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MPEC 2003-P02 : COMETS C/2003 H5, 2003 H6, 2003 H7, 2003 K5, 2003 K6 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-P02                                Issued 2003 Aug. 1, 19:08 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/2003 H5, 2003 H6, 2003 H7, 2003 K5, 2003 K6 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK03H050  S2003 04 27.26812 02 22 35.2  +14 49 08                        249
    CK03H050  s2003 04 27.26812 2 +0.01038371 +0.00402119 +0.00093857        249
    CK03H050  S2003 04 27.28479 02 22 27.8  +14 54 38                        249
    CK03H050  s2003 04 27.28479 2 +0.01038319 +0.00402210 +0.00093926        249
    CK03H050  S2003 04 27.31057 02 22 15.2  +15 02 07                        249
    CK03H050  s2003 04 27.31057 2 +0.01038239 +0.00402349 +0.00094033        249
    CK03H050  S2003 04 27.32645 02 22 06.6  +15 06 36                        249
    CK03H050  s2003 04 27.32645 2 +0.01038190 +0.00402435 +0.00094098        249
    CK03H050  S2003 04 27.33756 02 22 00.5  +15 09 19                        249
    CK03H050  s2003 04 27.33756 2 +0.01038155 +0.00402495 +0.00094145        249
    CK03H050  S2003 04 27.35146 02 21 53.0  +15 13 28                        249
    CK03H050  s2003 04 27.35146 2 +0.01038112 +0.00402571 +0.00094202        249
    CK03H050  S2003 04 27.36812 02 21 42.9  +15 17 53                        249
    CK03H050  s2003 04 27.36812 2 +0.01038060 +0.00402661 +0.00094271        249
    CK03H050  S2003 04 27.37923 02 21 36.8  +15 20 41                        249
    CK03H050  s2003 04 27.37923 2 +0.01038025 +0.00402721 +0.00094318        249
    CK03H050  S2003 04 27.39312 02 21 28.0  +15 24 10                        249
    CK03H050  s2003 04 27.39312 2 +0.01037981 +0.00402797 +0.00094375        249
    CK03H050  S2003 04 27.40979 02 21 17.4  +15 28 14                        249
    CK03H050  s2003 04 27.40979 2 +0.01037929 +0.00402887 +0.00094445        249
    CK03H050  S2003 04 27.43483 02 21 01.3  +15 34 01                        249
    CK03H050  s2003 04 27.43483 2 +0.01037850 +0.00403023 +0.00094549        249
    CK03H050  S2003 04 27.45146 02 20 50.6  +15 37 38                        249
    CK03H050  s2003 04 27.45146 2 +0.01037797 +0.00403114 +0.00094618        249
    CK03H050  S2003 04 27.46257 02 20 42.6  +15 39 56                        249
    CK03H050  s2003 04 27.46257 2 +0.01037762 +0.00403174 +0.00094665        249
    CK03H050  S2003 04 27.47645 02 20 32.5  +15 42 43                        249
    CK03H050  s2003 04 27.47645 2 +0.01037718 +0.00403250 +0.00094722        249
    CK03H050  S2003 04 27.49312 02 20 20.0  +15 45 53                        249
    CK03H050  s2003 04 27.49312 2 +0.01037665 +0.00403341 +0.00094792        249
    CK03H050  S2003 04 27.50425 02 20 12.0  +15 48 07                        249
    CK03H050  s2003 04 27.50425 2 +0.01037630 +0.00403401 +0.00094838        249
    CK03H060  S2003 04 30.20147 02 24 15.7  +14 23 09                        249
    CK03H060  s2003 04 30.20147 2 +0.01027672 +0.00418567 +0.00106624        249
    CK03H060  S2003 04 30.21256 02 24 11.0  +14 24 32                        249
    CK03H060  s2003 04 30.21256 2 +0.01027625 +0.00418631 +0.00106675        249
    CK03H060  S2003 04 30.22645 02 24 05.1  +14 26 09                        249
    CK03H060  s2003 04 30.22645 2 +0.01027567 +0.00418711 +0.00106738        249
    CK03H060  S2003 04 30.24313 02 23 55.0  +14 28 13                        249
    CK03H060  s2003 04 30.24313 2 +0.01027496 +0.00418807 +0.00106814        249
    CK03H060  S2003 04 30.25423 02 23 53.0  +14 29 09                        249
    CK03H060  s2003 04 30.25423 2 +0.01027449 +0.00418872 +0.00106864        249
    CK03H060  S2003 04 30.26812 02 23 46.2  +14 30 57                        249
    CK03H060  s2003 04 30.26812 2 +0.01027390 +0.00418952 +0.00106928        249
    CK03H060  S2003 04 30.28478 02 23 39.6  +14 32 38                        249
    CK03H060  s2003 04 30.28478 2 +0.01027320 +0.00419048 +0.00107004        249
    CK03H060  S2003 04 30.32645 02 23 25.8  +14 37 27                        249
    CK03H060  s2003 04 30.32645 2 +0.01027143 +0.00419289 +0.00107194        249
    CK03H060  S2003 04 30.33757 02 23 22.2  +14 38 38                        249
    CK03H060  s2003 04 30.33757 2 +0.01027095 +0.00419353 +0.00107244        249
    CK03H060  S2003 04 30.35145 02 23 20.8  +14 39 52                        249
    CK03H060  s2003 04 30.35145 2 +0.01027036 +0.00419433 +0.00107308        249
    CK03H060  S2003 04 30.36812 02 23 15.8  +14 42 22                        249
    CK03H060  s2003 04 30.36812 2 +0.01026965 +0.00419530 +0.00107384        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.12923 02 24 48.5  +14 15 52                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.12923 2 +0.01027975 +0.00418150 +0.00106296        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.14313 02 24 41.7  +14 17 03                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.14313 2 +0.01027917 +0.00418230 +0.00106359        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.15980 02 24 32.0  +14 19 14                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.15980 2 +0.01027847 +0.00418327 +0.00106435        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.17090 02 24 26.8  +14 20 35                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.17090 2 +0.01027800 +0.00418391 +0.00106485        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.18478 02 24 21.4  +14 21 34                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.18478 2 +0.01027742 +0.00418471 +0.00106549        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.20147 02 24 12.6  +14 23 31                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.20147 2 +0.01027672 +0.00418567 +0.00106624        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.21256 02 24 08.6  +14 24 56                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.21256 2 +0.01027625 +0.00418631 +0.00106675        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.22645 02 24 01.9  +14 26 31                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.22645 2 +0.01027567 +0.00418711 +0.00106738        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.24313 02 23 52.6  +14 28 39                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.24313 2 +0.01027496 +0.00418807 +0.00106814        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.25423 02 23 50.0  +14 29 36                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.25423 2 +0.01027449 +0.00418872 +0.00106864        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.26812 02 23 43.7  +14 31 16                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.26812 2 +0.01027390 +0.00418952 +0.00106928        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.28478 02 23 37.3  +14 32 59                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.28478 2 +0.01027320 +0.00419048 +0.00107004        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.32645 02 23 24.1  +14 37 48                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.32645 2 +0.01027143 +0.00419289 +0.00107194        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.33757 02 23 20.0  +14 39 03                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.33757 2 +0.01027095 +0.00419353 +0.00107244        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.35145 02 23 19.0  +14 40 16                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.35145 2 +0.01027036 +0.00419433 +0.00107308        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.36812 02 23 14.5  +14 42 45                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.36812 2 +0.01026965 +0.00419530 +0.00107384        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.37923 02 23 11.9  +14 43 55                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.37923 2 +0.01026917 +0.00419594 +0.00107434        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.39312 02 23 11.6  +14 45 10                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.39312 2 +0.01026858 +0.00419675 +0.00107498        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.40978 02 23 10.7  +14 47 28                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.40978 2 +0.01026787 +0.00419771 +0.00107574        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.42090 02 23 10.2  +14 48 50                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.42090 2 +0.01026739 +0.00419835 +0.00107625        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.43478 02 23 10.2  +14 50 18                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.43478 2 +0.01026679 +0.00419916 +0.00107688        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.45147 02 23 11.9  +14 52 10                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.45147 2 +0.01026607 +0.00420012 +0.00107765        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.46258 02 23 13.0  +14 53 27                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.46258 2 +0.01026560 +0.00420077 +0.00107815        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.47647 02 23 15.7  +14 54 53                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.47647 2 +0.01026500 +0.00420157 +0.00107879        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.49312 02 23 19.9  +14 56 54                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.49312 2 +0.01026428 +0.00420254 +0.00107955        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.50423 02 23 24.0  +14 57 59                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.50423 2 +0.01026380 +0.00420318 +0.00108006        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.51812 02 23 29.8  +14 59 40                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.51812 2 +0.01026320 +0.00420399 +0.00108070        249
    CK03H070  S2003 04 30.53478 02 23 37.0  +15 01 21                        249
    CK03H070  s2003 04 30.53478 2 +0.01026247 +0.00420495 +0.00108146        249
    CK03K050  S2003 05 21.20145 03 53 21.4  +21 06 25                        249
    CK03K050  s2003 05 21.20145 2 +0.00869854 +0.00557169 +0.00220913        249
    CK03K050  S2003 05 21.21257 03 53 21.8  +21 10 05                        249
    CK03K050  s2003 05 21.21257 2 +0.00869728 +0.00557263 +0.00220986        249
    CK03K050  S2003 05 21.22647 03 53 22.4  +21 14 24                        249
    CK03K050  s2003 05 21.22647 2 +0.00869571 +0.00557380 +0.00221078        249
    CK03K050  S2003 05 21.24313 03 53 23.4  +21 19 08                        249
    CK03K050  s2003 05 21.24313 2 +0.00869383 +0.00557520 +0.00221189        249
    CK03K050  S2003 05 21.25423 03 53 25.1  +21 22 48                        249
    CK03K050  s2003 05 21.25423 2 +0.00869258 +0.00557614 +0.00221262        249
    CK03K050  S2003 05 21.26813 03 53 26.0  +21 26 46                        249
    CK03K050  s2003 05 21.26813 2 +0.00869101 +0.00557731 +0.00221354        249
    CK03K050  S2003 05 21.28480 03 53 25.6  +21 31 32                        249
    CK03K050  s2003 05 21.28480 2 +0.00868912 +0.00557871 +0.00221465        249
    CK03K050  S2003 05 21.31057 03 53 27.4  +21 38 58                        249
    CK03K050  s2003 05 21.31057 2 +0.00868620 +0.00558088 +0.00221636        249
    CK03K050  S2003 05 21.32645 03 53 27.5  +21 43 19                        249
    CK03K050  s2003 05 21.32645 2 +0.00868440 +0.00558222 +0.00221741        249
    CK03K050  S2003 05 21.33756 03 53 27.2  +21 46 25                        249
    CK03K050  s2003 05 21.33756 2 +0.00868314 +0.00558316 +0.00221815        249
    CK03K050  S2003 05 21.35147 03 53 26.8  +21 49 52                        249
    CK03K050  s2003 05 21.35147 2 +0.00868156 +0.00558433 +0.00221907        249
    CK03K050  S2003 05 21.36812 03 53 25.3  +21 53 51                        249
    CK03K050  s2003 05 21.36812 2 +0.00867967 +0.00558574 +0.00222018        249
    CK03K050  S2003 05 21.37923 03 53 29.0  +21 57 24                        249
    CK03K050  s2003 05 21.37923 2 +0.00867840 +0.00558667 +0.00222092        249
    CK03K050  S2003 05 21.39313 03 53 23.7  +22 00 20                        249
    CK03K050  s2003 05 21.39313 2 +0.00867682 +0.00558785 +0.00222184        249
    CK03K050  S2003 05 21.40979 03 53 23.8  +22 02 51                        249
    CK03K050  s2003 05 21.40979 2 +0.00867492 +0.00558926 +0.00222295        249
    CK03K050  S2003 05 21.42090 03 53 18.0  +22 05 54                        249
    CK03K050  s2003 05 21.42090 2 +0.00867366 +0.00559019 +0.00222369        249
    CK03K060  S2003 05 30.06051 04 28 29.7  +23 10 30                        249
    CK03K060  s2003 05 30.06051 2 +0.00744157 +0.00634223 +0.00281717        249
    CK03K060  S2003 05 30.07645 04 28 34.3  +23 14 48                        249
    CK03K060  s2003 05 30.07645 2 +0.00743883 +0.00634357 +0.00281825        249
    CK03K060  S2003 05 30.08756 04 28 37.9  +23 17 43                        249
    CK03K060  s2003 05 30.08756 2 +0.00743692 +0.00634451 +0.00281901        249
    CK03K060  S2003 05 30.10146 04 28 41.5  +23 21 22                        249
    CK03K060  s2003 05 30.10146 2 +0.00743453 +0.00634569 +0.00281995        249
    CK03K060  S2003 05 30.11812 04 28 46.5  +23 25 36                        249
    CK03K060  s2003 05 30.11812 2 +0.00743167 +0.00634709 +0.00282109        249
    CK03K060  S2003 05 30.12924 04 28 49.4  +23 28 21                        249
    CK03K060  s2003 05 30.12924 2 +0.00742975 +0.00634803 +0.00282184        249
    CK03K060  S2003 05 30.14313 04 28 53.2  +23 31 41                        249
    CK03K060  s2003 05 30.14313 2 +0.00742736 +0.00634921 +0.00282279        249
    CK03K060  S2003 05 30.15979 04 28 57.6  +23 35 29                        249
    CK03K060  s2003 05 30.15979 2 +0.00742449 +0.00635061 +0.00282392        249
    CK03K060  S2003 05 30.17090 04 29 01.3  +23 37 51                        249
    CK03K060  s2003 05 30.17090 2 +0.00742258 +0.00635155 +0.00282467        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet detections by R. Kracht,
    X. Leprette and X.-M. Zhou, measurements by D. Hammer, reductions by
    B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK03H050   2003 Apr.  27.48   0.0351   1.0      56.64    75.17    71.35     X
CK03H060   2003 Apr.  30.56   0.0264   1.0      80.67   243.47    27.05     X
CK03H070   2003 Apr.  30.57   0.0266   1.0      82.57   242.66    27.90     X
CK03K050   2003 May   21.35   0.0348   1.0      55.74    74.11    72.50     X
CK03K060   2003 May   30.12   0.0372   1.0      56.44    73.67    71.87     X

     Comets C/2003 H5, 2003 K5 and 2003 K6 belong to the Meyer Group.  Comets
C/2003 H6 and 2003 H7 are obviously related to each other.

     On MPEC 2003-G32, it should have been indicated that comet C/2002 W8 was
detected by K. Cernis, rather than by X.-M. Zhou (see also IAUC 8111).

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-P02

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