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    M.P.E.C. 2014-Q39                                Issued 2014 Aug. 24, 18:32 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                          COMET P/2005 Q4 = 2014 Q4 (LINEAR)
    
    Observations:
        PK14Q040  C2014 08 22.52203 00 18 19.482-10 53 26.10         20.0 TLEQ039F51
        PK14Q040  C2014 08 22.53320 00 18 19.159-10 53 25.46         20.2 TLEQ039F51
        PK14Q040  C2014 08 22.54438 00 18 18.836-10 53 24.76         20.1 TLEQ039F51
        PK14Q040  C2014 08 22.55558 00 18 18.512-10 53 24.13         20.2 TLEQ039F51
        PK14Q040  C2014 08 22.99990 00 18 06.64 -10 52 59.1          19.9 ToEQ039461
        PK14Q040  C2014 08 23.00831 00 18 06.39 -10 52 58.6          19.8 ToEQ039461
        PK14Q040  C2014 08 23.01422 00 18 06.22 -10 52 58.2          19.7 ToEQ039461
        PK14Q040  C2014 08 23.53321 00 17 51.721-10 52 25.16         19.9 TLEQ039F51
        PK14Q040  C2014 08 23.54594 00 17 51.330-10 52 24.43         19.9 TLEQ039F51
        PK14Q040  C2014 08 23.55868 00 17 50.940-10 52 23.66         20.0 TLEQ039F51
        PK14Q040  C2014 08 23.57139 00 17 50.553-10 52 22.84         20.0 TLEQ039F51
    
    Observer details:
    461 University of Szeged, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer K. Sarneczky.
        0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers N. Primak, A. Schultz, T. Goggia,
        M. Willman.  Measurers B. Bolin, K. Chambers, S. Chastel, L. Denneau,
        H. Flewelling, M. Huber, E. Magnier, E. Schunova, R. Wainscoat, C. Waters.
        1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR)
    Epoch 2005 Sept. 27.0 TT = JDT 2453640.5
    T 2005 Sept. 28.24204 TT                                MPC
    q   1.7543503            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.10466549     Peri.   50.89975     +0.47185530     -0.87963182
    a   4.4593035      Node    11.41425     +0.68598795     +0.32352267
    e   0.6065865      Incl.   17.64990     +0.55387102     +0.34868458
    P   9.42
    From 194 observations 2005 Aug. 31-2014 Aug. 23, mean residual 0".5.
    
        P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR)
    Epoch 2015 Feb. 27.0 TT = JDT 2457080.5
    T 2015 Feb. 16.51519 TT                                 MPC
    q   1.7404116            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.10535546     Peri.   50.97474     +0.47136102     -0.87990841
    a   4.4398131      Node    11.37084     +0.68593667     +0.32311728
    e   0.6079989      Incl.   17.66651     +0.55435518     +0.34836246
    P   9.36
    From 194 observations 2005 Aug. 31-2014 Aug. 23, mean residual 0".5.
    
        P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR)
    Epoch 2024 Mar. 31.0 TT = JDT 2460400.5
    T 2024 Mar. 29.00199 TT                                 MPC
    q   1.6697468            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.10763489     Peri.   49.91315     +0.50506182     -0.86154238
    a   4.3769073      Node    10.14240     +0.67565223     +0.35751104
    e   0.6185099      Incl.   17.02164     +0.53703502     +0.36045886
    P   9.16
    From 194 observations 2005 Aug. 31-2014 Aug. 23, mean residual 0".5.
    
        P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR)
    Epoch 2014 Dec. 9.0 TT = JDT 2457000.5
    T 2015 Feb. 16.50914 TT                                 MPC
    q   1.7404206            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.10535161     Peri.   50.97161     +0.47141158     -0.87988141
    a   4.4399211      Node    11.37067     +0.68591851     +0.32315782
    e   0.6080064      Incl.   17.66642     +0.55433466     +0.34839306
    P   9.36
    From 194 observations 2005 Aug. 31-2014 Aug. 23, mean residual 0".5.
    
    Ephemeris:
        P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2014 07 25    00 19 43.7 -11 38 19   1.9388  2.6127   121.1    19.4  20.6
    ...
    2014 08 09    00 21 40.1 -11 09 31   1.7048  2.5200   134.3    16.7  20.2
    ...
    2014 08 17    00 20 19.2 -10 59 14   1.5939  2.4710   141.9    14.6  19.9
    ...
    2014 08 23    00 18 06.6 -10 52 54   1.5181  2.4345   147.8    12.8  19.8
    2014 08 24    00 17 38.3 -10 51 54   1.5062  2.4284   148.8    12.4  19.7
    2014 08 25    00 17 08.3 -10 50 54   1.4945  2.4224   149.8    12.1  19.7
    ...
    2014 08 31    00 13 32.0 -10 44 41   1.4287  2.3863   155.9     9.9  19.6
    ...
    2014 09 08    00 07 12.7 -10 34 16   1.3537  2.3386   163.9     6.9  19.3
    ...
    2014 09 23    23 51 47.2 -09 58 38   1.2561  2.2512   170.0     4.4  19.0
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2014 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2014-Q39
    

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