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MPEC 2005-B25 : COMET C/2005 B1 = 2004 FS101 (CHRISTENSEN)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-B25                                Issued 2005 Jan. 18, 19:53 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
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                  COMET C/2005 B1 = 2004 FS101 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    CK05B010  C2005 01 16.46322 14 28 27.48 +19 00 32.2          17.4 T EB025703
    CK05B010  C2005 01 16.47279 14 28 27.70 +19 00 38.9          17.1 T EB025703
    CK05B010  C2005 01 16.48240 14 28 27.97 +19 00 44.8          17.1 T EB025703
    CK05B010  C2005 01 16.49201 14 28 28.22 +19 00 51.7          17.2 T EB025703
    CK05B010  C2005 01 17.08168 14 28 44.08 +19 07 34.2          18.7 T EB025198
    CK05B010  C2005 01 17.08416 14 28 44.15 +19 07 35.8          18.7 T EB025198
    CK05B010  C2005 01 17.08910 14 28 44.28 +19 07 39.0          18.7 T EB025198
    CK05B010  C2005 01 17.09405 14 28 44.41 +19 07 42.4          18.7 T EB025198
    CK05B010  C2005 01 17.48793 14 28 54.76 +19 12 14.2          17.2 T EB025703
    CK05B010  C2005 01 17.49763 14 28 55.07 +19 12 21.4          17.4 T EB025703
    CK05B010  C2005 01 17.50732 14 28 55.27 +19 12 28.3          17.0 T EB025703
    CK05B010  C2005 01 17.51701 14 28 55.52 +19 12 34.0          17.2 T EB025703
    CK05B010  C2005 01 17.80839 14 29 03.23 +19 15 55.6                 EB025349
    CK05B010  C2005 01 17.81380 14 29 03.35 +19 15 59.5                 EB025349
    CK05B010  C2005 01 17.81921 14 29 03.48 +19 16 03.3          17.9 T EB025349
    CK05B010  C2005 01 18.13266 14 29 11.68 +19 19 41.0                 EB025246
    CK05B010  C2005 01 18.13436 14 29 11.72 +19 19 42.5                 EB025246
    CK05B010  C2005 01 18.13519 14 29 11.76 +19 19 43.1                 EB025246
    CK05B010  C2005 01 18.13581 14 29 11.78 +19 19 43.3                 EB025246
    CK05B010  C2005 01 18.13640 14 29 11.80 +19 19 43.8                 EB025246
    CK05B010  C2005 01 18.51007 14 29 21.55 +19 24 05.6          17.5 T EB025673
    CK05B010  C2005 01 18.51354 14 29 21.63 +19 24 08.6                 EB025673
    CK05B010  C2005 01 18.51921 14 29 21.77 +19 24 12.5                 EB025673
    CK05B010  C2005 01 18.52442 14 29 21.91 +19 24 15.9                 EB025673

Observer details:
198 Wildberg.  Observer R. Apitzsch.  0.35-m f/4.2 reflector + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + 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.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
    Revision of measurements on MPEC 2005-B13.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 B1 = 2004 FS101 (Christensen)
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5
T 2006 Feb. 23.47507 TT                                 MPC
q   3.2044230            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.0002214      Peri.  103.18411     +0.20809127     +0.94069738
 +/-0.0000969      Node   195.55696     -0.29244500     +0.32123341
e   1.0007094      Incl.   92.55349     +0.93336699     -0.10907586
Residuals in seconds of arc
040318 691  0.1-  0.2-    050116 673  1.3+  0.6+    050117 703  0.9-  0.1-
040318 691  0.3-  0.2-    050116 673  0.8+  0.4+    050117 703  0.1-  0.4+
040318 691  0.8-  0.4+    050116 673  0.7+  0.3+    050117 703  0.8-  0.6+
040323 704  0.6+  0.7-    050117 246  0.4+  0.2-    050117 703  0.8-  0.4-
040323 704  1.3+  0.9-    050117 246  0.1+  0.4+    050117 349  0.1-  0.5-
040323 704  0.8+  0.6+    050117 246  0.3+  0.0     050117 349  0.3-  0.4-
040323 704  0.2+  0.6+    050117 246  0.1+  0.2-    050117 349  0.5-  0.3-
040326 691  0.5-  0.1-    050117 246  0.2+  0.2-    050118 246  0.3-  0.4-
040326 691  0.4-  0.3+    050117 246  0.5+  0.1+    050118 246  0.3-  0.0
040326 691  0.8-  0.2+    050117 198  0.5-  0.1+    050118 246  0.1-  0.0
050116 703  0.6-  0.2+    050117 198  0.4-  0.1+    050118 246  0.0   0.3-
050116 703  1.1-  0.3+    050117 198  0.4-  0.2+    050118 246  0.1+  0.2-
050116 703  0.8-  0.3-    050117 198  0.4-  0.3+    050118 673  1.0+  0.2-
050116 703  0.9-  0.0     050117 198  0.2-  0.1+    050118 673  0.9+  0.3+
050116 673  1.0+  0.1+    050117 198  0.0   0.2+    050118 673  0.8+  0.2+
050116 673  1.0+  0.4+    050117 198  0.1+  0.1+    050118 673  0.9+  0.0
050116 734  0.1+  0.1-    050117 198  0.1+  0.1-
050116 734  0.7-  0.7-    050117 198  0.1+  0.1-

Ephemeris:
    C/2005 B1 = 2004 FS101 (Christensen)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2005 01 10    14 25.37   +17 51.0    4.953    4.939    83.5    11.4  16.9
2005 01 20    14 29.99   +19 41.7    4.741    4.874    91.9    11.6  16.8
2005 01 30    14 33.62   +21 50.3    4.537    4.810   100.2    11.6  16.6
2005 02 09    14 36.05   +24 16.5    4.344    4.746   108.2    11.4  16.5
2005 02 19    14 37.07   +26 59.0    4.169    4.683   115.7    11.0  16.3
2005 03 01    14 36.45   +29 54.7    4.016    4.620   122.1    10.5  16.2
2005 03 11    14 34.01   +32 59.0    3.888    4.557   127.1    10.0  16.0
2005 03 21    14 29.60   +36 05.6    3.790    4.496   130.1     9.8  15.9
2005 03 31    14 23.22   +39 06.7    3.721    4.435   130.4     9.9  15.8

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are -0.000128
and +0.000100 (+/- 0.000097) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-B25

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