[IAUC] CBET 1893: 20090803 : COMET P/2004 X1 = 2009 MB9 (LINEAR)

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COMET P/2004 X1 = 2009 MB9 (LINEAR)
     R. H. McNaught, Siding Spring Survey, reports that 2009 MB9 (cf. MPEC
2009-M56; further observations on MPS 289318, 289477 and 289905) appeared
cometary on Aug. 2.  H. Sato, Tokyo, points out that the object appears
to be comet P/2004 X1, the indicated correction to the prediction on MPEC
56804 being Delta_T = -2.2 days.  The rediscovery observation is given below;
further details are on MPEC 2009-P09.

     2009 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.       Mag.   Observer
     June 29.47208   15 03 58.15   -38 51 13.4   18.3   McNaught



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2009 August 3                    (CBET 1893)              Brian G. Marsden