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MPEC 2002-B04 : COMETS C/2001 Y4, 2001 Y5 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-B04                                Issued 2002 Jan. 16, 17:03 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,
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                       COMETS C/2001 Y4, 2001 Y5 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK01Y040  S2001 12 18.24590 17 50 11.1  -25 15 42                        249
    CK01Y040  s2001 12 18.24590 2 -0.00455642 -0.00784631 -0.00320714        249
    CK01Y040  S2001 12 18.25423 17 50 19.3  -25 13 55                        249
    CK01Y040  s2001 12 18.25423 2 -0.00455459 -0.00784673 -0.00320707        249
    CK01Y040  S2001 12 18.27091 17 50 21.5  -25 09 55                        249
    CK01Y040  s2001 12 18.27091 2 -0.00455090 -0.00784757 -0.00320693        249
    CK01Y040  S2001 12 18.28756 17 50 24.5  -25 06 34                        249
    CK01Y040  s2001 12 18.28756 2 -0.00454723 -0.00784841 -0.00320679        249
    CK01Y040  S2001 12 18.31409 17 50 28.0  -25 00 33                        249
    CK01Y040  s2001 12 18.31409 2 -0.00454137 -0.00784974 -0.00320657        249
    CK01Y040  S2001 12 18.32957 17 50 27.6  -24 56 52                        249
    CK01Y040  s2001 12 18.32957 2 -0.00453795 -0.00785052 -0.00320644        249
    CK01Y040  S2001 12 18.35423 17 50 34.6  -24 50 44                        249
    CK01Y040  s2001 12 18.35423 2 -0.00453249 -0.00785176 -0.00320623        249
    CK01Y040  S2001 12 18.37091 17 50 32.8  -24 46 45                        249
    CK01Y040  s2001 12 18.37091 2 -0.00452880 -0.00785259 -0.00320609        249
    CK01Y040  S2001 12 18.37923 17 50 35.0  -24 44 41                        249
    CK01Y040  s2001 12 18.37923 2 -0.00452696 -0.00785301 -0.00320602        249
    CK01Y040  S2001 12 18.39590 17 50 34.5  -24 40 54                        249
    CK01Y040  s2001 12 18.39590 2 -0.00452327 -0.00785384 -0.00320588        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 21.52923 18 08 25.8  -28 20 25                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 21.52923 2 -0.00380841 -0.00799079 -0.00317168        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 21.57096 18 08 35.3  -28 13 40                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 21.57096 2 -0.00379862 -0.00799235 -0.00317112        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 21.59591 18 08 42.8  -28 09 13                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 21.59591 2 -0.00379277 -0.00799328 -0.00317079        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 21.61256 18 08 43.8  -28 06 21                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 21.61256 2 -0.00378885 -0.00799390 -0.00317057        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 21.63757 18 08 52.2  -28 02 31                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 21.63757 2 -0.00378298 -0.00799483 -0.00317023        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 21.67923 18 08 58.3  -27 54 49                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 21.67923 2 -0.00377319 -0.00799637 -0.00316967        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 21.69592 18 09 04.9  -27 52 12                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 21.69592 2 -0.00376926 -0.00799698 -0.00316945        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 21.72090 18 09 11.4  -27 47 59                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 21.72090 2 -0.00376339 -0.00799790 -0.00316911        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 21.76256 18 09 18.9  -27 40 47                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 21.76256 2 -0.00375358 -0.00799943 -0.00316855        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 21.77923 18 09 23.4  -27 37 53                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 21.77923 2 -0.00374965 -0.00800003 -0.00316832        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 21.82101 18 09 31.4  -27 30 43                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 21.82101 2 -0.00373981 -0.00800156 -0.00316775        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 21.84590 18 09 36.6  -27 26 26                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 21.84590 2 -0.00373394 -0.00800246 -0.00316741        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 21.86256 18 09 39.6  -27 23 11                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 21.86256 2 -0.00373001 -0.00800306 -0.00316718        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 21.88787 18 09 45.3  -27 18 49                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 21.88787 2 -0.00372404 -0.00800397 -0.00316683        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 21.90423 18 09 48.2  -27 15 54                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 21.90423 2 -0.00372018 -0.00800456 -0.00316660        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 21.92923 18 09 52.6  -27 11 35                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 21.92923 2 -0.00371428 -0.00800546 -0.00316626        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 21.97128 18 10 00.2  -27 04 21                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 21.97128 2 -0.00370435 -0.00800697 -0.00316568        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 21.98756 18 10 03.2  -27 01 11                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 21.98756 2 -0.00370050 -0.00800755 -0.00316545        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.01257 18 10 07.5  -26 56 56                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.01257 2 -0.00369459 -0.00800844 -0.00316510        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.02923 18 10 11.2  -26 53 30                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.02923 2 -0.00369065 -0.00800903 -0.00316487        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.07097 18 10 18.3  -26 45 57                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.07097 2 -0.00368078 -0.00801051 -0.00316428        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.09590 18 10 22.7  -26 41 26                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.09590 2 -0.00367488 -0.00801139 -0.00316393        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.11257 18 10 23.1  -26 38 26                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.11257 2 -0.00367093 -0.00801197 -0.00316370        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.17929 18 10 34.6  -26 25 52                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.17929 2 -0.00365513 -0.00801431 -0.00316275        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.22100 18 10 40.5  -26 17 20                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.22100 2 -0.00364524 -0.00801576 -0.00316216        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.23758 18 10 42.1  -26 14 49                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.23758 2 -0.00364130 -0.00801634 -0.00316192        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.57099 18 11 05.8  -25 06 26                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.57099 2 -0.00356199 -0.00802767 -0.00315708        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.59590 18 11 01.1  -25 00 47                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.59590 2 -0.00355605 -0.00802850 -0.00315671        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.61256 18 11 01.6  -24 57 14                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.61256 2 -0.00355207 -0.00802905 -0.00315647        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.63757 18 10 59.0  -24 52 06                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.63757 2 -0.00354610 -0.00802988 -0.00315610        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.65423 18 10 58.4  -24 48 48                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.65423 2 -0.00354212 -0.00803043 -0.00315585        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.67923 18 10 56.8  -24 42 01                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.67923 2 -0.00353615 -0.00803126 -0.00315548        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.58756 18 11 03.1  -25 03 15                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.58756 2 -0.00355803 -0.00802822 -0.00315684        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.60423 18 11 02.4  -24 59 27                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.60423 2 -0.00355405 -0.00802878 -0.00315659        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.62091 18 11 01.2  -24 55 30                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.62091 2 -0.00355007 -0.00802933 -0.00315634        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.62924 18 11 00.8  -24 53 44                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.62924 2 -0.00354808 -0.00802961 -0.00315622        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.64590 18 10 59.3  -24 49 53                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.64590 2 -0.00354411 -0.00803016 -0.00315597        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.66256 18 10 57.4  -24 45 53                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.66256 2 -0.00354013 -0.00803071 -0.00315572        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.67090 18 10 56.9  -24 43 54                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.67090 2 -0.00353813 -0.00803098 -0.00315560        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.68756 18 10 54.6  -24 39 57                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.68756 2 -0.00353415 -0.00803153 -0.00315535        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.70423 18 10 52.3  -24 35 55                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.70423 2 -0.00353017 -0.00803208 -0.00315510        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.71257 18 10 51.1  -24 33 51                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.71257 2 -0.00352818 -0.00803235 -0.00315498        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.72924 18 10 48.1  -24 29 44                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.72924 2 -0.00352419 -0.00803290 -0.00315473        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.74590 18 10 44.4  -24 25 35                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.74590 2 -0.00352021 -0.00803344 -0.00315448        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.75423 18 10 42.9  -24 23 29                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.75423 2 -0.00351822 -0.00803371 -0.00315435        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.77090 18 10 38.4  -24 19 07                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.77090 2 -0.00351423 -0.00803426 -0.00315410        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.78758 18 10 33.5  -24 14 42                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.78758 2 -0.00351024 -0.00803480 -0.00315385        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.81378 18 10 25.3  -24 07 52                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.81378 2 -0.00350397 -0.00803565 -0.00315346        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.82924 18 10 18.6  -24 03 25                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.82924 2 -0.00350027 -0.00803615 -0.00315322        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.83757 18 10 14.3  -24 01 06                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.83757 2 -0.00349827 -0.00803642 -0.00315310        249
    CK01Y050  S2001 12 22.85423 18 10 05.0  -23 56 12                        249
    CK01Y050  s2001 12 22.85423 2 -0.00349428 -0.00803695 -0.00315285        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by X. Zhou and
    M. Boschat, measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK01Y040   2001 Dec.  18.62   0.0070   1.0      42.87   324.05   144.61     X
CK01Y050   2001 Dec.  22.98   0.0053   1.0      87.04     8.83   144.61     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-B04

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