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MPEC 2004-J59 : COMETS C/2003 R4, 2003 R5, 2003 S9 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-J59                                Issued 2004 May 13, 22:11 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 R4, 2003 R5, 2003 S9 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK03R040  S2003 09 07.02090 11 01 55.1  +08 01 09                   EJ059249
    CK03R040  s2003 09 07.02090 2 -0.01100907 -0.00030895 -0.00078530   EJ059249
    CK03R040  S2003 09 07.03784 11 01 50.8  +07 58 11                   EJ059249
    CK03R040  s2003 09 07.03784 2 -0.01100916 -0.00031011 -0.00078619   EJ059249
    CK03R040  S2003 09 07.06367 11 01 41.0  +07 53 54                   EJ059249
    CK03R040  s2003 09 07.06367 2 -0.01100928 -0.00031187 -0.00078755   EJ059249
    CK03R040  S2003 09 07.07924 11 01 37.2  +07 50 58                   EJ059249
    CK03R040  s2003 09 07.07924 2 -0.01100936 -0.00031294 -0.00078837   EJ059249
    CK03R040  S2003 09 07.08756 11 01 33.7  +07 49 11                   EJ059249
    CK03R040  s2003 09 07.08756 2 -0.01100940 -0.00031350 -0.00078881   EJ059249
    CK03R040  S2003 09 07.10423 11 01 27.7  +07 45 53                   EJ059249
    CK03R040  s2003 09 07.10423 2 -0.01100948 -0.00031464 -0.00078968   EJ059249
    CK03R040  S2003 09 07.14596 11 01 12.7  +07 36 42                   EJ059249
    CK03R040  s2003 09 07.14596 2 -0.01100968 -0.00031748 -0.00079187   EJ059249
    CK03R040  S2003 09 07.16256 11 01 06.7  +07 32 16                   EJ059249
    CK03R040  s2003 09 07.16256 2 -0.01100976 -0.00031861 -0.00079275   EJ059249
    CK03R040  S2003 09 07.17090 11 01 04.1  +07 30 01                   EJ059249
    CK03R040  s2003 09 07.17090 2 -0.01100980 -0.00031917 -0.00079318   EJ059249
    CK03R040  S2003 09 07.18756 11 00 57.7  +07 25 18                   EJ059249
    CK03R040  s2003 09 07.18756 2 -0.01100988 -0.00032030 -0.00079405   EJ059249
    CK03R040  S2003 09 07.22923 11 00 44.6  +07 14 50                   EJ059249
    CK03R040  s2003 09 07.22923 2 -0.01101008 -0.00032312 -0.00079623   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.20423 11 01 14.7  +06 06 52                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.20423 2 -0.01101433 -0.00038726 -0.00084599   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.21256 11 01 08.3  +06 08 03                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.21256 2 -0.01101437 -0.00038779 -0.00084641   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.22923 11 00 59.6  +06 10 29                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.22923 2 -0.01101443 -0.00038886 -0.00084724   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.24590 11 00 49.0  +06 13 11                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.24590 2 -0.01101450 -0.00038992 -0.00084807   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.25423 11 00 44.6  +06 14 04                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.25423 2 -0.01101454 -0.00039045 -0.00084848   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.27117 11 00 34.5  +06 16 31                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.27117 2 -0.01101461 -0.00039153 -0.00084933   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.28756 11 00 25.7  +06 19 00                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.28756 2 -0.01101467 -0.00039258 -0.00085014   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.31362 11 00 10.0  +06 22 35                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.31362 2 -0.01101478 -0.00039424 -0.00085144   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.32923 11 00 00.5  +06 24 51                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.32923 2 -0.01101484 -0.00039523 -0.00085221   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.33756 10 59 56.2  +06 25 58                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.33756 2 -0.01101487 -0.00039576 -0.00085262   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.35423 10 59 46.7  +06 28 47                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.35423 2 -0.01101494 -0.00039682 -0.00085345   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.37090 10 59 38.3  +06 31 21                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.37090 2 -0.01101501 -0.00039787 -0.00085427   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.37923 10 59 27.5  +06 31 41                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.37923 2 -0.01101504 -0.00039840 -0.00085469   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.39590 10 59 23.1  +06 35 38                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.39590 2 -0.01101511 -0.00039946 -0.00085551   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.41256 10 59 17.0  +06 36 45                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.41256 2 -0.01101517 -0.00040051 -0.00085633   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.52923 10 58 13.8  +06 51 21                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.52923 2 -0.01101563 -0.00040787 -0.00086208   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.57090 10 57 53.8  +06 58 07                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.57090 2 -0.01101580 -0.00041048 -0.00086412   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.59591 10 57 48.0  +07 00 42                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.59591 2 -0.01101590 -0.00041205 -0.00086535   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.61256 10 57 39.2  +07 02 10                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.61256 2 -0.01101596 -0.00041309 -0.00086616   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.63756 10 57 29.8  +07 04 38                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.63756 2 -0.01101606 -0.00041465 -0.00086738   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.65423 10 57 24.2  +07 06 43                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.65423 2 -0.01101613 -0.00041569 -0.00086820   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.67925 10 57 18.3  +07 09 36                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.67925 2 -0.01101622 -0.00041725 -0.00086942   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.72090 10 57 05.3  +07 12 56                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.72090 2 -0.01101639 -0.00041985 -0.00087145   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.76258 10 56 49.0  +07 17 28                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.76258 2 -0.01101655 -0.00042244 -0.00087347   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.77923 10 56 46.9  +07 19 09                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.77923 2 -0.01101661 -0.00042347 -0.00087428   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.80452 10 56 40.6  +07 21 30                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.80452 2 -0.01101671 -0.00042504 -0.00087551   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.82090 10 56 35.3  +07 22 51                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.82090 2 -0.01101677 -0.00042605 -0.00087630   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.86257 10 56 26.7  +07 26 32                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.86257 2 -0.01101693 -0.00042862 -0.00087832   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.88774 10 56 24.8  +07 28 32                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.88774 2 -0.01101703 -0.00043018 -0.00087953   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.90424 10 56 24.1  +07 29 39                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.90424 2 -0.01101709 -0.00043119 -0.00088033   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.92925 10 56 21.1  +07 31 00                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.92925 2 -0.01101719 -0.00043273 -0.00088154   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.97099 10 56 17.5  +07 33 33                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.97099 2 -0.01101735 -0.00043529 -0.00088355   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 08.98756 10 56 17.3  +07 34 29                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 08.98756 2 -0.01101741 -0.00043631 -0.00088434   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.01256 10 56 16.1  +07 35 27                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.01256 2 -0.01101750 -0.00043784 -0.00088554   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.02923 10 56 12.6  +07 36 37                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.02923 2 -0.01101757 -0.00043886 -0.00088634   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.07090 10 56 19.1  +07 38 08                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.07090 2 -0.01101773 -0.00044141 -0.00088834   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.09590 10 56 19.6  +07 39 30                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.09590 2 -0.01101782 -0.00044293 -0.00088954   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.11259 10 56 20.3  +07 39 42                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.11259 2 -0.01101788 -0.00044395 -0.00089034   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.13756 10 56 24.0  +07 40 48                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.13756 2 -0.01101798 -0.00044547 -0.00089153   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.15423 10 56 24.4  +07 40 59                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.15423 2 -0.01101804 -0.00044648 -0.00089232   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.17923 10 56 28.5  +07 41 27                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.17923 2 -0.01101814 -0.00044800 -0.00089351   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.19590 10 56 32.7  +07 41 55                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.19590 2 -0.01101820 -0.00044901 -0.00089431   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.22090 10 56 34.5  +07 42 08                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.22090 2 -0.01101829 -0.00045052 -0.00089550   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.23758 10 56 37.1  +07 42 11                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.23758 2 -0.01101836 -0.00045153 -0.00089629   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.26256 10 56 45.1  +07 42 49                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.26256 2 -0.01101845 -0.00045304 -0.00089748   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.27923 10 56 47.2  +07 42 49                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.27923 2 -0.01101851 -0.00045405 -0.00089827   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.32090 10 56 56.0  +07 42 47                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.32090 2 -0.01101867 -0.00045656 -0.00090024   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.34618 10 57 01.3  +07 42 49                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.34618 2 -0.01101876 -0.00045808 -0.00090144   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.36256 10 57 03.6  +07 42 41                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.36256 2 -0.01101883 -0.00045907 -0.00090221   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.38757 10 57 13.8  +07 42 59                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.38757 2 -0.01101892 -0.00046057 -0.00090339   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.40424 10 57 22.7  +07 42 42                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.40424 2 -0.01101898 -0.00046157 -0.00090418   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.43055 10 57 27.9  +07 42 30                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.43055 2 -0.01101908 -0.00046315 -0.00090542   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.44590 10 57 31.4  +07 42 17                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.44590 2 -0.01101914 -0.00046406 -0.00090614   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.47090 10 57 41.2  +07 41 52                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.47090 2 -0.01101923 -0.00046556 -0.00090731   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.48758 10 57 45.3  +07 41 30                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.48758 2 -0.01101929 -0.00046655 -0.00090810   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.51256 10 57 51.6  +07 40 57                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.51256 2 -0.01101939 -0.00046804 -0.00090927   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.52923 10 58 01.2  +07 41 34                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.52923 2 -0.01101945 -0.00046904 -0.00091005   EJ059249
    CK03R050  S2003 09 09.57090 10 58 10.6  +07 40 22                   EJ059249
    CK03R050  s2003 09 09.57090 2 -0.01101960 -0.00047152 -0.00091200   EJ059249
    CK03S090  S2003 09 25.02090 12 01 07.4  +01 08 14                   EJ059249
    CK03S090  s2003 09 25.02090 2 -0.01106275 -0.00122040 -0.00146632   EJ059249
    CK03S090  S2003 09 25.03756 12 01 27.1  +01 04 12                   EJ059249
    CK03S090  s2003 09 25.03756 2 -0.01106267 -0.00122115 -0.00146679   EJ059249
    CK03S090  S2003 09 25.06368 12 02 05.3  +00 57 03                   EJ059249
    CK03S090  s2003 09 25.06368 2 -0.01106254 -0.00122231 -0.00146753   EJ059249
    CK03S090  S2003 09 25.07923 12 02 27.2  +00 51 56                   EJ059249
    CK03S090  s2003 09 25.07923 2 -0.01106246 -0.00122301 -0.00146798   EJ059249
    CK03S090  S2003 09 25.08756 12 02 39.2  +00 49 25                   EJ059249
    CK03S090  s2003 09 25.08756 2 -0.01106242 -0.00122338 -0.00146821   EJ059249
    CK03S090  S2003 09 25.12090 12 03 34.2  +00 39 26                   EJ059249
    CK03S090  s2003 09 25.12090 2 -0.01106225 -0.00122487 -0.00146916   EJ059249
    CK03S090  S2003 09 25.12923 12 03 40.4  +00 35 42                   EJ059249
    CK03S090  s2003 09 25.12923 2 -0.01106220 -0.00122524 -0.00146940   EJ059249
    CK03S090  S2003 09 25.14590 12 04 13.7  +00 29 33                   EJ059249
    CK03S090  s2003 09 25.14590 2 -0.01106212 -0.00122598 -0.00146987   EJ059249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by R. Kracht
    and K. Cernis, measurements by K. Battams, reductions by R. Kisala.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK03R040   2003 Sept.  6.96   0.0316   1.0     105.04   173.06    92.36     X
CK03R050   2003 Sept.  8.81   0.0569   1.0      43.55     5.05    13.59     X
CK03S090   2003 Sept. 25.35   0.0154   1.0     180.22    59.32    28.79     X

     R. Kracht remarked already last September on the similarity of the
motion of what is now called C/2003 R5 to the motions of his proposed pair
C/1999 R1 and C/2002 R5 (see MPEC 2002-S35), fortuitously observed at the
same time of the year.  The above orbit is essentially identical with that of
C/1999 R1 on MPEC 1999-R19.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-J59

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