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MPEC 2005-G94 : COMETS C/2005 F1, 2005 F2, 2005 G2 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-G94                                Issued 2005 Apr. 15, 22:11 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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             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                   COMETS C/2005 F1, 2005 F2, 2005 G2 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.02923 00 12 18.3  -02 43 00                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.02923 2 +0.01109255 -0.00013299 -0.00102515   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.07090 00 11 44.3  -02 39 38                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.07090 2 +0.01109248 -0.00013140 -0.00102450   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.11256 00 11 08.0  -02 35 40                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.11256 2 +0.01109242 -0.00012981 -0.00102385   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.13756 00 10 50.6  -02 34 17                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.13756 2 +0.01109238 -0.00012886 -0.00102346   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.15424 00 10 36.4  -02 33 12                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.15424 2 +0.01109235 -0.00012823 -0.00102320   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.17923 00 10 19.1  -02 30 33                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.17923 2 +0.01109231 -0.00012728 -0.00102281   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.19590 00 10 05.5  -02 29 43                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.19590 2 +0.01109228 -0.00012665 -0.00102255   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.22090 00 09 42.2  -02 27 30                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.22090 2 +0.01109223 -0.00012570 -0.00102216   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.23756 00 09 31.9  -02 26 22                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.23756 2 +0.01109221 -0.00012507 -0.00102190   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.26256 00 09 13.5  -02 23 41                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.26256 2 +0.01109216 -0.00012413 -0.00102151   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.27923 00 08 58.2  -02 22 50                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.27923 2 +0.01109213 -0.00012350 -0.00102125   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.30423 00 08 37.8  -02 21 19                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.30423 2 +0.01109209 -0.00012255 -0.00102086   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.32091 00 08 23.7  -02 20 09                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.32091 2 +0.01109206 -0.00012192 -0.00102060   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.34590 00 08 02.6  -02 17 33                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.34590 2 +0.01109202 -0.00012098 -0.00102021   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.36257 00 07 46.5  -02 16 05                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.36257 2 +0.01109199 -0.00012036 -0.00101995   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.38756 00 07 26.3  -02 14 29                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.38756 2 +0.01109194 -0.00011942 -0.00101956   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.40423 00 07 11.8  -02 13 23                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.40423 2 +0.01109191 -0.00011879 -0.00101930   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.42928 00 06 49.1  -02 10 43                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.42928 2 +0.01109186 -0.00011785 -0.00101890   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.44591 00 06 34.5  -02 09 29                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.44591 2 +0.01109183 -0.00011723 -0.00101864   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.47090 00 06 12.5  -02 06 52                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.47090 2 +0.01109179 -0.00011629 -0.00101825   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.48756 00 05 57.7  -02 05 38                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.48756 2 +0.01109176 -0.00011567 -0.00101799   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.51256 00 05 32.8  -02 04 02                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.51256 2 +0.01109171 -0.00011473 -0.00101760   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.52923 00 05 17.2  -02 02 08                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.52923 2 +0.01109168 -0.00011411 -0.00101734   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.55424 00 04 54.5  -02 00 12                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.55424 2 +0.01109163 -0.00011318 -0.00101695   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.57090 00 04 37.6  -01 58 53                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.57090 2 +0.01109160 -0.00011256 -0.00101669   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.59590 00 04 11.2  -01 56 37                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.59590 2 +0.01109155 -0.00011163 -0.00101630   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.61256 00 03 55.3  -01 54 48                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.61256 2 +0.01109151 -0.00011101 -0.00101604   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.63756 00 03 28.0  -01 52 11                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.63756 2 +0.01109147 -0.00011008 -0.00101565   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.65423 00 03 14.2  -01 51 05                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.65423 2 +0.01109143 -0.00010946 -0.00101539   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.67923 00 02 46.7  -01 48 45                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.67923 2 +0.01109138 -0.00010853 -0.00101500   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.69590 00 02 29.5  -01 47 11                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.69590 2 +0.01109135 -0.00010791 -0.00101474   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.72090 00 02 03.0  -01 45 03                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.72090 2 +0.01109130 -0.00010699 -0.00101435   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.73759 00 01 42.5  -01 43 30                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.73759 2 +0.01109126 -0.00010637 -0.00101408   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.76257 00 01 14.2  -01 41 22                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.76257 2 +0.01109121 -0.00010545 -0.00101369   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.77923 00 00 55.3  -01 39 02                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.77923 2 +0.01109118 -0.00010483 -0.00101343   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.82090 00 00 04.9  -01 34 50                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.82090 2 +0.01109109 -0.00010330 -0.00101278   EG094249
    CK05F010 3S2005 03 17.84590 23 59 31.7  -01 32 06                   EG094249
    CK05F010 3s2005 03 17.84590 2 +0.01109104 -0.00010238 -0.00101239   EG094249
    CK05F010 2S2005 03 17.90840 23 58 11.3  -01 25 56                   EG094249
    CK05F010 2s2005 03 17.90840 2 +0.01109091 -0.00010008 -0.00101141   EG094249
    CK05F010 2S2005 03 17.91674 23 57 59.6  -01 24 34                   EG094249
    CK05F010 2s2005 03 17.91674 2 +0.01109089 -0.00009977 -0.00101128   EG094249
    CK05F010 2S2005 03 17.92506 23 57 48.2  -01 23 55                   EG094249
    CK05F010 2s2005 03 17.92506 2 +0.01109087 -0.00009947 -0.00101115   EG094249
    CK05F010 2S2005 03 17.93340 23 57 36.3  -01 22 44                   EG094249
    CK05F010 2s2005 03 17.93340 2 +0.01109086 -0.00009916 -0.00101102   EG094249
    CK05F010 2S2005 03 17.94173 23 57 24.1  -01 21 58                   EG094249
    CK05F010 2s2005 03 17.94173 2 +0.01109084 -0.00009886 -0.00101089   EG094249
    CK05F010 2S2005 03 17.96673 23 56 45.7  -01 19 03                   EG094249
    CK05F010 2s2005 03 17.96673 2 +0.01109078 -0.00009794 -0.00101050   EG094249
    CK05F010 2S2005 03 17.97506 23 56 34.0  -01 18 04                   EG094249
    CK05F010 2s2005 03 17.97506 2 +0.01109077 -0.00009764 -0.00101037   EG094249
    CK05F020 3S2005 03 18.57090 00 10 48.8  -01 43 49                   EG094249
    CK05F020 3s2005 03 18.57090 2 +0.01108941 -0.00007613 -0.00100102   EG094249
    CK05F020 3S2005 03 18.59590 00 10 25.5  -01 41 56                   EG094249
    CK05F020 3s2005 03 18.59590 2 +0.01108935 -0.00007524 -0.00100063   EG094249
    CK05F020 3S2005 03 18.61257 00 10 11.2  -01 40 24                   EG094249
    CK05F020 3s2005 03 18.61257 2 +0.01108931 -0.00007464 -0.00100036   EG094249
    CK05F020 3S2005 03 18.63940 00 09 44.2  -01 37 40                   EG094249
    CK05F020 3s2005 03 18.63940 2 +0.01108925 -0.00007369 -0.00099994   EG094249
    CK05F020 3S2005 03 18.65257 00 09 34.3  -01 36 47                   EG094249
    CK05F020 3s2005 03 18.65257 2 +0.01108922 -0.00007322 -0.00099974   EG094249
    CK05F020 3S2005 03 18.67923 00 09 07.8  -01 34 07                   EG094249
    CK05F020 3s2005 03 18.67923 2 +0.01108915 -0.00007228 -0.00099932   EG094249
    CK05F020 3S2005 03 18.69590 00 08 51.9  -01 32 22                   EG094249
    CK05F020 3s2005 03 18.69590 2 +0.01108911 -0.00007169 -0.00099905   EG094249
    CK05F020 3S2005 03 18.72090 00 08 27.2  -01 30 31                   EG094249
    CK05F020 3s2005 03 18.72090 2 +0.01108905 -0.00007080 -0.00099866   EG094249
    CK05F020 3S2005 03 18.73756 00 08 11.5  -01 29 02                   EG094249
    CK05F020 3s2005 03 18.73756 2 +0.01108901 -0.00007021 -0.00099840   EG094249
    CK05F020 3S2005 03 18.76256 00 07 45.0  -01 27 00                   EG094249
    CK05F020 3s2005 03 18.76256 2 +0.01108895 -0.00006933 -0.00099800   EG094249
    CK05F020 3S2005 03 18.77923 00 07 28.6  -01 25 07                   EG094249
    CK05F020 3s2005 03 18.77923 2 +0.01108891 -0.00006874 -0.00099774   EG094249
    CK05F020 3S2005 03 18.82090 00 06 44.2  -01 21 34                   EG094249
    CK05F020 3s2005 03 18.82090 2 +0.01108881 -0.00006727 -0.00099709   EG094249
    CK05F020 3S2005 03 18.84590 00 06 16.3  -01 19 07                   EG094249
    CK05F020 3s2005 03 18.84590 2 +0.01108875 -0.00006639 -0.00099669   EG094249
    CK05F020 3S2005 03 18.86256 00 05 58.6  -01 16 57                   EG094249
    CK05F020 3s2005 03 18.86256 2 +0.01108871 -0.00006580 -0.00099643   EG094249
    CK05F020 3S2005 03 18.88756 00 05 31.1  -01 15 28                   EG094249
    CK05F020 3s2005 03 18.88756 2 +0.01108865 -0.00006492 -0.00099604   EG094249
    CK05F020 3S2005 03 18.90423 00 05 09.9  -01 12 57                   EG094249
    CK05F020 3s2005 03 18.90423 2 +0.01108861 -0.00006434 -0.00099577   EG094249
    CK05F020 3S2005 03 18.92923 00 04 43.3  -01 10 42                   EG094249
    CK05F020 3s2005 03 18.92923 2 +0.01108854 -0.00006346 -0.00099538   EG094249
    CK05F020 3S2005 03 18.97098 00 03 48.9  -01 06 07                   EG094249
    CK05F020 3s2005 03 18.97098 2 +0.01108844 -0.00006200 -0.00099472   EG094249
    CK05F020 2S2005 03 19.03341 00 02 30.7  -01 00 31                   EG094249
    CK05F020 2s2005 03 19.03341 2 +0.01108829 -0.00005981 -0.00099374   EG094249
    CK05F020 2S2005 03 19.04173 00 02 21.8  -01 00 05                   EG094249
    CK05F020 2s2005 03 19.04173 2 +0.01108827 -0.00005952 -0.00099360   EG094249
    CK05F020 2S2005 03 19.05006 00 02 09.7  -00 58 51                   EG094249
    CK05F020 2s2005 03 19.05006 2 +0.01108825 -0.00005923 -0.00099347   EG094249
    CK05F020 2S2005 03 19.05840 00 01 57.0  -00 57 33                   EG094249
    CK05F020 2s2005 03 19.05840 2 +0.01108823 -0.00005894 -0.00099334   EG094249
    CK05F020 2S2005 03 19.06673 00 01 42.2  -00 56 23                   EG094249
    CK05F020 2s2005 03 19.06673 2 +0.01108821 -0.00005865 -0.00099321   EG094249
    CK05F020 2S2005 03 19.07506 00 01 32.3  -00 55 33                   EG094249
    CK05F020 2s2005 03 19.07506 2 +0.01108818 -0.00005836 -0.00099308   EG094249
    CK05F020 2S2005 03 19.08340 00 01 20.8  -00 54 35                   EG094249
    CK05F020 2s2005 03 19.08340 2 +0.01108816 -0.00005807 -0.00099295   EG094249
    CK05G020 2S2005 04 13.68479 01 35 14.9  +08 55 17                   EG094249
    CK05G020 2s2005 04 13.68479 2 +0.01095986 +0.00114657 -0.00016947   EG094249
    CK05G020 2S2005 04 13.70145 01 35 26.6  +08 59 14                   EG094249
    CK05G020 2s2005 04 13.70145 2 +0.01095937 +0.00114774 -0.00016859   EG094249
    CK05G020 2S2005 04 13.71256 01 35 34.9  +09 01 17                   EG094249
    CK05G020 2s2005 04 13.71256 2 +0.01095904 +0.00114852 -0.00016801   EG094249
    CK05G020 2S2005 04 13.72645 01 35 45.1  +09 04 07                   EG094249
    CK05G020 2s2005 04 13.72645 2 +0.01095863 +0.00114949 -0.00016728   EG094249
    CK05G020 2S2005 04 13.74312 01 35 56.5  +09 08 05                   EG094249
    CK05G020 2s2005 04 13.74312 2 +0.01095814 +0.00115066 -0.00016640   EG094249
    CK05G020 2S2005 04 13.75423 01 36 04.1  +09 10 28                   EG094249
    CK05G020 2s2005 04 13.75423 2 +0.01095782 +0.00115144 -0.00016581   EG094249
    CK05G020 2S2005 04 13.76812 01 36 14.2  +09 13 31                   EG094249
    CK05G020 2s2005 04 13.76812 2 +0.01095741 +0.00115241 -0.00016508   EG094249
    CK05G020 2S2005 04 13.78479 01 36 25.3  +09 16 57                   EG094249
    CK05G020 2s2005 04 13.78479 2 +0.01095692 +0.00115358 -0.00016420   EG094249
    CK05G020 2S2005 04 13.81062 01 36 42.8  +09 22 51                   EG094249
    CK05G020 2s2005 04 13.81062 2 +0.01095615 +0.00115539 -0.00016284   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.15424 01 39 47.8  +10 37 21                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.15424 2 +0.01094586 +0.00117957 -0.00014467   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.17923 01 39 57.9  +10 43 18                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.17923 2 +0.01094510 +0.00118133 -0.00014334   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.23758 01 40 14.4  +10 54 21                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.23758 2 +0.01094332 +0.00118545 -0.00014024   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.26256 01 40 18.4  +10 59 00                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.26256 2 +0.01094256 +0.00118721 -0.00013891   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.27923 01 40 23.5  +11 01 57                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.27923 2 +0.01094205 +0.00118839 -0.00013803   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.32090 01 40 30.8  +11 10 10                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.32090 2 +0.01094077 +0.00119133 -0.00013581   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.34590 01 40 32.3  +11 15 06                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.34590 2 +0.01094000 +0.00119310 -0.00013448   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.36256 01 40 37.6  +11 17 03                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.36256 2 +0.01093948 +0.00119428 -0.00013359   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.38756 01 40 39.2  +11 21 25                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.38756 2 +0.01093871 +0.00119605 -0.00013226   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.40423 01 40 39.3  +11 24 39                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.40423 2 +0.01093820 +0.00119723 -0.00013137   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.44593 01 40 41.2  +11 30 44                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.44593 2 +0.01093691 +0.00120018 -0.00012915   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.47090 01 40 39.1  +11 34 21                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.47090 2 +0.01093613 +0.00120195 -0.00012782   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.48758 01 40 34.4  +11 37 15                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.48758 2 +0.01093561 +0.00120313 -0.00012693   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.51257 01 40 37.7  +11 40 55                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.51257 2 +0.01093484 +0.00120491 -0.00012559   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.52923 01 40 35.3  +11 42 42                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.52923 2 +0.01093432 +0.00120609 -0.00012470   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.57090 01 40 29.2  +11 48 47                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.57090 2 +0.01093301 +0.00120904 -0.00012248   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.59590 01 40 26.7  +11 52 10                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.59590 2 +0.01093223 +0.00121082 -0.00012114   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.61256 01 40 21.1  +11 54 27                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.61256 2 +0.01093171 +0.00121200 -0.00012025   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.63756 01 40 17.0  +11 56 50                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.63756 2 +0.01093092 +0.00121378 -0.00011891   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.65424 01 40 13.3  +11 57 38                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.65424 2 +0.01093040 +0.00121496 -0.00011802   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.67923 01 40 07.4  +12 01 29                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.67923 2 +0.01092961 +0.00121674 -0.00011668   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.69591 01 40 02.0  +12 03 25                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.69591 2 +0.01092909 +0.00121792 -0.00011579   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.72090 01 39 57.1  +12 05 13                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.72090 2 +0.01092830 +0.00121970 -0.00011445   EG094249
    CK05G020 3S2005 04 14.73758 01 39 51.1  +12 06 32                   EG094249
    CK05G020 3s2005 04 14.73758 2 +0.01092777 +0.00122089 -0.00011355   EG094249

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

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK05F010   2005 Mar.  18.17   0.0055   1.0      76.58   359.66   144.16     X
CK05F020   2005 Mar.  19.32   0.0067   1.0      73.01   359.46   144.20     X
CK05G020   2005 Apr.  14.26   0.0492   1.0      23.53    80.69    26.84     X

     The Marsden-group comet C/2005 G2 presumably has an orbital period of
5-6 years, but it appears not to be a return of one of C/1999 P6, 1999 P8,
1999 P9 or 1999 U2 (MPEC 2002-F43, 1999-U29).  The C2 data for C/2005 G2 do fit
well with the observations of C/1999 P8 (all being C2), but the current C3
data show a systematic R.A. departure increasing from 1 to 4 arcmin.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-G94

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