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MPEC 2002-V79 : COMETS C/1999 M4, 2002 U3 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-V79                                Issued 2002 Nov. 15, 22:56 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

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                       COMETS C/1999 M4, 2002 U3 (SOHO)

Additional Observations:
    CJ99M040  S1999 06 24.07091 06 01 57.7  +21 14 36                        249
    CJ99M040  s1999 06 24.07091 2 +0.00395667 +0.00933509 +0.00369617        249
    CJ99M040  S1999 06 24.09590 06 02 11.8  +21 18 13                        249
    CJ99M040  s1999 06 24.09590 2 +0.00395352 +0.00933506 +0.00369687        249
    CJ99M040  S1999 06 24.11256 06 02 20.2  +21 21 24                        249
    CJ99M040  s1999 06 24.11256 2 +0.00395142 +0.00933503 +0.00369733        249
    CJ99M040  S1999 06 24.13758 06 02 30.7  +21 26 23                        249
    CJ99M040  s1999 06 24.13758 2 +0.00394827 +0.00933500 +0.00369804        249
    CJ99M040  S1999 06 24.15423 06 02 37.7  +21 29 26                        249
    CJ99M040  s1999 06 24.15423 2 +0.00394616 +0.00933497 +0.00369850        249
    CJ99M040  S1999 06 24.19590 06 03 01.0  +21 37 04                        249
    CJ99M040  s1999 06 24.19590 2 +0.00394090 +0.00933491 +0.00369967        249
    CJ99M040  S1999 06 24.22090 06 03 17.0  +21 42 13                        249
    CJ99M040  s1999 06 24.22090 2 +0.00393774 +0.00933487 +0.00370037        249
    CJ99M040  S1999 06 24.23756 06 03 25.4  +21 45 37                        249
    CJ99M040  s1999 06 24.23756 2 +0.00393563 +0.00933485 +0.00370084        249
    CJ99M040  S1999 06 24.26256 06 03 41.1  +21 50 14                        249
    CJ99M040  s1999 06 24.26256 2 +0.00393247 +0.00933481 +0.00370154        249
    CJ99M040  S1999 06 24.37090 06 04 51.0  +22 15 32                        249
    CJ99M040  s1999 06 24.37090 2 +0.00391873 +0.00933464 +0.00370457        249
    CJ99M040  S1999 06 24.37923 06 04 57.6  +22 17 25                        249
    CJ99M040  s1999 06 24.37923 2 +0.00391767 +0.00933463 +0.00370480        249
    CJ99M040  S1999 06 24.39590 06 05 10.1  +22 21 37                        249
    CJ99M040  s1999 06 24.39590 2 +0.00391555 +0.00933460 +0.00370527        249
    CK02U030  S2002 10 17.37090 13 20 23.6  -10 02 30                        249
    CK02U030  s2002 10 17.37090 2 -0.01033724 -0.00331446 -0.00241843        249
    CK02U030  S2002 10 17.37923 13 20 34.8  -10 01 33                        249
    CK02U030  s2002 10 17.37923 2 -0.01033706 -0.00331470 -0.00241851        249
    CK02U030  S2002 10 17.39590 13 21 02.9  -09 59 54                        249
    CK02U030  s2002 10 17.39590 2 -0.01033672 -0.00331517 -0.00241866        249
    CK02U030  S2002 10 17.41256 13 21 31.5  -09 58 18                        249
    CK02U030  s2002 10 17.41256 2 -0.01033637 -0.00331565 -0.00241881        249
    CK02U030  S2002 10 17.42090 13 21 45.3  -09 57 28                        249
    CK02U030  s2002 10 17.42090 2 -0.01033619 -0.00331589 -0.00241889        249
    CK02U030  S2002 10 17.43781 13 22 14.2  -09 55 46                        249
    CK02U030  s2002 10 17.43781 2 -0.01033584 -0.00331638 -0.00241904        249
    CK02U030  S2002 10 17.45423 13 22 41.3  -09 54 25                        249
    CK02U030  s2002 10 17.45423 2 -0.01033550 -0.00331685 -0.00241919        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detection by M. Oates
    and S. Hoenig, measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CJ99M040   1999 June  24.65   0.0081   1.0      67.44   344.88   141.90     X
CK02U030   2002 Oct.  17.71   0.0053   1.0      84.44     7.95   143.12     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-V79

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