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MPEC 2001-A47: COMETS C/1997 S3, 1998 U6, 2000 X4, 2000 X5, 2000 X6, 2000 X7, 2000 Y4 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-A47                                Issued 2001 Jan. 12, 20:58 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/1997 S3, 1998 U6, 2000 X4, 2000 X5, 2000 X6, 2000 X7, 2000 Y4 (SOHO

Observations:
    CJ97S030  S1997 09 24.46534 11 56 29.9  -00 53 24                        249
    CJ97S030  s1997 09 24.46534 2 -0.00855298 -0.00336176 -0.00098175        249
    CJ97S030  S1997 09 24.50008 11 57 37.8  -00 52 21                        249
    CJ97S030  s1997 09 24.50008 2 -0.00855171 -0.00336953 -0.00098600        249
    CJ97S030  S1997 09 24.51813 11 58 10.3  -00 50 28                        249
    CJ97S030  s1997 09 24.51813 2 -0.00855105 -0.00337356 -0.00098822        249
    CJ97S030  S1997 09 24.53826 11 58 47.6  -00 49 50                        249
    CJ97S030  s1997 09 24.53826 2 -0.00855032 -0.00337806 -0.00099068        249
    CJ98U060  S1998 10 29.26256 14 05 32.7  -14 32 58                        249
    CJ98U060  s1998 10 29.26256 2 -0.00675972 -0.00765358 -0.00406514        249
    CJ98U060  S1998 10 29.28756 14 06 08.0  -14 30 03                        249
    CJ98U060  s1998 10 29.28756 2 -0.00675832 -0.00765449 -0.00406605        249
    CJ98U060  S1998 10 29.30971 14 06 41.3  -14 27 22                        249
    CJ98U060  s1998 10 29.30971 2 -0.00675708 -0.00765530 -0.00406684        249
    CJ98U060  S1998 10 29.32923 14 07 11.1  -14 24 56                        249
    CJ98U060  s1998 10 29.32923 2 -0.00675599 -0.00765601 -0.00406755        249
    CJ98U060  S1998 10 29.34590 14 07 35.9  -14 22 58                        249
    CJ98U060  s1998 10 29.34590 2 -0.00675505 -0.00765662 -0.00406814        249
    CK00X040  S2000 12 05.43479 16 51 44.6  -24 14 21                        249
    CK00X040  s2000 12 05.43479 2 -0.00664659 -0.00742652 -0.00369254        249
    CK00X040  S2000 12 05.46256 16 52 00.2  -24 08 18                        249
    CK00X040  s2000 12 05.46256 2 -0.00664360 -0.00742783 -0.00369235        249
    CK00X040  S2000 12 05.47645 16 52 07.9  -24 05 21                        249
    CK00X040  s2000 12 05.47645 2 -0.00664210 -0.00742848 -0.00369225        249
    CK00X040  S2000 12 05.49312 16 52 17.1  -24 01 30                        249
    CK00X040  s2000 12 05.49312 2 -0.00664030 -0.00742927 -0.00369214        249
    CK00X040  S2000 12 05.50423 16 52 24.7  -23 58 47                        249
    CK00X040  s2000 12 05.50423 2 -0.00663910 -0.00742979 -0.00369206        249
    CK00X050  S2000 12 07.07645 16 59 20.9  -24 29 03                        249
    CK00X050  s2000 12 07.07645 2 -0.00646582 -0.00750437 -0.00368069        249
    CK00X050  S2000 12 07.08756 16 59 23.0  -24 25 58                        249
    CK00X050  s2000 12 07.08756 2 -0.00646457 -0.00750490 -0.00368060        249
    CK00X050  S2000 12 07.10145 16 59 34.5  -24 23 12                        249
    CK00X050  s2000 12 07.10145 2 -0.00646301 -0.00750557 -0.00368050        249
    CK00X050  S2000 12 07.11812 16 59 42.3  -24 19 22                        249
    CK00X050  s2000 12 07.11812 2 -0.00646113 -0.00750637 -0.00368037        249
    CK00X050  S2000 12 07.12923 16 59 48.0  -24 16 24                        249
    CK00X050  s2000 12 07.12923 2 -0.00645988 -0.00750690 -0.00368029        249
    CK00X050  S2000 12 07.14312 16 59 54.6  -24 13 32                        249
    CK00X050  s2000 12 07.14312 2 -0.00645831 -0.00750756 -0.00368018        249
    CK00X060  S2000 12 07.45146 17 03 23.0  -24 35 25                        249
    CK00X060  s2000 12 07.45146 2 -0.00642339 -0.00752236 -0.00367783        249
    CK00X060  S2000 12 07.46256 17 03 26.0  -24 32 12                        249
    CK00X060  s2000 12 07.46256 2 -0.00642212 -0.00752289 -0.00367774        249
    CK00X060  S2000 12 07.47645 17 03 30.1  -24 28 31                        249
    CK00X060  s2000 12 07.47645 2 -0.00642054 -0.00752356 -0.00367764        249
    CK00X060  S2000 12 07.49312 17 03 35.4  -24 23 51                        249
    CK00X060  s2000 12 07.49312 2 -0.00641865 -0.00752436 -0.00367751        249
    CK00X060  S2000 12 07.50424 17 03 38.8  -24 20 39                        249
    CK00X060  s2000 12 07.50424 2 -0.00641738 -0.00752490 -0.00367742        249
    CK00X060  S2000 12 07.51812 17 03 41.3  -24 16 49                        249
    CK00X060  s2000 12 07.51812 2 -0.00641580 -0.00752556 -0.00367732        249
    CK00X060  S2000 12 07.53480 17 03 45.9  -24 11 47                        249
    CK00X060  s2000 12 07.53480 2 -0.00641390 -0.00752637 -0.00367719        249
    CK00X070  S2000 12 10.64312 17 16 25.3  -24 50 27                        249
    CK00X070  s2000 12 10.64312 2 -0.00604277 -0.00768050 -0.00365240        249
    CK00X070  S2000 12 10.65979 17 16 31.1  -24 47 16                        249
    CK00X070  s2000 12 10.65979 2 -0.00604068 -0.00768136 -0.00365227        249
    CK00X070  S2000 12 10.67091 17 16 36.7  -24 44 42                        249
    CK00X070  s2000 12 10.67091 2 -0.00603929 -0.00768193 -0.00365218        249
    CK00X070  S2000 12 10.68479 17 16 40.0  -24 42 24                        249
    CK00X070  s2000 12 10.68479 2 -0.00603755 -0.00768264 -0.00365207        249
    CK00X070  S2000 12 10.70145 17 16 46.7  -24 38 23                        249
    CK00X070  s2000 12 10.70145 2 -0.00603545 -0.00768349 -0.00365193        249
    CK00X070  S2000 12 10.71257 17 16 50.8  -24 36 05                        249
    CK00X070  s2000 12 10.71257 2 -0.00603406 -0.00768407 -0.00365184        249
    CK00X070  S2000 12 10.72645 17 16 55.9  -24 32 47                        249
    CK00X070  s2000 12 10.72645 2 -0.00603231 -0.00768478 -0.00365173        249
    CK00X070  S2000 12 10.74312 17 17 00.6  -24 29 25                        249
    CK00X070  s2000 12 10.74312 2 -0.00603021 -0.00768564 -0.00365160        249
    CK00X070  S2000 12 10.75423 17 17 05.9  -24 26 39                        249
    CK00X070  s2000 12 10.75423 2 -0.00602882 -0.00768621 -0.00365151        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.26257 17 46 34.3  -27 33 42                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.26257 2 -0.00509390 -0.00803743 -0.00360031        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.27924 17 46 40.3  -27 30 26                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.27924 2 -0.00509116 -0.00803832 -0.00360017        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.32091 17 46 51.3  -27 21 13                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.32091 2 -0.00508429 -0.00804057 -0.00359982        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.34590 17 47 00.5  -27 15 14                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.34590 2 -0.00508017 -0.00804191 -0.00359961        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.36257 17 47 05.0  -27 12 24                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.36257 2 -0.00507742 -0.00804281 -0.00359947        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.38756 17 47 15.7  -27 06 24                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.38756 2 -0.00507329 -0.00804415 -0.00359926        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.40423 17 47 18.6  -27 02 29                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.40423 2 -0.00507053 -0.00804504 -0.00359912        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.44595 17 47 30.6  -26 52 54                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.44595 2 -0.00506362 -0.00804728 -0.00359877        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.47090 17 47 38.3  -26 47 02                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.47090 2 -0.00505948 -0.00804862 -0.00359856        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.48757 17 47 42.0  -26 42 52                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.48757 2 -0.00505672 -0.00804951 -0.00359841        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.51258 17 47 48.8  -26 36 52                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.51258 2 -0.00505256 -0.00805085 -0.00359820        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.52924 17 47 53.8  -26 32 43                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.52924 2 -0.00504979 -0.00805174 -0.00359806        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.57091 17 48 03.7  -26 22 29                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.57091 2 -0.00504285 -0.00805397 -0.00359771        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.59591 17 48 10.7  -26 16 24                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.59591 2 -0.00503869 -0.00805531 -0.00359749        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.61258 17 48 13.3  -26 12 09                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.61258 2 -0.00503590 -0.00805620 -0.00359735        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.63756 17 48 18.3  -26 05 35                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.63756 2 -0.00503173 -0.00805753 -0.00359714        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.65423 17 48 24.4  -26 01 24                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.65423 2 -0.00502895 -0.00805842 -0.00359699        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.67923 17 48 29.4  -25 53 47                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.67923 2 -0.00502476 -0.00805975 -0.00359678        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.69590 17 48 33.9  -25 49 40                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.69590 2 -0.00502197 -0.00806064 -0.00359663        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.72090 17 48 35.4  -25 43 10                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.72090 2 -0.00501778 -0.00806197 -0.00359642        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.82645 17 48 51.0  -25 11 53                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.82645 2 -0.00500004 -0.00806759 -0.00359551        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.83757 17 48 50.8  -25 08 06                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.83757 2 -0.00499816 -0.00806818 -0.00359541        249
    CK00Y040  S2000 12 17.85145 17 48 51.4  -25 03 38                        249
    CK00Y040  s2000 12 17.85145 2 -0.00499582 -0.00806891 -0.00359529        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comets reported by X. Leprette,
    M. Zhou,  M. Oates, N. Boschat and T. Lovejoy, measurements by D. Hammer,
    reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CJ97S030   1997 Sept. 24.75   0.0053   1.0      85.44     2.78   146.05     M
CJ98U060   1998 Oct.  29.66   0.0054   1.0      80.63     3.67   143.74     M
CK00X040   2000 Dec.   5.76   0.0059   1.0      38.13   314.54   141.91     M
CK00X050   2000 Dec.   7.47   0.0055   1.0      80.32     3.76   143.18     M
CK00X060   2000 Dec.   7.81   0.0077   1.0      68.37   346.04   138.16     M
CK00X070   2000 Dec.  11.05   0.0059   1.0      61.09   340.27   147.79     M
CK00Y040   2000 Dec.  18.08   0.0051   1.0      52.89   324.92   132.68     M

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-A47

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