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Minor Planet Center

MPEC 2001-C23: COMETS C/2000 C2, 2000 C3, 2000 C4 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-C23                                Issued 2001 Feb. 10, 15:43 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.

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                   COMETS C/2000 C2, 2000 C3, 2000 C4 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK01C020  S2001 02 06.32091 21 52 43.3  -18 09 39                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 06.32091 2 +0.00721616 -0.00425692 -0.00113200        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 06.43064 21 51 40.9  -17 59 24                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 06.43064 2 +0.00723607 -0.00423285 -0.00112304        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 06.44590 21 51 30.7  -17 57 35                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 06.44590 2 +0.00723884 -0.00422950 -0.00112179        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 06.47090 21 51 14.8  -17 54 58                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 06.47090 2 +0.00724336 -0.00422402 -0.00111975        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 06.48757 21 51 04.8  -17 53 08                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 06.48757 2 +0.00724637 -0.00422036 -0.00111840        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 06.51256 21 50 47.9  -17 50 05                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 06.51256 2 +0.00725089 -0.00421487 -0.00111636        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 06.52923 21 50 38.2  -17 48 26                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 06.52923 2 +0.00725390 -0.00421121 -0.00111500        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 06.57091 21 50 10.8  -17 43 48                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 06.57091 2 +0.00726142 -0.00420206 -0.00111160        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 06.59590 21 49 57.5  -17 41 13                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 06.59590 2 +0.00726592 -0.00419657 -0.00110956        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 06.61258 21 49 45.4  -17 39 19                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 06.61258 2 +0.00726892 -0.00419291 -0.00110821        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 06.63756 21 49 29.3  -17 36 51                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 06.63756 2 +0.00727342 -0.00418742 -0.00110617        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 06.93488 21 46 08.6  -17 04 10                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 06.93488 2 +0.00732659 -0.00412206 -0.00108199        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.01265 21 45 11.8  -16 55 25                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.01265 2 +0.00734041 -0.00410495 -0.00107568        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.02925 21 44 59.4  -16 53 27                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.02925 2 +0.00734335 -0.00410130 -0.00107433        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.07093 21 44 28.0  -16 48 47                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.07093 2 +0.00735073 -0.00409212 -0.00107095        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.09590 21 44 08.0  -16 45 45                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.09590 2 +0.00735515 -0.00408662 -0.00106893        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.11256 21 43 54.9  -16 43 43                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.11256 2 +0.00735810 -0.00408295 -0.00106758        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.13756 21 43 35.6  -16 40 54                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.13756 2 +0.00736252 -0.00407745 -0.00106555        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.15423 21 43 22.2  -16 38 54                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.15423 2 +0.00736546 -0.00407378 -0.00106420        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.17923 21 43 01.9  -16 36 01                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.17923 2 +0.00736985 -0.00406829 -0.00106218        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.19590 21 42 48.2  -16 33 59                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.19590 2 +0.00737281 -0.00406460 -0.00106082        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.22090 21 42 26.6  -16 30 57                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.22090 2 +0.00737720 -0.00405911 -0.00105881        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.23756 21 42 12.7  -16 29 03                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.23756 2 +0.00738014 -0.00405542 -0.00105745        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.26256 21 41 52.1  -16 25 58                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.26256 2 +0.00738453 -0.00404993 -0.00105543        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.27923 21 41 37.3  -16 23 57                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.27923 2 +0.00738747 -0.00404624 -0.00105408        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.32091 21 41 01.0  -16 18 53                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.32091 2 +0.00739479 -0.00403705 -0.00105071        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.34590 21 40 37.3  -16 15 53                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.34590 2 +0.00739916 -0.00403156 -0.00104869        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.36256 21 40 22.8  -16 13 47                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.36256 2 +0.00740209 -0.00402787 -0.00104734        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.38756 21 39 58.7  -16 10 41                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.38756 2 +0.00740646 -0.00402238 -0.00104532        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.40423 21 39 43.2  -16 08 35                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.40423 2 +0.00740939 -0.00401868 -0.00104397        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.43062 21 39 18.0  -16 05 12                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.43062 2 +0.00741399 -0.00401288 -0.00104185        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.47092 21 38 36.9  -16 00 04                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.47092 2 +0.00742103 -0.00400399 -0.00103859        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.48757 21 38 21.0  -15 57 50                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.48757 2 +0.00742394 -0.00400031 -0.00103724        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.51257 21 37 53.0  -15 54 27                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.51257 2 +0.00742829 -0.00399481 -0.00103523        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.52925 21 37 34.2  -15 52 23                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.52925 2 +0.00743121 -0.00399111 -0.00103388        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.57093 21 36 48.1  -15 46 42                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.57093 2 +0.00743846 -0.00398191 -0.00103051        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.59592 21 36 18.9  -15 43 02                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.59592 2 +0.00744279 -0.00397642 -0.00102850        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.61257 21 35 58.9  -15 41 17                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.61257 2 +0.00744570 -0.00397272 -0.00102715        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.63757 21 35 26.9  -15 37 39                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.63757 2 +0.00745003 -0.00396722 -0.00102515        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.65453 21 35 05.6  -15 35 23                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.65453 2 +0.00745298 -0.00396346 -0.00102377        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.67923 21 34 33.6  -15 32 02                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.67923 2 +0.00745725 -0.00395802 -0.00102179        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.69592 21 34 09.9  -15 29 57                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.69592 2 +0.00746015 -0.00395432 -0.00102044        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.75423 21 32 40.5  -15 20 52                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.75423 2 +0.00747025 -0.00394144 -0.00101574        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.77090 21 32 12.6  -15 18 23                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.77090 2 +0.00747312 -0.00393776 -0.00101440        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.78756 21 31 44.9  -15 15 56                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.78756 2 +0.00747600 -0.00393407 -0.00101306        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.81374 21 30 54.2  -15 11 45                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.81374 2 +0.00748052 -0.00392829 -0.00101095        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.82924 21 30 23.2  -15 09 23                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.82924 2 +0.00748319 -0.00392487 -0.00100970        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.83756 21 30 04.7  -15 07 44                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.83756 2 +0.00748462 -0.00392303 -0.00100903        249
    CK01C020  S2001 02 07.85423 21 29 28.2  -15 05 05                        249
    CK01C020  s2001 02 07.85423 2 +0.00748749 -0.00391935 -0.00100769        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.48756 21 38 55.4  -19 17 11                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.48756 2 +0.00667290 -0.00487198 -0.00136574        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.51257 21 38 40.1  -19 14 05                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.51257 2 +0.00667795 -0.00486662 -0.00136366        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.52923 21 38 32.5  -19 12 00                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.52923 2 +0.00668131 -0.00486304 -0.00136228        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.57094 21 38 07.5  -19 07 10                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.57094 2 +0.00668971 -0.00485409 -0.00135881        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.59590 21 37 52.5  -19 04 19                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.59590 2 +0.00669473 -0.00484874 -0.00135673        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.61256 21 37 42.6  -19 02 33                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.61256 2 +0.00669809 -0.00484516 -0.00135534        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.63757 21 37 29.4  -18 59 31                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.63757 2 +0.00670311 -0.00483979 -0.00135326        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.65423 21 37 18.2  -18 57 31                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.65423 2 +0.00670645 -0.00483621 -0.00135188        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.67923 21 37 03.9  -18 54 43                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.67923 2 +0.00671147 -0.00483084 -0.00134980        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.69590 21 36 53.7  -18 52 44                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.69590 2 +0.00671481 -0.00482726 -0.00134841        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.72090 21 36 38.7  -18 49 44                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.72090 2 +0.00671982 -0.00482189 -0.00134634        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.73757 21 36 27.5  -18 47 42                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.73757 2 +0.00672315 -0.00481831 -0.00134495        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.77923 21 36 02.2  -18 42 46                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.77923 2 +0.00673148 -0.00480935 -0.00134149        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.82095 21 35 36.7  -18 37 49                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.82095 2 +0.00673981 -0.00480038 -0.00133802        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.86257 21 35 10.0  -18 32 50                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.86257 2 +0.00674810 -0.00479142 -0.00133456        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.88792 21 34 53.7  -18 29 50                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.88792 2 +0.00675315 -0.00478596 -0.00133245        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.90424 21 34 42.7  -18 27 48                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.90424 2 +0.00675639 -0.00478245 -0.00133110        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.92923 21 34 26.0  -18 24 43                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.92923 2 +0.00676136 -0.00477707 -0.00132902        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.97099 21 33 58.6  -18 19 40                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.97099 2 +0.00676965 -0.00476807 -0.00132555        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 03.98757 21 33 47.9  -18 17 37                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 03.98757 2 +0.00677294 -0.00476450 -0.00132418        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.01256 21 33 31.4  -18 14 37                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.01256 2 +0.00677789 -0.00475911 -0.00132210        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.02924 21 33 19.2  -18 12 30                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.02924 2 +0.00678119 -0.00475552 -0.00132072        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.07092 21 32 50.6  -18 07 26                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.07092 2 +0.00678943 -0.00474653 -0.00131726        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.09590 21 32 32.3  -18 04 17                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.09590 2 +0.00679436 -0.00474114 -0.00131518        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.11257 21 32 20.5  -18 02 09                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.11257 2 +0.00679765 -0.00473755 -0.00131380        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.13756 21 32 02.5  -17 59 03                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.13756 2 +0.00680258 -0.00473215 -0.00131172        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.15423 21 31 50.3  -17 56 53                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.15423 2 +0.00680587 -0.00472855 -0.00131034        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.17923 21 31 32.5  -17 53 43                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.17923 2 +0.00681079 -0.00472316 -0.00130827        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.22100 21 31 00.2  -17 48 22                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.22100 2 +0.00681900 -0.00471414 -0.00130480        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.23756 21 30 46.8  -17 46 24                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.23756 2 +0.00682226 -0.00471056 -0.00130343        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.26257 21 30 27.9  -17 42 55                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.26257 2 +0.00682717 -0.00470516 -0.00130135        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.27923 21 30 14.6  -17 40 44                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.27923 2 +0.00683043 -0.00470156 -0.00129997        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.32094 21 29 41.9  -17 35 16                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.32094 2 +0.00683861 -0.00469254 -0.00129651        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.34590 21 29 20.6  -17 31 48                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.34590 2 +0.00684349 -0.00468715 -0.00129444        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.36256 21 29 07.2  -17 29 44                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.36256 2 +0.00684675 -0.00468354 -0.00129306        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.38756 21 28 45.8  -17 26 27                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.38756 2 +0.00685163 -0.00467813 -0.00129099        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.40423 21 28 31.0  -17 24 09                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.40423 2 +0.00685489 -0.00467453 -0.00128961        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.44698 21 27 53.8  -17 18 22                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.44698 2 +0.00686322 -0.00466528 -0.00128606        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.47090 21 27 31.5  -17 15 29                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.47090 2 +0.00686788 -0.00466010 -0.00128408        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.48756 21 27 16.7  -17 12 26                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.48756 2 +0.00687113 -0.00465649 -0.00128270        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.51256 21 26 50.8  -17 09 16                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.51256 2 +0.00687599 -0.00465108 -0.00128063        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.52923 21 26 36.9  -17 06 33                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.52923 2 +0.00687923 -0.00464747 -0.00127925        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.57090 21 25 55.1  -17 00 55                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.57090 2 +0.00688732 -0.00463844 -0.00127580        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.59590 21 25 29.4  -16 56 58                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.59590 2 +0.00689216 -0.00463303 -0.00127373        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.61258 21 25 10.6  -16 54 37                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.61258 2 +0.00689540 -0.00462941 -0.00127235        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.63756 21 24 43.3  -16 50 55                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.63756 2 +0.00690023 -0.00462399 -0.00127028        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.65455 21 24 26.5  -16 48 15                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.65455 2 +0.00690352 -0.00462031 -0.00126887        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.67924 21 23 56.2  -16 44 22                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.67924 2 +0.00690829 -0.00461496 -0.00126683        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.69590 21 23 35.9  -16 42 06                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.69590 2 +0.00691151 -0.00461135 -0.00126545        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.72091 21 23 08.5  -16 37 39                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.72091 2 +0.00691633 -0.00460592 -0.00126338        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.73758 21 22 44.6  -16 35 47                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.73758 2 +0.00691955 -0.00460230 -0.00126200        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.81375 21 20 55.7  -16 22 25                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.81375 2 +0.00693422 -0.00458576 -0.00125570        249
    CK01C030  S2001 02 04.82924 21 20 33.4  -16 20 00                        249
    CK01C030  s2001 02 04.82924 2 +0.00693719 -0.00458240 -0.00125442        249
    CK01C040  S2001 02 08.20425 21 35 22.9  -16 01 18                        249
    CK01C040  s2001 02 08.20425 2 +0.00754739 -0.00384194 -0.00097960        249
    CK01C040  S2001 02 08.22961 21 34 47.6  -15 55 27                        249
    CK01C040  s2001 02 08.22961 2 +0.00755170 -0.00383633 -0.00097757        249
    CK01C040  S2001 02 08.24591 21 34 25.3  -15 51 39                        249
    CK01C040  s2001 02 08.24591 2 +0.00755447 -0.00383272 -0.00097626        249
    CK01C040  S2001 02 08.25423 21 34 12.8  -15 49 44                        249
    CK01C040  s2001 02 08.25423 2 +0.00755588 -0.00383088 -0.00097560        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs (C3 and C2 for C/2001 C2 and 2001 C3,
    C2 alone for C/2001 C4).  Measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by
    B. G. Marsden.  The C/2001 C2 observations continue those on MPEC
    2001-C09.  Comets C/2001 C3 and 2001 C4 were reported by M. Oates.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK01C020   2001 Feb.   7.92   0.0053   1.0      86.45     8.15   144.61     M
CK01C030   2001 Feb.   4.98   0.0051   1.0      79.54     1.02   144.59     M
CK01C040   2001 Feb.   8.44   0.0049   1.0      61.31   328.18   133.93     M

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-C23

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