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M.P.E.C. 2009-C56 Issued 2009 Feb. 5, 19:10 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 W4, 2008 W5, 2008 W6, 2008 W7 (SOHO)
Observations:
CK08W040 2S2008 11 23.52089 15 56 00.3 -22 11 10 EC056249
CK08W040 2s2008 11 23.52089 2 -0.00252933 -0.00767993 -0.00264777 EC056249
CK08W040 2S2008 11 23.53755 15 56 16.7 -22 07 51 EC056249
CK08W040 2s2008 11 23.53755 2 -0.00252471 -0.00768183 -0.00264882 EC056249
CK08W040 2S2008 11 23.56368 15 56 39.6 -22 02 38 EC056249
CK08W040 2s2008 11 23.56368 2 -0.00251746 -0.00768481 -0.00265047 EC056249
CK08W040 2S2008 11 23.57922 15 56 54.3 -21 59 20 EC056249
CK08W040 2s2008 11 23.57922 2 -0.00251315 -0.00768658 -0.00265145 EC056249
CK08W040 2S2008 11 23.58781 15 57 01.3 -21 57 35 EC056249
CK08W040 2s2008 11 23.58781 2 -0.00251077 -0.00768755 -0.00265199 EC056249
CK08W040 2S2008 11 23.62088 15 57 29.6 -21 50 41 EC056249
CK08W040 2s2008 11 23.62088 2 -0.00250159 -0.00769131 -0.00265406 EC056249
CK08W040 2S2008 11 23.62922 15 57 37.5 -21 48 46 EC056249
CK08W040 2s2008 11 23.62922 2 -0.00249927 -0.00769225 -0.00265459 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 23.88783 15 51 13.7 -23 46 30 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 23.88783 2 -0.00242742 -0.00772130 -0.00267074 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 23.92922 15 51 54.2 -23 38 56 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 23.92922 2 -0.00241591 -0.00772590 -0.00267331 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 23.97099 15 52 32.0 -23 33 44 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 23.97099 2 -0.00240428 -0.00773053 -0.00267591 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 23.98755 15 52 45.7 -23 31 36 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 23.98755 2 -0.00239967 -0.00773236 -0.00267693 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.01255 15 53 10.7 -23 27 48 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.01255 2 -0.00239271 -0.00773513 -0.00267848 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.02922 15 53 25.1 -23 24 48 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.02922 2 -0.00238807 -0.00773696 -0.00267951 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.05422 15 53 49.4 -23 22 11 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.05422 2 -0.00238111 -0.00773972 -0.00268106 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.07088 15 54 04.4 -23 18 23 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.07088 2 -0.00237647 -0.00774155 -0.00268209 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.09589 15 54 23.7 -23 14 58 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.09589 2 -0.00236951 -0.00774429 -0.00268363 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.11255 15 54 41.1 -23 12 17 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.11255 2 -0.00236486 -0.00774612 -0.00268466 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.13755 15 55 03.8 -23 08 25 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.13755 2 -0.00235790 -0.00774886 -0.00268620 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.15422 15 55 20.2 -23 05 20 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.15422 2 -0.00235325 -0.00775068 -0.00268722 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.17922 15 55 40.7 -23 02 00 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.17922 2 -0.00234629 -0.00775341 -0.00268876 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.19588 15 55 58.3 -22 59 20 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.19588 2 -0.00234164 -0.00775522 -0.00268979 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.22088 15 56 18.7 -22 55 13 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.22088 2 -0.00233467 -0.00775794 -0.00269132 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.23755 15 56 37.5 -22 51 24 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.23755 2 -0.00233002 -0.00775976 -0.00269235 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.27922 15 57 10.6 -22 45 48 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.27922 2 -0.00231841 -0.00776427 -0.00269490 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.30422 15 57 33.4 -22 40 31 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.30422 2 -0.00231143 -0.00776698 -0.00269643 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.32090 15 57 51.7 -22 37 42 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.32090 2 -0.00230678 -0.00776878 -0.00269745 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.34588 15 58 11.1 -22 33 43 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.34588 2 -0.00229981 -0.00777147 -0.00269898 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.36256 15 58 27.2 -22 29 53 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.36256 2 -0.00229515 -0.00777327 -0.00270000 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.38781 15 58 51.5 -22 25 39 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.38781 2 -0.00228811 -0.00777598 -0.00270154 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.40424 15 59 05.8 -22 22 12 EC056249
CK08W050 3s2008 11 24.40424 2 -0.00228352 -0.00777774 -0.00270254 EC056249
CK08W050 2S2008 11 24.42089 15 59 23.9 -22 19 42 EC056249
CK08W050 2s2008 11 24.42089 2 -0.00227887 -0.00777953 -0.00270356 EC056249
CK08W050 2S2008 11 24.43776 15 59 38.3 -22 16 17 EC056249
CK08W050 2s2008 11 24.43776 2 -0.00227416 -0.00778134 -0.00270459 EC056249
CK08W050 2S2008 11 24.45422 15 59 54.1 -22 13 09 EC056249
CK08W050 2s2008 11 24.45422 2 -0.00226956 -0.00778310 -0.00270559 EC056249
CK08W050 3S2008 11 24.48036 16 00 18.0 -22 07 49 EC056249
CK08W050 2s2008 11 24.48036 2 -0.00226226 -0.00778589 -0.00270718 EC056249
CK08W050 2S2008 11 24.49589 16 00 31.4 -22 04 49 EC056249
CK08W050 2s2008 11 24.49589 2 -0.00225793 -0.00778754 -0.00270812 EC056249
CK08W050 2S2008 11 24.50424 16 00 39.2 -22 02 58 EC056249
CK08W050 2s2008 11 24.50424 2 -0.00225559 -0.00778843 -0.00270863 EC056249
CK08W050 2S2008 11 24.52088 16 00 54.1 -21 59 33 EC056249
CK08W050 2s2008 11 24.52088 2 -0.00225094 -0.00779020 -0.00270964 EC056249
CK08W050 2S2008 11 24.53755 16 01 09.3 -21 55 56 EC056249
CK08W050 2s2008 11 24.53755 2 -0.00224629 -0.00779198 -0.00271065 EC056249
CK08W050 2S2008 11 24.54590 16 01 16.8 -21 54 07 EC056249
CK08W050 2s2008 11 24.54590 2 -0.00224395 -0.00779286 -0.00271116 EC056249
CK08W050 2S2008 11 24.56256 16 01 31.8 -21 50 19 EC056249
CK08W050 2s2008 11 24.56256 2 -0.00223930 -0.00779463 -0.00271216 EC056249
CK08W050 2S2008 11 24.57924 16 01 46.8 -21 46 36 EC056249
CK08W050 2s2008 11 24.57924 2 -0.00223464 -0.00779640 -0.00271317 EC056249
CK08W050 2S2008 11 24.58755 16 01 54.0 -21 44 42 EC056249
CK08W050 2s2008 11 24.58755 2 -0.00223232 -0.00779727 -0.00271368 EC056249
CK08W060 2S2008 11 24.50424 16 00 32.9 -22 23 38 EC056249
CK08W060 2s2008 11 24.50424 2 -0.00225559 -0.00778843 -0.00270863 EC056249
CK08W060 2S2008 11 24.52088 16 00 47.6 -22 20 30 EC056249
CK08W060 2s2008 11 24.52088 2 -0.00225094 -0.00779020 -0.00270964 EC056249
CK08W060 2S2008 11 24.53755 16 01 01.0 -22 17 02 EC056249
CK08W060 2s2008 11 24.53755 2 -0.00224629 -0.00779198 -0.00271065 EC056249
CK08W060 2S2008 11 24.54590 16 01 08.5 -22 15 19 EC056249
CK08W060 2s2008 11 24.54590 2 -0.00224395 -0.00779286 -0.00271116 EC056249
CK08W060 2S2008 11 24.56256 16 01 23.2 -22 11 55 EC056249
CK08W060 2s2008 11 24.56256 2 -0.00223930 -0.00779463 -0.00271216 EC056249
CK08W060 2S2008 11 24.57924 16 01 37.0 -22 08 21 EC056249
CK08W060 2s2008 11 24.57924 2 -0.00223464 -0.00779640 -0.00271317 EC056249
CK08W060 2S2008 11 24.58755 16 01 45.9 -22 06 56 EC056249
CK08W060 2s2008 11 24.58755 2 -0.00223232 -0.00779727 -0.00271368 EC056249
CK08W070 3S2008 11 24.77922 15 58 08.0 -23 37 34 EC056249
CK08W070 3s2008 11 24.77922 2 -0.00217874 -0.00781740 -0.00272523 EC056249
CK08W070 3S2008 11 24.80422 15 58 30.6 -23 33 17 EC056249
CK08W070 3s2008 11 24.80422 2 -0.00217175 -0.00782000 -0.00272673 EC056249
CK08W070 3S2008 11 24.82089 15 58 40.5 -23 30 03 EC056249
CK08W070 3s2008 11 24.82089 2 -0.00216709 -0.00782174 -0.00272773 EC056249
CK08W070 3S2008 11 24.84589 15 59 01.0 -23 26 20 EC056249
CK08W070 3s2008 11 24.84589 2 -0.00216009 -0.00782433 -0.00272923 EC056249
CK08W070 3S2008 11 24.86255 15 59 18.3 -23 24 24 EC056249
CK08W070 3s2008 11 24.86255 2 -0.00215543 -0.00782606 -0.00273023 EC056249
CK08W070 3S2008 11 24.88776 15 59 42.4 -23 19 14 EC056249
CK08W070 3s2008 11 24.88776 2 -0.00214837 -0.00782867 -0.00273174 EC056249
CK08W070 3S2008 11 24.92923 16 00 13.7 -23 11 52 EC056249
CK08W070 3s2008 11 24.92923 2 -0.00213676 -0.00783295 -0.00273421 EC056249
CK08W070 3S2008 11 24.97097 16 00 50.6 -23 05 30 EC056249
CK08W070 3s2008 11 24.97097 2 -0.00212508 -0.00783724 -0.00273670 EC056249
CK08W070 3S2008 11 24.98756 16 01 04.2 -23 02 42 EC056249
CK08W070 3s2008 11 24.98756 2 -0.00212043 -0.00783895 -0.00273769 EC056249
CK08W070 3S2008 11 25.01255 16 01 25.2 -22 57 15 EC056249
CK08W070 3s2008 11 25.01255 2 -0.00211343 -0.00784151 -0.00273918 EC056249
CK08W070 3S2008 11 25.02922 16 01 42.3 -22 54 42 EC056249
CK08W070 3s2008 11 25.02922 2 -0.00210877 -0.00784321 -0.00274017 EC056249
CK08W070 2S2008 11 25.14589 16 03 23.5 -22 32 35 EC056249
CK08W070 2s2008 11 25.14589 2 -0.00207607 -0.00785509 -0.00274709 EC056249
CK08W070 2S2008 11 25.16255 16 03 37.3 -22 29 07 EC056249
CK08W070 2s2008 11 25.16255 2 -0.00207140 -0.00785678 -0.00274807 EC056249
CK08W070 2S2008 11 25.17089 16 03 43.6 -22 27 42 EC056249
CK08W070 2s2008 11 25.17089 2 -0.00206906 -0.00785762 -0.00274857 EC056249
CK08W070 2S2008 11 25.18755 16 03 58.2 -22 24 04 EC056249
CK08W070 2s2008 11 25.18755 2 -0.00206439 -0.00785930 -0.00274955 EC056249
CK08W070 2S2008 11 25.20422 16 04 11.6 -22 20 40 EC056249
CK08W070 2s2008 11 25.20422 2 -0.00205972 -0.00786099 -0.00275053 EC056249
CK08W070 2S2008 11 25.22922 16 04 32.9 -22 15 13 EC056249
CK08W070 2s2008 11 25.22922 2 -0.00205271 -0.00786350 -0.00275201 EC056249
CK08W070 2S2008 11 25.24589 16 04 46.4 -22 11 34 EC056249
CK08W070 2s2008 11 25.24589 2 -0.00204804 -0.00786518 -0.00275299 EC056249
CK08W070 2S2008 11 25.25422 16 04 53.7 -22 09 34 EC056249
CK08W070 2s2008 11 25.25422 2 -0.00204570 -0.00786602 -0.00275348 EC056249
CK08W070 2S2008 11 25.28755 16 05 20.9 -22 02 16 EC056249
CK08W070 2s2008 11 25.28755 2 -0.00203636 -0.00786936 -0.00275544 EC056249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C2 and C3. Comet detections by H. Su,
J. Ruan and Z. Jin, measurements by K. Battams, reductions by
B. G. Marsden.
Orbital elements:
Comet T q e Peri. Node Incl. C
CK08W040 2008 Nov. 23.90 0.0052 1.0 79.26 359.01 144.33 X
CK08W050 2008 Nov. 24.80 0.0048 1.0 83.99 5.65 144.33 X
CK08W060 2008 Nov. 24.86 0.0050 1.0 63.19 339.48 145.91 X
CK08W070 2008 Nov. 25.54 0.0057 1.0 80.92 2.27 143.66 X
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2009 MPC M.P.E.C. 2009-C56
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