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    • MPEC 2005-B47 : COMET C/2005 B1 = 2004 FS101 (CHRISTENSEN)

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    M.P.E.C. 2005-B47                                Issued 2005 Jan. 21, 23:32 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
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                  COMET C/2005 B1 = 2004 FS101 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    CK05B010  C2005 01 17.78841 14 29 02.79 +19 15 42.6                 EB047D74
    CK05B010  C2005 01 17.79572 14 29 03.01 +19 15 47.1          17.0 T EB047D74
    CK05B010  C2005 01 17.80302 14 29 03.16 +19 15 52.9          17.0 T EB047D74
    CK05B010  C2005 01 17.81177 14 29 03.40 +19 15 58.8          17.0 T EB047D74
    CK05B010   2005 01 19.80972 14 29 54.47 +19 39 26.6          17.5 T EB047372
    CK05B010   2005 01 19.82604 14 29 54.90 +19 39 39.1                 EB047372
    CK05B010  C2005 01 20.42699 14 30 09.80 +19 46 50.3          18.6 N EB047850
    CK05B010  C2005 01 20.46583 14 30 10.74 +19 47 18.5          18.1 N EB047850
    CK05B010  C2005 01 21.14774 14 30 27.25 +19 55 30.3          17.3 N EB047A61
    CK05B010  C2005 01 21.15798 14 30 27.55 +19 55 38.5          17.3 N EB047A61
    CK05B010  C2005 01 21.16819 14 30 27.96 +19 55 47.1          17.3 N EB047A61

Observer details:
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/5.86
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A61 Tortona.  Observers F. Fratev, E. Mihaylova.  Measurer F. Fratev.  0.25-m
    f/4.7 reflector + CCD.
D74 Nakagawa.  Observers H. Hori, H. Maeno.  1.13-m f/6.75 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 B1 (Christensen)
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5
T 2006 Feb. 23.57068 TT                                 MPC
q   3.2055273            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.0001490      Peri.  103.17197     +0.20791148     +0.94074014
 +/-0.0000900      Node   195.55628     -0.29257705     +0.32117565
e   1.0004776      Incl.   92.54946     +0.93336568     -0.10887699
From 61 observations 2004 Mar. 18-2005 Jan. 21, mean residual 0".52.

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 B1 (Christensen)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 01 20    14 29.99   +19 41.7    4.742    4.875    91.9    11.6  16.8
2005 01 30    14 33.62   +21 50.3    4.537    4.811   100.2    11.6  16.6
2005 02 09    14 36.05   +24 16.4    4.345    4.747   108.2    11.4  16.5
2005 02 19    14 37.07   +26 58.9    4.170    4.684   115.7    11.0  16.3
2005 03 01    14 36.45   +29 54.5    4.017    4.621   122.1    10.5  16.2
2005 03 11    14 34.00   +32 58.8    3.889    4.558   127.1    10.0  16.0
2005 03 21    14 29.60   +36 05.3    3.790    4.496   130.1     9.8  15.9
2005 03 31    14 23.22   +39 06.4    3.722    4.435   130.5     9.9  15.8

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are -0.000056
and +0.000172 (+/- 0.000090) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-B47

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