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MPEC 2002-P17 : COMETS C/2002 K8, 2002 K9, 2002 K10 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-P17                                Issued 2002 Aug. 6, 15:28 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/2002 K8, 2002 K9, 2002 K10 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02K080  S2002 05 25.64312 04 11 12.3  +19 26 47                        249
    CK02K080  s2002 05 25.64312 2 +0.00818682 +0.00650311 +0.00246854        249
    CK02K080  S2002 05 25.65979 04 11 07.9  +19 29 39                        249
    CK02K080  s2002 05 25.65979 2 +0.00818510 +0.00650403 +0.00246941        249
    CK02K080  S2002 05 25.67090 04 11 04.6  +19 31 35                        249
    CK02K080  s2002 05 25.67090 2 +0.00818396 +0.00650465 +0.00246999        249
    CK02K080  S2002 05 25.68479 04 11 00.9  +19 34 10                        249
    CK02K080  s2002 05 25.68479 2 +0.00818253 +0.00650542 +0.00247071        249
    CK02K080  S2002 05 25.70145 04 10 56.4  +19 37 19                        249
    CK02K080  s2002 05 25.70145 2 +0.00818081 +0.00650634 +0.00247158        249
    CK02K080  S2002 05 25.71256 04 10 53.6  +19 39 22                        249
    CK02K080  s2002 05 25.71256 2 +0.00817967 +0.00650696 +0.00247216        249
    CK02K080  S2002 05 25.72645 04 10 49.0  +19 41 47                        249
    CK02K080  s2002 05 25.72645 2 +0.00817823 +0.00650773 +0.00247288        249
    CK02K080  S2002 05 25.74312 04 10 44.9  +19 45 16                        249
    CK02K080  s2002 05 25.74312 2 +0.00817651 +0.00650865 +0.00247375        249
    CK02K090  S2002 05 25.97645 04 12 05.9  +19 29 35                        249
    CK02K090  s2002 05 25.97645 2 +0.00815234 +0.00652166 +0.00248594        249
    CK02K090  S2002 05 25.99312 04 12 02.0  +19 32 18                        249
    CK02K090  s2002 05 25.99312 2 +0.00815060 +0.00652260 +0.00248682        249
    CK02K090  S2002 05 26.00425 04 11 59.9  +19 34 16                        249
    CK02K090  s2002 05 26.00425 2 +0.00814945 +0.00652322 +0.00248740        249
    CK02K090  S2002 05 26.01812 04 11 57.4  +19 36 45                        249
    CK02K090  s2002 05 26.01812 2 +0.00814800 +0.00652400 +0.00248813        249
    CK02K090  S2002 05 26.03478 04 11 52.9  +19 39 29                        249
    CK02K090  s2002 05 26.03478 2 +0.00814627 +0.00652493 +0.00248900        249
    CK02K090  S2002 05 26.06060 04 11 47.4  +19 43 57                        249
    CK02K090  s2002 05 26.06060 2 +0.00814357 +0.00652638 +0.00249035        249
    CK02K090  S2002 05 26.07647 04 11 42.0  +19 47 04                        249
    CK02K090  s2002 05 26.07647 2 +0.00814192 +0.00652727 +0.00249119        249
    CK02K090  S2002 05 26.08756 04 11 40.5  +19 48 50                        249
    CK02K090  s2002 05 26.08756 2 +0.00814076 +0.00652789 +0.00249177        249
    CK02K100  S2002 05 30.97645 04 31 34.7  +20 10 35                        249
    CK02K100  s2002 05 30.97645 2 +0.00757591 +0.00682360 +0.00276125        249
    CK02K100  S2002 05 30.99312 04 31 31.7  +20 13 41                        249
    CK02K100  s2002 05 30.99312 2 +0.00757377 +0.00682467 +0.00276221        249
    CK02K100  S2002 05 31.00423 04 31 30.3  +20 15 28                        249
    CK02K100  s2002 05 31.00423 2 +0.00757234 +0.00682538 +0.00276285        249
    CK02K100  S2002 05 31.01812 04 31 29.1  +20 17 59                        249
    CK02K100  s2002 05 31.01812 2 +0.00757055 +0.00682628 +0.00276365        249
    CK02K100  S2002 05 31.03480 04 31 26.7  +20 21 07                        249
    CK02K100  s2002 05 31.03480 2 +0.00756840 +0.00682735 +0.00276461        249
    CK02K100  S2002 05 31.06059 04 31 22.2  +20 26 02                        249
    CK02K100  s2002 05 31.06059 2 +0.00756508 +0.00682900 +0.00276609        249
    CK02K100  S2002 05 31.07646 04 31 20.6  +20 29 07                        249
    CK02K100  s2002 05 31.07646 2 +0.00756303 +0.00683002 +0.00276701        249
    CK02K100  S2002 05 31.08756 04 31 18.7  +20 31 30                        249
    CK02K100  s2002 05 31.08756 2 +0.00756160 +0.00683073 +0.00276765        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet detections by R. Matson and
    D. Evans, measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK02K080   2002 May   26.08   0.0050   1.0      91.17    15.75   141.85     X
CK02K090   2002 May   26.45   0.0056   1.0      91.51    15.08   143.26     X
CK02K100   2002 May   31.44   0.0053   1.0      92.21    17.22   141.09     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-P17

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