Electronic Telegram No. 1677
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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COMET P/2005 R2 = 2009 B3 (VAN NESS)
     G. Hug, Scranton, KS, reports his recovery of comet P/2005 R2 on images
obtained with the 0.56-m reflector at Sandlot Observatory:

     2009 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.       Mag.
     Jan. 31.36200   10 57 13.96   +00 44 12.1   20.7

A very faint, straight, narrow tail was observed extending at least 5-6 arcmin
in p.a. 300 deg.  The indicated correction to the prediction on MPC 62880 is
Delta_T = -0.1 day.

     The above observation and three others, together with a linked orbit
and an ephemeris, appear on MPEC 2009-C03.


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2009 February 2                  (CBET 1677)              Brian G. Marsden