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MPEC 2005-D18 : COMETS C/2005 B3, 2005 B4 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-D18                                Issued 2005 Feb. 23, 21:56 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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                       COMETS C/2005 B3, 2005 B4 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK05B030  S2005 01 26.82090 20 53 36.1  -20 26 09                   ED018249
    CK05B030  s2005 01 26.82090 2 +0.00881111 -0.00420900 -0.00179889   ED018249
    CK05B030  S2005 01 26.84590 20 53 20.2  -20 22 50                   ED018249
    CK05B030  s2005 01 26.84590 2 +0.00881434 -0.00420571 -0.00179824   ED018249
    CK05B030  S2005 01 26.86256 20 53 09.6  -20 20 40                   ED018249
    CK05B030  s2005 01 26.86256 2 +0.00881649 -0.00420352 -0.00179782   ED018249
    CK05B030  S2005 01 26.88774 20 52 46.8  -20 16 18                   ED018249
    CK05B030  s2005 01 26.88774 2 +0.00881974 -0.00420021 -0.00179717   ED018249
    CK05B030  S2005 01 26.90424 20 52 36.8  -20 13 41                   ED018249
    CK05B030  s2005 01 26.90424 2 +0.00882186 -0.00419804 -0.00179675   ED018249
    CK05B030  S2005 01 26.92924 20 52 15.0  -20 09 34                   ED018249
    CK05B030  s2005 01 26.92924 2 +0.00882508 -0.00419475 -0.00179611   ED018249
    CK05B030  S2005 01 26.97099 20 51 50.3  -20 03 24                   ED018249
    CK05B030  s2005 01 26.97099 2 +0.00883045 -0.00418927 -0.00179504   ED018249
    CK05B030  S2005 01 26.98757 20 51 34.1  -20 00 52                   ED018249
    CK05B030  s2005 01 26.98757 2 +0.00883258 -0.00418709 -0.00179462   ED018249
    CK05B030  S2005 01 27.01257 20 51 17.7  -19 56 56                   ED018249
    CK05B030  s2005 01 27.01257 2 +0.00883578 -0.00418381 -0.00179398   ED018249
    CK05B030  S2005 01 27.02924 20 51 02.2  -19 53 39                   ED018249
    CK05B030  s2005 01 27.02924 2 +0.00883792 -0.00418162 -0.00179355   ED018249
    CK05B030  S2005 01 27.07090 20 50 26.5  -19 47 20                   ED018249
    CK05B030  s2005 01 27.07090 2 +0.00884326 -0.00417615 -0.00179249   ED018249
    CK05B030  S2005 01 27.09590 20 50 03.4  -19 42 35                   ED018249
    CK05B030  s2005 01 27.09590 2 +0.00884646 -0.00417288 -0.00179186   ED018249
    CK05B030  S2005 01 27.11256 20 49 51.9  -19 40 10                   ED018249
    CK05B030  s2005 01 27.11256 2 +0.00884859 -0.00417069 -0.00179143   ED018249
    CK05B030  S2005 01 27.13758 20 49 29.1  -19 35 25                   ED018249
    CK05B030  s2005 01 27.13758 2 +0.00885178 -0.00416741 -0.00179080   ED018249
    CK05B030  S2005 01 27.19590 20 48 32.7  -19 25 03                   ED018249
    CK05B030  s2005 01 27.19590 2 +0.00885922 -0.00415977 -0.00178932   ED018249
    CK05B040  S2005 01 30.68756 20 56 33.3  -16 10 43                   ED018249
    CK05B040  s2005 01 30.68756 2 +0.00927879 -0.00371285 -0.00170575   ED018249
    CK05B040  S2005 01 30.70423 20 56 10.0  -16 06 48                   ED018249
    CK05B040  s2005 01 30.70423 2 +0.00928068 -0.00371077 -0.00170537   ED018249
    CK05B040  S2005 01 30.71258 20 55 57.7  -16 05 03                   ED018249
    CK05B040  s2005 01 30.71258 2 +0.00928162 -0.00370972 -0.00170518   ED018249
    CK05B040  S2005 01 30.72925 20 55 33.4  -16 01 20                   ED018249
    CK05B040  s2005 01 30.72925 2 +0.00928351 -0.00370763 -0.00170480   ED018249
    CK05B040  S2005 01 30.74590 20 55 09.4  -15 58 17                   ED018249
    CK05B040  s2005 01 30.74590 2 +0.00928539 -0.00370555 -0.00170442   ED018249
    CK05B040  S2005 01 30.75423 20 54 57.6  -15 56 21                   ED018249
    CK05B040  s2005 01 30.75423 2 +0.00928634 -0.00370450 -0.00170423   ED018249
    CK05B040  S2005 01 30.77090 20 54 33.4  -15 53 10                   ED018249
    CK05B040  s2005 01 30.77090 2 +0.00928822 -0.00370242 -0.00170385   ED018249
    CK05B040  S2005 01 30.78756 20 54 08.8  -15 50 21                   ED018249
    CK05B040  s2005 01 30.78756 2 +0.00929010 -0.00370033 -0.00170348   ED018249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by X. Leprette
    and B. Zhou, measurements by K. Battams, reductions by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK05B030   2005 Jan.  27.52   0.0049   1.0      74.94   355.04   144.34     X
CK05B040   2005 Jan.  30.81   0.0353   1.0      55.68    74.28    71.69     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-D18

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