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    • MPEC 2005-R50 : COMET C/2005 P3 (SWAN)

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-R50                                Issued 2005 Sept. 10, 14:00 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
             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 P3 (SWAN)

Observations:
    CK05P030  C2005 08 30.81399 11 31 54.75 +42 02 58.7          14   N ER050204
    CK05P030  C2005 08 30.81571 11 31 54.73 +42 03 03.1                 ER050204
    CK05P030  C2005 08 30.82238 11 31 54.61 +42 03 18.8                 ER050204
    CK05P030  C2005 08 30.82410 11 31 54.49 +42 03 23.3                 ER050204
    CK05P030  C2005 09 03.81807 11 29 45.52 +44 35 10.7                 ER050232
    CK05P030  C2005 09 03.81986 11 29 45.49 +44 35 15.7          15.4 N ER050J76
    CK05P030  C2005 09 03.82098 11 29 45.51 +44 35 17.9          15.4 N ER050J76
    CK05P030  C2005 09 03.82212 11 29 45.43 +44 35 20.2          15.4 N ER050J76
    CK05P030  C2005 09 03.82645 11 29 45.37 +44 35 28.5                 ER050232
    CK05P030  C2005 09 07.84441 11 27 12.62 +46 54 37.1          14.1 N ER050A77
    CK05P030  C2005 09 07.84728 11 27 12.59 +46 54 41.5                 ER050A77
    CK05P030  C2005 09 07.85546 11 27 12.27 +46 55 01.2          14.4 N ER050A77

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 Newtonian
    reflector + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
A77 Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, Dauban.  Observer F. Kugel.  0.20-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J76 La Murta.  Observers S. Pastor, J. A. Reyes.  0.40-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 P3 (SWAN)
T 2005 Aug.  9.744 TT                                   MPC
q   0.52557              (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.02294        Peri.   32.116       -0.384447       +0.246795
                   Node   242.818       -0.903892       +0.095147
e   0.98794        Incl.   89.701       +0.187562       +0.964385
From 44 observations 2005 Aug. 26-Sept. 7.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 P3 (SWAN)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 09 07    11 27.78   +46 26.3    1.262    0.824    40.7    52.9  14.7
2005 09 12    11 24.30   +49 09.3    1.273    0.905    44.9    51.7  15.1
2005 09 17    11 20.44   +51 44.7    1.277    0.988    49.6    50.8  15.5
2005 09 22    11 16.11   +54 18.6    1.273    1.071    54.6    49.8  15.8
2005 09 27    11 11.07   +56 56.1    1.264    1.154    59.9    48.7  16.1
2005 10 02    11 04.91   +59 41.1    1.251    1.236    65.5    47.5  16.4
2005 10 07    10 56.89   +62 36.7    1.235    1.318    71.4    46.0  16.7
2005 10 12    10 45.84   +65 44.6    1.217    1.399    77.6    44.2  16.9
2005 10 17    10 29.72   +69 04.0    1.199    1.479    84.1    42.1  17.1
2005 10 22    10 04.74   +72 30.6    1.184    1.557    90.8    39.7  17.3
2005 10 27    09 23.70   +75 51.5    1.173    1.635    97.7    37.0  17.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-R50

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