MPEC 2009-B66 : COMETS C/2008 U2, 2008 U3, 2008 U4, 2008 U5 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 2009-B66 Issued 2009 Jan. 28, 21:17 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
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COMETS C/2008 U2, 2008 U3, 2008 U4, 2008 U5 (SOHO)
Observations:
CK08U020 2S2008 10 16.52089 13 19 47.0 -10 05 45 EB066249
CK08U020 2s2008 10 16.52089 2 -0.00949375 -0.00004882 +0.00026141 EB066249
CK08U020 2S2008 10 16.53755 13 20 14.6 -10 03 57 EB066249
CK08U020 2s2008 10 16.53755 2 -0.00949279 -0.00005236 +0.00026034 EB066249
CK08U020 2S2008 10 16.56366 13 20 58.0 -10 01 26 EB066249
CK08U020 2s2008 10 16.56366 2 -0.00949129 -0.00005792 +0.00025867 EB066249
CK08U020 2S2008 10 16.57922 13 21 24.3 -09 59 47 EB066249
CK08U020 2s2008 10 16.57922 2 -0.00949040 -0.00006123 +0.00025767 EB066249
CK08U020 2S2008 10 16.60428 13 22 06.8 -09 57 12 EB066249
CK08U020 2s2008 10 16.60428 2 -0.00948895 -0.00006657 +0.00025605 EB066249
CK08U020 2S2008 10 16.61769 13 22 31.0 -09 55 42 EB066249
CK08U020 2s2008 10 16.61769 2 -0.00948818 -0.00006943 +0.00025519 EB066249
CK08U030 2S2008 10 16.78834 13 21 17.3 -10 09 29 EB066249
CK08U030 2s2008 10 16.78834 2 -0.00947826 -0.00010586 +0.00024417 EB066249
CK08U030 2S2008 10 16.81367 13 22 00.4 -10 06 59 EB066249
CK08U030 2s2008 10 16.81367 2 -0.00947678 -0.00011128 +0.00024253 EB066249
CK08U030 2S2008 10 16.82923 13 22 26.1 -10 05 42 EB066249
CK08U030 2s2008 10 16.82923 2 -0.00947587 -0.00011460 +0.00024152 EB066249
CK08U030 2S2008 10 16.83755 13 22 40.5 -10 04 24 EB066249
CK08U030 2s2008 10 16.83755 2 -0.00947538 -0.00011639 +0.00024098 EB066249
CK08U030 2S2008 10 16.85422 13 23 08.6 -10 02 45 EB066249
CK08U030 2s2008 10 16.85422 2 -0.00947440 -0.00011995 +0.00023990 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 16.86257 13 08 07.1 -11 05 49 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 16.86257 2 -0.00947391 -0.00012173 +0.00023936 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 16.88784 13 08 42.5 -11 04 22 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 16.88784 2 -0.00947242 -0.00012715 +0.00023772 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 16.90422 13 09 01.4 -11 03 42 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 16.90422 2 -0.00947146 -0.00013065 +0.00023665 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 16.92922 13 09 36.6 -11 02 46 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 16.92922 2 -0.00946998 -0.00013601 +0.00023502 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 16.97097 13 10 26.2 -11 01 12 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 16.97097 2 -0.00946751 -0.00014497 +0.00023230 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 16.98756 13 10 51.4 -10 59 45 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 16.98756 2 -0.00946652 -0.00014853 +0.00023122 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.01257 13 11 27.7 -10 58 25 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.01257 2 -0.00946503 -0.00015389 +0.00022959 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.02922 13 11 47.4 -10 57 25 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.02922 2 -0.00946404 -0.00015747 +0.00022850 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.07089 13 12 41.9 -10 55 21 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.07089 2 -0.00946156 -0.00016642 +0.00022578 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.09589 13 13 13.1 -10 53 47 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.09589 2 -0.00946006 -0.00017180 +0.00022414 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.11255 13 13 39.9 -10 51 57 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.11255 2 -0.00945906 -0.00017538 +0.00022305 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.13755 13 14 13.5 -10 50 59 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.13755 2 -0.00945756 -0.00018076 +0.00022141 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.15422 13 14 33.3 -10 50 13 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.15422 2 -0.00945656 -0.00018435 +0.00022032 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.17922 13 15 07.7 -10 48 38 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.17922 2 -0.00945505 -0.00018973 +0.00021868 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.19588 13 15 29.7 -10 47 39 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.19588 2 -0.00945405 -0.00019332 +0.00021758 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.22090 13 16 07.6 -10 46 16 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.22090 2 -0.00945254 -0.00019871 +0.00021594 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.23755 13 16 30.0 -10 44 57 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.23755 2 -0.00945153 -0.00020230 +0.00021484 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.26255 13 17 06.0 -10 43 32 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.26255 2 -0.00945001 -0.00020769 +0.00021320 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.27923 13 17 30.2 -10 42 16 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.27923 2 -0.00944900 -0.00021129 +0.00021210 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.32089 13 18 28.9 -10 39 30 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.32089 2 -0.00944647 -0.00022028 +0.00020935 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.34589 13 19 04.8 -10 37 57 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.34589 2 -0.00944494 -0.00022568 +0.00020770 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.36255 13 19 29.0 -10 36 20 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.36255 2 -0.00944392 -0.00022929 +0.00020660 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.38757 13 20 05.9 -10 34 40 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.38757 2 -0.00944239 -0.00023469 +0.00020494 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.40422 13 20 33.1 -10 33 06 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.40422 2 -0.00944137 -0.00023829 +0.00020384 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.43055 13 21 12.1 -10 30 57 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.43055 2 -0.00943976 -0.00024399 +0.00020210 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.44589 13 21 34.4 -10 30 07 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.44589 2 -0.00943881 -0.00024731 +0.00020108 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.47090 13 22 13.8 -10 27 48 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.47090 2 -0.00943727 -0.00025273 +0.00019942 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.48755 13 22 38.4 -10 26 16 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.48755 2 -0.00943624 -0.00025633 +0.00019831 EB066249
CK08U040 2S2008 10 17.50422 13 23 05.2 -10 25 02 EB066249
CK08U040 2s2008 10 17.50422 2 -0.00943521 -0.00025995 +0.00019720 EB066249
CK08U040 3S2008 10 17.51255 13 23 17.6 -10 24 20 EB066249
CK08U040 3s2008 10 17.51255 2 -0.00943470 -0.00026175 +0.00019665 EB066249
CK08U040 2S2008 10 17.52091 13 23 35.0 -10 23 32 EB066249
CK08U040 2s2008 10 17.52091 2 -0.00943418 -0.00026357 +0.00019610 EB066249
CK08U040 2S2008 10 17.53755 13 23 59.4 -10 23 13 EB066249
CK08U040 2s2008 10 17.53755 2 -0.00943315 -0.00026718 +0.00019499 EB066249
CK08U040 2S2008 10 17.56364 13 24 41.7 -10 20 05 EB066249
CK08U040 2s2008 10 17.56364 2 -0.00943153 -0.00027283 +0.00019325 EB066249
CK08U040 2S2008 10 17.60422 13 25 49.1 -10 16 13 EB066249
CK08U040 2s2008 10 17.60422 2 -0.00942900 -0.00028164 +0.00019055 EB066249
CK08U040 2S2008 10 17.62088 13 26 17.5 -10 14 19 EB066249
CK08U040 2s2008 10 17.62088 2 -0.00942797 -0.00028526 +0.00018944 EB066249
CK08U050 2S2008 10 18.18756 13 28 06.2 -10 54 41 EB066249
CK08U050 2s2008 10 18.18756 2 -0.00939180 -0.00040896 +0.00015126 EB066249
CK08U050 2S2008 10 18.22922 13 29 08.6 -10 50 00 EB066249
CK08U050 2s2008 10 18.22922 2 -0.00938907 -0.00041811 +0.00014842 EB066249
CK08U050 2S2008 10 18.24588 13 29 34.5 -10 48 02 EB066249
CK08U050 2s2008 10 18.24588 2 -0.00938798 -0.00042177 +0.00014728 EB066249
CK08U050 2S2008 10 18.25422 13 29 44.8 -10 47 24 EB066249
CK08U050 2s2008 10 18.25422 2 -0.00938743 -0.00042360 +0.00014671 EB066249
CK08U050 2S2008 10 18.27089 13 30 11.2 -10 44 56 EB066249
CK08U050 2s2008 10 18.27089 2 -0.00938634 -0.00042726 +0.00014558 EB066249
CK08U050 2S2008 10 18.28755 13 30 35.4 -10 43 10 EB066249
CK08U050 2s2008 10 18.28755 2 -0.00938524 -0.00043093 +0.00014444 EB066249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C2 and C3. Comet detections by E. Banach
and R. Matson, measurements by K. Battams, reductions by B. G. Marsden.
Orbital elements:
Comet T q e Peri. Node Incl. C
CK08U020 2008 Oct. 16.85 0.0051 1.0 77.96 359.41 143.77 X
CK08U030 2008 Oct. 17.10 0.0050 1.0 77.11 357.94 144.19 X
CK08U040 2008 Oct. 17.87 0.0057 1.0 83.32 5.68 144.35 X
CK08U050 2008 Oct. 18.51 0.0051 1.0 68.37 335.03 146.27 X
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2009 MPC M.P.E.C. 2009-B66
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