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Minor Planet Center

MPEC 2002-M47 : COMETS C/1997 S4, 1997 U9, 2002 M2 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-M47                                Issued 2002 June 29, 14:06 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/1997 S4, 1997 U9, 2002 M2 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ97S040  S1997 09 29.18792 12 16 40.7  -01 07 57                        249
    CJ97S040  s1997 09 29.18792 2 -0.00832653 -0.00437789 -0.00154882        249
    CJ97S040  S1997 09 29.20118 12 16 59.3  -01 09 24                        249
    CJ97S040  s1997 09 29.20118 2 -0.00832574 -0.00438062 -0.00155037        249
    CJ97S040  S1997 09 29.24495 12 18 06.6  -01 15 12                        249
    CJ97S040  s1997 09 29.24495 2 -0.00832313 -0.00438960 -0.00155548        249
    CJ97S040  S1997 09 29.25823 12 18 26.9  -01 17 32                        249
    CJ97S040  s1997 09 29.25823 2 -0.00832234 -0.00439232 -0.00155703        249
    CJ97U090  S1997 10 23.02360 13 45 56.1  -09 17 53                        249
    CJ97U090  s1997 10 23.02360 2 -0.00637969 -0.00765261 -0.00369327        249
    CJ97U090  S1997 10 23.03886 13 46 14.6  -09 15 35                        249
    CJ97U090  s1997 10 23.03886 2 -0.00637853 -0.00765389 -0.00369426        249
    CJ97U090  S1997 10 23.05495 13 46 34.8  -09 13 24                        249
    CJ97U090  s1997 10 23.05495 2 -0.00637731 -0.00765525 -0.00369530        249
    CJ97U090  S1997 10 23.06564 13 46 47.6  -09 12 01                        249
    CJ97U090  s1997 10 23.06564 2 -0.00637650 -0.00765615 -0.00369599        249
    CJ97U090  S1997 10 23.08166 13 47 08.6  -09 09 54                        249
    CJ97U090  s1997 10 23.08166 2 -0.00637528 -0.00765750 -0.00369703        249
    CJ97U090  S1997 10 23.09200 13 47 22.3  -09 08 43                        249
    CJ97U090  s1997 10 23.09200 2 -0.00637449 -0.00765837 -0.00369770        249
    CJ97U090  S1997 10 23.10801 13 47 41.0  -09 07 00                        249
    CJ97U090  s1997 10 23.10801 2 -0.00637328 -0.00765972 -0.00369873        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.50007 05 37 35.6  +19 27 07                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.50007 2 +0.00436170 +0.00777232 +0.00370865        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.51048 05 37 36.9  +19 28 08                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.51048 2 +0.00435932 +0.00777263 +0.00370908        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.52091 05 37 38.1  +19 30 12                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.52091 2 +0.00435693 +0.00777293 +0.00370950        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.53132 05 37 40.8  +19 31 07                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.53132 2 +0.00435455 +0.00777323 +0.00370993        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.54173 05 37 41.8  +19 32 30                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.54173 2 +0.00435217 +0.00777354 +0.00371036        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.56262 05 37 48.6  +19 36 09                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.56262 2 +0.00434738 +0.00777414 +0.00371122        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.57298 05 37 50.8  +19 36 52                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.57298 2 +0.00434501 +0.00777444 +0.00371164        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.58340 05 37 51.4  +19 38 22                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.58340 2 +0.00434262 +0.00777474 +0.00371207        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.59381 05 37 52.0  +19 39 33                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.59381 2 +0.00434024 +0.00777504 +0.00371250        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.60423 05 37 55.7  +19 41 19                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.60423 2 +0.00433785 +0.00777534 +0.00371292        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.61465 05 37 58.6  +19 42 03                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.61465 2 +0.00433546 +0.00777565 +0.00371335        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.62509 05 37 59.7  +19 44 06                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.62509 2 +0.00433307 +0.00777595 +0.00371378        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.63548 05 38 01.4  +19 45 17                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.63548 2 +0.00433069 +0.00777624 +0.00371420        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.64590 05 38 04.7  +19 46 55                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.64590 2 +0.00432830 +0.00777654 +0.00371463        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.65632 05 38 07.6  +19 48 38                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.65632 2 +0.00432591 +0.00777684 +0.00371505        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.66673 05 38 09.5  +19 50 06                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.66673 2 +0.00432352 +0.00777714 +0.00371548        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.67715 05 38 11.0  +19 51 44                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.67715 2 +0.00432113 +0.00777744 +0.00371590        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.68758 05 38 14.2  +19 52 51                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.68758 2 +0.00431874 +0.00777774 +0.00371633        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.69798 05 38 15.2  +19 54 32                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.69798 2 +0.00431635 +0.00777803 +0.00371675        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.70842 05 38 19.3  +19 56 58                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.70842 2 +0.00431396 +0.00777833 +0.00371718        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.71882 05 38 20.6  +19 57 46                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.71882 2 +0.00431157 +0.00777863 +0.00371760        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.72923 05 38 23.7  +19 59 20                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.72923 2 +0.00430918 +0.00777892 +0.00371802        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.73965 05 38 25.9  +20 00 34                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.73965 2 +0.00430679 +0.00777922 +0.00371845        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.75006 05 38 27.1  +20 02 41                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.75006 2 +0.00430440 +0.00777952 +0.00371887        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.76048 05 38 30.7  +20 04 10                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.76048 2 +0.00430201 +0.00777981 +0.00371929        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.77090 05 38 32.8  +20 05 22                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.77090 2 +0.00429961 +0.00778011 +0.00371972        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.78132 05 38 33.9  +20 07 07                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.78132 2 +0.00429722 +0.00778040 +0.00372014        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.80215 05 38 41.9  +20 10 41                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.80215 2 +0.00429243 +0.00778099 +0.00372098        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.81256 05 38 43.4  +20 11 59                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.81256 2 +0.00429004 +0.00778128 +0.00372141        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.82298 05 38 44.7  +20 13 50                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.82298 2 +0.00428764 +0.00778158 +0.00372183        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.83340 05 38 47.8  +20 14 52                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.83340 2 +0.00428525 +0.00778187 +0.00372225        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.84381 05 38 51.9  +20 17 02                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.84381 2 +0.00428286 +0.00778216 +0.00372267        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.85423 05 38 52.7  +20 18 44                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.85423 2 +0.00428046 +0.00778245 +0.00372309        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.86465 05 38 54.7  +20 20 08                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.86465 2 +0.00427806 +0.00778275 +0.00372351        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.87507 05 38 57.4  +20 21 52                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.87507 2 +0.00427567 +0.00778304 +0.00372393        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.88548 05 39 00.7  +20 23 26                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.88548 2 +0.00427327 +0.00778333 +0.00372435        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.89590 05 39 03.9  +20 25 47                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.89590 2 +0.00427087 +0.00778362 +0.00372477        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.90631 05 39 06.3  +20 27 18                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.90631 2 +0.00426848 +0.00778391 +0.00372520        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.92715 05 39 10.7  +20 30 49                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.92715 2 +0.00426368 +0.00778449 +0.00372603        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.93757 05 39 14.7  +20 32 22                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.93757 2 +0.00426128 +0.00778478 +0.00372645        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.94798 05 39 16.3  +20 34 07                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.94798 2 +0.00425888 +0.00778507 +0.00372687        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.95840 05 39 20.1  +20 35 57                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.95840 2 +0.00425648 +0.00778536 +0.00372729        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.96881 05 39 22.5  +20 37 37                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.96881 2 +0.00425409 +0.00778565 +0.00372771        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.97923 05 39 24.6  +20 39 31                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.97923 2 +0.00425169 +0.00778593 +0.00372813        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 17.98966 05 39 27.7  +20 41 13                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 17.98966 2 +0.00424928 +0.00778622 +0.00372855        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.01056 05 39 34.2  +20 44 50                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.01056 2 +0.00424439 +0.00778684 +0.00372932        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.02091 05 39 35.0  +20 46 54                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.02091 2 +0.00424200 +0.00778712 +0.00372974        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.03131 05 39 39.4  +20 48 32                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.03131 2 +0.00423961 +0.00778741 +0.00373016        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.04173 05 39 43.1  +20 50 34                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.04173 2 +0.00423720 +0.00778770 +0.00373057        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.05215 05 39 45.8  +20 52 22                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.05215 2 +0.00423480 +0.00778798 +0.00373099        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.06256 05 39 48.4  +20 54 25                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.06256 2 +0.00423240 +0.00778827 +0.00373141        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.08693 05 39 56.2  +20 59 01                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.08693 2 +0.00422678 +0.00778893 +0.00373238        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.09381 05 39 58.9  +21 00 05                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.09381 2 +0.00422519 +0.00778912 +0.00373266        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.10423 05 40 02.2  +21 02 03                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.10423 2 +0.00422278 +0.00778940 +0.00373307        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.11465 05 40 05.1  +21 04 01                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.11465 2 +0.00422038 +0.00778969 +0.00373349        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.12506 05 40 09.1  +21 06 15                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.12506 2 +0.00421798 +0.00778997 +0.00373390        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.13548 05 40 13.9  +21 08 21                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.13548 2 +0.00421557 +0.00779025 +0.00373432        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.14592 05 40 15.5  +21 10 32                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.14592 2 +0.00421316 +0.00779054 +0.00373474        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.15632 05 40 18.7  +21 12 29                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.15632 2 +0.00421076 +0.00779082 +0.00373515        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.16673 05 40 23.2  +21 14 32                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.16673 2 +0.00420835 +0.00779110 +0.00373556        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.17715 05 40 26.1  +21 16 36                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.17715 2 +0.00420595 +0.00779138 +0.00373598        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.18757 05 40 31.3  +21 18 21                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.18757 2 +0.00420354 +0.00779166 +0.00373639        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.19798 05 40 34.4  +21 20 55                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.19798 2 +0.00420113 +0.00779194 +0.00373681        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.20841 05 40 37.0  +21 22 54                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.20841 2 +0.00419872 +0.00779223 +0.00373722        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.21881 05 40 41.2  +21 25 25                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.21881 2 +0.00419632 +0.00779251 +0.00373763        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.22923 05 40 45.9  +21 27 15                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.22923 2 +0.00419391 +0.00779279 +0.00373805        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.23965 05 40 51.2  +21 29 45                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.23965 2 +0.00419150 +0.00779307 +0.00373846        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.25006 05 40 52.3  +21 32 15                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.25006 2 +0.00418909 +0.00779334 +0.00373887        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.26048 05 40 57.6  +21 34 35                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.26048 2 +0.00418668 +0.00779362 +0.00373929        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.27090 05 41 02.8  +21 37 15                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.27090 2 +0.00418427 +0.00779390 +0.00373970        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.29520 05 41 13.2  +21 42 14                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.29520 2 +0.00417864 +0.00779455 +0.00374066        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.29868 05 41 14.7  +21 42 56                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.29868 2 +0.00417783 +0.00779464 +0.00374080        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.30562 05 41 17.9  +21 44 34                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.30562 2 +0.00417623 +0.00779483 +0.00374107        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.30909 05 41 19.5  +21 45 30                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.30909 2 +0.00417542 +0.00779492 +0.00374121        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.31605 05 41 22.2  +21 47 08                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.31605 2 +0.00417381 +0.00779511 +0.00374149        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.31951 05 41 24.0  +21 48 02                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.31951 2 +0.00417301 +0.00779520 +0.00374162        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.32647 05 41 26.9  +21 49 45                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.32647 2 +0.00417140 +0.00779538 +0.00374190        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.32993 05 41 29.5  +21 50 29                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.32993 2 +0.00417060 +0.00779548 +0.00374203        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.33687 05 41 32.5  +21 52 09                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.33687 2 +0.00416899 +0.00779566 +0.00374231        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.34034 05 41 33.9  +21 53 07                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.34034 2 +0.00416819 +0.00779575 +0.00374245        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.34731 05 41 37.4  +21 54 46                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.34731 2 +0.00416658 +0.00779594 +0.00374272        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.35076 05 41 39.2  +21 55 41                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.35076 2 +0.00416578 +0.00779603 +0.00374286        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.35770 05 41 42.9  +21 57 20                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.35770 2 +0.00416417 +0.00779621 +0.00374313        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.36118 05 41 44.7  +21 58 21                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.36118 2 +0.00416336 +0.00779630 +0.00374327        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.36814 05 41 48.7  +22 00 09                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.36814 2 +0.00416175 +0.00779649 +0.00374354        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.37160 05 41 50.1  +22 01 00                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.37160 2 +0.00416095 +0.00779658 +0.00374368        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.37854 05 41 53.8  +22 02 47                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.37854 2 +0.00415934 +0.00779676 +0.00374395        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.38201 05 41 56.4  +22 03 46                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.38201 2 +0.00415854 +0.00779685 +0.00374409        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.38895 05 41 59.9  +22 05 39                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.38895 2 +0.00415693 +0.00779704 +0.00374436        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.39242 05 42 02.2  +22 06 27                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.39242 2 +0.00415612 +0.00779713 +0.00374450        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.39937 05 42 05.9  +22 08 23                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.39937 2 +0.00415451 +0.00779731 +0.00374477        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.40284 05 42 08.4  +22 09 15                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.40284 2 +0.00415371 +0.00779740 +0.00374491        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.40979 05 42 12.4  +22 11 16                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.40979 2 +0.00415210 +0.00779759 +0.00374518        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.41326 05 42 14.3  +22 12 11                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.41326 2 +0.00415129 +0.00779768 +0.00374532        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.42020 05 42 19.3  +22 14 07                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.42020 2 +0.00414968 +0.00779786 +0.00374559        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.42367 05 42 21.1  +22 15 05                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.42367 2 +0.00414888 +0.00779795 +0.00374573        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.43063 05 42 25.4  +22 17 02                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.43063 2 +0.00414727 +0.00779813 +0.00374600        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.43411 05 42 28.1  +22 18 03                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.43411 2 +0.00414646 +0.00779822 +0.00374614        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.44104 05 42 32.8  +22 20 04                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.44104 2 +0.00414485 +0.00779841 +0.00374641        249
    CK02M020  S2002 06 18.44451 05 42 35.8  +22 20 54                        249
    CK02M020  s2002 06 18.44451 2 +0.00414405 +0.00779850 +0.00374654        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by R. Kracht,
    measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CJ97S040   1997 Sept. 29.34   0.0260   1.0     102.54   135.76   154.63     X
CJ97U090   1997 Oct.  23.18   0.0402   1.0      64.63    68.23    77.41     X
CK02M020   2002 June  18.64   0.0075   1.0      62.81   339.00   139.55     X

     C/1997 S4 does not appear to belong to any of the established groups, and
the above orbit is very uncertain, with multiple solutions possible.  C/1997 U9
appears to be an outlying member of the Meyer group.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-M47

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