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    M.P.E.C. 2014-C25                                Issued 2014 Feb. 8, 04:21 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 https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                               COMET C/2014 C2 (STEREO)
    
    Observations:
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.46101 07 18 40.57 +24 32 58.9           7.0 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.46101 2 +0.89349417 -1.52140495 -0.65742918   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.48878 07 19 30.20 +24 36 50.5           7.1 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.48878 2 +0.89433018 -1.52099864 -0.65725278   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.51656 07 20 18.99 +24 40 29.6           7.2 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.51656 2 +0.89516649 -1.52059219 -0.65707614   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.54434 07 21 13.56 +24 44 52.3           7.2 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.54434 2 +0.89600264 -1.52018506 -0.65689933   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.57212 07 21 59.53 +24 48 17.2           7.4 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.57212 2 +0.89683844 -1.51977794 -0.65672233   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.59990 07 22 52.10 +24 52 24.9           7.5 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.59990 2 +0.89767393 -1.51937015 -0.65654522   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.62767 07 23 42.23 +24 56 24.9           7.6 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.62767 2 +0.89850875 -1.51896199 -0.65636795   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.65545 07 24 28.93 +24 59 50.5           7.6 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.65545 2 +0.89934372 -1.51855353 -0.65619046   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.68323 07 25 22.81 +25 03 41.4           7.7 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.68323 2 +0.90017869 -1.51814491 -0.65601283   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.71101 07 26 06.47 +25 06 57.9           7.7 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.71101 2 +0.90101300 -1.51773578 -0.65583502   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.73878 07 27 00.93 +25 10 59.4           7.7 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.73878 2 +0.90184767 -1.51732613 -0.65565713   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.76656 07 27 49.96 +25 14 48.2           7.9 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.76656 2 +0.90268130 -1.51691582 -0.65547897   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.79434 07 28 36.92 +25 18 02.2           7.8 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.79434 2 +0.90351561 -1.51650535 -0.65530069   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.82212 07 29 23.39 +25 21 31.1           8.1 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.82212 2 +0.90434924 -1.51609489 -0.65512220   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.87767 07 31 05.80 +25 29 06.6           8.2 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.87767 2 +0.90601554 -1.51527210 -0.65476488   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.90545 07 31 53.74 +25 32 36.5           8.0 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.90545 2 +0.90684866 -1.51486029 -0.65458592   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.93323 07 32 43.47 +25 36 16.1           8.3 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.93323 2 +0.90768147 -1.51444797 -0.65440677   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.96101 07 33 33.36 +25 39 44.6           8.3 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.96101 2 +0.90851444 -1.51403535 -0.65422749   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 01.98878 07 34 17.30 +25 42 46.1           8.4 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 01.98878 2 +0.90934644 -1.51362236 -0.65404813   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.01656 07 35 05.76 +25 45 50.1           8.4 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.01656 2 +0.91017874 -1.51320922 -0.65386850   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.04434 07 35 54.99 +25 49 33.1           8.5 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.04434 2 +0.91101036 -1.51279541 -0.65368874   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.09990 07 37 33.06 +25 56 30.5           8.8 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.09990 2 +0.91267362 -1.51196645 -0.65332869   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.12767 07 38 19.68 +25 59 44.6           8.8 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.12767 2 +0.91350444 -1.51155161 -0.65314846   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.15545 07 39 05.26 +26 02 47.1           8.8 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.15545 2 +0.91433540 -1.51113646 -0.65296804   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.18323 07 39 54.76 +26 06 09.1           8.9 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.18323 2 +0.91516636 -1.51072065 -0.65278741   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.21101 07 40 43.05 +26 09 21.1           8.8 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.21101 2 +0.91599717 -1.51030468 -0.65260666   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.23878 07 41 26.95 +26 12 24.7           9.0 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.23878 2 +0.91682731 -1.50988783 -0.65242581   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.26656 07 42 17.15 +26 16 30.8           8.9 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.26656 2 +0.91765745 -1.50947135 -0.65224473   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.29434 07 43 01.87 +26 18 52.4           9.3 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.29434 2 +0.91848723 -1.50905420 -0.65206349   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.32212 07 43 48.24 +26 21 39.7           9.1 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.32212 2 +0.91931685 -1.50863638 -0.65188206   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.37767 07 45 19.53 +26 27 43.7           9.3 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.37767 2 +0.92097513 -1.50780022 -0.65151880   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.40545 07 46 05.93 +26 31 01.4           9.2 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.40545 2 +0.92180409 -1.50738122 -0.65133690   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.46101 07 47 34.89 +26 36 41.2           9.5 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.46101 2 +0.92346200 -1.50654275 -0.65097258   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.51656 07 49 02.81 +26 42 20.1           9.5 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.51656 2 +0.92511760 -1.50570273 -0.65060765   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.54434 07 49 55.57 +26 45 21.4           9.5 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.54434 2 +0.92594589 -1.50528224 -0.65042495   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.59990 07 51 19.22 +26 50 51.9           9.5 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.59990 2 +0.92760061 -1.50443991 -0.65005900   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.62767 07 52 07.38 +26 53 39.3           9.5 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.62767 2 +0.92842778 -1.50401823 -0.64987584   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.65545 07 52 49.62 +26 56 17.7           9.7 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.65545 2 +0.92925473 -1.50359573 -0.64969247   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.68323 07 53 37.60 +26 59 16.6           9.6 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.68323 2 +0.93008168 -1.50317323 -0.64950891   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.71101 07 54 22.69 +27 02 11.6           9.7 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.71101 2 +0.93090796 -1.50275073 -0.64932521   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.76656 07 55 51.74 +27 07 35.8          10.4 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.76656 2 +0.93255971 -1.50190388 -0.64895739   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.82212 07 57 19.90 +27 13 05.0           9.5 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.82212 2 +0.93421145 -1.50105502 -0.64858885   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.84990 07 58 03.46 +27 15 27.6          10.0 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.84990 2 +0.93503655 -1.50063037 -0.64840434   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.87767 07 58 43.47 +27 18 18.5           9.9 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.87767 2 +0.93586171 -1.50020534 -0.64821970   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.90545 07 59 28.54 +27 20 21.2          10.0 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.90545 2 +0.93668665 -1.49977966 -0.64803487   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.93323 08 00 11.79 +27 23 04.7           9.8 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.93323 2 +0.93751108 -1.49935381 -0.64784983   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.96101 08 00 56.17 +27 25 23.9          10.3 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.96101 2 +0.93833536 -1.49892730 -0.64766467   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 02.98878 08 01 39.45 +27 27 44.3           9.9 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 02.98878 2 +0.93915934 -1.49850095 -0.64747942   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.01656 08 02 23.13 +27 29 38.4           9.8 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.01656 2 +0.93998361 -1.49807377 -0.64729391   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.04434 08 03 06.87 +27 32 55.8          10.1 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.04434 2 +0.94080722 -1.49764659 -0.64710826   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.07212 08 03 42.05 +27 34 41.5          10.2 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.07212 2 +0.94163083 -1.49721874 -0.64692243   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.15545 08 05 56.72 +27 42 45.5          10.1 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.15545 2 +0.94409950 -1.49593335 -0.64636409   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.18323 08 06 31.18 +27 44 09.7          10.1 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.18323 2 +0.94492228 -1.49550365 -0.64617759   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.23878 08 07 59.69 +27 48 54.0           9.8 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.23878 2 +0.94656653 -1.49464409 -0.64580424   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.26656 08 08 40.61 +27 51 14.2          10.1 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.26656 2 +0.94738828 -1.49421357 -0.64561731   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.29434 08 09 20.11 +27 53 04.2          10.7 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.29434 2 +0.94820989 -1.49378305 -0.64543014   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.34990 08 10 34.86 +27 56 39.6          11.4 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.34990 2 +0.94985242 -1.49292000 -0.64505546   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.37767 08 11 20.54 +27 59 20.6          10.7 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.37767 2 +0.95067306 -1.49248830 -0.64486794   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.43323 08 12 45.30 +28 03 48.1          10.5 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.43323 2 +0.95231425 -1.49162324 -0.64449224   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.46101 08 13 23.19 +28 05 46.2          10.7 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.46101 2 +0.95313452 -1.49119005 -0.64430413   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.48878 08 14 04.25 +28 07 54.8          10.7 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.48878 2 +0.95395449 -1.49075701 -0.64411595   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.51656 08 14 44.24 +28 10 03.1          10.6 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.51656 2 +0.95477408 -1.49032314 -0.64392756   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.57212 08 16 04.61 +28 13 39.9          10.9 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.57212 2 +0.95641328 -1.48945475 -0.64355020   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.62767 08 17 23.14 +28 17 40.7          10.7 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.62767 2 +0.95805084 -1.48858450 -0.64317236   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.76656 08 20 38.09 +28 26 44.2          11.4 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.76656 2 +0.96214117 -1.48640212 -0.64222471   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.82212 08 21 57.83 +28 30 29.5          11.1 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.82212 2 +0.96377568 -1.48552704 -0.64184448   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.84990 08 22 34.99 +28 32 20.9          11.1 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.84990 2 +0.96459260 -1.48508849 -0.64165415   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.87767 08 23 14.36 +28 34 17.8          11.6 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.87767 2 +0.96540923 -1.48465011 -0.64146369   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.90545 08 23 48.50 +28 35 52.9          10.7 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.90545 2 +0.96622548 -1.48421089 -0.64127303   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.93323 08 24 31.63 +28 37 17.8          11.0 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.93323 2 +0.96704174 -1.48377168 -0.64108219   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.96101 08 25 07.23 +28 39 16.1          11.2 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.96101 2 +0.96785799 -1.48333180 -0.64089119   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 03.98878 08 25 47.28 +28 41 47.8          12.0 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 03.98878 2 +0.96867328 -1.48289208 -0.64070014   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 04.01656 08 26 24.39 +28 43 09.1          11.1 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 04.01656 2 +0.96948887 -1.48245153 -0.64050882   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 04.04434 08 27 03.95 +28 44 15.5          11.1 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 04.04434 2 +0.97030394 -1.48201046 -0.64031736   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 04.07212 08 27 34.16 +28 45 33.9          11.0 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 04.07212 2 +0.97111937 -1.48156925 -0.64012570   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 04.09990 08 28 11.69 +28 47 19.1          10.9 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 04.09990 2 +0.97193377 -1.48112736 -0.63993392   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 04.12767 08 28 49.70 +28 49 10.5          10.9 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 04.12767 2 +0.97274839 -1.48068563 -0.63974199   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 04.15545 08 29 29.69 +28 50 48.5          11.0 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 04.15545 2 +0.97356264 -1.48024308 -0.63954993   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 04.21101 08 30 44.15 +28 54 04.1          12.9 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 04.21101 2 +0.97519047 -1.47935730 -0.63916521   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 04.26656 08 31 49.28 +28 56 36.2          11.5 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 04.26656 2 +0.97681733 -1.47847034 -0.63877990   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 04.29434 08 32 38.24 +28 58 33.4          11.4 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 04.29434 2 +0.97763024 -1.47802578 -0.63858697   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 04.32212 08 33 09.74 +28 59 37.8          11.2 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 04.32212 2 +0.97844315 -1.47758122 -0.63839390   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 04.34990 08 33 41.04 +29 00 45.7          10.9 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 04.34990 2 +0.97925607 -1.47713614 -0.63820065   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 04.37767 08 34 14.88 +29 02 44.4          10.9 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 04.37767 2 +0.98006802 -1.47669092 -0.63800732   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 04.40545 08 34 54.59 +29 04 13.0          12.0 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 04.40545 2 +0.98088026 -1.47624518 -0.63781378   EC025C49
        CK14C020  S2014 02 04.46101 08 36 00.71 +29 07 07.7          11.9 T EC025C49
        CK14C020  s2014 02 04.46101 2 +0.98250407 -1.47535271 -0.63742620   EC025C49
    
    Observer details:
    C49 STEREO-A.  Measurers A. Watson, M.-T. Hui.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2014 C2 (STEREO)
    T 2014 Feb. 18.65769 TT                                 MPC
    q   0.5080744            (2000.0)            P               Q
                       Peri.   57.51809     -0.45953242     -0.56620958
                       Node   283.34701     -0.84240966     +0.52195234
    e   1.0            Incl.  135.30975     +0.28138215     +0.63794394
    From 77 observations 2014 Feb. 1-4.
    
    Ephemeris:
        C/2014 C2 (STEREO)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2014 02 01    20 09 48.1 -19 52 52   1.5918  0.6566    11.5    17.5  15.9
    2014 02 02    20 09 44.4 -19 11 30   1.5687  0.6425    12.5    19.3  15.6
    2014 02 03    20 09 42.2 -18 28 50   1.5449  0.6289    13.4    21.3  15.4
    2014 02 04    20 09 41.8 -17 44 45   1.5203  0.6156    14.3    23.4  15.2
    2014 02 05    20 09 43.6 -16 59 10   1.4950  0.6029    15.3    25.6  15.0
    2014 02 06    20 09 48.2 -16 11 59   1.4689  0.5908    16.3    27.9  14.8
    2014 02 07    20 09 55.9 -15 23 05   1.4421  0.5793    17.2    30.3  14.6
    2014 02 08    20 10 07.4 -14 32 21   1.4145  0.5684    18.2    32.8  14.3
    2014 02 09    20 10 23.3 -13 39 38   1.3862  0.5583    19.2    35.5  14.1
    2014 02 10    20 10 44.5 -12 44 48   1.3572  0.5489    20.2    38.3  14.0
    2014 02 11    20 11 11.7 -11 47 43   1.3274  0.5404    21.1    41.2  13.8
    2014 02 12    20 11 45.9 -10 48 13   1.2971  0.5327    22.1    44.1  13.6
    2014 02 13    20 12 28.2 -09 46 07   1.2661  0.5260    23.0    47.2  13.4
    2014 02 14    20 13 19.6 -08 41 15   1.2345  0.5203    23.9    50.4  13.3
    2014 02 15    20 14 21.6 -07 33 23   1.2025  0.5157    24.8    53.6  13.1
    2014 02 16    20 15 35.4 -06 22 20   1.1700  0.5121    25.7    56.8  13.0
    2014 02 17    20 17 02.6 -05 07 52   1.1372  0.5097    26.6    60.2  12.9
    2014 02 18    20 18 44.8 -03 49 43   1.1042  0.5083    27.4    63.5  12.8
    2014 02 19    20 20 43.8 -02 27 37   1.0711  0.5081    28.2    66.8  12.8
    2014 02 20    20 23 01.5 -01 01 18   1.0380  0.5091    29.0    70.1  12.7
    2014 02 21    20 25 39.9 +00 29 32   1.0051  0.5112    29.7    73.4  12.7
    
         The magnitudes in the above ephemeris are wildly uncertain.
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2014 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2014-C25
    

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