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MPEC 2005-X53 : COMETS C/2005 U2, 2005 U3, 2005 U4, 2005 U5, 2005 U6 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-X53                                Issued 2005 Dec.  9, 20:44 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
                  Supported in part by the TABASGO Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

          COMETS C/2005 U2, 2005 U3, 2005 U4, 2005 U5, 2005 U6 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK05U020 3S2005 10 18.11256 13 19 20.3  -10 59 55                   EX053249
    CK05U020 3s2005 10 18.11256 2 -0.01074347 -0.00028507 -0.00063251   EX053249
    CK05U020 3S2005 10 18.13758 13 19 58.3  -10 58 40                   EX053249
    CK05U020 3s2005 10 18.13758 2 -0.01074269 -0.00028761 -0.00063294   EX053249
    CK05U020 3S2005 10 18.15423 13 20 24.7  -10 58 25                   EX053249
    CK05U020 3s2005 10 18.15423 2 -0.01074216 -0.00028930 -0.00063323   EX053249
    CK05U020 3S2005 10 18.17923 13 21 03.8  -10 55 15                   EX053249
    CK05U020 3s2005 10 18.17923 2 -0.01074137 -0.00029184 -0.00063366   EX053249
    CK05U020 3S2005 10 18.19590 13 21 30.1  -10 54 01                   EX053249
    CK05U020 3s2005 10 18.19590 2 -0.01074084 -0.00029353 -0.00063396   EX053249
    CK05U020 3S2005 10 18.22090 13 22 00.7  -10 52 10                   EX053249
    CK05U020 3s2005 10 18.22090 2 -0.01074005 -0.00029607 -0.00063439   EX053249
    CK05U020 3S2005 10 18.23757 13 22 31.4  -10 50 50                   EX053249
    CK05U020 3s2005 10 18.23757 2 -0.01073953 -0.00029777 -0.00063468   EX053249
    CK05U020 3S2005 10 18.26257 13 23 07.6  -10 48 57                   EX053249
    CK05U020 3s2005 10 18.26257 2 -0.01073873 -0.00030032 -0.00063512   EX053249
    CK05U020 3S2005 10 18.32090 13 24 37.6  -10 43 47                   EX053249
    CK05U020 3s2005 10 18.32090 2 -0.01073688 -0.00030627 -0.00063615   EX053249
    CK05U020 2S2005 10 18.37080 13 25 58.9  -10 40 36                   EX053249
    CK05U020 2s2005 10 18.37080 2 -0.01073529 -0.00031138 -0.00063703   EX053249
    CK05U020 2S2005 10 18.37923 13 26 15.2  -10 39 08                   EX053249
    CK05U020 2s2005 10 18.37923 2 -0.01073503 -0.00031224 -0.00063717   EX053249
    CK05U020 2S2005 10 18.39583 13 26 37.3  -10 37 53                   EX053249
    CK05U020 2s2005 10 18.39583 2 -0.01073450 -0.00031395 -0.00063747   EX053249
    CK05U020 2S2005 10 18.41247 13 27 08.1  -10 35 25                   EX053249
    CK05U020 2s2005 10 18.41247 2 -0.01073397 -0.00031565 -0.00063776   EX053249
    CK05U020 2S2005 10 18.42090 13 27 24.1  -10 34 36                   EX053249
    CK05U020 2s2005 10 18.42090 2 -0.01073370 -0.00031652 -0.00063791   EX053249
    CK05U020 2S2005 10 18.43748 13 27 51.5  -10 32 25                   EX053249
    CK05U020 2s2005 10 18.43748 2 -0.01073317 -0.00031822 -0.00063821   EX053249
    CK05U020 2S2005 10 18.45417 13 28 19.8  -10 30 56                   EX053249
    CK05U020 2s2005 10 18.45417 2 -0.01073263 -0.00031993 -0.00063850   EX053249
    CK05U020 2S2005 10 18.46258 13 28 35.3  -10 29 58                   EX053249
    CK05U020 2s2005 10 18.46258 2 -0.01073237 -0.00032080 -0.00063865   EX053249
    CK05U030 3S2005 10 18.51258 13 14 32.5  -11 32 17                   EX053249
    CK05U030 3s2005 10 18.51258 2 -0.01073077 -0.00032594 -0.00063954   EX053249
    CK05U030 3S2005 10 18.52923 13 14 54.2  -11 31 25                   EX053249
    CK05U030 3s2005 10 18.52923 2 -0.01073023 -0.00032765 -0.00063984   EX053249
    CK05U030 3S2005 10 18.57090 13 15 42.9  -11 29 55                   EX053249
    CK05U030 3s2005 10 18.57090 2 -0.01072890 -0.00033195 -0.00064059   EX053249
    CK05U030 3S2005 10 18.61258 13 16 44.5  -11 26 52                   EX053249
    CK05U030 3s2005 10 18.61258 2 -0.01072755 -0.00033625 -0.00064134   EX053249
    CK05U030 3S2005 10 18.63756 13 17 16.8  -11 25 37                   EX053249
    CK05U030 3s2005 10 18.63756 2 -0.01072675 -0.00033884 -0.00064179   EX053249
    CK05U030 3S2005 10 18.65423 13 17 40.1  -11 24 17                   EX053249
    CK05U030 3s2005 10 18.65423 2 -0.01072621 -0.00034057 -0.00064209   EX053249
    CK05U030 3S2005 10 18.67923 13 18 10.1  -11 23 03                   EX053249
    CK05U030 3s2005 10 18.67923 2 -0.01072540 -0.00034316 -0.00064254   EX053249
    CK05U030 3S2005 10 18.69590 13 18 34.1  -11 21 59                   EX053249
    CK05U030 3s2005 10 18.69590 2 -0.01072487 -0.00034488 -0.00064284   EX053249
    CK05U030 3S2005 10 18.72091 13 19 07.8  -11 20 36                   EX053249
    CK05U030 3s2005 10 18.72091 2 -0.01072406 -0.00034748 -0.00064329   EX053249
    CK05U030 3S2005 10 18.73756 13 19 29.8  -11 19 37                   EX053249
    CK05U030 3s2005 10 18.73756 2 -0.01072352 -0.00034921 -0.00064360   EX053249
    CK05U030 3S2005 10 18.76256 13 20 05.2  -11 17 58                   EX053249
    CK05U030 3s2005 10 18.76256 2 -0.01072271 -0.00035181 -0.00064405   EX053249
    CK05U030 3S2005 10 18.77923 13 20 28.0  -11 17 02                   EX053249
    CK05U030 3s2005 10 18.77923 2 -0.01072217 -0.00035355 -0.00064436   EX053249
    CK05U030 3S2005 10 18.82090 13 21 25.0  -11 14 27                   EX053249
    CK05U030 3s2005 10 18.82090 2 -0.01072082 -0.00035789 -0.00064512   EX053249
    CK05U030 3S2005 10 18.84591 13 22 00.4  -11 12 42                   EX053249
    CK05U030 3s2005 10 18.84591 2 -0.01072000 -0.00036050 -0.00064557   EX053249
    CK05U030 3S2005 10 18.86258 13 22 23.2  -11 11 43                   EX053249
    CK05U030 3s2005 10 18.86258 2 -0.01071946 -0.00036224 -0.00064588   EX053249
    CK05U030 3S2005 10 18.89084 13 23 03.6  -11 09 19                   EX053249
    CK05U030 3s2005 10 18.89084 2 -0.01071854 -0.00036519 -0.00064640   EX053249
    CK05U030 3S2005 10 18.90515 13 23 25.1  -11 08 15                   EX053249
    CK05U030 3s2005 10 18.90515 2 -0.01071807 -0.00036669 -0.00064666   EX053249
    CK05U030 3S2005 10 18.98756 13 25 25.2  -11 02 24                   EX053249
    CK05U030 3s2005 10 18.98756 2 -0.01071538 -0.00037533 -0.00064818   EX053249
    CK05U030 2S2005 10 19.12080 13 28 50.9  -10 51 38                   EX053249
    CK05U030 2s2005 10 19.12080 2 -0.01071099 -0.00038936 -0.00065067   EX053249
    CK05U030 2S2005 10 19.12923 13 29 04.5  -10 51 14                   EX053249
    CK05U030 2s2005 10 19.12923 2 -0.01071071 -0.00039025 -0.00065082   EX053249
    CK05U030 2S2005 10 19.14580 13 29 31.5  -10 49 42                   EX053249
    CK05U030 2s2005 10 19.14580 2 -0.01071017 -0.00039200 -0.00065114   EX053249
    CK05U030 2S2005 10 19.16247 13 29 58.4  -10 48 08                   EX053249
    CK05U030 2s2005 10 19.16247 2 -0.01070962 -0.00039376 -0.00065145   EX053249
    CK05U030 2S2005 10 19.18747 13 30 40.7  -10 45 37                   EX053249
    CK05U030 2s2005 10 19.18747 2 -0.01070879 -0.00039640 -0.00065192   EX053249
    CK05U030 2S2005 10 19.20415 13 31 08.1  -10 43 57                   EX053249
    CK05U030 2s2005 10 19.20415 2 -0.01070824 -0.00039817 -0.00065223   EX053249
    CK05U030 2S2005 10 19.21256 13 31 22.4  -10 43 02                   EX053249
    CK05U030 2s2005 10 19.21256 2 -0.01070796 -0.00039906 -0.00065239   EX053249
    CK05U030 2S2005 10 19.22913 13 31 51.1  -10 41 16                   EX053249
    CK05U030 2s2005 10 19.22913 2 -0.01070741 -0.00040082 -0.00065270   EX053249
    CK05U030 2S2005 10 19.24580 13 32 20.2  -10 39 27                   EX053249
    CK05U030 2s2005 10 19.24580 2 -0.01070685 -0.00040258 -0.00065302   EX053249
    CK05U030 2S2005 10 19.25423 13 32 34.9  -10 38 48                   EX053249
    CK05U030 2s2005 10 19.25423 2 -0.01070658 -0.00040348 -0.00065318   EX053249
    CK05U040 2S2005 10 19.45418 13 30 09.3  -11 04 25                   EX053249
    CK05U040 2s2005 10 19.45418 2 -0.01069989 -0.00042479 -0.00065699   EX053249
    CK05U040 2S2005 10 19.46257 13 30 23.9  -11 03 51                   EX053249
    CK05U040 2s2005 10 19.46257 2 -0.01069961 -0.00042569 -0.00065715   EX053249
    CK05U040 2S2005 10 19.47913 13 30 50.8  -11 02 09                   EX053249
    CK05U040 2s2005 10 19.47913 2 -0.01069906 -0.00042746 -0.00065747   EX053249
    CK05U040 2S2005 10 19.49584 13 31 18.1  -11 00 32                   EX053249
    CK05U040 2s2005 10 19.49584 2 -0.01069849 -0.00042925 -0.00065779   EX053249
    CK05U040 2S2005 10 19.50423 13 31 31.7  -10 59 44                   EX053249
    CK05U040 2s2005 10 19.50423 2 -0.01069821 -0.00043015 -0.00065796   EX053249
    CK05U040 2S2005 10 19.52082 13 31 59.6  -10 57 59                   EX053249
    CK05U040 2s2005 10 19.52082 2 -0.01069765 -0.00043193 -0.00065828   EX053249
    CK05U040 2S2005 10 19.53784 13 32 27.1  -10 56 09                   EX053249
    CK05U040 2s2005 10 19.53784 2 -0.01069708 -0.00043376 -0.00065860   EX053249
    CK05U050 3S2005 10 21.44754 13 30 38.5  -13 35 48                   EX053249
    CK05U050 3s2005 10 21.44754 2 -0.01062857 -0.00064698 -0.00069845   EX053249
    CK05U050 3S2005 10 21.46422 13 31 01.9  -13 34 25                   EX053249
    CK05U050 3s2005 10 21.46422 2 -0.01062793 -0.00064891 -0.00069883   EX053249
    CK05U050 3S2005 10 21.50700 13 31 53.6  -13 30 24                   EX053249
    CK05U050 3s2005 10 21.50700 2 -0.01062629 -0.00065388 -0.00069979   EX053249
    CK05U050 3S2005 10 21.53308 13 32 25.3  -13 28 19                   EX053249
    CK05U050 3s2005 10 21.53308 2 -0.01062528 -0.00065692 -0.00070038   EX053249
    CK05U050 3S2005 10 21.54979 13 32 53.1  -13 25 29                   EX053249
    CK05U050 3s2005 10 21.54979 2 -0.01062464 -0.00065886 -0.00070075   EX053249
    CK05U050 3S2005 10 21.58850 13 33 45.7  -13 21 15                   EX053249
    CK05U050 3s2005 10 21.58850 2 -0.01062314 -0.00066337 -0.00070163   EX053249
    CK05U050 3S2005 10 21.61495 13 34 19.6  -13 19 06                   EX053249
    CK05U050 3s2005 10 21.61495 2 -0.01062212 -0.00066646 -0.00070223   EX053249
    CK05U050 3S2005 10 21.63163 13 34 48.5  -13 16 44                   EX053249
    CK05U050 3s2005 10 21.63163 2 -0.01062147 -0.00066841 -0.00070261   EX053249
    CK05U050 3S2005 10 21.65769 13 35 16.5  -13 13 48                   EX053249
    CK05U050 3s2005 10 21.65769 2 -0.01062046 -0.00067145 -0.00070320   EX053249
    CK05U050 3S2005 10 21.67475 13 35 43.2  -13 10 55                   EX053249
    CK05U050 3s2005 10 21.67475 2 -0.01061979 -0.00067345 -0.00070359   EX053249
    CK05U050 3S2005 10 21.71753 13 36 44.4  -13 05 24                   EX053249
    CK05U050 3s2005 10 21.71753 2 -0.01061812 -0.00067846 -0.00070457   EX053249
    CK05U050 3S2005 10 21.74358 13 37 15.6  -13 02 49                   EX053249
    CK05U050 3s2005 10 21.74358 2 -0.01061710 -0.00068151 -0.00070517   EX053249
    CK05U050 3S2005 10 21.76027 13 37 46.6  -13 00 15                   EX053249
    CK05U050 3s2005 10 21.76027 2 -0.01061645 -0.00068347 -0.00070555   EX053249
    CK05U050 3S2005 10 21.78633 13 38 20.6  -12 56 58                   EX053249
    CK05U050 3s2005 10 21.78633 2 -0.01061543 -0.00068653 -0.00070615   EX053249
    CK05U050 3S2005 10 21.80302 13 38 48.7  -12 54 09                   EX053249
    CK05U050 3s2005 10 21.80302 2 -0.01061477 -0.00068850 -0.00070653   EX053249
    CK05U060 3S2005 10 23.44740 13 39 03.5  -13 12 38                   EX053249
    CK05U060 3s2005 10 23.44740 2 -0.01054559 -0.00088802 -0.00074672   EX053249
    CK05U060 3S2005 10 23.47090 13 39 33.0  -13 11 26                   EX053249
    CK05U060 3s2005 10 23.47090 2 -0.01054454 -0.00089095 -0.00074732   EX053249
    CK05U060 3S2005 10 23.48757 13 39 59.3  -13 09 57                   EX053249
    CK05U060 3s2005 10 23.48757 2 -0.01054378 -0.00089304 -0.00074776   EX053249
    CK05U060 3S2005 10 23.51257 13 40 38.2  -13 07 48                   EX053249
    CK05U060 3s2005 10 23.51257 2 -0.01054265 -0.00089617 -0.00074840   EX053249
    CK05U060 3S2005 10 23.57090 13 41 57.6  -13 01 53                   EX053249
    CK05U060 3s2005 10 23.57090 2 -0.01054001 -0.00090349 -0.00074992   EX053249
    CK05U060 3S2005 10 23.59590 13 42 30.6  -13 00 09                   EX053249
    CK05U060 3s2005 10 23.59590 2 -0.01053887 -0.00090663 -0.00075057   EX053249
    CK05U060 3S2005 10 23.63757 13 43 27.5  -12 56 40                   EX053249
    CK05U060 3s2005 10 23.63757 2 -0.01053697 -0.00091187 -0.00075166   EX053249
    CK05U060 3S2005 10 23.65424 13 43 56.8  -12 54 16                   EX053249
    CK05U060 3s2005 10 23.65424 2 -0.01053620 -0.00091397 -0.00075210   EX053249
    CK05U060 3S2005 10 23.67923 13 44 30.7  -12 52 42                   EX053249
    CK05U060 3s2005 10 23.67923 2 -0.01053506 -0.00091712 -0.00075275   EX053249
    CK05U060 3S2005 10 23.69590 13 44 55.9  -12 51 05                   EX053249
    CK05U060 3s2005 10 23.69590 2 -0.01053429 -0.00091922 -0.00075319   EX053249
    CK05U060 2S2005 10 23.78756 13 47 18.0  -12 42 05                   EX053249
    CK05U060 2s2005 10 23.78756 2 -0.01053006 -0.00093081 -0.00075560   EX053249
    CK05U060 2S2005 10 23.81370 13 47 58.6  -12 39 04                   EX053249
    CK05U060 2s2005 10 23.81370 2 -0.01052885 -0.00093411 -0.00075629   EX053249
    CK05U060 2S2005 10 23.82923 13 48 23.4  -12 37 14                   EX053249
    CK05U060 2s2005 10 23.82923 2 -0.01052812 -0.00093608 -0.00075671   EX053249
    CK05U060 2S2005 10 23.83756 13 48 37.3  -12 36 19                   EX053249
    CK05U060 2s2005 10 23.83756 2 -0.01052774 -0.00093714 -0.00075693   EX053249
    CK05U060 2S2005 10 23.85423 13 49 04.0  -12 34 06                   EX053249
    CK05U060 2s2005 10 23.85423 2 -0.01052696 -0.00093925 -0.00075737   EX053249

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

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK05U020   2005 Oct.  18.70   0.0055   1.0      76.49     0.68   143.98     X
CK05U030   2005 Oct.  19.46   0.0052   1.0      84.51     6.83   144.45     X
CK05U040   2005 Oct.  19.79   0.0051   1.0      77.91   359.13   144.83     X
CK05U050   2005 Oct.  22.20   0.0049   1.0      49.13   319.04   131.09     X
CK05U060   2005 Oct.  24.13   0.0056   1.0      80.07     4.01   143.53     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-X53

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