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    M.P.E.C. 2005-K26                                Issued 2005 May 23, 14:58 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.

                  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 B1 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    CK05B010  C2005 05 11.70018 13 42 03.20 +48 09 29.0                 EK026349
    CK05B010  C2005 05 11.70602 13 42 02.87 +48 09 31.9                 EK026349
    CK05B010  C2005 05 11.71185 13 42 02.49 +48 09 34.6          16.8 T EK026349
    CK05B010  C2005 05 13.04738 13 40 38.47 +48 19 12.8          16.6 N EK026A32
    CK05B010  C2005 05 13.05074 13 40 38.20 +48 19 14.3          16.7 N EK026A32
    CK05B010  C2005 05 13.05523 13 40 37.96 +48 19 15.8          16.7 N EK026A32
    CK05B010  C2005 05 13.05971 13 40 37.69 +48 19 17.9          16.9 N EK026A32
    CK05B010  C2005 05 16.88350 13 36 42.50 +48 44 14.0          16.5 N EK026J76
    CK05B010  C2005 05 16.88388 13 36 42.43 +48 44 13.1          16.4 N EK026J76
    CK05B010  C2005 05 16.88425 13 36 42.46 +48 44 12.6          16.6 N EK026J76
    CK05B010  C2005 05 17.09470 13 36 29.78 +48 45 28.0                 EK026785
    CK05B010  C2005 05 17.10775 13 36 29.02 +48 45 34.2                 EK026785
    CK05B010  C2005 05 17.53889 13 36 03.06 +48 48 06.2                 EK026D88
    CK05B010  C2005 05 17.54234 13 36 02.89 +48 48 07.0                 EK026D88
    CK05B010  C2005 05 17.54579 13 36 02.62 +48 48 07.9          16.5 T EK026D88
    CK05B010  C2005 05 18.16412 13 35 25.83 +48 51 41.2          16.0 N EK026673
    CK05B010  C2005 05 18.16620 13 35 25.75 +48 51 42.1                 EK026673
    CK05B010  C2005 05 18.16979 13 35 25.47 +48 51 43.2                 EK026673
    CK05B010  C2005 05 18.17442 13 35 25.22 +48 51 44.8                 EK026673
    CK05B010  C2005 05 18.34453 13 35 14.81 +48 52 42.3          17.4 N EK026H45
    CK05B010  C2005 05 18.35069 13 35 14.38 +48 52 44.4          17.2 N EK026H45
    CK05B010  C2005 05 18.35287 13 35 14.31 +48 52 45.3          16.8 T EK026H45
    CK05B010  C2005 05 18.35459 13 35 14.23 +48 52 45.6          16.8 T EK026H45
    CK05B010  C2005 05 18.61568 13 34 58.78 +48 54 12.2                 EK026349
    CK05B010  C2005 05 18.62014 13 34 58.49 +48 54 13.8                 EK026349
    CK05B010  C2005 05 18.62458 13 34 58.22 +48 54 15.0          16.7 T EK026349
    CK05B010  C2005 05 19.85594 13 33 46.18 +49 00 52.9                 EK026048
    CK05B010  C2005 05 19.85745 13 33 46.12 +49 00 52.8                 EK026048
    CK05B010  C2005 05 19.85821 13 33 46.04 +49 00 53.4                 EK026048
    CK05B010  C2005 05 19.85896 13 33 45.88 +49 00 53.7                 EK026048
    CK05B010  C2005 05 19.86122 13 33 45.77 +49 00 54.7                 EK026048
    CK05B010  C2005 05 20.93392 13 32 43.80 +49 06 21.1          16.2 N EK026213
    CK05B010  C2005 05 20.93696 13 32 43.62 +49 06 22.1          16.2 N EK026213
    CK05B010  C2005 05 20.93846 13 32 43.53 +49 06 22.4          16.2 N EK026213
    CK05B010  C2005 05 21.02247 13 32 38.61 +49 06 47.0          16.6 N EK026232
    CK05B010  C2005 05 21.02791 13 32 38.30 +49 06 48.5          16.6 N EK026232
    CK05B010  C2005 05 21.03609 13 32 37.81 +49 06 50.8          16.7 N EK026232

Observer details:
048 Hradec Kralove.  Observer M. Lehky.  0.40-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/5.9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m
    reflector + CCD.
785 Fitz-Randolph Observatory, Princeton.  Observer H. Ashley.
    0.91-m f/13.6 Cassegrain + CCD.
A32 Panker.  Observer H. Denzau.  0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
D88 Hiratsuka.  Observer Y. Sugiyama.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
H45 Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.3
    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 B1 (Christensen)
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5
T 2006 Feb. 23.56998 TT                                 MPC
q   3.2049253            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.0001066      Peri.  103.18330     +0.20808725     +0.94070042
 +/-0.0000027      Node   195.55649     -0.29247966     +0.32122880
e   1.0003416      Incl.   92.55163     +0.93335703     -0.10906316
From 432 observations 2004 Mar. 18-2005 May 21, mean residual 0".58.

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are -0.000013
and +0.000214 (+/- 0.000003) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-K26

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