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MPEC 2002-A49: COMETS C/2001 X4, 2001 X5, 2001 X6, 2001 X7 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-A49                                Issued 2002 Jan.  9, 23:57 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/2001 X4, 2001 X5, 2001 X6, 2001 X7 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK01X040  S2001 12 02.39590 16 36 44.2  -23 47 09                        249
    CK01X040  s2001 12 02.39590 2 -0.00727753 -0.00672273 -0.00321100        249
    CK01X040  S2001 12 02.41256 16 36 55.6  -23 43 52                        249
    CK01X040  s2001 12 02.41256 2 -0.00727553 -0.00672395 -0.00321102        249
    CK01X040  S2001 12 02.44037 16 37 12.9  -23 38 24                        249
    CK01X040  s2001 12 02.44037 2 -0.00727218 -0.00672598 -0.00321105        249
    CK01X040  S2001 12 02.45588 16 37 23.1  -23 35 12                        249
    CK01X040  s2001 12 02.45588 2 -0.00727031 -0.00672712 -0.00321107        249
    CK01X040  S2001 12 02.46311 16 37 26.9  -23 33 31                        249
    CK01X040  s2001 12 02.46311 2 -0.00726943 -0.00672765 -0.00321107        249
    CK01X040  S2001 12 02.47923 16 37 38.1  -23 30 22                        249
    CK01X040  s2001 12 02.47923 2 -0.00726749 -0.00672883 -0.00321109        249
    CK01X040  S2001 12 02.49590 16 37 47.5  -23 26 40                        249
    CK01X040  s2001 12 02.49590 2 -0.00726548 -0.00673006 -0.00321111        249
    CK01X040  S2001 12 02.50423 16 37 52.2  -23 24 55                        249
    CK01X040  s2001 12 02.50423 2 -0.00726447 -0.00673067 -0.00321112        249
    CK01X050  S2001 12 04.45455 16 46 18.1  -24 07 30                        249
    CK01X050  s2001 12 04.45455 2 -0.00701837 -0.00687702 -0.00321423        249
    CK01X050  S2001 12 04.46256 16 46 23.3  -24 05 48                        249
    CK01X050  s2001 12 04.46256 2 -0.00701731 -0.00687764 -0.00321424        249
    CK01X050  S2001 12 04.47924 16 46 31.7  -24 02 17                        249
    CK01X050  s2001 12 04.47924 2 -0.00701511 -0.00687891 -0.00321428        249
    CK01X050  S2001 12 04.49590 16 46 42.3  -23 58 52                        249
    CK01X050  s2001 12 04.49590 2 -0.00701291 -0.00688019 -0.00321431        249
    CK01X050  S2001 12 04.50424 16 46 47.2  -23 56 31                        249
    CK01X050  s2001 12 04.50424 2 -0.00701181 -0.00688083 -0.00321433        249
    CK01X050  S2001 12 04.52090 16 46 55.4  -23 53 04                        249
    CK01X050  s2001 12 04.52090 2 -0.00700961 -0.00688210 -0.00321436        249
    CK01X060  S2001 12 06.24590 16 54 04.2  -24 18 21                        249
    CK01X060  s2001 12 06.24590 2 -0.00677211 -0.00701589 -0.00321841        249
    CK01X060  S2001 12 06.25423 16 54 07.4  -24 16 57                        249
    CK01X060  s2001 12 06.25423 2 -0.00677091 -0.00701654 -0.00321843        249
    CK01X060  S2001 12 06.31383 16 54 45.2  -24 05 07                        249
    CK01X060  s2001 12 06.31383 2 -0.00676235 -0.00702121 -0.00321859        249
    CK01X060  S2001 12 06.32934 16 54 54.0  -24 01 24                        249
    CK01X060  s2001 12 06.32934 2 -0.00676012 -0.00702242 -0.00321863        249
    CK01X060  S2001 12 06.33758 16 54 57.5  -23 59 36                        249
    CK01X060  s2001 12 06.33758 2 -0.00675894 -0.00702307 -0.00321865        249
    CK01X060  S2001 12 06.35423 16 55 06.1  -23 55 56                        249
    CK01X060  s2001 12 06.35423 2 -0.00675654 -0.00702437 -0.00321869        249
    CK01X060  S2001 12 06.37090 16 55 13.6  -23 52 12                        249
    CK01X060  s2001 12 06.37090 2 -0.00675413 -0.00702568 -0.00321874        249
    CK01X060  S2001 12 06.37923 16 55 18.6  -23 50 09                        249
    CK01X060  s2001 12 06.37923 2 -0.00675293 -0.00702633 -0.00321876        249
    CK01X060  S2001 12 06.39590 16 55 25.8  -23 46 15                        249
    CK01X060  s2001 12 06.39590 2 -0.00675053 -0.00702764 -0.00321880        249
    CK01X070  S2001 12 07.97923 17 04 24.2  -24 34 24                        249
    CK01X070  s2001 12 07.97923 2 -0.00651316 -0.00715199 -0.00322303        249
    CK01X070  S2001 12 07.99590 17 04 29.6  -24 30 59                        249
    CK01X070  s2001 12 07.99590 2 -0.00651055 -0.00715331 -0.00322308        249
    CK01X070  S2001 12 08.00425 17 04 32.6  -24 29 26                        249
    CK01X070  s2001 12 08.00425 2 -0.00650926 -0.00715396 -0.00322310        249
    CK01X070  S2001 12 08.02090 17 04 39.3  -24 26 05                        249
    CK01X070  s2001 12 08.02090 2 -0.00650667 -0.00715526 -0.00322314        249
    CK01X070  S2001 12 08.03756 17 04 44.7  -24 22 17                        249
    CK01X070  s2001 12 08.03756 2 -0.00650407 -0.00715657 -0.00322319        249
    CK01X070  S2001 12 08.06385 17 04 54.4  -24 16 48                        249
    CK01X070  s2001 12 08.06385 2 -0.00649997 -0.00715863 -0.00322326        249
    CK01X070  S2001 12 08.07934 17 04 59.1  -24 13 20                        249
    CK01X070  s2001 12 08.07934 2 -0.00649755 -0.00715985 -0.00322330        249
    CK01X070  S2001 12 08.08756 17 05 01.8  -24 11 33                        249
    CK01X070  s2001 12 08.08756 2 -0.00649626 -0.00716049 -0.00322332        249
    CK01X070  S2001 12 08.10423 17 05 06.9  -24 07 53                        249
    CK01X070  s2001 12 08.10423 2 -0.00649366 -0.00716180 -0.00322336        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet detections by S. Hoenig,
    M. Meyer and M. Boschat, measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by
    B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK01X040   2001 Dec.   2.77   0.0049   1.0      60.24   336.54   147.82     X
CK01X050   2001 Dec.   4.91   0.0059   1.0      97.31    23.35   138.71     X
CK01X060   2001 Dec.   6.61   0.0052   1.0      50.77   328.76   147.01     X
CK01X070   2001 Dec.   8.43   0.0076   1.0      73.18   353.27   147.30     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-A49

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