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MPEC 2009-C47 : COMETS C/2008 V5, 2008 V6, 2008 W2, 2008 W3 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2009-C47                                Issued 2009 Feb. 4, 22:50 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 V5, 2008 V6, 2008 W2, 2008 W3 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK08V050 2S2008 11 08.65977 15 04 06.7  -16 00 18                   EC047249
    CK08V050 2s2008 11 08.65977 2 -0.00625750 -0.00530479 -0.00156594   EC047249
    CK08V050 2S2008 11 08.67088 15 03 55.2  -15 57 28                   EC047249
    CK08V050 2s2008 11 08.67088 2 -0.00625505 -0.00530699 -0.00156681   EC047249
    CK08V050 2S2008 11 08.68479 15 03 39.3  -15 54 08                   EC047249
    CK08V050 2s2008 11 08.68479 2 -0.00625197 -0.00530975 -0.00156790   EC047249
    CK08V050 2S2008 11 08.70144 15 03 18.3  -15 49 09                   EC047249
    CK08V050 2s2008 11 08.70144 2 -0.00624828 -0.00531306 -0.00156921   EC047249
    CK08V050 2S2008 11 08.71255 15 03 06.5  -15 46 39                   EC047249
    CK08V050 2s2008 11 08.71255 2 -0.00624582 -0.00531526 -0.00157008   EC047249
    CK08V050 2S2008 11 08.72645 15 02 48.5  -15 43 17                   EC047249
    CK08V050 2s2008 11 08.72645 2 -0.00624274 -0.00531802 -0.00157117   EC047249
    CK08V050 2S2008 11 08.74311 15 02 27.6  -15 39 16                   EC047249
    CK08V050 2s2008 11 08.74311 2 -0.00623905 -0.00532132 -0.00157247   EC047249
    CK08V050 2S2008 11 08.75422 15 02 13.3  -15 37 05                   EC047249
    CK08V050 2s2008 11 08.75422 2 -0.00623659 -0.00532352 -0.00157334   EC047249
    CK08V050 2S2008 11 08.76811 15 01 52.0  -15 33 27                   EC047249
    CK08V050 2s2008 11 08.76811 2 -0.00623351 -0.00532628 -0.00157443   EC047249
    CK08V060 2S2008 11 11.86811 15 06 05.6  -18 57 20                   EC047249
    CK08V060 2s2008 11 11.86811 2 -0.00552554 -0.00591590 -0.00181401   EC047249
    CK08V060 2S2008 11 11.89315 15 06 36.4  -18 53 00                   EC047249
    CK08V060 2s2008 11 11.89315 2 -0.00551966 -0.00592046 -0.00181592   EC047249
    CK08V060 2S2008 11 11.90977 15 06 57.9  -18 50 04                   EC047249
    CK08V060 2s2008 11 11.90977 2 -0.00551576 -0.00592349 -0.00181719   EC047249
    CK08V060 2S2008 11 11.92089 15 07 10.3  -18 48 14                   EC047249
    CK08V060 2s2008 11 11.92089 2 -0.00551315 -0.00592552 -0.00181804   EC047249
    CK08V060 2S2008 11 11.93477 15 07 30.4  -18 45 07                   EC047249
    CK08V060 2s2008 11 11.93477 2 -0.00550989 -0.00592805 -0.00181910   EC047249
    CK08W020 2S2008 11 16.31672 15 25 31.4  -20 28 37                   EC047249
    CK08W020 2s2008 11 16.31672 2 -0.00444375 -0.00667888 -0.00214807   EC047249
    CK08W020 2S2008 11 16.32505 15 25 39.3  -20 27 07                   EC047249
    CK08W020 2s2008 11 16.32505 2 -0.00444165 -0.00668021 -0.00214868   EC047249
    CK08W020 2S2008 11 16.33339 15 25 48.2  -20 25 43                   EC047249
    CK08W020 2s2008 11 16.33339 2 -0.00443955 -0.00668155 -0.00214930   EC047249
    CK08W020 2S2008 11 16.34172 15 25 56.1  -20 24 23                   EC047249
    CK08W020 2s2008 11 16.34172 2 -0.00443745 -0.00668289 -0.00214991   EC047249
    CK08W020 2S2008 11 16.35005 15 26 04.5  -20 22 54                   EC047249
    CK08W020 2s2008 11 16.35005 2 -0.00443535 -0.00668423 -0.00215053   EC047249
    CK08W020 2S2008 11 16.35839 15 26 12.4  -20 21 32                   EC047249
    CK08W020 2s2008 11 16.35839 2 -0.00443325 -0.00668556 -0.00215114   EC047249
    CK08W020 2S2008 11 16.36672 15 26 20.3  -20 19 56                   EC047249
    CK08W020 2s2008 11 16.36672 2 -0.00443115 -0.00668690 -0.00215176   EC047249
    CK08W020 2S2008 11 16.37505 15 26 29.2  -20 18 33                   EC047249
    CK08W020 2s2008 11 16.37505 2 -0.00442905 -0.00668823 -0.00215237   EC047249
    CK08W020 2S2008 11 16.39172 15 26 45.8  -20 15 42                   EC047249
    CK08W020 2s2008 11 16.39172 2 -0.00442485 -0.00669090 -0.00215360   EC047249
    CK08W020 2S2008 11 16.40007 15 26 54.2  -20 14 09                   EC047249
    CK08W020 2s2008 11 16.40007 2 -0.00442274 -0.00669224 -0.00215422   EC047249
    CK08W020 2S2008 11 16.40839 15 27 02.2  -20 12 40                   EC047249
    CK08W020 2s2008 11 16.40839 2 -0.00442064 -0.00669357 -0.00215483   EC047249
    CK08W020 2S2008 11 16.41673 15 27 09.3  -20 11 08                   EC047249
    CK08W020 2s2008 11 16.41673 2 -0.00441854 -0.00669490 -0.00215545   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.38755 15 49 01.8  -23 40 15                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.38755 2 -0.00256630 -0.00766463 -0.00263935   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.40422 15 49 19.2  -23 36 49                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.40422 2 -0.00256169 -0.00766655 -0.00264040   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.43309 15 49 44.5  -23 33 09                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.43309 2 -0.00255368 -0.00766987 -0.00264223   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.44787 15 49 55.5  -23 31 20                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.44787 2 -0.00254959 -0.00767157 -0.00264316   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.47089 15 50 17.2  -23 27 51                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.47089 2 -0.00254321 -0.00767421 -0.00264462   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.48755 15 50 35.1  -23 24 59                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.48755 2 -0.00253859 -0.00767612 -0.00264567   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.51255 15 50 54.5  -23 21 29                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.51255 2 -0.00253165 -0.00767897 -0.00264725   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.52922 15 51 13.1  -23 18 52                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.52922 2 -0.00252703 -0.00768088 -0.00264830   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.57089 15 51 51.9  -23 12 10                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.57089 2 -0.00251547 -0.00768563 -0.00265092   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.59589 15 52 12.4  -23 08 28                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.59589 2 -0.00250853 -0.00768847 -0.00265249   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.61255 15 52 30.3  -23 06 21                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.61255 2 -0.00250391 -0.00769036 -0.00265354   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.63755 15 52 51.1  -23 01 53                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.63755 2 -0.00249697 -0.00769319 -0.00265511   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.65422 15 53 09.4  -22 59 22                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.65422 2 -0.00249234 -0.00769508 -0.00265615   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.67922 15 53 28.8  -22 55 16                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.67922 2 -0.00248540 -0.00769791 -0.00265772   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.69589 15 53 48.4  -22 51 22                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.69589 2 -0.00248077 -0.00769979 -0.00265876   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.72090 15 54 09.7  -22 47 51                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.72090 2 -0.00247382 -0.00770261 -0.00266033   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.73756 15 54 25.3  -22 45 14                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.73756 2 -0.00246919 -0.00770448 -0.00266137   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.76255 15 54 49.0  -22 40 54                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.76255 2 -0.00246225 -0.00770729 -0.00266293   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.77922 15 55 02.8  -22 37 48                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.77922 2 -0.00245761 -0.00770916 -0.00266398   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.80422 15 55 23.1  -22 34 16                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.80422 2 -0.00245067 -0.00771197 -0.00266554   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.82089 15 55 45.2  -22 29 48                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.82089 2 -0.00244603 -0.00771383 -0.00266658   EC047249
    CK08W030 3S2008 11 23.86256 15 56 22.0  -22 22 14                   EC047249
    CK08W030 3s2008 11 23.86256 2 -0.00243445 -0.00771849 -0.00266917   EC047249
    CK08W030 2S2008 11 23.91257 15 57 10.1  -22 13 32                   EC047249
    CK08W030 2s2008 11 23.91257 2 -0.00242053 -0.00772406 -0.00267228   EC047249
    CK08W030 2S2008 11 23.92089 15 57 18.4  -22 12 21                   EC047249
    CK08W030 2s2008 11 23.92089 2 -0.00241821 -0.00772498 -0.00267280   EC047249
    CK08W030 2S2008 11 23.93755 15 57 33.1  -22 08 44                   EC047249
    CK08W030 2s2008 11 23.93755 2 -0.00241358 -0.00772683 -0.00267383   EC047249
    CK08W030 2S2008 11 23.96309 15 57 57.5  -22 03 23                   EC047249
    CK08W030 2s2008 11 23.96309 2 -0.00240647 -0.00772966 -0.00267542   EC047249
    CK08W030 2S2008 11 23.97922 15 58 12.4  -22 00 01                   EC047249
    CK08W030 2s2008 11 23.97922 2 -0.00240198 -0.00773145 -0.00267642   EC047249
    CK08W030 2S2008 11 23.99589 15 58 27.8  -21 56 21                   EC047249
    CK08W030 2s2008 11 23.99589 2 -0.00239731 -0.00773330 -0.00267746   EC047249
    CK08W030 2S2008 11 24.00422 15 58 35.4  -21 54 30                   EC047249
    CK08W030 2s2008 11 24.00422 2 -0.00239502 -0.00773421 -0.00267797   EC047249
    CK08W030 2S2008 11 24.02088 15 58 51.0  -21 50 53                   EC047249
    CK08W030 2s2008 11 24.02088 2 -0.00239038 -0.00773605 -0.00267900   EC047249
    CK08W030 2S2008 11 24.03755 15 59 06.7  -21 47 07                   EC047249
    CK08W030 2s2008 11 24.03755 2 -0.00238574 -0.00773789 -0.00268003   EC047249
    CK08W030 2S2008 11 24.04589 15 59 14.1  -21 45 10                   EC047249
    CK08W030 2s2008 11 24.04589 2 -0.00238342 -0.00773880 -0.00268054   EC047249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C2 and C3.  Comet detections by J. Ruan
    and A. Kubczak, measurements by K. Battams, reductions by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK08V050   2008 Nov.   8.82   0.0321   1.0      81.42   307.72    63.15     X
CK08V060   2008 Nov.  12.17   0.0050   1.0      82.52     5.15   143.85     X
CK08W020   2008 Nov.  16.74   0.0067   1.0      80.56   359.57   145.74     X
CK08W030   2008 Nov.  24.29   0.0049   1.0      83.88     6.18   143.52     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-C47

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