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MPEC 2002-D42 : COMETS C/1998 H5, 1998 H6, 1999 H8, 1999 H9 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-D42                                Issued 2002 Feb. 27, 00:45 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/1998 H5, 1998 H6, 1999 H8, 1999 H9 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ98H050  S1998 04 20.17269 01 57 47.2  +10 22 23                        249
    CJ98H050  s1998 04 20.17269 2 +0.00673781 +0.00799129 +0.00297243        249
    CJ98H050  S1998 04 20.19077 01 57 29.1  +10 24 25                        249
    CJ98H050  s1998 04 20.19077 2 +0.00673671 +0.00799303 +0.00297269        249
    CJ98H050  S1998 04 20.25475 01 56 34.1  +10 32 49                        249
    CJ98H050  s1998 04 20.25475 2 +0.00673282 +0.00799918 +0.00297361        249
    CJ98H050  S1998 04 20.27321 01 56 16.9  +10 35 18                        249
    CJ98H050  s1998 04 20.27321 2 +0.00673170 +0.00800096 +0.00297388        249
    CJ98H050  S1998 04 20.29516 01 55 56.5  +10 38 23                        249
    CJ98H050  s1998 04 20.29516 2 +0.00673036 +0.00800306 +0.00297419        249
    CJ98H050  S1998 04 20.31767 01 55 34.5  +10 41 54                        249
    CJ98H050  s1998 04 20.31767 2 +0.00672900 +0.00800522 +0.00297451        249
    CJ98H060  S1998 04 20.25475 01 57 34.2  +10 22 14                        249
    CJ98H060  s1998 04 20.25475 2 +0.00673282 +0.00799918 +0.00297361        249
    CJ98H060  S1998 04 20.27321 01 57 16.0  +10 24 52                        249
    CJ98H060  s1998 04 20.27321 2 +0.00673170 +0.00800096 +0.00297388        249
    CJ98H060  S1998 04 20.29516 01 56 58.0  +10 27 52                        249
    CJ98H060  s1998 04 20.29516 2 +0.00673036 +0.00800306 +0.00297419        249
    CJ98H060  S1998 04 20.31767 01 56 36.4  +10 32 00                        249
    CJ98H060  s1998 04 20.31767 2 +0.00672900 +0.00800522 +0.00297451        249
    CJ98H060  S1998 04 20.33695 01 56 13.4  +10 33 49                        249
    CJ98H060  s1998 04 20.33695 2 +0.00672782 +0.00800707 +0.00297479        249
    CJ99H080  S1999 04 19.93756 01 55 31.0  +10 19 18                        249
    CJ99H080  s1999 04 19.93756 2 +0.00749684 +0.00772765 +0.00263654        249
    CJ99H080  S1999 04 19.97923 01 54 53.3  +10 24 46                        249
    CJ99H080  s1999 04 19.97923 2 +0.00749463 +0.00773060 +0.00263695        249
    CJ99H080  S1999 04 19.99590 01 54 37.0  +10 26 45                        249
    CJ99H080  s1999 04 19.99590 2 +0.00749374 +0.00773179 +0.00263711        249
    CJ99H080  S1999 04 20.00423 01 54 29.5  +10 27 50                        249
    CJ99H080  s1999 04 20.00423 2 +0.00749330 +0.00773237 +0.00263719        249
    CJ99H080  S1999 04 20.02091 01 54 13.7  +10 30 01                        249
    CJ99H080  s1999 04 20.02091 2 +0.00749242 +0.00773354 +0.00263735        249
    CJ99H090  S1999 04 26.25423 02 15 43.2  +11 53 34                        249
    CJ99H090  s1999 04 26.25423 2 +0.00719273 +0.00808758 +0.00267562        249
    CJ99H090  S1999 04 26.27121 02 15 30.0  +11 56 38                        249
    CJ99H090  s1999 04 26.27121 2 +0.00719203 +0.00808835 +0.00267568        249
    CJ99H090  S1999 04 26.28756 02 15 17.7  +11 59 45                        249
    CJ99H090  s1999 04 26.28756 2 +0.00719135 +0.00808909 +0.00267574        249
    CJ99H090  S1999 04 26.31342 02 14 57.5  +12 04 51                        249
    CJ99H090  s1999 04 26.31342 2 +0.00719029 +0.00809026 +0.00267583        249
    CJ99H090  S1999 04 26.32946 02 14 44.5  +12 08 05                        249
    CJ99H090  s1999 04 26.32946 2 +0.00718963 +0.00809098 +0.00267588        249
    CJ99H090  S1999 04 26.33756 02 14 38.3  +12 09 46                        249
    CJ99H090  s1999 04 26.33756 2 +0.00718929 +0.00809135 +0.00267591        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet detections by S. Hoenig and
    R. Kracht, measurements by D. A. Biesecker, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CJ98H050   1998 Apr.  20.58   0.0049   1.0      86.37     5.76   143.95     X
CJ98H060   1998 Apr.  20.61   0.0050   1.0      79.40     1.02   142.82     X
CJ99H080   1999 Apr.  20.31   0.0050   1.0      84.26     3.73   145.23     X
CJ99H090   1999 Apr.  26.59   0.0072   1.0      57.74   330.00   139.46     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-D42

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