MPEC 2005-U74 : COMET P/2005 U1 (READ)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-U74                                Issued 2005 Oct. 28, 13:58 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.

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                            COMET P/2005 U1 (READ)

Observations:
    PK05U010  C2005 10 23.44948 03 21 47.26 +18 11 01.6          19.7 N EU074703
    PK05U010  C2005 10 23.45858 03 21 46.94 +18 10 58.6          19.9 N EU074703
    PK05U010  C2005 10 23.46766 03 21 46.44 +18 10 55.7          19.4 N EU074703
    PK05U010  C2005 10 23.47678 03 21 46.15 +18 10 55.3          19.4 N EU074703
    PK05U010  C2005 10 24.32776 03 21 11.94 +18 09 17.8          20.2 T EU074691
    PK05U010  C2005 10 24.34515 03 21 11.15 +18 09 15.6          20.1 T EU074691
    PK05U010  C2005 10 24.36253 03 21 10.44 +18 09 13.6          20.1 T EU074691
    PK05U010  C2005 10 24.47882 03 21 05.44 +18 09 00.0          20.8 T EU074291
    PK05U010  C2005 10 24.48282 03 21 05.24 +18 08 59.3          20.7 T EU074291
    PK05U010  C2005 10 24.48674 03 21 05.04 +18 08 58.5          20.5 T EU074291
    PK05U010  C2005 10 25.34698 03 20 29.43 +18 07 16.1          20.6 T EU074291
    PK05U010  C2005 10 25.35101 03 20 29.25 +18 07 15.6          20.4 T EU074291
    PK05U010  C2005 10 25.35517 03 20 29.09 +18 07 15.3          20.6 T EU074291
    PK05U010  C2005 10 25.35660 03 20 29.04 +18 07 14.4          20.3 N EU074G96
    PK05U010  C2005 10 25.36272 03 20 28.71 +18 07 13.4          19.9 N EU074G96
    PK05U010  C2005 10 25.36884 03 20 28.46 +18 07 12.7          19.9 N EU074G96
    PK05U010  C2005 10 25.37499 03 20 28.21 +18 07 12.3          19.9 N EU074G96
    PK05U010  C2005 10 26.00536 03 20 01.44 +18 05 52.4                 EU074J95
    PK05U010  C2005 10 26.01120 03 20 01.16 +18 05 52.2                 EU074J95
    PK05U010  C2005 10 26.04572 03 19 59.66 +18 05 47.5          20.5 N EU074J95
    PK05U010  C2005 10 26.29455 03 19 48.98 +18 05 17.6          20.0 N EU074734
    PK05U010  C2005 10 26.29629 03 19 49.04 +18 05 18.6          20.7 T EU074291
    PK05U010  C2005 10 26.29672 03 19 48.92 +18 05 17.2          19.9 N EU074734
    PK05U010  C2005 10 26.30260 03 19 48.73 +18 05 17.4          20.5 T EU074291
    PK05U010  C2005 10 26.30322 03 19 48.51 +18 05 14.8          19.8 N EU074734
    PK05U010  C2005 10 26.31097 03 19 48.33 +18 05 16.4          20.6 T EU074291
    PK05U010  C2005 10 27.27697 03 19 06.13 +18 03 12.4          20.3 T EU074291
    PK05U010  C2005 10 27.28561 03 19 05.74 +18 03 11.4          20.4 T EU074291
    PK05U010  C2005 10 27.29253 03 19 05.43 +18 03 10.4          20.4 T EU074291
    PK05U010  C2005 10 27.29947 03 19 05.03 +18 03 08.7          20.1 N EU074734
    PK05U010  C2005 10 27.30389 03 19 04.79 +18 03 07.8          20.6 N EU074734
    PK05U010  C2005 10 27.30830 03 19 04.65 +18 03 07.3          19.9 N EU074734
    PK05U010  C2005 10 27.31273 03 19 04.41 +18 03 06.0          20.9 N EU074734
    PK05U010  C2005 10 27.31715 03 19 04.21 +18 03 06.5          19.7 N EU074734
    PK05U010  C2005 10 27.33838 03 19 03.27 +18 03 04.6          19.9 N EU074854
    PK05U010  C2005 10 27.35754 03 19 02.35 +18 03 01.8          19.9 N EU074854
    PK05U010  C2005 10 28.31531 03 18 19.65 +18 00 54.5          19.7 T EU074G96
    PK05U010  C2005 10 28.32222 03 18 19.31 +18 00 54.0                 EU074G96
    PK05U010  C2005 10 28.32903 03 18 18.97 +18 00 53.2                 EU074G96
    PK05U010  C2005 10 28.43635 03 18 13.87 +18 00 38.4          20.6 T EU074291
    PK05U010  C2005 10 28.44242 03 18 13.60 +18 00 37.7                 EU074291
    PK05U010  C2005 10 28.44868 03 18 13.26 +18 00 36.5                 EU074291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers M. Block, T. H. Bressi, T. Gehrels,
    J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer M. T. Read.  0.9-m f/3 reflector
    + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer 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.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers E. C. Beshore, 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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2005 U1 (Read)
T 2005 July 7.146 TT                                    MPC
q   2.25603              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.166481       Peri.  316.571       +0.989200       -0.145661
a   3.27260        Node    51.812       +0.139508       +0.901601
e   0.31063        Incl.    1.188       +0.044946       +0.407307
P   5.92
From 41 observations 2005 Oct. 23-28.

Ephemeris:
    P/2005 U1 (Read)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 10 27    03 19.30   +18 03.8    1.400    2.364   161.4     7.7  19.0
2005 11 06    03 11.35   +17 39.4    1.395    2.382   173.4     2.8  19.0
2005 11 16    03 03.01   +17 12.2    1.416    2.403   174.5     2.2  19.1
2005 11 26    02 55.52   +16 46.9    1.464    2.424   162.6     7.0  19.2
2005 12 06    02 49.90   +16 28.2    1.537    2.447   151.1    11.2  19.3
2005 12 16    02 46.80   +16 19.5    1.632    2.470   140.2    14.8  19.5
2005 12 26    02 46.46   +16 22.2    1.747    2.495   129.9    17.6  19.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-U74

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