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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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