228 J95  0.1+  0.0     061012 235  0.4+  0.1+
051225 854  0.1-  0.4-    051228 J95  0.4+  0.3-    061012 235  0.6+  0.4-
051225 143  0.2-  0.1+    051228 J95  0.1+  0.3-    061012 470  0.1+  1.1-
051225 143  0.2-  0.2+    051229 147  0.2-  0.1-

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 YW (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 10 12    10 31.09   -04 51.5    2.787    2.108    39.1    17.4  15.5  17.8
2006 10 22    10 49.15   -09 14.9    2.679    2.072    43.4    19.3  15.3  17.7
2006 11 01    11 07.52   -13 53.6    2.577    2.042    47.5    21.0  15.2  17.6
2006 11 11    11 26.30   -18 45.9    2.482    2.019    51.5    22.6  15.0  17.6
2006 11 21    11 45.60   -23 49.1    2.395    2.003    55.3    23.9  14.9  17.5
2006 12 01    12 05.51   -28 59.6    2.317    1.995    58.9    25.0  14.8  17.5
2006 12 11    12 26.17   -34 12.5    2.251    1.993    62.3    25.9  14.8  17.4
2006 12 21    12 47.72   -39 22.6    2.195    1.999    65.6    26.6  14.7  17.4
2006 12 31    13 10.24   -44 24.0    2.149    2.013    68.7    27.1  14.7  17.4
2007 01 10    13 33.85   -49 10.8    2.112    2.033    71.8    27.4  14.7  17.4
2007 01 20    13 58.53   -53 37.9    2.084    2.060    74.9    27.5  14.7  17.4
2007 01 30    14 24.14   -57 41.2    2.061    2.094    78.1    27.4  14.8  17.4
2007 02 09    14 50.37   -61 17.6    2.043    2.133    81.5    27.2  14.8  17.4
2007 02 19    15 16.55   -64 26.2    2.029    2.178    85.0    26.9  14.9  17.4
2007 03 01    15 41.65   -67 07.0    2.016    2.229    88.9    26.4  15.0  17.5
2007 03 11    16 04.27   -69 21.6    2.004    2.284    93.1    25.7  15.1  17.5
2007 03 21    16 22.65   -71 12.3    1.994    2.343    97.6    24.9  15.2  17.5
2007 03 31    16 34.87   -72 40.3    1.985    2.406   102.4    23.9  15.3  17.5
2007 04 10    16 39.28   -73 45.4    1.979    2.472   107.5    22.7  15.4  17.5
2007 04 20    16 34.96   -74 24.1    1.978    2.541   112.7    21.4  15.5  17.5
2007 04 30    16 22.75   -74 29.9    1.984    2.613   118.0    19.9  15.7  17.6
2007 05 10    16 05.73   -73 56.6    2.001    2.687   122.9    18.4  15.8  17.6
2007 05 20    15 48.17   -72 41.6    2.031    2.762   127.1    17.0  16.0  17.6
2007 05 30    15 33.86   -70 48.4    2.078    2.840   130.3    15.8  16.1  17.7
2007 06 09    15 24.54   -68 26.1    2.142    2.919   131.8    15.0  16.3  17.8
2007 06 19    15 20.29   -65 45.4    2.227    2.999   131.6    14.7  16.5  17.9
2007 06 29    15 20.43   -62 57.3    2.333    3.081   129.4    14.8  16.7  18.1
2007 07 09    15 24.01   -60 10.6    2.460    3.163   125.7    15.1  17.0  18.3
2007 07 19    15 30.22   -57 31.3    2.607    3.246   120.8    15.6  17.2  18.5
2007 07 29    15 38.41   -55 03.8    2.771    3.329   115.0    16.0  17.4  18.7
2007 08 08    15 48.07   -52 49.8    2.951    3.414   108.7    16.3  17.7  18.9
2007 08 18    15 58.85   -50 49.9    3.144    3.498   102.1    16.4  17.9  19.1
2007 08 28    16 10.48   -49 03.5    3.347    3.583    95.2    16.3  18.2  19.3
2007 09 07    16 22.72   -47 29.4    3.557    3.668    88.3    15.9  18.4  19.4

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.005508
and +0.006832 (+/- 0.000006) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-T62

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