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MPEC 2009-E60 : COMETS C/2008 W12, 2008 X7, 2008 X8, 2008 X9 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2009-E60                                Issued 2009 Mar. 12, 14:02 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 W12, 2008 X7, 2008 X8, 2008 X9 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK08W120 2S2008 11 29.96304 16 24 24.2  -23 23 10                   EE060249
    CK08W120 2s2008 11 29.96304 2 -0.00072302 -0.00824685 -0.00300154   EE060249
    CK08W120 2S2008 11 29.97922 16 24 35.5  -23 19 49                   EE060249
    CK08W120 2s2008 11 29.97922 2 -0.00071850 -0.00824784 -0.00300229   EE060249
    CK08W120 2S2008 11 29.99590 16 24 48.2  -23 16 28                   EE060249
    CK08W120 2s2008 11 29.99590 2 -0.00071382 -0.00824886 -0.00300307   EE060249
    CK08W120 2S2008 11 30.00422 16 24 51.4  -23 14 45                   EE060249
    CK08W120 2s2008 11 30.00422 2 -0.00071153 -0.00824936 -0.00300345   EE060249
    CK08W120 2S2008 11 30.02089 16 25 00.1  -23 12 01                   EE060249
    CK08W120 2s2008 11 30.02089 2 -0.00070688 -0.00825038 -0.00300422   EE060249
    CK08W120 2S2008 11 30.03755 16 25 11.6  -23 08 54                   EE060249
    CK08W120 2s2008 11 30.03755 2 -0.00070223 -0.00825139 -0.00300499   EE060249
    CK08W120 2S2008 11 30.07922 16 25 33.5  -23 03 24                   EE060249
    CK08W120 2s2008 11 30.07922 2 -0.00069061 -0.00825391 -0.00300691   EE060249
    CK08W120 2S2008 11 30.08755 16 25 39.4  -23 01 33                   EE060249
    CK08W120 2s2008 11 30.08755 2 -0.00068829 -0.00825441 -0.00300729   EE060249
    CK08X070 2S2008 12 01.32922 16 30 59.0  -23 40 19                   EE060249
    CK08X070 2s2008 12 01.32922 2 -0.00034379 -0.00832293 -0.00306235   EE060249
    CK08X070 2S2008 12 01.33755 16 31 12.8  -23 37 19                   EE060249
    CK08X070 2s2008 12 01.33755 2 -0.00034149 -0.00832335 -0.00306271   EE060249
    CK08X070 2S2008 12 01.35422 16 31 21.8  -23 34 27                   EE060249
    CK08X070 2s2008 12 01.35422 2 -0.00033689 -0.00832418 -0.00306342   EE060249
    CK08X070 2S2008 12 01.37089 16 31 26.0  -23 31 01                   EE060249
    CK08X070 2s2008 12 01.37089 2 -0.00033229 -0.00832501 -0.00306413   EE060249
    CK08X070 2S2008 12 01.37922 16 31 30.8  -23 28 42                   EE060249
    CK08X070 2s2008 12 01.37922 2 -0.00033000 -0.00832543 -0.00306449   EE060249
    CK08X070 2S2008 12 01.39589 16 31 46.7  -23 24 54                   EE060249
    CK08X070 2s2008 12 01.39589 2 -0.00032540 -0.00832626 -0.00306519   EE060249
    CK08X070 2S2008 12 01.41256 16 31 55.6  -23 20 24                   EE060249
    CK08X070 2s2008 12 01.41256 2 -0.00032080 -0.00832709 -0.00306590   EE060249
    CK08X070 2S2008 12 01.42089 16 32 03.8  -23 18 56                   EE060249
    CK08X070 2s2008 12 01.42089 2 -0.00031850 -0.00832750 -0.00306626   EE060249
    CK08X080 2S2008 12 02.68638 16 38 07.7  -23 55 20                   EE060249
    CK08X080 2s2008 12 02.68638 2 +0.00002802 -0.00838385 -0.00311796   EE060249
    CK08X080 2S2008 12 02.70422 16 38 18.6  -23 51 28                   EE060249
    CK08X080 2s2008 12 02.70422 2 +0.00003287 -0.00838456 -0.00311866   EE060249
    CK08X080 2S2008 12 02.71257 16 38 22.5  -23 48 53                   EE060249
    CK08X080 2s2008 12 02.71257 2 +0.00003514 -0.00838489 -0.00311899   EE060249
    CK08X080 2S2008 12 02.72923 16 38 30.4  -23 45 13                   EE060249
    CK08X080 2s2008 12 02.72923 2 +0.00003966 -0.00838554 -0.00311964   EE060249
    CK08X080 2S2008 12 02.74589 16 38 40.2  -23 41 26                   EE060249
    CK08X080 2s2008 12 02.74589 2 +0.00004419 -0.00838620 -0.00312029   EE060249
    CK08X080 2S2008 12 02.75423 16 38 45.6  -23 39 43                   EE060249
    CK08X080 2s2008 12 02.75423 2 +0.00004645 -0.00838653 -0.00312062   EE060249
    CK08X080 2S2008 12 02.77090 16 38 53.3  -23 36 06                   EE060249
    CK08X080 2s2008 12 02.77090 2 +0.00005098 -0.00838718 -0.00312127   EE060249
    CK08X080 2S2008 12 02.78755 16 39 03.2  -23 31 22                   EE060249
    CK08X080 2s2008 12 02.78755 2 +0.00005550 -0.00838783 -0.00312192   EE060249
    CK08X090 2S2008 12 03.60422 16 41 13.7  -24 02 06                   EE060249
    CK08X090 2s2008 12 03.60422 2 +0.00027594 -0.00841713 -0.00315298   EE060249
    CK08X090 2S2008 12 03.62089 16 41 25.7  -23 58 39                   EE060249
    CK08X090 2s2008 12 03.62089 2 +0.00028041 -0.00841768 -0.00315360   EE060249
    CK08X090 2S2008 12 03.62924 16 41 31.9  -23 56 57                   EE060249
    CK08X090 2s2008 12 03.62924 2 +0.00028265 -0.00841795 -0.00315391   EE060249
    CK08X090 2S2008 12 03.64589 16 41 43.4  -23 53 13                   EE060249
    CK08X090 2s2008 12 03.64589 2 +0.00028712 -0.00841850 -0.00315452   EE060249
    CK08X090 2S2008 12 03.67067 16 41 57.8  -23 47 48                   EE060249
    CK08X090 2s2008 12 03.67067 2 +0.00029377 -0.00841930 -0.00315544   EE060249
    CK08X090 2S2008 12 03.68755 16 42 08.6  -23 44 29                   EE060249
    CK08X090 2s2008 12 03.68755 2 +0.00029829 -0.00841985 -0.00315606   EE060249
    CK08X090 2S2008 12 03.70422 16 42 16.7  -23 40 27                   EE060249
    CK08X090 2s2008 12 03.70422 2 +0.00030276 -0.00842039 -0.00315667   EE060249
    CK08X090 2S2008 12 03.71256 16 42 21.2  -23 38 35                   EE060249
    CK08X090 2s2008 12 03.71256 2 +0.00030499 -0.00842066 -0.00315698   EE060249
    CK08X090 2S2008 12 03.72922 16 42 30.6  -23 34 45                   EE060249
    CK08X090 2s2008 12 03.72922 2 +0.00030946 -0.00842119 -0.00315759   EE060249
    CK08X090 2S2008 12 03.74589 16 42 40.1  -23 30 51                   EE060249
    CK08X090 2s2008 12 03.74589 2 +0.00031392 -0.00842172 -0.00315821   EE060249
    CK08X090 2S2008 12 03.75422 16 42 44.7  -23 28 56                   EE060249
    CK08X090 2s2008 12 03.75422 2 +0.00031615 -0.00842199 -0.00315851   EE060249
    CK08X090 2S2008 12 03.77088 16 42 53.9  -23 24 47                   EE060249
    CK08X090 2s2008 12 03.77088 2 +0.00032061 -0.00842252 -0.00315912   EE060249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet detections by R. Matson,
    M. Uchina, M. Mazzucato and E. Banach, measurements by K. Battams,
    reductions by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK08W120   2008 Nov.  30.52   0.0051   1.0     109.62    30.73   142.40     X
CK08X070   2008 Dec.   1.72   0.0053   1.0      84.52     6.20   142.40     X
CK08X080   2008 Dec.   3.09   0.0060   1.0      82.79     2.92   142.08     X
CK08X090   2008 Dec.   4.02   0.0054   1.0      82.83     4.46   144.49     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-E60

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