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MPEC 2005-V71 : COMET P/2005 U1 (READ)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-V71                                Issued 2005 Nov. 10, 03:49 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 P/2005 U1 (READ)

Observations:
    PK05U010  C2005 10 27.37459 03 19 01.63 +18 02 59.7                 EV071696
    PK05U010  C2005 10 27.38176 03 19 01.30 +18 02 58.5                 EV071696
    PK05U010  C2005 11 04.30865 03 12 44.89 +17 43 49.3          19.8 T EV071691
    PK05U010  C2005 11 04.33365 03 12 43.61 +17 43 44.9          19.9 T EV071691
    PK05U010  C2005 11 04.35864 03 12 42.30 +17 43 40.9          19.8 T EV071691
    PK05U010  C2005 11 09.87669 03 08 03.20 +17 28 45.6          19.0 T EV071J77
    PK05U010  C2005 11 09.88571 03 08 02.66 +17 28 45.8          19.3 T EV071J77
    PK05U010  C2005 11 09.89504 03 08 02.18 +17 28 43.0          19.5 T EV071J77
    PK05U010  C2005 11 09.90423 03 08 01.63 +17 28 42.3          19.2 T EV071J77
    PK05U010  C2005 11 09.91829 03 08 00.95 +17 28 38.0          19.1 T EV071J77
    PK05U010  C2005 11 09.92747 03 08 00.67 +17 28 37.5          19.3 T EV071J77

Observer details:
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer A. S. Descour.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
696 Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins.  Observers T. B. Spahr, P. Berlind.
    Measurer T. B. Spahr.  1.2-m reflector + CCD.
J77 Golden Hill Observatory, Stourton Caundle.  Observer R. Miles.  0.28-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 U1 (Read)
T 2005 July 30.288 TT                                   MPC
q   2.37768              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.175512       Peri.  326.785       +0.948726       -0.315615
a   3.15936        Node    51.622       +0.294660       +0.862994
e   0.24742        Incl.    1.278       +0.114430       +0.394498
P   5.62
From 77 observations 2005 Oct. 23-Nov. 9.

Ephemeris:
    P/2005 U1 (Read)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 11 06    03 11.33   +17 39.4    1.452    2.439   173.4     2.7  19.2
2005 11 16    03 02.90   +17 11.9    1.465    2.451   174.5     2.2  19.2
2005 11 26    02 55.23   +16 45.9    1.506    2.465   162.5     6.9  19.3
2005 12 06    02 49.33   +16 26.2    1.572    2.480   151.0    11.1  19.4
2005 12 16    02 45.91   +16 16.2    1.660    2.495   140.0    14.7  19.6
2005 12 26    02 45.24   +16 17.7    1.767    2.512   129.6    17.6  19.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-V71

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