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MPEC 2004-L68 : COMETS C/2003 Y12, 2003 Y13, 2003 Y14, 2003 Y15 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-L68                                Issued 2004 June 15, 22:02 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 Y12, 2003 Y13, 2003 Y14, 2003 Y15 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK03Y120  S2003 12 27.33340 18 28 26.6  -24 45 49                   EL068249
    CK03Y120  s2003 12 27.33340 2 +0.00014919 -0.00787011 -0.00264745   EL068249
    CK03Y120  S2003 12 27.34729 18 28 23.7  -24 42 24                   EL068249
    CK03Y120  s2003 12 27.34729 2 +0.00015361 -0.00786981 -0.00264724   EL068249
    CK03Y120  S2003 12 27.36118 18 28 21.2  -24 38 59                   EL068249
    CK03Y120  s2003 12 27.36118 2 +0.00015803 -0.00786951 -0.00264703   EL068249
    CK03Y120  S2003 12 27.37506 18 28 18.3  -24 35 22                   EL068249
    CK03Y120  s2003 12 27.37506 2 +0.00016244 -0.00786921 -0.00264682   EL068249
    CK03Y120  S2003 12 27.38896 18 28 14.3  -24 31 41                   EL068249
    CK03Y120  s2003 12 27.38896 2 +0.00016685 -0.00786890 -0.00264661   EL068249
    CK03Y120  S2003 12 27.40284 18 28 10.6  -24 28 13                   EL068249
    CK03Y120  s2003 12 27.40284 2 +0.00017127 -0.00786860 -0.00264639   EL068249
    CK03Y120  S2003 12 27.41673 18 28 07.4  -24 24 34                   EL068249
    CK03Y120  s2003 12 27.41673 2 +0.00017568 -0.00786829 -0.00264618   EL068249
    CK03Y120  S2003 12 27.43062 18 28 03.4  -24 20 44                   EL068249
    CK03Y120  s2003 12 27.43062 2 +0.00018009 -0.00786798 -0.00264597   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 27.35076 18 36 31.8  -29 20 45                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 27.35076 2 +0.00015470 -0.00786974 -0.00264719   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 27.37020 18 36 30.7  -29 17 35                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 27.37020 2 +0.00016088 -0.00786931 -0.00264689   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 27.39244 18 36 36.9  -29 13 52                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 27.39244 2 +0.00016795 -0.00786883 -0.00264655   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 27.41187 18 36 38.4  -29 10 38                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 27.41187 2 +0.00017412 -0.00786840 -0.00264626   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 27.43414 18 36 42.5  -29 06 49                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 27.43414 2 +0.00018120 -0.00786790 -0.00264592   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 27.45354 18 36 40.8  -29 03 45                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 27.45354 2 +0.00018737 -0.00786746 -0.00264562   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 27.47578 18 36 46.8  -29 00 08                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 27.47578 2 +0.00019443 -0.00786696 -0.00264527   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 27.49520 18 36 48.4  -28 56 38                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 27.49520 2 +0.00020060 -0.00786651 -0.00264497   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 27.51743 18 36 51.8  -28 53 03                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 27.51743 2 +0.00020766 -0.00786600 -0.00264463   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 27.53687 18 36 51.0  -28 49 49                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 27.53687 2 +0.00021384 -0.00786555 -0.00264433   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 27.55910 18 36 55.2  -28 45 40                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 27.55910 2 +0.00022090 -0.00786503 -0.00264398   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 27.57854 18 36 57.4  -28 42 21                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 27.57854 2 +0.00022708 -0.00786457 -0.00264367   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 27.87021 18 37 21.4  -27 51 58                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 27.87021 2 +0.00031966 -0.00785732 -0.00263900   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 27.89243 18 37 23.3  -27 48 06                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 27.89243 2 +0.00032671 -0.00785674 -0.00263863   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 27.91187 18 37 23.8  -27 44 43                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 27.91187 2 +0.00033288 -0.00785623 -0.00263831   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 27.93409 18 37 25.1  -27 40 44                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 27.93409 2 +0.00033993 -0.00785564 -0.00263794   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 27.97585 18 37 28.4  -27 33 02                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 27.97585 2 +0.00035317 -0.00785452 -0.00263725   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 27.99520 18 37 29.2  -27 29 33                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 27.99520 2 +0.00035933 -0.00785399 -0.00263693   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 28.01743 18 37 28.9  -27 25 48                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 28.01743 2 +0.00036635 -0.00785339 -0.00263656   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 28.03687 18 37 30.3  -27 22 13                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 28.03687 2 +0.00037252 -0.00785286 -0.00263623   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 28.10076 18 37 31.9  -27 10 32                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 28.10076 2 +0.00039277 -0.00785109 -0.00263516   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 28.12022 18 37 33.4  -27 06 57                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 28.12022 2 +0.00039894 -0.00785054 -0.00263483   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 28.85076 18 36 19.4  -24 35 57                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 28.85076 2 +0.00063002 -0.00782777 -0.00262185   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 28.87022 18 36 12.2  -24 31 14                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 28.87022 2 +0.00063617 -0.00782711 -0.00262148   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 28.89242 18 36 04.0  -24 25 25                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 28.89242 2 +0.00064318 -0.00782634 -0.00262107   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 28.90286 18 35 58.8  -24 22 37                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 28.90286 2 +0.00064648 -0.00782598 -0.00262088   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 28.91187 18 35 55.9  -24 20 49                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 28.91187 2 +0.00064931 -0.00782567 -0.00262071   EL068249
    CK03Y130  S2003 12 28.91673 18 35 52.3  -24 18 53                   EL068249
    CK03Y130  s2003 12 28.91673 2 +0.00065086 -0.00782550 -0.00262062   EL068249
    CK03Y140  S2003 12 27.37506 18 29 03.4  -24 44 04                   EL068249
    CK03Y140  s2003 12 27.37506 2 +0.00016244 -0.00786921 -0.00264682   EL068249
    CK03Y140  S2003 12 27.38896 18 28 57.1  -24 40 17                   EL068249
    CK03Y140  s2003 12 27.38896 2 +0.00016685 -0.00786890 -0.00264661   EL068249
    CK03Y140  S2003 12 27.40284 18 28 54.2  -24 37 01                   EL068249
    CK03Y140  s2003 12 27.40284 2 +0.00017127 -0.00786860 -0.00264639   EL068249
    CK03Y140  S2003 12 27.41673 18 28 52.5  -24 33 49                   EL068249
    CK03Y140  s2003 12 27.41673 2 +0.00017568 -0.00786829 -0.00264618   EL068249
    CK03Y140  S2003 12 27.43062 18 28 47.2  -24 29 55                   EL068249
    CK03Y140  s2003 12 27.43062 2 +0.00018009 -0.00786798 -0.00264597   EL068249
    CK03Y140  S2003 12 27.44551 18 28 44.0  -24 26 38                   EL068249
    CK03Y140  s2003 12 27.44551 2 +0.00018482 -0.00786764 -0.00264574   EL068249
    CK03Y150  S2003 12 31.87023 18 53 47.3  -25 05 59                   EL068249
    CK03Y150  s2003 12 31.87023 2 +0.00157285 -0.00768953 -0.00255676   EL068249
    CK03Y150  S2003 12 31.89242 18 53 39.1  -25 01 25                   EL068249
    CK03Y150  s2003 12 31.89242 2 +0.00157969 -0.00768826 -0.00255622   EL068249
    CK03Y150  S2003 12 31.91187 18 53 31.6  -24 55 50                   EL068249
    CK03Y150  s2003 12 31.91187 2 +0.00158568 -0.00768715 -0.00255574   EL068249
    CK03Y150  S2003 12 31.93410 18 53 29.1  -24 51 15                   EL068249
    CK03Y150  s2003 12 31.93410 2 +0.00159253 -0.00768588 -0.00255520   EL068249
    CK03Y150  S2003 12 31.97587 18 53 20.8  -24 44 22                   EL068249
    CK03Y150  s2003 12 31.97587 2 +0.00160539 -0.00768348 -0.00255418   EL068249
    CK03Y150  S2003 12 31.99521 18 53 05.1  -24 39 52                   EL068249
    CK03Y150  s2003 12 31.99521 2 +0.00161137 -0.00768236 -0.00255371   EL068249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by R. Matson
    and X.-M. Zhou, measurements by K. Battams, reductions by R. Kisala.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK03Y120   2003 Dec.  27.62   0.0049   1.0      65.99   346.72   145.83     X
CK03Y130   2003 Dec.  29.14   0.0056   1.0      76.78   356.28   143.83     X
CK03Y140   2003 Dec.  27.67   0.0049   1.0      72.86   352.76   146.14     X
CK03Y150   2004 Jan.   1.46   0.0069   1.0      89.44    12.00   142.53     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-L68

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