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MPEC 2004-H20 : COMETS C/2003 L8, 2003 M1, 2003 M2, 2003 M3 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-H20                                Issued 2004 Apr. 17, 14:32 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.

         Supported in part by the Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

              COMETS C/2003 L8, 2003 M1, 2003 M2, 2003 M3 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK03L080  S2003 06 15.62090 05 31 16.9  +21 27 57                   EH020249
    CK03L080  s2003 06 15.62090 2 +0.00390510 +0.00742573 +0.00375343   EH020249
    CK03L080  S2003 06 15.62923 05 31 19.0  +21 29 20                   EH020249
    CK03L080  s2003 06 15.62923 2 +0.00390302 +0.00742612 +0.00375380   EH020249
    CK03L080  S2003 06 15.64590 05 31 22.6  +21 32 33                   EH020249
    CK03L080  s2003 06 15.64590 2 +0.00389885 +0.00742691 +0.00375453   EH020249
    CK03L080  S2003 06 15.66256 05 31 25.4  +21 35 40                   EH020249
    CK03L080  s2003 06 15.66256 2 +0.00389468 +0.00742770 +0.00375526   EH020249
    CK03L080  S2003 06 15.67090 05 31 26.8  +21 37 08                   EH020249
    CK03L080  s2003 06 15.67090 2 +0.00389259 +0.00742810 +0.00375562   EH020249
    CK03L080  S2003 06 15.68786 05 31 31.1  +21 40 23                   EH020249
    CK03L080  s2003 06 15.68786 2 +0.00388835 +0.00742890 +0.00375637   EH020249
    CK03L080  S2003 06 15.70423 05 31 34.7  +21 43 49                   EH020249
    CK03L080  s2003 06 15.70423 2 +0.00388425 +0.00742967 +0.00375708   EH020249
    CK03L080  S2003 06 15.71258 05 31 37.3  +21 45 14                   EH020249
    CK03L080  s2003 06 15.71258 2 +0.00388216 +0.00743007 +0.00375745   EH020249
    CK03L080  S2003 06 15.72925 05 31 40.3  +21 48 30                   EH020249
    CK03L080  s2003 06 15.72925 2 +0.00387798 +0.00743085 +0.00375818   EH020249
    CK03L080  S2003 06 15.74591 05 31 44.7  +21 51 59                   EH020249
    CK03L080  s2003 06 15.74591 2 +0.00387381 +0.00743164 +0.00375890   EH020249
    CK03L080  S2003 06 15.75423 05 31 46.3  +21 53 42                   EH020249
    CK03L080  s2003 06 15.75423 2 +0.00387172 +0.00743203 +0.00375927   EH020249
    CK03L080  S2003 06 15.77090 05 31 50.9  +21 57 10                   EH020249
    CK03L080  s2003 06 15.77090 2 +0.00386754 +0.00743281 +0.00375999   EH020249
    CK03L080  S2003 06 15.78756 05 31 54.9  +22 00 48                   EH020249
    CK03L080  s2003 06 15.78756 2 +0.00386337 +0.00743360 +0.00376072   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.15424 05 33 22.4  +21 24 03                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.15424 2 +0.00377104 +0.00745068 +0.00377659   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.17924 05 33 30.2  +21 28 55                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.17924 2 +0.00376472 +0.00745183 +0.00377766   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.18756 05 33 28.9  +21 30 05                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.18756 2 +0.00376261 +0.00745222 +0.00377802   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.19590 05 33 33.1  +21 31 30                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.19590 2 +0.00376051 +0.00745260 +0.00377837   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.20423 05 33 32.8  +21 33 07                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.20423 2 +0.00375839 +0.00745299 +0.00377873   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.21258 05 33 34.7  +21 34 35                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.21258 2 +0.00375628 +0.00745337 +0.00377909   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.22090 05 33 34.4  +21 35 17                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.22090 2 +0.00375418 +0.00745375 +0.00377945   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.22923 05 33 38.3  +21 37 43                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.22923 2 +0.00375206 +0.00745414 +0.00377980   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.23757 05 33 44.0  +21 39 21                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.23757 2 +0.00374996 +0.00745452 +0.00378016   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.24590 05 33 42.1  +21 40 50                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.24590 2 +0.00374784 +0.00745490 +0.00378052   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.25423 05 33 44.3  +21 42 29                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.25423 2 +0.00374573 +0.00745528 +0.00378087   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.27090 05 33 47.8  +21 45 47                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.27090 2 +0.00374151 +0.00745605 +0.00378159   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.28756 05 33 52.1  +21 49 07                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.28756 2 +0.00373729 +0.00745681 +0.00378230   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.31370 05 33 58.5  +21 54 19                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.31370 2 +0.00373066 +0.00745801 +0.00378342   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.32925 05 34 02.6  +21 57 37                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.32925 2 +0.00372671 +0.00745872 +0.00378408   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.33756 05 34 05.0  +21 59 20                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.33756 2 +0.00372460 +0.00745910 +0.00378443   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.35423 05 34 10.0  +22 02 52                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.35423 2 +0.00372037 +0.00745986 +0.00378514   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.37090 05 34 14.8  +22 06 34                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.37090 2 +0.00371614 +0.00746062 +0.00378585   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.37923 05 34 17.9  +22 08 32                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.37923 2 +0.00371403 +0.00746100 +0.00378621   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.39590 05 34 22.9  +22 12 12                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.39590 2 +0.00370979 +0.00746176 +0.00378692   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.41256 05 34 28.6  +22 16 13                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.41256 2 +0.00370556 +0.00746252 +0.00378763   EH020249
    CK03M010  S2003 06 16.42090 05 34 32.3  +22 18 07                   EH020249
    CK03M010  s2003 06 16.42090 2 +0.00370344 +0.00746290 +0.00378798   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 17.72090 05 39 56.4  +19 51 16                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 17.72090 2 +0.00336839 +0.00751962 +0.00384161   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 17.76258 05 40 02.4  +19 57 04                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 17.76258 2 +0.00335749 +0.00752136 +0.00384328   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 17.77924 05 40 05.7  +19 58 06                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 17.77924 2 +0.00335314 +0.00752205 +0.00384394   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 17.82090 05 40 12.0  +20 03 46                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 17.82090 2 +0.00334223 +0.00752378 +0.00384560   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 17.84590 05 40 16.4  +20 06 11                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 17.84590 2 +0.00333568 +0.00752481 +0.00384659   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 17.86256 05 40 15.5  +20 08 40                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 17.86256 2 +0.00333132 +0.00752550 +0.00384725   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 17.88790 05 40 23.5  +20 11 58                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 17.88790 2 +0.00332467 +0.00752654 +0.00384826   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 17.90423 05 40 26.4  +20 14 07                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 17.90423 2 +0.00332039 +0.00752721 +0.00384890   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 17.97100 05 40 38.8  +20 22 36                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 17.97100 2 +0.00330286 +0.00752995 +0.00385154   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 17.98756 05 40 42.1  +20 25 59                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 17.98756 2 +0.00329851 +0.00753062 +0.00385219   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.01256 05 40 47.1  +20 28 52                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.01256 2 +0.00329194 +0.00753164 +0.00385318   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.02923 05 40 46.6  +20 30 34                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.02923 2 +0.00328755 +0.00753232 +0.00385383   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.07090 05 40 56.0  +20 36 24                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.07090 2 +0.00327659 +0.00753401 +0.00385547   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.09590 05 41 01.4  +20 39 50                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.09590 2 +0.00327001 +0.00753503 +0.00385645   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.11257 05 41 02.7  +20 41 59                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.11257 2 +0.00326561 +0.00753570 +0.00385710   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.13784 05 41 07.5  +20 45 49                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.13784 2 +0.00325895 +0.00753672 +0.00385809   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.15424 05 41 11.1  +20 47 58                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.15424 2 +0.00325463 +0.00753738 +0.00385873   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.17923 05 41 17.6  +20 52 15                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.17923 2 +0.00324804 +0.00753839 +0.00385970   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.19590 05 41 21.3  +20 54 40                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.19590 2 +0.00324364 +0.00753906 +0.00386035   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.22090 05 41 24.0  +20 58 05                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.22090 2 +0.00323704 +0.00754006 +0.00386133   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.23758 05 41 29.6  +21 00 49                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.23758 2 +0.00323263 +0.00754072 +0.00386197   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.26256 05 41 33.2  +21 04 32                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.26256 2 +0.00322603 +0.00754172 +0.00386294   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.27923 05 41 35.4  +21 07 22                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.27923 2 +0.00322162 +0.00754239 +0.00386359   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.32090 05 41 43.4  +21 13 34                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.32090 2 +0.00321060 +0.00754404 +0.00386520   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.34590 05 41 54.1  +21 18 12                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.34590 2 +0.00320398 +0.00754503 +0.00386617   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.36258 05 41 54.3  +21 20 30                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.36258 2 +0.00319956 +0.00754569 +0.00386681   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.40423 05 42 09.0  +21 27 37                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.40423 2 +0.00318852 +0.00754734 +0.00386842   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.43059 05 42 10.4  +21 32 18                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.43059 2 +0.00318153 +0.00754837 +0.00386943   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.43775 05 42 15.2  +21 33 18                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.43775 2 +0.00317962 +0.00754866 +0.00386971   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.44590 05 42 16.1  +21 35 26                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.44590 2 +0.00317747 +0.00754897 +0.00387002   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.45423 05 42 17.2  +21 36 22                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.45423 2 +0.00317525 +0.00754930 +0.00387034   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.46258 05 42 18.8  +21 37 39                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.46258 2 +0.00317304 +0.00754963 +0.00387066   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.47090 05 42 19.6  +21 39 53                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.47090 2 +0.00317084 +0.00754995 +0.00387098   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.47923 05 42 24.1  +21 41 00                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.47923 2 +0.00316862 +0.00755028 +0.00387130   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.48757 05 42 25.1  +21 42 34                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.48757 2 +0.00316641 +0.00755061 +0.00387162   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.49590 05 42 28.7  +21 44 11                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.49590 2 +0.00316419 +0.00755093 +0.00387194   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.50423 05 42 31.8  +21 45 47                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.50423 2 +0.00316197 +0.00755126 +0.00387226   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.52090 05 42 36.3  +21 48 56                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.52090 2 +0.00315755 +0.00755191 +0.00387289   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.53756 05 42 40.7  +21 52 12                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.53756 2 +0.00315311 +0.00755256 +0.00387353   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.56368 05 42 49.1  +21 57 28                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.56368 2 +0.00314617 +0.00755357 +0.00387452   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.57923 05 42 54.0  +22 00 42                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.57923 2 +0.00314203 +0.00755418 +0.00387512   EH020249
    CK03M020  S2003 06 18.58756 05 42 57.0  +22 02 25                   EH020249
    CK03M020  s2003 06 18.58756 2 +0.00313981 +0.00755450 +0.00387543   EH020249
    CK03M030  S2003 06 17.89594 05 40 08.0  +21 33 18                   EH020249
    CK03M030  s2003 06 17.89594 2 +0.00332256 +0.00752687 +0.00384858   EH020249
    CK03M030  S2003 06 17.91257 05 40 12.2  +21 36 14                   EH020249
    CK03M030  s2003 06 17.91257 2 +0.00331819 +0.00752756 +0.00384923   EH020249
    CK03M030  S2003 06 17.92091 05 40 13.8  +21 37 41                   EH020249
    CK03M030  s2003 06 17.92091 2 +0.00331600 +0.00752790 +0.00384956   EH020249
    CK03M030  S2003 06 17.93757 05 40 18.2  +21 40 46                   EH020249
    CK03M030  s2003 06 17.93757 2 +0.00331163 +0.00752858 +0.00385022   EH020249
    CK03M030  S2003 06 17.97923 05 40 29.1  +21 48 11                   EH020249
    CK03M030  s2003 06 17.97923 2 +0.00330069 +0.00753029 +0.00385187   EH020249
    CK03M030  S2003 06 17.99590 05 40 33.5  +21 51 24                   EH020249
    CK03M030  s2003 06 17.99590 2 +0.00329629 +0.00753097 +0.00385253   EH020249
    CK03M030  S2003 06 18.00423 05 40 35.8  +21 52 56                   EH020249
    CK03M030  s2003 06 18.00423 2 +0.00329412 +0.00753131 +0.00385285   EH020249
    CK03M030  S2003 06 18.02090 05 40 40.6  +21 56 07                   EH020249
    CK03M030  s2003 06 18.02090 2 +0.00328974 +0.00753199 +0.00385351   EH020249
    CK03M030  S2003 06 18.03757 05 40 45.6  +21 59 24                   EH020249
    CK03M030  s2003 06 18.03757 2 +0.00328535 +0.00753266 +0.00385416   EH020249
    CK03M030  S2003 06 18.06364 05 40 53.9  +22 04 38                   EH020249
    CK03M030  s2003 06 18.06364 2 +0.00327849 +0.00753372 +0.00385519   EH020249
    CK03M030  S2003 06 18.07923 05 40 58.1  +22 07 51                   EH020249
    CK03M030  s2003 06 18.07923 2 +0.00327439 +0.00753435 +0.00385580   EH020249
    CK03M030  S2003 06 18.08756 05 41 00.8  +22 09 28                   EH020249
    CK03M030  s2003 06 18.08756 2 +0.00327219 +0.00753469 +0.00385612   EH020249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by R. Kracht,
    K. Cernis and J. Sachs, measurements by K. Battams, reductions by
    B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK03L080   2003 June  16.09   0.0043   1.0      91.79    14.55   141.60     X
CK03M010   2003 June  16.63   0.0044   1.0      79.70     0.22   144.57     X
CK03M020   2003 June  18.90   0.0043   1.0      86.95     8.57   143.54     X
CK03M030   2003 June  18.39   0.0044   1.0      96.21    20.06   141.43     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-H20

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