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MPEC 2009-C46 : COMETS C/2008 V1, 2008 V2, 2008 V3, 2008 V4 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2009-C46                                Issued 2009 Feb. 4, 22:42 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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

              COMETS C/2008 V1, 2008 V2, 2008 V3, 2008 V4 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK08V010 3S2008 11 02.82090 14 24 53.4  -16 55 02                   EC046249
    CK08V010 3s2008 11 02.82090 2 -0.00745560 -0.00406287 -0.00109475   EC046249
    CK08V010 3S2008 11 02.84588 14 25 22.5  -16 52 27                   EC046249
    CK08V010 3s2008 11 02.84588 2 -0.00745093 -0.00406850 -0.00109682   EC046249
    CK08V010 3S2008 11 02.86255 14 25 48.2  -16 49 17                   EC046249
    CK08V010 3s2008 11 02.86255 2 -0.00744781 -0.00407226 -0.00109819   EC046249
    CK08V010 3S2008 11 02.88781 14 26 15.4  -16 46 30                   EC046249
    CK08V010 3s2008 11 02.88781 2 -0.00744308 -0.00407795 -0.00110028   EC046249
    CK08V010 3S2008 11 02.90422 14 26 32.6  -16 45 38                   EC046249
    CK08V010 3s2008 11 02.90422 2 -0.00744001 -0.00408164 -0.00110164   EC046249
    CK08V010 3S2008 11 02.92923 14 27 09.7  -16 42 15                   EC046249
    CK08V010 3s2008 11 02.92923 2 -0.00743532 -0.00408727 -0.00110371   EC046249
    CK08V010 3S2008 11 02.97098 14 27 54.3  -16 37 37                   EC046249
    CK08V010 3s2008 11 02.97098 2 -0.00742748 -0.00409666 -0.00110716   EC046249
    CK08V010 3S2008 11 02.98756 14 28 20.2  -16 35 44                   EC046249
    CK08V010 3s2008 11 02.98756 2 -0.00742437 -0.00410039 -0.00110853   EC046249
    CK08V010 2S2008 11 03.06365 14 29 57.5  -16 25 42                   EC046249
    CK08V010 2s2008 11 03.06365 2 -0.00741003 -0.00411750 -0.00111482   EC046249
    CK08V010 2S2008 11 03.07922 14 30 18.0  -16 23 34                   EC046249
    CK08V010 2s2008 11 03.07922 2 -0.00740710 -0.00412099 -0.00111610   EC046249
    CK08V010 2S2008 11 03.08755 14 30 28.5  -16 22 31                   EC046249
    CK08V010 2s2008 11 03.08755 2 -0.00740552 -0.00412286 -0.00111679   EC046249
    CK08V010 2S2008 11 03.10422 14 30 49.8  -16 20 10                   EC046249
    CK08V010 2s2008 11 03.10422 2 -0.00740238 -0.00412660 -0.00111817   EC046249
    CK08V010 2S2008 11 03.12088 14 31 11.0  -16 17 52                   EC046249
    CK08V010 2s2008 11 03.12088 2 -0.00739923 -0.00413034 -0.00111954   EC046249
    CK08V010 2S2008 11 03.12922 14 31 22.5  -16 16 47                   EC046249
    CK08V010 2s2008 11 03.12922 2 -0.00739765 -0.00413221 -0.00112023   EC046249
    CK08V010 2S2008 11 03.14588 14 31 43.9  -16 14 19                   EC046249
    CK08V010 2s2008 11 03.14588 2 -0.00739451 -0.00413595 -0.00112161   EC046249
    CK08V010 2S2008 11 03.16255 14 32 03.7  -16 12 09                   EC046249
    CK08V010 2s2008 11 03.16255 2 -0.00739135 -0.00413968 -0.00112298   EC046249
    CK08V010 2S2008 11 03.17089 14 32 15.6  -16 10 49                   EC046249
    CK08V010 2s2008 11 03.17089 2 -0.00738977 -0.00414155 -0.00112367   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.24588 14 31 31.9  -16 07 13                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.24588 2 -0.00718236 -0.00438015 -0.00121203   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.25422 14 31 37.2  -16 04 41                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.25422 2 -0.00718072 -0.00438198 -0.00121271   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.27088 14 31 47.0  -15 59 58                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.27088 2 -0.00717745 -0.00438564 -0.00121407   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.28756 14 31 56.4  -15 54 49                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.28756 2 -0.00717417 -0.00438930 -0.00121544   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.29589 14 32 02.5  -15 52 31                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.29589 2 -0.00717253 -0.00439113 -0.00121612   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.31255 14 32 11.3  -15 47 17                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.31255 2 -0.00716925 -0.00439478 -0.00121748   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.32923 14 32 22.2  -15 42 25                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.32923 2 -0.00716596 -0.00439844 -0.00121884   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.33755 14 32 26.7  -15 39 58                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.33755 2 -0.00716432 -0.00440027 -0.00121953   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.35422 14 32 36.9  -15 34 44                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.35422 2 -0.00716103 -0.00440392 -0.00122089   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.37089 14 32 47.3  -15 29 50                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.37089 2 -0.00715775 -0.00440758 -0.00122225   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.37922 14 32 52.7  -15 27 06                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.37922 2 -0.00715610 -0.00440940 -0.00122293   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.39588 14 33 02.8  -15 22 11                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.39588 2 -0.00715281 -0.00441306 -0.00122429   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.41257 14 33 14.2  -15 17 21                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.41257 2 -0.00714952 -0.00441671 -0.00122566   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.42089 14 33 20.2  -15 14 57                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.42089 2 -0.00714787 -0.00441853 -0.00122634   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.43776 14 33 31.3  -15 09 57                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.43776 2 -0.00714454 -0.00442223 -0.00122772   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.45422 14 33 42.5  -15 04 55                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.45422 2 -0.00714128 -0.00442583 -0.00122906   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.46255 14 33 48.0  -15 02 32                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.46255 2 -0.00713963 -0.00442765 -0.00122974   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.47922 14 33 59.6  -14 57 52                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.47922 2 -0.00713633 -0.00443130 -0.00123110   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.49589 14 34 11.7  -14 52 57                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.49589 2 -0.00713303 -0.00443494 -0.00123247   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.50422 14 34 17.8  -14 50 32                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.50422 2 -0.00713138 -0.00443676 -0.00123315   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.52088 14 34 29.9  -14 45 58                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.52088 2 -0.00712807 -0.00444041 -0.00123451   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.53756 14 34 43.0  -14 41 07                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.53756 2 -0.00712477 -0.00444405 -0.00123587   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.56367 14 35 03.2  -14 33 58                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.56367 2 -0.00711959 -0.00444975 -0.00123800   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.57922 14 35 15.8  -14 29 39                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.57922 2 -0.00711650 -0.00445315 -0.00123927   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.60447 14 35 35.8  -14 22 55                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.60447 2 -0.00711148 -0.00445866 -0.00124133   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.62089 14 35 49.4  -14 18 47                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.62089 2 -0.00710821 -0.00446224 -0.00124267   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.68755 14 36 47.0  -14 02 40                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.68755 2 -0.00709494 -0.00447677 -0.00124811   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.70422 14 37 02.0  -13 59 00                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.70422 2 -0.00709161 -0.00448040 -0.00124946   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.71255 14 37 09.9  -13 57 06                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.71255 2 -0.00708995 -0.00448221 -0.00125014   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.72922 14 37 24.8  -13 53 43                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.72922 2 -0.00708662 -0.00448584 -0.00125150   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.74589 14 37 40.4  -13 50 22                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.74589 2 -0.00708330 -0.00448947 -0.00125286   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.75422 14 37 48.2  -13 48 46                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.75422 2 -0.00708163 -0.00449128 -0.00125354   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.77088 14 38 04.6  -13 45 43                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.77088 2 -0.00707830 -0.00449490 -0.00125490   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.78756 14 38 20.3  -13 42 50                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.78756 2 -0.00707497 -0.00449853 -0.00125626   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.81365 14 38 46.0  -13 38 23                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.81365 2 -0.00706975 -0.00450420 -0.00125838   EC046249
    CK08V020 2S2008 11 04.82948 14 39 01.0  -13 36 20                   EC046249
    CK08V020 2s2008 11 04.82948 2 -0.00706658 -0.00450764 -0.00125967   EC046249
    CK08V030 2S2008 11 06.32922 14 41 51.6  -17 25 02                   EC046249
    CK08V030 2s2008 11 06.32922 2 -0.00675944 -0.00482821 -0.00138096   EC046249
    CK08V030 2S2008 11 06.33755 14 42 03.4  -17 23 45                   EC046249
    CK08V030 2s2008 11 06.33755 2 -0.00675770 -0.00482997 -0.00138163   EC046249
    CK08V030 2S2008 11 06.35422 14 42 25.4  -17 21 29                   EC046249
    CK08V030 2s2008 11 06.35422 2 -0.00675421 -0.00483347 -0.00138296   EC046249
    CK08V030 2S2008 11 06.41255 14 43 29.3  -17 12 55                   EC046249
    CK08V030 2s2008 11 06.41255 2 -0.00674199 -0.00484572 -0.00138764   EC046249
    CK08V030 2S2008 11 06.42089 14 43 38.6  -17 11 53                   EC046249
    CK08V030 2s2008 11 06.42089 2 -0.00674024 -0.00484747 -0.00138831   EC046249
    CK08V040 2S2008 11 07.06255 14 46 13.8  -17 45 59                   EC046249
    CK08V040 2s2008 11 07.06255 2 -0.00660455 -0.00498108 -0.00143963   EC046249
    CK08V040 2S2008 11 07.07922 14 46 34.5  -17 43 47                   EC046249
    CK08V040 2s2008 11 07.07922 2 -0.00660100 -0.00498453 -0.00144096   EC046249
    CK08V040 2S2008 11 07.08755 14 46 43.7  -17 42 27                   EC046249
    CK08V040 2s2008 11 07.08755 2 -0.00659922 -0.00498625 -0.00144162   EC046249
    CK08V040 2S2008 11 07.10423 14 47 04.3  -17 40 06                   EC046249
    CK08V040 2s2008 11 07.10423 2 -0.00659566 -0.00498969 -0.00144295   EC046249
    CK08V040 2S2008 11 07.12089 14 47 24.9  -17 37 32                   EC046249
    CK08V040 2s2008 11 07.12089 2 -0.00659210 -0.00499313 -0.00144428   EC046249
    CK08V040 2S2008 11 07.12922 14 47 34.3  -17 36 12                   EC046249
    CK08V040 2s2008 11 07.12922 2 -0.00659032 -0.00499485 -0.00144494   EC046249
    CK08V040 2S2008 11 07.14589 14 47 54.3  -17 33 43                   EC046249
    CK08V040 2s2008 11 07.14589 2 -0.00658676 -0.00499829 -0.00144627   EC046249

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

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK08V010   2008 Nov.   3.47   0.0076   1.0      83.56     5.59   144.30     X
CK08V020   2008 Nov.   4.82   0.0384   1.0      57.43    72.12    71.34     X
CK08V030   2008 Nov.   6.78   0.0050   1.0     108.47    28.47   136.07     X
CK08V040   2008 Nov.   7.43   0.0051   1.0      73.43   347.02   147.39     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-C46

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