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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2119      2005 Jun 09 13.50UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK             GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK
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COMET C/2005 K2 (LINEAR)
Mark Kidger, Tenerife, has relayed to us via MSN Messenger that a report 
by J.J. Gonzalez on the night of June 8/9 places the comet at m1=9.8.

As reported on E2118, the comet is now substantially brighter than the 
discovery magnitude of 18.7 on May 19.

Daily ephemeris by Hurst using EPH.EXE by Nick James and based on the 
elements shown on E2118:
                                                   **See
                                                     Note
   Date    R.A. (2000) Dec.     R       r     Elong  Mag.    Motion
           h  m       o  '     (AU)    (AU)     o          "/hr P.A.
2005 June
    9.00   8 39.07  +61  1.7   0.647   0.804   52.3  15.6   448  173
   10.00   8 41.54  +58  1.7   0.642   0.788   50.9  15.5   456  174
   11.00   8 43.51  +54 58.9   0.639   0.773   49.6  15.4   461  175
   12.00   8 45.05  +51 54.3   0.637   0.758   48.2  15.3   464  176
   13.00   8 46.24  +48 48.7   0.638   0.743   46.9  15.2   465  177
   14.00   8 47.13  +45 43.4   0.640   0.729   45.6  15.2   463  178
   15.00   8 47.75  +42 39.2   0.643   0.715   44.3  15.1   459  178
   16.00   8 48.14  +39 37.3   0.649   0.701   43.2  15.0   452  179
   17.00   8 48.31  +36 38.5   0.656   0.687   42.0  15.0   443  180
   18.00   8 48.29  +33 43.8   0.664   0.674   41.0  14.9   432  180
   19.00   8 48.09  +30 53.8   0.674   0.661   40.0  14.8   419  181
   20.00   8 47.72  +28  9.3   0.686   0.649   39.1  14.8   405  182
   21.00   8 47.20  +25 30.7   0.699   0.637   38.3  14.8   390  183
   22.00   8 46.53  +22 58.5   0.714   0.626   37.5  14.7   374  184
   23.00   8 45.72  +20 33.0   0.729   0.615   36.8  14.7   357  185
   24.00   8 44.78  +18 14.4   0.746   0.605   36.2  14.7   341  186
   25.00   8 43.72  +16  2.8   0.764   0.595   35.6  14.7   324  187
   26.00   8 42.53  +13 58.2   0.782   0.586   35.1  14.6   307  188
   27.00   8 41.23  +12  0.6   0.802   0.578   34.6  14.6   290  190
   28.00   8 39.83  +10  9.9   0.822   0.571   34.2  14.6   274  191
   29.00   8 38.33   +8 25.9   0.843   0.565   33.7  14.6   259  193
   30.00   8 36.73   +6 48.6   0.865   0.559   33.3  14.7   244  194

**The above magnitudes are from the original predictions by the Minor 
Planet Center but the comet could clearly be substantially brighter 
based on results received to date.

Guy M Hurst