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Minor Planet Center

MPEC 2002-S35 : COMETS C/2002 R4, 2002 R5, 2002 R6, 2002 R7, 2002 R8 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-S35                                Issued 2002 Sept. 22, 20:50 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://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

          COMETS C/2002 R4, 2002 R5, 2002 R6, 2002 R7, 2002 R8 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.48271 10 43 08.4  +09 06 53                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.48271 2 -0.01066028 -0.00070420 -0.00061373        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.48617 10 43 09.6  +09 08 12                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.48617 2 -0.01066038 -0.00070461 -0.00061400        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.49312 10 43 20.9  +09 08 09                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.49312 2 -0.01066058 -0.00070542 -0.00061455        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.49659 10 43 23.2  +09 08 19                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.49659 2 -0.01066069 -0.00070583 -0.00061483        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.50353 10 43 32.2  +09 08 50                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.50353 2 -0.01066089 -0.00070664 -0.00061538        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.50701 10 43 35.0  +09 08 47                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.50701 2 -0.01066099 -0.00070705 -0.00061566        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.51396 10 43 44.8  +09 08 13                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.51396 2 -0.01066120 -0.00070786 -0.00061621        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.52437 10 44 04.3  +09 08 41                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.52437 2 -0.01066150 -0.00070908 -0.00061703        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.52785 10 44 10.0  +09 07 51                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.52785 2 -0.01066160 -0.00070949 -0.00061731        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.53479 10 44 16.3  +09 09 03                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.53479 2 -0.01066181 -0.00071030 -0.00061786        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.53826 10 44 20.5  +09 08 52                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.53826 2 -0.01066191 -0.00071070 -0.00061813        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.54867 10 44 38.2  +09 07 35                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.54867 2 -0.01066221 -0.00071192 -0.00061896        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.55909 10 44 49.7  +09 07 56                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.55909 2 -0.01066252 -0.00071314 -0.00061979        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.56604 10 45 01.2  +09 09 27                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.56604 2 -0.01066272 -0.00071395 -0.00062034        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.56951 10 45 05.3  +09 08 29                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.56951 2 -0.01066282 -0.00071436 -0.00062061        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.57645 10 45 16.4  +09 08 25                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.57645 2 -0.01066303 -0.00071517 -0.00062116        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.57993 10 45 18.5  +09 08 37                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.57993 2 -0.01066313 -0.00071558 -0.00062144        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.58688 10 45 32.3  +09 09 00                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.58688 2 -0.01066333 -0.00071639 -0.00062199        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.59034 10 45 27.9  +09 09 52                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.59034 2 -0.01066343 -0.00071679 -0.00062226        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.59729 10 45 41.1  +09 08 34                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.59729 2 -0.01066363 -0.00071761 -0.00062282        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.60076 10 45 46.4  +09 08 39                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.60076 2 -0.01066373 -0.00071801 -0.00062309        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.62161 10 46 18.2  +09 08 32                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.62161 2 -0.01066434 -0.00072045 -0.00062474        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.63201 10 46 28.5  +09 08 35                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.63201 2 -0.01066464 -0.00072166 -0.00062557        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.63898 10 46 39.0  +09 08 57                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.63898 2 -0.01066484 -0.00072248 -0.00062612        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.64938 10 46 55.4  +09 07 32                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.64938 2 -0.01066514 -0.00072369 -0.00062694        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.65981 10 47 01.4  +09 07 01                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.65981 2 -0.01066544 -0.00072491 -0.00062777        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.66326 10 47 14.3  +09 07 59                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.66326 2 -0.01066554 -0.00072531 -0.00062804        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.67020 10 47 20.5  +09 08 12                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.67020 2 -0.01066574 -0.00072612 -0.00062859        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.67367 10 47 27.3  +09 08 31                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.67367 2 -0.01066584 -0.00072653 -0.00062887        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.68065 10 47 36.8  +09 08 05                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.68065 2 -0.01066604 -0.00072734 -0.00062942        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.68410 10 47 43.2  +09 07 29                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.68410 2 -0.01066614 -0.00072774 -0.00062969        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.69104 10 47 50.8  +09 07 58                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.69104 2 -0.01066634 -0.00072855 -0.00063024        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.69452 10 47 55.6  +09 08 02                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.69452 2 -0.01066644 -0.00072896 -0.00063052        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.70145 10 48 07.0  +09 07 18                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.70145 2 -0.01066664 -0.00072977 -0.00063106        249
    CK02R040  S2002 09 03.71534 10 48 19.8  +09 07 08                        249
    CK02R040  s2002 09 03.71534 2 -0.01066704 -0.00073139 -0.00063216        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.20423 10 50 22.5  +07 04 56                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.20423 2 -0.01070564 -0.00090281 -0.00074877        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.21258 10 50 18.2  +07 06 19                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.21258 2 -0.01070583 -0.00090376 -0.00074942        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.22924 10 50 10.0  +07 08 23                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.22924 2 -0.01070622 -0.00090565 -0.00075071        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.24590 10 50 00.1  +07 10 59                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.24590 2 -0.01070660 -0.00090754 -0.00075200        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.25423 10 49 57.2  +07 12 17                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.25423 2 -0.01070679 -0.00090849 -0.00075265        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.27090 10 49 48.7  +07 14 31                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.27090 2 -0.01070717 -0.00091038 -0.00075394        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.28756 10 49 41.7  +07 16 51                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.28756 2 -0.01070755 -0.00091227 -0.00075523        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.31379 10 49 28.0  +07 20 30                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.31379 2 -0.01070815 -0.00091524 -0.00075726        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.32924 10 49 22.9  +07 23 23                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.32924 2 -0.01070850 -0.00091699 -0.00075845        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.33756 10 49 18.1  +07 23 45                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.33756 2 -0.01070868 -0.00091793 -0.00075909        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.35423 10 49 08.6  +07 26 42                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.35423 2 -0.01070906 -0.00091982 -0.00076038        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.37090 10 49 03.4  +07 28 19                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.37090 2 -0.01070943 -0.00092171 -0.00076167        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.37925 10 48 58.2  +07 29 59                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.37925 2 -0.01070962 -0.00092265 -0.00076232        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.39591 10 48 51.8  +07 31 55                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.39591 2 -0.01070999 -0.00092454 -0.00076360        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.41256 10 48 47.2  +07 33 48                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.41256 2 -0.01071036 -0.00092642 -0.00076489        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.57090 10 47 52.9  +07 53 09                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.57090 2 -0.01071384 -0.00094429 -0.00077710        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.59590 10 47 42.6  +07 57 30                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.59590 2 -0.01071438 -0.00094711 -0.00077902        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.63756 10 47 37.9  +08 00 26                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.63756 2 -0.01071528 -0.00095180 -0.00078223        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.65423 10 47 34.9  +08 02 39                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.65423 2 -0.01071563 -0.00095368 -0.00078351        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.67923 10 47 32.4  +08 03 55                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.67923 2 -0.01071616 -0.00095649 -0.00078544        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.69590 10 47 28.4  +08 05 28                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.69590 2 -0.01071652 -0.00095836 -0.00078672        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.72090 10 47 30.6  +08 07 38                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.72090 2 -0.01071704 -0.00096117 -0.00078864        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.73756 10 47 26.4  +08 09 11                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.73756 2 -0.01071739 -0.00096304 -0.00078992        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.83641 10 47 31.5  +08 15 38                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.83641 2 -0.01071945 -0.00097414 -0.00079751        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.86257 10 47 36.1  +08 16 52                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.86257 2 -0.01071998 -0.00097707 -0.00079951        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.89141 10 47 42.2  +08 17 49                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.89141 2 -0.01072057 -0.00098030 -0.00080172        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.90573 10 47 44.5  +08 18 27                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.90573 2 -0.01072086 -0.00098190 -0.00080282        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.92923 10 47 49.4  +08 19 03                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.92923 2 -0.01072134 -0.00098453 -0.00080462        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.97099 10 48 01.3  +08 20 15                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.97099 2 -0.01072218 -0.00098920 -0.00080782        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 05.98756 10 48 06.0  +08 20 57                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 05.98756 2 -0.01072251 -0.00099105 -0.00080909        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 06.01257 10 48 16.6  +08 20 47                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 06.01257 2 -0.01072301 -0.00099384 -0.00081100        249
    CK02R050  S2002 09 06.02923 10 48 21.0  +08 20 28                        249
    CK02R050  s2002 09 06.02923 2 -0.01072334 -0.00099570 -0.00081227        249
    CK02R060  S2002 09 13.59591 11 10 20.4  +03 12 04                        249
    CK02R060  s2002 09 13.59591 2 -0.01076291 -0.00174126 -0.00133908        249
    CK02R060  S2002 09 13.61256 11 10 44.1  +03 13 01                        249
    CK02R060  s2002 09 13.61256 2 -0.01076280 -0.00174264 -0.00134010        249
    CK02R060  S2002 09 13.63757 11 11 23.9  +03 14 54                        249
    CK02R060  s2002 09 13.63757 2 -0.01076264 -0.00174470 -0.00134162        249
    CK02R060  S2002 09 13.65424 11 11 47.8  +03 15 26                        249
    CK02R060  s2002 09 13.65424 2 -0.01076254 -0.00174607 -0.00134264        249
    CK02R060  S2002 09 13.67923 11 12 28.3  +03 16 25                        249
    CK02R060  s2002 09 13.67923 2 -0.01076238 -0.00174813 -0.00134416        249
    CK02R060  S2002 09 13.69590 11 12 54.9  +03 17 21                        249
    CK02R060  s2002 09 13.69590 2 -0.01076227 -0.00174950 -0.00134517        249
    CK02R060  S2002 09 13.72090 11 13 37.9  +03 18 12                        249
    CK02R060  s2002 09 13.72090 2 -0.01076210 -0.00175155 -0.00134669        249
    CK02R060  S2002 09 13.73757 11 14 05.7  +03 19 31                        249
    CK02R060  s2002 09 13.73757 2 -0.01076200 -0.00175292 -0.00134770        249
    CK02R060  S2002 09 13.76256 11 14 45.0  +03 21 18                        249
    CK02R060  s2002 09 13.76256 2 -0.01076183 -0.00175496 -0.00134922        249
    CK02R060  S2002 09 13.77923 11 15 17.8  +03 22 55                        249
    CK02R060  s2002 09 13.77923 2 -0.01076172 -0.00175633 -0.00135023        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.57092 11 04 50.9  +03 07 51                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.57092 2 -0.01076307 -0.00173920 -0.00133755        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.59591 11 05 23.5  +03 08 33                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.59591 2 -0.01076291 -0.00174126 -0.00133908        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.61256 11 05 46.8  +03 08 58                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.61256 2 -0.01076280 -0.00174264 -0.00134010        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.63757 11 06 19.8  +03 09 59                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.63757 2 -0.01076264 -0.00174470 -0.00134162        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.65424 11 06 41.7  +03 10 20                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.65424 2 -0.01076254 -0.00174607 -0.00134264        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.67923 11 07 17.8  +03 11 43                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.67923 2 -0.01076238 -0.00174813 -0.00134416        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.69590 11 07 41.8  +03 11 56                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.69590 2 -0.01076227 -0.00174950 -0.00134517        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.72090 11 08 16.1  +03 12 51                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.72090 2 -0.01076210 -0.00175155 -0.00134669        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.73757 11 08 40.8  +03 13 25                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.73757 2 -0.01076200 -0.00175292 -0.00134770        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.76256 11 09 17.3  +03 14 32                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.76256 2 -0.01076183 -0.00175496 -0.00134922        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.77923 11 09 41.9  +03 15 31                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.77923 2 -0.01076172 -0.00175633 -0.00135023        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.82095 11 10 43.6  +03 16 50                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.82095 2 -0.01076144 -0.00175973 -0.00135276        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.84591 11 11 22.5  +03 17 30                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.84591 2 -0.01076127 -0.00176177 -0.00135426        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.86256 11 11 48.6  +03 18 28                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.86256 2 -0.01076116 -0.00176312 -0.00135527        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.88783 11 12 30.1  +03 19 33                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.88783 2 -0.01076099 -0.00176518 -0.00135679        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.90423 11 12 54.7  +03 20 04                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.90423 2 -0.01076087 -0.00176651 -0.00135778        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.92923 11 13 34.5  +03 21 16                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.92923 2 -0.01076070 -0.00176853 -0.00135929        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.97100 11 14 46.2  +03 23 28                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.97100 2 -0.01076041 -0.00177192 -0.00136180        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 13.98756 11 15 12.9  +03 24 06                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 13.98756 2 -0.01076030 -0.00177325 -0.00136279        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 14.01256 11 15 57.5  +03 25 44                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 14.01256 2 -0.01076012 -0.00177527 -0.00136429        249
    CK02R070  S2002 09 14.02923 11 16 27.1  +03 25 57                        249
    CK02R070  s2002 09 14.02923 2 -0.01076000 -0.00177662 -0.00136529        249
    CK02R080  S2002 09 15.62925 11 27 51.1  +04 50 51                        249
    CK02R080  s2002 09 15.62925 2 -0.01074688 -0.00189982 -0.00145786        249
    CK02R080  S2002 09 15.64590 11 28 26.0  +04 52 33                        249
    CK02R080  s2002 09 15.64590 2 -0.01074672 -0.00190104 -0.00145879        249
    CK02R080  S2002 09 15.66257 11 28 49.5  +04 53 58                        249
    CK02R080  s2002 09 15.66257 2 -0.01074657 -0.00190226 -0.00145972        249
    CK02R080  S2002 09 15.67090 11 29 04.3  +04 54 40                        249
    CK02R080  s2002 09 15.67090 2 -0.01074650 -0.00190287 -0.00146019        249
    CK02R080  S2002 09 15.68757 11 29 35.0  +04 55 55                        249
    CK02R080  s2002 09 15.68757 2 -0.01074634 -0.00190409 -0.00146111        249
    CK02R080  S2002 09 15.70423 11 30 06.3  +04 56 56                        249
    CK02R080  s2002 09 15.70423 2 -0.01074619 -0.00190531 -0.00146204        249
    CK02R080  S2002 09 15.71256 11 30 22.2  +04 57 13                        249
    CK02R080  s2002 09 15.71256 2 -0.01074611 -0.00190592 -0.00146250        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C2 and C3.  Comet detections by R. Kracht
    (C/2002 R4, C/2002 R8), R. Matson, D. Evans and J. Sachs, measurements by
    D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK02R040   2002 Sept.  3.30   0.0520   1.0      20.16    85.69    28.31     X
CK02R050   2002 Sept.  5.79   0.0472   1.0      45.38    13.40    14.06     X
CK02R060   2002 Sept. 14.08   0.0051   1.0      77.38     5.94   144.64     X
CK02R070   2002 Sept. 14.32   0.0052   1.0      88.52    12.27   144.72     X
CK02R080   2002 Sept. 15.75   0.0343   1.0      63.49    59.71    75.95     X

     C/2002 R4 belongs to the Marsden group; C/2002 R5 appears to be related
to C/1999 R1, a point first made by R. Kracht; C/2002 R6 and C/2002 R7
belong to the Kreutz group; C/2002 R8 is a weakly determined case but
evidently belongs to the Meyer group.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-S35

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