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    M.P.E.C. 2009-B71                                Issued 2009 Jan. 29, 23:27 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 U13, 2008 U14, 2008 U15, 2008 U16 (SOHO)
    
    Observations:
        CK08U130 3S2008 10 26.98756 13 53 34.3  -14 37 43                   EB071249
        CK08U130 3s2008 10 26.98756 2 -0.00854948 -0.00245886 -0.00052429   EB071249
        CK08U130 3S2008 10 27.01255 13 54 07.7  -14 35 20                   EB071249
        CK08U130 3s2008 10 27.01255 2 -0.00854619 -0.00246486 -0.00052636   EB071249
        CK08U130 3S2008 10 27.02922 13 54 34.0  -14 34 05                   EB071249
        CK08U130 3s2008 10 27.02922 2 -0.00854399 -0.00246885 -0.00052774   EB071249
        CK08U130 3S2008 10 27.07090 13 55 26.1  -14 30 52                   EB071249
        CK08U130 3s2008 10 27.07090 2 -0.00853850 -0.00247885 -0.00053119   EB071249
        CK08U130 3S2008 10 27.09588 13 55 58.4  -14 28 44                   EB071249
        CK08U130 3s2008 10 27.09588 2 -0.00853519 -0.00248485 -0.00053327   EB071249
        CK08U130 3S2008 10 27.11280 13 56 24.8  -14 28 39                   EB071249
        CK08U130 3s2008 10 27.11280 2 -0.00853295 -0.00248891 -0.00053467   EB071249
        CK08U130 3S2008 10 27.13755 13 56 56.3  -14 24 35                   EB071249
        CK08U130 3s2008 10 27.13755 2 -0.00852967 -0.00249484 -0.00053672   EB071249
        CK08U130 3S2008 10 27.15422 13 57 19.8  -14 23 29                   EB071249
        CK08U130 3s2008 10 27.15422 2 -0.00852746 -0.00249884 -0.00053810   EB071249
        CK08U130 3S2008 10 27.17922 13 57 52.1  -14 20 45                   EB071249
        CK08U130 3s2008 10 27.17922 2 -0.00852414 -0.00250484 -0.00054018   EB071249
        CK08U130 3S2008 10 27.19589 13 58 18.3  -14 18 27                   EB071249
        CK08U130 3s2008 10 27.19589 2 -0.00852192 -0.00250884 -0.00054156   EB071249
        CK08U130 3S2008 10 27.22089 13 58 51.6  -14 17 27                   EB071249
        CK08U130 3s2008 10 27.22089 2 -0.00851858 -0.00251483 -0.00054364   EB071249
        CK08U130 3S2008 10 27.23755 13 59 12.4  -14 15 12                   EB071249
        CK08U130 3s2008 10 27.23755 2 -0.00851636 -0.00251883 -0.00054502   EB071249
        CK08U130 3S2008 10 27.26256 13 59 45.5  -14 12 53                   EB071249
        CK08U130 3s2008 10 27.26256 2 -0.00851302 -0.00252483 -0.00054709   EB071249
        CK08U130 3S2008 10 27.27922 14 00 08.9  -14 10 50                   EB071249
        CK08U130 3s2008 10 27.27922 2 -0.00851079 -0.00252883 -0.00054848   EB071249
        CK08U130 3S2008 10 27.30422 14 00 44.8  -14 08 21                   EB071249
        CK08U130 3s2008 10 27.30422 2 -0.00850744 -0.00253482 -0.00055055   EB071249
        CK08U130 3S2008 10 27.32089 14 01 10.0  -14 06 42                   EB071249
        CK08U130 3s2008 10 27.32089 2 -0.00850520 -0.00253882 -0.00055194   EB071249
        CK08U130 3S2008 10 27.34589 14 01 53.2  -14 02 58                   EB071249
        CK08U130 3s2008 10 27.34589 2 -0.00850184 -0.00254482 -0.00055401   EB071249
        CK08U130 2S2008 10 27.35422 14 01 58.6  -14 03 48                   EB071249
        CK08U130 2s2008 10 27.35422 2 -0.00850071 -0.00254682 -0.00055471   EB071249
        CK08U130 2S2008 10 27.37089 14 02 24.5  -14 01 37                   EB071249
        CK08U130 2s2008 10 27.37089 2 -0.00849847 -0.00255082 -0.00055609   EB071249
        CK08U130 2S2008 10 27.37922 14 02 37.8  -13 59 59                   EB071249
        CK08U130 2s2008 10 27.37922 2 -0.00849734 -0.00255282 -0.00055679   EB071249
        CK08U130 2S2008 10 27.39589 14 03 01.5  -13 58 22                   EB071249
        CK08U130 2s2008 10 27.39589 2 -0.00849510 -0.00255681 -0.00055817   EB071249
        CK08U130 2S2008 10 27.41255 14 03 26.6  -13 56 10                   EB071249
        CK08U130 2s2008 10 27.41255 2 -0.00849285 -0.00256081 -0.00055956   EB071249
        CK08U130 2S2008 10 27.42090 14 03 41.1  -13 55 18                   EB071249
        CK08U130 2s2008 10 27.42090 2 -0.00849172 -0.00256281 -0.00056025   EB071249
        CK08U130 2S2008 10 27.43773 14 04 06.4  -13 53 07                   EB071249
        CK08U130 2s2008 10 27.43773 2 -0.00848944 -0.00256685 -0.00056165   EB071249
        CK08U130 2S2008 10 27.45422 14 04 31.6  -13 50 56                   EB071249
        CK08U130 2s2008 10 27.45422 2 -0.00848721 -0.00257080 -0.00056302   EB071249
        CK08U130 2S2008 10 27.46256 14 04 44.7  -13 49 47                   EB071249
        CK08U130 2s2008 10 27.46256 2 -0.00848608 -0.00257280 -0.00056371   EB071249
        CK08U140 2S2008 10 27.45422 14 02 56.4  -14 10 30                   EB071249
        CK08U140 2s2008 10 27.45422 2 -0.00848721 -0.00257080 -0.00056302   EB071249
        CK08U140 2S2008 10 27.46256 14 03 09.8  -14 09 32                   EB071249
        CK08U140 2s2008 10 27.46256 2 -0.00848608 -0.00257280 -0.00056371   EB071249
        CK08U140 2S2008 10 27.47922 14 03 30.3  -14 07 32                   EB071249
        CK08U140 2s2008 10 27.47922 2 -0.00848382 -0.00257680 -0.00056510   EB071249
        CK08U140 2S2008 10 27.49589 14 03 54.1  -14 05 28                   EB071249
        CK08U140 2s2008 10 27.49589 2 -0.00848156 -0.00258079 -0.00056648   EB071249
        CK08U140 2S2008 10 27.50422 14 04 06.2  -14 04 59                   EB071249
        CK08U140 2s2008 10 27.50422 2 -0.00848043 -0.00258279 -0.00056718   EB071249
        CK08U140 2S2008 10 27.52090 14 04 29.5  -14 02 35                   EB071249
        CK08U140 2s2008 10 27.52090 2 -0.00847816 -0.00258679 -0.00056856   EB071249
        CK08U140 2S2008 10 27.53755 14 04 50.6  -14 00 47                   EB071249
        CK08U140 2s2008 10 27.53755 2 -0.00847589 -0.00259078 -0.00056995   EB071249
        CK08U150 2S2008 10 28.41255 14 06 33.2  -14 30 43                   EB071249
        CK08U150 2s2008 10 28.41255 2 -0.00835342 -0.00280028 -0.00064291   EB071249
        CK08U150 2S2008 10 28.42089 14 06 45.2  -14 29 53                   EB071249
        CK08U150 2s2008 10 28.42089 2 -0.00835222 -0.00280227 -0.00064360   EB071249
        CK08U150 2S2008 10 28.43769 14 07 09.1  -14 27 45                   EB071249
        CK08U150 2s2008 10 28.43769 2 -0.00834980 -0.00280628 -0.00064501   EB071249
        CK08U150 2S2008 10 28.45422 14 07 34.4  -14 25 35                   EB071249
        CK08U150 2s2008 10 28.45422 2 -0.00834742 -0.00281024 -0.00064639   EB071249
        CK08U150 2S2008 10 28.46255 14 07 47.4  -14 24 11                   EB071249
        CK08U150 2s2008 10 28.46255 2 -0.00834622 -0.00281223 -0.00064708   EB071249
        CK08U150 2S2008 10 28.47922 14 08 11.0  -14 22 03                   EB071249
        CK08U150 2s2008 10 28.47922 2 -0.00834381 -0.00281621 -0.00064848   EB071249
        CK08U150 2S2008 10 28.49589 14 08 34.5  -14 20 04                   EB071249
        CK08U150 2s2008 10 28.49589 2 -0.00834141 -0.00282019 -0.00064987   EB071249
        CK08U150 2S2008 10 28.50422 14 08 48.7  -14 18 52                   EB071249
        CK08U150 2s2008 10 28.50422 2 -0.00834020 -0.00282218 -0.00065057   EB071249
        CK08U160 2S2008 10 31.07922 14 16 40.4  -15 23 24                   EB071249
        CK08U160 2s2008 10 31.07922 2 -0.00793996 -0.00343206 -0.00086630   EB071249
        CK08U160 2S2008 10 31.08755 14 16 52.0  -15 22 18                   EB071249
        CK08U160 2s2008 10 31.08755 2 -0.00793857 -0.00343402 -0.00086700   EB071249
        CK08U160 2S2008 10 31.10422 14 17 16.2  -15 20 27                   EB071249
        CK08U160 2s2008 10 31.10422 2 -0.00793580 -0.00343792 -0.00086839   EB071249
        CK08U160 2S2008 10 31.12089 14 17 39.6  -15 18 17                   EB071249
        CK08U160 2s2008 10 31.12089 2 -0.00793303 -0.00344182 -0.00086979   EB071249
        CK08U160 2S2008 10 31.12922 14 17 52.4  -15 17 14                   EB071249
        CK08U160 2s2008 10 31.12922 2 -0.00793164 -0.00344377 -0.00087049   EB071249
        CK08U160 2S2008 10 31.14588 14 18 15.9  -15 14 55                   EB071249
        CK08U160 2s2008 10 31.14588 2 -0.00792887 -0.00344767 -0.00087188   EB071249
        CK08U160 2S2008 10 31.16255 14 18 39.3  -15 12 42                   EB071249
        CK08U160 2s2008 10 31.16255 2 -0.00792609 -0.00345157 -0.00087328   EB071249
        CK08U160 2S2008 10 31.17089 14 18 52.2  -15 11 36                   EB071249
        CK08U160 2s2008 10 31.17089 2 -0.00792470 -0.00345352 -0.00087397   EB071249
        CK08U160 2S2008 10 31.18757 14 19 16.9  -15 09 06                   EB071249
        CK08U160 2s2008 10 31.18757 2 -0.00792192 -0.00345742 -0.00087537   EB071249
    
    Observer details:
    249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by R. Matson,
        R. Kracht and J. Ruan, measurements by K. Battams, reductions by
        B. G. Marsden.
    
    Orbital elements:
    Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
    CK08U130   2008 Oct.  27.70   0.0051   1.0      83.90     4.56   144.60     X
    CK08U140   2008 Oct.  27.83   0.0051   1.0      84.65   358.70   146.14     X
    CK08U150   2008 Oct.  28.75   0.0051   1.0      77.96   356.16   144.87     X
    CK08U160   2008 Oct.  31.44   0.0051   1.0      82.97     3.39   144.81     X
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-B71
    

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