MPEC 2004-R02 : COMETS C/2004 P2, 2004 P3, 2004 P4, 2004 P5 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 2004-R02 Issued 2004 Sept. 1, 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. Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714 COMETS C/2004 P2, 2004 P3, 2004 P4, 2004 P5 (SOHO) Observations: CK04P020 S2004 08 04.09590 08 41 34.7 +15 55 34 ER002249 CK04P020 s2004 08 04.09590 2 -0.00947398 +0.00362606 +0.00157720 ER002249 CK04P020 S2004 08 04.11257 08 41 53.8 +15 57 04 ER002249 CK04P020 s2004 08 04.11257 2 -0.00947585 +0.00362417 +0.00157588 ER002249 CK04P020 S2004 08 04.13756 08 42 22.1 +15 58 16 ER002249 CK04P020 s2004 08 04.13756 2 -0.00947865 +0.00362135 +0.00157391 ER002249 CK04P020 S2004 08 04.15423 08 42 37.3 +16 01 02 ER002249 CK04P020 s2004 08 04.15423 2 -0.00948052 +0.00361946 +0.00157259 ER002249 CK04P020 S2004 08 04.17923 08 43 05.4 +16 03 56 ER002249 CK04P020 s2004 08 04.17923 2 -0.00948332 +0.00361663 +0.00157062 ER002249 CK04P020 S2004 08 04.19590 08 43 25.9 +16 05 52 ER002249 CK04P020 s2004 08 04.19590 2 -0.00948519 +0.00361475 +0.00156930 ER002249 CK04P020 S2004 08 04.22090 08 43 54.7 +16 08 18 ER002249 CK04P020 s2004 08 04.22090 2 -0.00948798 +0.00361192 +0.00156733 ER002249 CK04P020 S2004 08 04.23756 08 44 14.2 +16 10 06 ER002249 CK04P020 s2004 08 04.23756 2 -0.00948985 +0.00361004 +0.00156601 ER002249 CK04P020 S2004 08 04.26256 08 44 43.8 +16 12 45 ER002249 CK04P020 s2004 08 04.26256 2 -0.00949264 +0.00360722 +0.00156404 ER002249 CK04P020 S2004 08 04.27923 08 45 06.8 +16 16 33 ER002249 CK04P020 s2004 08 04.27923 2 -0.00949450 +0.00360533 +0.00156273 ER002249 CK04P030 S2004 08 05.63770 08 46 38.7 +15 36 26 ER002249 CK04P030 s2004 08 05.63770 2 -0.00964294 +0.00345315 +0.00145619 ER002249 CK04P030 S2004 08 05.65423 08 46 53.2 +15 37 57 ER002249 CK04P030 s2004 08 05.65423 2 -0.00964471 +0.00345131 +0.00145490 ER002249 CK04P030 S2004 08 05.67923 08 47 20.5 +15 39 32 ER002249 CK04P030 s2004 08 05.67923 2 -0.00964738 +0.00344853 +0.00145295 ER002249 CK04P030 S2004 08 05.69590 08 47 41.2 +15 41 22 ER002249 CK04P030 s2004 08 05.69590 2 -0.00964916 +0.00344668 +0.00145165 ER002249 CK04P030 S2004 08 05.72090 08 48 09.0 +15 43 43 ER002249 CK04P030 s2004 08 05.72090 2 -0.00965182 +0.00344390 +0.00144970 ER002249 CK04P030 S2004 08 05.73757 08 48 24.4 +15 45 32 ER002249 CK04P030 s2004 08 05.73757 2 -0.00965360 +0.00344205 +0.00144840 ER002249 CK04P030 S2004 08 05.76256 08 49 00.0 +15 47 00 ER002249 CK04P030 s2004 08 05.76256 2 -0.00965626 +0.00343927 +0.00144645 ER002249 CK04P030 S2004 08 05.77925 08 49 16.2 +15 49 39 ER002249 CK04P030 s2004 08 05.77925 2 -0.00965804 +0.00343742 +0.00144515 ER002249 CK04P030 S2004 08 05.82090 08 50 08.2 +15 54 11 ER002249 CK04P030 s2004 08 05.82090 2 -0.00966247 +0.00343280 +0.00144191 ER002249 CK04P030 S2004 08 05.84590 08 50 40.9 +15 56 38 ER002249 CK04P030 s2004 08 05.84590 2 -0.00966512 +0.00343002 +0.00143996 ER002249 CK04P030 S2004 08 05.86257 08 50 57.0 +15 58 49 ER002249 CK04P030 s2004 08 05.86257 2 -0.00966689 +0.00342817 +0.00143866 ER002249 CK04P030 S2004 08 05.88823 08 51 35.4 +16 00 57 ER002249 CK04P030 s2004 08 05.88823 2 -0.00966961 +0.00342533 +0.00143666 ER002249 CK04P030 S2004 08 05.90423 08 51 48.8 +16 00 56 ER002249 CK04P030 s2004 08 05.90423 2 -0.00967131 +0.00342355 +0.00143542 ER002249 CK04P030 S2004 08 05.92923 08 52 21.8 +16 04 33 ER002249 CK04P030 s2004 08 05.92923 2 -0.00967396 +0.00342078 +0.00143347 ER002249 CK04P040 S2004 08 06.34590 08 50 20.2 +15 20 33 ER002249 CK04P040 s2004 08 06.34590 2 -0.00971777 +0.00337468 +0.00140109 ER002249 CK04P040 S2004 08 06.36257 08 50 42.3 +15 22 24 ER002249 CK04P040 s2004 08 06.36257 2 -0.00971951 +0.00337284 +0.00139980 ER002249 CK04P040 S2004 08 06.38756 08 51 09.6 +15 24 38 ER002249 CK04P040 s2004 08 06.38756 2 -0.00972212 +0.00337008 +0.00139786 ER002249 CK04P040 S2004 08 06.40423 08 51 28.7 +15 26 10 ER002249 CK04P040 s2004 08 06.40423 2 -0.00972386 +0.00336824 +0.00139656 ER002249 CK04P040 S2004 08 06.43055 08 52 01.6 +15 29 34 ER002249 CK04P040 s2004 08 06.43055 2 -0.00972660 +0.00336533 +0.00139452 ER002249 CK04P040 S2004 08 06.44590 08 52 16.3 +15 30 35 ER002249 CK04P040 s2004 08 06.44590 2 -0.00972820 +0.00336364 +0.00139333 ER002249 CK04P040 S2004 08 06.47090 08 52 53.2 +15 34 28 ER002249 CK04P040 s2004 08 06.47090 2 -0.00973080 +0.00336088 +0.00139139 ER002249 CK04P040 S2004 08 06.48756 08 53 12.8 +15 36 54 ER002249 CK04P040 s2004 08 06.48756 2 -0.00973253 +0.00335904 +0.00139010 ER002249 CK04P040 S2004 08 06.51256 08 53 37.9 +15 37 39 ER002249 CK04P040 s2004 08 06.51256 2 -0.00973512 +0.00335628 +0.00138816 ER002249 CK04P040 S2004 08 06.52923 08 54 00.6 +15 39 54 ER002249 CK04P040 s2004 08 06.52923 2 -0.00973685 +0.00335445 +0.00138687 ER002249 CK04P040 S2004 08 06.59590 08 55 28.5 +15 47 25 ER002249 CK04P040 s2004 08 06.59590 2 -0.00974377 +0.00334710 +0.00138171 ER002249 CK04P040 S2004 08 06.61256 08 55 51.4 +15 49 21 ER002249 CK04P040 s2004 08 06.61256 2 -0.00974549 +0.00334526 +0.00138041 ER002249 CK04P040 S2004 08 06.63756 08 56 28.3 +15 52 46 ER002249 CK04P040 s2004 08 06.63756 2 -0.00974808 +0.00334251 +0.00137848 ER002249 CK04P040 S2004 08 06.65423 08 56 52.3 +15 55 42 ER002249 CK04P040 s2004 08 06.65423 2 -0.00974980 +0.00334067 +0.00137719 ER002249 CK04P040 S2004 08 06.67924 08 57 29.7 +15 57 25 ER002249 CK04P040 s2004 08 06.67924 2 -0.00975238 +0.00333792 +0.00137525 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 08.57091 08 55 44.2 +13 21 23 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 08.57091 2 -0.00994121 +0.00313124 +0.00122964 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 08.59590 08 56 09.2 +13 23 40 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 08.59590 2 -0.00994362 +0.00312853 +0.00122772 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 08.61256 08 56 27.8 +13 25 28 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 08.61256 2 -0.00994522 +0.00312672 +0.00122645 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 08.63756 08 56 49.2 +13 28 16 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 08.63756 2 -0.00994762 +0.00312401 +0.00122453 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 08.65423 08 57 08.4 +13 30 35 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 08.65423 2 -0.00994922 +0.00312220 +0.00122326 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 08.67923 08 57 31.7 +13 32 38 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 08.67923 2 -0.00995162 +0.00311949 +0.00122135 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 08.69590 08 57 50.8 +13 35 06 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 08.69590 2 -0.00995322 +0.00311769 +0.00122007 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 08.72119 08 58 16.4 +13 37 42 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 08.72119 2 -0.00995565 +0.00311495 +0.00121814 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 08.73757 08 58 34.1 +13 39 46 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 08.73757 2 -0.00995721 +0.00311317 +0.00121688 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 08.76256 08 58 58.5 +13 42 52 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 08.76256 2 -0.00995960 +0.00311046 +0.00121497 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 08.77924 08 59 16.5 +13 44 48 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 08.77924 2 -0.00996120 +0.00310866 +0.00121370 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 08.82090 09 00 02.2 +13 50 01 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 08.82090 2 -0.00996518 +0.00310415 +0.00121051 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 08.84590 09 00 31.5 +13 52 53 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 08.84590 2 -0.00996756 +0.00310144 +0.00120860 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 08.86257 09 00 50.2 +13 54 52 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 08.86257 2 -0.00996915 +0.00309964 +0.00120733 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 08.88784 09 01 18.4 +13 58 14 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 08.88784 2 -0.00997155 +0.00309690 +0.00120540 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 08.92923 09 02 07.4 +14 04 21 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 08.92923 2 -0.00997549 +0.00309242 +0.00120223 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 08.97128 09 02 57.9 +14 09 51 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 08.97128 2 -0.00997948 +0.00308787 +0.00119902 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 08.98757 09 03 19.1 +14 11 55 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 08.98757 2 -0.00998102 +0.00308611 +0.00119778 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 09.01257 09 03 50.8 +14 15 39 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 09.01257 2 -0.00998339 +0.00308341 +0.00119587 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 09.02923 09 04 10.5 +14 19 30 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 09.02923 2 -0.00998497 +0.00308161 +0.00119460 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 09.07090 09 05 06.5 +14 24 32 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 09.07090 2 -0.00998890 +0.00307710 +0.00119142 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 09.09590 09 05 41.2 +14 28 09 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 09.09590 2 -0.00999126 +0.00307440 +0.00118951 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 09.11256 09 06 08.8 +14 31 34 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 09.11256 2 -0.00999283 +0.00307260 +0.00118824 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 09.13756 09 06 44.3 +14 35 48 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 09.13756 2 -0.00999519 +0.00306990 +0.00118633 ER002249 CK04P050 S2004 08 09.19590 09 08 07.5 +14 47 00 ER002249 CK04P050 s2004 08 09.19590 2 -0.01000068 +0.00306360 +0.00118188 ER002249 Observer details: 249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3. Comet detections by D. Evans, J. Sachs, X. Leprette and H. Su, measurements by K. Battams, reductions by B. G. Marsden. Orbital elements: Comet T q e Peri. Node Incl. C CK04P020 2004 Aug. 4.71 0.0050 1.0 83.60 5.56 143.26 X CK04P030 2004 Aug. 6.29 0.0051 1.0 82.94 4.68 145.69 X CK04P040 2004 Aug. 6.94 0.0052 1.0 74.10 355.60 144.85 X CK04P050 2004 Aug. 9.45 0.0061 1.0 52.72 324.88 133.10 X Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2004 MPC M.P.E.C. 2004-R02


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