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MPEC 2002-W42 : COMETS C/2002 U6, 2002 U7, 2002 U8, 2002 U9 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-W42                                Issued 2002 Nov. 27, 04:06 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.

             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/2002 U6, 2002 U7, 2002 U8, 2002 U9 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02U060  S2002 10 28.07646 14 03 58.5  -11 43 48                        249
    CK02U060  s2002 10 28.07646 2 -0.01013150 -0.00370504 -0.00249435        249
    CK02U060  S2002 10 28.08756 14 04 12.3  -11 40 48                        249
    CK02U060  s2002 10 28.08756 2 -0.01013124 -0.00370559 -0.00249444        249
    CK02U060  S2002 10 28.10145 14 04 27.6  -11 37 34                        249
    CK02U060  s2002 10 28.10145 2 -0.01013092 -0.00370628 -0.00249455        249
    CK02U060  S2002 10 28.11812 14 04 46.3  -11 33 22                        249
    CK02U060  s2002 10 28.11812 2 -0.01013053 -0.00370710 -0.00249468        249
    CK02U060  S2002 10 28.12923 14 04 59.9  -11 31 01                        249
    CK02U060  s2002 10 28.12923 2 -0.01013027 -0.00370765 -0.00249477        249
    CK02U060  S2002 10 28.14312 14 05 15.5  -11 27 58                        249
    CK02U060  s2002 10 28.14312 2 -0.01012994 -0.00370834 -0.00249488        249
    CK02U060  S2002 10 28.15978 14 05 34.8  -11 24 32                        249
    CK02U060  s2002 10 28.15978 2 -0.01012955 -0.00370917 -0.00249501        249
    CK02U060  S2002 10 28.17090 14 05 48.4  -11 22 13                        249
    CK02U060  s2002 10 28.17090 2 -0.01012929 -0.00370972 -0.00249510        249
    CK02U060  S2002 10 28.18479 14 06 05.4  -11 19 19                        249
    CK02U060  s2002 10 28.18479 2 -0.01012896 -0.00371041 -0.00249521        249
    CK02U060  S2002 10 28.20147 14 06 25.6  -11 16 19                        249
    CK02U060  s2002 10 28.20147 2 -0.01012857 -0.00371124 -0.00249534        249
    CK02U060  S2002 10 28.21256 14 06 39.2  -11 14 23                        249
    CK02U060  s2002 10 28.21256 2 -0.01012830 -0.00371179 -0.00249543        249
    CK02U060  S2002 10 28.22645 14 06 56.7  -11 12 05                        249
    CK02U060  s2002 10 28.22645 2 -0.01012798 -0.00371249 -0.00249554        249
    CK02U060  S2002 10 28.24312 14 07 18.0  -11 09 28                        249
    CK02U060  s2002 10 28.24312 2 -0.01012758 -0.00371332 -0.00249567        249
    CK02U060  S2002 10 28.25423 14 07 32.3  -11 07 46                        249
    CK02U060  s2002 10 28.25423 2 -0.01012732 -0.00371387 -0.00249576        249
    CK02U060  S2002 10 28.26812 14 07 49.9  -11 05 54                        249
    CK02U060  s2002 10 28.26812 2 -0.01012699 -0.00371457 -0.00249587        249
    CK02U060  S2002 10 28.28480 14 08 11.2  -11 03 49                        249
    CK02U060  s2002 10 28.28480 2 -0.01012659 -0.00371540 -0.00249600        249
    CK02U060  S2002 10 28.31058 14 08 44.8  -11 00 57                        249
    CK02U060  s2002 10 28.31058 2 -0.01012598 -0.00371669 -0.00249621        249
    CK02U070  S2002 10 30.82647 14 13 52.2  -15 02 51                        249
    CK02U070  s2002 10 30.82647 2 -0.01005757 -0.00385178 -0.00251797        249
    CK02U070  S2002 10 30.83756 14 14 08.2  -15 01 24                        249
    CK02U070  s2002 10 30.83756 2 -0.01005722 -0.00385241 -0.00251807        249
    CK02U070  S2002 10 30.85146 14 14 29.1  -14 59 48                        249
    CK02U070  s2002 10 30.85146 2 -0.01005679 -0.00385321 -0.00251820        249
    CK02U070  S2002 10 30.86814 14 14 52.5  -14 57 21                        249
    CK02U070  s2002 10 30.86814 2 -0.01005627 -0.00385416 -0.00251835        249
    CK02U070  S2002 10 30.89316 14 15 30.4  -14 53 06                        249
    CK02U070  s2002 10 30.89316 2 -0.01005549 -0.00385559 -0.00251859        249
    CK02U070  S2002 10 30.90979 14 15 51.9  -14 52 33                        249
    CK02U070  s2002 10 30.90979 2 -0.01005497 -0.00385655 -0.00251874        249
    CK02U070  S2002 10 30.92090 14 16 17.7  -14 51 21                        249
    CK02U070  s2002 10 30.92090 2 -0.01005462 -0.00385718 -0.00251884        249
    CK02U080  S2002 10 31.33758 14 16 06.3  -15 15 46                        249
    CK02U080  s2002 10 31.33758 2 -0.01004127 -0.00388130 -0.00252276        249
    CK02U080  S2002 10 31.35145 14 16 25.8  -15 13 43                        249
    CK02U080  s2002 10 31.35145 2 -0.01004081 -0.00388211 -0.00252289        249
    CK02U080  S2002 10 31.36812 14 16 50.1  -15 11 58                        249
    CK02U080  s2002 10 31.36812 2 -0.01004027 -0.00388308 -0.00252305        249
    CK02U080  S2002 10 31.37923 14 17 05.6  -15 10 25                        249
    CK02U080  s2002 10 31.37923 2 -0.01003990 -0.00388373 -0.00252315        249
    CK02U080  S2002 10 31.39312 14 17 26.5  -15 08 19                        249
    CK02U080  s2002 10 31.39312 2 -0.01003944 -0.00388454 -0.00252329        249
    CK02U090  S2002 10 31.43480 14 16 01.9  -15 12 06                        249
    CK02U090  s2002 10 31.43480 2 -0.01003806 -0.00388698 -0.00252368        249
    CK02U090  S2002 10 31.45145 14 16 25.8  -15 10 05                        249
    CK02U090  s2002 10 31.45145 2 -0.01003751 -0.00388796 -0.00252384        249
    CK02U090  S2002 10 31.46256 14 16 41.6  -15 08 51                        249
    CK02U090  s2002 10 31.46256 2 -0.01003714 -0.00388861 -0.00252395        249
    CK02U090  S2002 10 31.47645 14 17 02.1  -15 06 57                        249
    CK02U090  s2002 10 31.47645 2 -0.01003668 -0.00388943 -0.00252408        249
    CK02U090  S2002 10 31.49314 14 17 26.7  -15 05 06                        249
    CK02U090  s2002 10 31.49314 2 -0.01003612 -0.00389041 -0.00252424        249
    CK02U090  S2002 10 31.50423 14 17 44.4  -15 03 29                        249
    CK02U090  s2002 10 31.50423 2 -0.01003575 -0.00389106 -0.00252434        249
    CK02U090  S2002 10 31.51812 14 18 06.0  -15 01 48                        249
    CK02U090  s2002 10 31.51812 2 -0.01003529 -0.00389187 -0.00252448        249
    CK02U090  S2002 10 31.53480 14 18 31.6  -14 59 22                        249
    CK02U090  s2002 10 31.53480 2 -0.01003473 -0.00389286 -0.00252464        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet detection by R. Kracht,
    R. Matson, X. Leprette and S. Hoenig, measurements by D. Hammer,
    reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK02U060   2002 Oct.  28.27   0.0359   1.0      56.77    74.62    73.06     X
CK02U070   2002 Oct.  31.18   0.0051   1.0      80.55     2.71   145.16     X
CK02U080   2002 Oct.  31.69   0.0051   1.0      83.36     4.42   143.97     X
CK02U090   2002 Oct.  31.79   0.0050   1.0      86.26    10.22   144.17     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-W42

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