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MPEC 2006-C59 : COMETS C/2005 W16, 2005 W17, 2005 X2, 2005 X3 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-C59                                Issued 2006 Feb. 10, 16:43 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 W16, 2005 W17, 2005 X2, 2005 X3 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.11256 16 09 21.3  -25 06 24                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.11256 2 -0.00542844 -0.00639750 -0.00214222   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.13785 16 09 42.3  -25 02 45                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.13785 2 -0.00542190 -0.00640112 -0.00214334   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.15423 16 09 54.0  -25 00 47                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.15423 2 -0.00541767 -0.00640346 -0.00214406   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.17923 16 10 15.2  -24 57 07                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.17923 2 -0.00541120 -0.00640703 -0.00214516   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.19590 16 10 32.2  -24 54 19                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.19590 2 -0.00540688 -0.00640941 -0.00214589   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.22090 16 10 52.4  -24 50 33                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.22090 2 -0.00540041 -0.00641298 -0.00214699   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.23756 16 11 04.5  -24 48 24                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.23756 2 -0.00539609 -0.00641535 -0.00214772   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.26256 16 11 26.5  -24 44 17                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.26256 2 -0.00538960 -0.00641891 -0.00214882   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.27923 16 11 37.8  -24 41 37                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.27923 2 -0.00538527 -0.00642128 -0.00214955   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.32090 16 12 15.7  -24 35 23                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.32090 2 -0.00537445 -0.00642721 -0.00215138   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.34590 16 12 36.3  -24 31 21                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.34590 2 -0.00536795 -0.00643076 -0.00215247   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.36256 16 12 49.6  -24 28 37                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.36256 2 -0.00536361 -0.00643312 -0.00215320   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.38756 16 13 09.7  -24 24 46                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.38756 2 -0.00535711 -0.00643667 -0.00215430   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.40423 16 13 24.0  -24 21 40                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.40423 2 -0.00535277 -0.00643903 -0.00215503   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.43059 16 13 45.5  -24 17 35                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.43059 2 -0.00534589 -0.00644276 -0.00215618   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.44590 16 13 56.7  -24 14 54                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.44590 2 -0.00534190 -0.00644493 -0.00215685   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.47090 16 14 18.1  -24 10 45                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.47090 2 -0.00533538 -0.00644846 -0.00215794   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.48756 16 14 33.5  -24 08 13                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.48756 2 -0.00533103 -0.00645082 -0.00215867   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.51256 16 14 52.7  -24 03 33                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.51256 2 -0.00532450 -0.00645434 -0.00215976   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.52924 16 15 07.3  -24 00 45                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.52924 2 -0.00532014 -0.00645670 -0.00216048   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.57090 16 15 43.2  -23 53 55                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.57090 2 -0.00530924 -0.00646257 -0.00216230   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.59590 16 16 01.6  -23 49 08                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.59590 2 -0.00530269 -0.00646608 -0.00216338   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.61256 16 16 17.5  -23 46 06                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.61256 2 -0.00529832 -0.00646843 -0.00216411   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.63756 16 16 35.8  -23 41 11                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.63756 2 -0.00529177 -0.00647194 -0.00216520   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.65423 16 16 54.0  -23 38 56                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.65423 2 -0.00528740 -0.00647428 -0.00216592   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.67923 16 17 12.5  -23 34 13                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.67923 2 -0.00528084 -0.00647779 -0.00216701   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.69590 16 17 26.9  -23 31 09                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.69590 2 -0.00527646 -0.00648012 -0.00216773   EC059249
    CK05W160 3S2005 11 28.72090 16 17 46.8  -23 25 26                   EC059249
    CK05W160 3s2005 11 28.72090 2 -0.00526989 -0.00648362 -0.00216881   EC059249
    CK05W160 2S2005 11 28.81372 16 19 01.3  -23 08 00                   EC059249
    CK05W160 2s2005 11 28.81372 2 -0.00524545 -0.00649660 -0.00217283   EC059249
    CK05W160 2S2005 11 28.82923 16 19 15.1  -23 04 58                   EC059249
    CK05W160 2s2005 11 28.82923 2 -0.00524136 -0.00649876 -0.00217350   EC059249
    CK05W160 2S2005 11 28.83756 16 19 23.1  -23 02 11                   EC059249
    CK05W160 2s2005 11 28.83756 2 -0.00523916 -0.00649992 -0.00217386   EC059249
    CK05W160 2S2005 11 28.85423 16 19 36.6  -22 58 44                   EC059249
    CK05W160 2s2005 11 28.85423 2 -0.00523476 -0.00650224 -0.00217458   EC059249
    CK05W160 2S2005 11 28.88060 16 19 56.8  -22 52 14                   EC059249
    CK05W160 2s2005 11 28.88060 2 -0.00522780 -0.00650591 -0.00217572   EC059249
    CK05W170 2S2005 11 29.70423 16 23 05.8  -23 18 57                   EC059249
    CK05W170 2s2005 11 29.70423 2 -0.00500787 -0.00661857 -0.00221078   EC059249
    CK05W170 2S2005 11 29.71258 16 23 11.6  -23 17 33                   EC059249
    CK05W170 2s2005 11 29.71258 2 -0.00500562 -0.00661969 -0.00221113   EC059249
    CK05W170 2S2005 11 29.72925 16 23 24.4  -23 13 43                   EC059249
    CK05W170 2s2005 11 29.72925 2 -0.00500112 -0.00662193 -0.00221183   EC059249
    CK05W170 2S2005 11 29.74590 16 23 36.7  -23 10 44                   EC059249
    CK05W170 2s2005 11 29.74590 2 -0.00499662 -0.00662417 -0.00221253   EC059249
    CK05W170 2S2005 11 29.75423 16 23 43.5  -23 08 50                   EC059249
    CK05W170 2s2005 11 29.75423 2 -0.00499437 -0.00662528 -0.00221288   EC059249
    CK05W170 2S2005 11 29.77090 16 23 56.1  -23 05 24                   EC059249
    CK05W170 2s2005 11 29.77090 2 -0.00498986 -0.00662752 -0.00221358   EC059249
    CK05X020 2S2005 12 03.44173 16 40 27.3  -23 55 19                   EC059249
    CK05X020 2s2005 12 03.44173 2 -0.00395503 -0.00707433 -0.00235520   EC059249
    CK05X020 2S2005 12 03.45043 16 40 34.1  -23 53 15                   EC059249
    CK05X020 2s2005 12 03.45043 2 -0.00395249 -0.00707528 -0.00235551   EC059249
    CK05X020 2S2005 12 03.45840 16 40 37.8  -23 51 51                   EC059249
    CK05X020 2s2005 12 03.45840 2 -0.00395017 -0.00707614 -0.00235578   EC059249
    CK05X020 2S2005 12 03.46673 16 40 44.0  -23 49 56                   EC059249
    CK05X020 2s2005 12 03.46673 2 -0.00394773 -0.00707704 -0.00235607   EC059249
    CK05X020 2S2005 12 03.47507 16 40 49.0  -23 48 03                   EC059249
    CK05X020 2s2005 12 03.47507 2 -0.00394530 -0.00707794 -0.00235636   EC059249
    CK05X020 2S2005 12 03.48340 16 40 52.7  -23 46 22                   EC059249
    CK05X020 2s2005 12 03.48340 2 -0.00394286 -0.00707884 -0.00235665   EC059249
    CK05X020 2S2005 12 03.49173 16 40 58.5  -23 44 54                   EC059249
    CK05X020 2s2005 12 03.49173 2 -0.00394043 -0.00707975 -0.00235694   EC059249
    CK05X020 2S2005 12 03.50006 16 41 04.2  -23 43 23                   EC059249
    CK05X020 2s2005 12 03.50006 2 -0.00393800 -0.00708065 -0.00235723   EC059249
    CK05X020 2S2005 12 03.50840 16 41 07.5  -23 41 18                   EC059249
    CK05X020 2s2005 12 03.50840 2 -0.00393556 -0.00708155 -0.00235752   EC059249
    CK05X020 2S2005 12 03.51674 16 41 13.8  -23 39 22                   EC059249
    CK05X020 2s2005 12 03.51674 2 -0.00393312 -0.00708245 -0.00235781   EC059249
    CK05X020 2S2005 12 03.52507 16 41 19.2  -23 37 32                   EC059249
    CK05X020 2s2005 12 03.52507 2 -0.00393069 -0.00708334 -0.00235810   EC059249
    CK05X020 2S2005 12 03.53340 16 41 23.8  -23 35 47                   EC059249
    CK05X020 2s2005 12 03.53340 2 -0.00392825 -0.00708424 -0.00235839   EC059249
    CK05X030 2S2005 12 04.58340 16 45 38.4  -24 08 40                   EC059249
    CK05X030 2s2005 12 04.58340 2 -0.00361892 -0.00719309 -0.00239359   EC059249
    CK05X030 2S2005 12 04.59175 16 45 43.2  -24 07 24                   EC059249
    CK05X030 2s2005 12 04.59175 2 -0.00361645 -0.00719392 -0.00239386   EC059249
    CK05X030 2S2005 12 04.60043 16 45 48.8  -24 04 53                   EC059249
    CK05X030 2s2005 12 04.60043 2 -0.00361387 -0.00719479 -0.00239414   EC059249
    CK05X030 2S2005 12 04.60840 16 45 53.9  -24 02 51                   EC059249
    CK05X030 2s2005 12 04.60840 2 -0.00361151 -0.00719558 -0.00239440   EC059249
    CK05X030 2S2005 12 04.61673 16 45 57.8  -24 01 35                   EC059249
    CK05X030 2s2005 12 04.61673 2 -0.00360903 -0.00719641 -0.00239467   EC059249
    CK05X030 2S2005 12 04.62506 16 46 03.1  -23 59 42                   EC059249
    CK05X030 2s2005 12 04.62506 2 -0.00360656 -0.00719723 -0.00239494   EC059249
    CK05X030 2S2005 12 04.63340 16 46 08.7  -23 57 58                   EC059249
    CK05X030 2s2005 12 04.63340 2 -0.00360409 -0.00719806 -0.00239521   EC059249
    CK05X030 2S2005 12 04.64173 16 46 11.9  -23 56 00                   EC059249
    CK05X030 2s2005 12 04.64173 2 -0.00360161 -0.00719889 -0.00239547   EC059249
    CK05X030 2S2005 12 04.65006 16 46 17.9  -23 54 19                   EC059249
    CK05X030 2s2005 12 04.65006 2 -0.00359914 -0.00719971 -0.00239574   EC059249
    CK05X030 2S2005 12 04.65842 16 46 21.5  -23 52 20                   EC059249
    CK05X030 2s2005 12 04.65842 2 -0.00359666 -0.00720054 -0.00239601   EC059249
    CK05X030 2S2005 12 04.66673 16 46 27.0  -23 50 44                   EC059249
    CK05X030 2s2005 12 04.66673 2 -0.00359419 -0.00720136 -0.00239628   EC059249
    CK05X030 2S2005 12 04.67507 16 46 31.2  -23 48 38                   EC059249
    CK05X030 2s2005 12 04.67507 2 -0.00359171 -0.00720219 -0.00239655   EC059249
    CK05X030 2S2005 12 04.68340 16 46 36.2  -23 46 55                   EC059249
    CK05X030 2s2005 12 04.68340 2 -0.00358924 -0.00720301 -0.00239681   EC059249
    CK05X030 2S2005 12 04.69173 16 46 40.2  -23 44 54                   EC059249
    CK05X030 2s2005 12 04.69173 2 -0.00358676 -0.00720383 -0.00239708   EC059249
    CK05X030 2S2005 12 04.70007 16 46 45.1  -23 42 58                   EC059249
    CK05X030 2s2005 12 04.70007 2 -0.00358428 -0.00720466 -0.00239735   EC059249
    CK05X030 2S2005 12 04.70840 16 46 50.2  -23 41 14                   EC059249
    CK05X030 2s2005 12 04.70840 2 -0.00358181 -0.00720548 -0.00239762   EC059249

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

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK05W160   2005 Nov.  29.17   0.0044   1.0      84.98     7.20   143.71     X
CK05W170   2005 Nov.  30.12   0.0050   1.0      94.37    19.02   141.91     X
CK05X020   2005 Dec.   3.86   0.0051   1.0      92.24    14.98   143.32     X
CK05X030   2005 Dec.   5.00   0.0050   1.0      91.98    14.92   142.42     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-C59

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