Printer-friendly version

IAU Minor Planet Center

Minor Planet Center

MPEC 2008-G60 : COMETS C/2008 C3, 2008 C4, 2008 C5 (SOHO)

The following Minor Planet Electronic Circular may be linked-to from your own Web pages, but must not otherwise be redistributed electronically.


Read MPEC 2008-G59 Read MPEC 2008-G61


M.P.E.C. 2008-G60                                Issued 2008 Apr.  9, 19:27 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://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                   COMETS C/2008 C3, 2008 C4, 2008 C5 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.14597 21 02 54.3  -18 11 32                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.14597 2 +0.00900288 -0.00545955 -0.00319671   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.16255 21 03 16.2  -18 09 16                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.16255 2 +0.00900365 -0.00545884 -0.00319663   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.17088 21 03 30.0  -18 07 39                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.17088 2 +0.00900403 -0.00545849 -0.00319659   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.18756 21 03 53.5  -18 04 52                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.18756 2 +0.00900480 -0.00545777 -0.00319651   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.22922 21 04 52.9  -17 58 05                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.22922 2 +0.00900672 -0.00545599 -0.00319631   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.24589 21 05 16.8  -17 55 30                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.24589 2 +0.00900749 -0.00545528 -0.00319623   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.25422 21 05 28.6  -17 53 58                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.25422 2 +0.00900787 -0.00545492 -0.00319619   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.27089 21 05 52.1  -17 51 01                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.27089 2 +0.00900864 -0.00545421 -0.00319611   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.28755 21 06 14.2  -17 48 15                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.28755 2 +0.00900940 -0.00545349 -0.00319603   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.31367 21 06 50.6  -17 43 43                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.31367 2 +0.00901060 -0.00545238 -0.00319590   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.32922 21 07 12.2  -17 40 53                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.32922 2 +0.00901132 -0.00545171 -0.00319582   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.33755 21 07 23.1  -17 39 25                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.33755 2 +0.00901170 -0.00545136 -0.00319578   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.35422 21 07 46.3  -17 36 28                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.35422 2 +0.00901246 -0.00545064 -0.00319570   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.38059 21 08 21.0  -17 31 34                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.38059 2 +0.00901367 -0.00544951 -0.00319557   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.39589 21 08 41.5  -17 28 40                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.39589 2 +0.00901437 -0.00544886 -0.00319549   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.41256 21 09 02.8  -17 25 43                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.41256 2 +0.00901513 -0.00544815 -0.00319541   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.44031 21 09 37.9  -17 20 27                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.44031 2 +0.00901640 -0.00544696 -0.00319527   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.46256 21 10 05.8  -17 16 12                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.46256 2 +0.00901741 -0.00544601 -0.00319516   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.47922 21 10 26.2  -17 12 52                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.47922 2 +0.00901817 -0.00544529 -0.00319507   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.49589 21 10 45.8  -17 09 37                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.49589 2 +0.00901893 -0.00544458 -0.00319499   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.50422 21 10 55.8  -17 07 59                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.50422 2 +0.00901931 -0.00544422 -0.00319495   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.52090 21 11 14.5  -17 04 38                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.52090 2 +0.00902007 -0.00544351 -0.00319486   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.53781 21 11 33.3  -17 01 05                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.53781 2 +0.00902084 -0.00544279 -0.00319477   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.56368 21 12 00.8  -16 56 00                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.56368 2 +0.00902202 -0.00544168 -0.00319464   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.57923 21 12 16.6  -16 52 57                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.57923 2 +0.00902272 -0.00544101 -0.00319456   EG060249
    CK08C030 2S2008 02 03.58756 21 12 24.0  -16 50 55                   EG060249
    CK08C030 2s2008 02 03.58756 2 +0.00902310 -0.00544066 -0.00319452   EG060249
    CK08C040 4S2008 02 03.43323 22 52 16.9  -11 21 23                   EG060C49
    CK08C040 4s2008 02 03.43323 2 -0.19720072 -0.28429272 -0.12521634   EG060C49
    CK08C040 4S2008 02 03.46101 22 51 52.3  -11 18 30                   EG060C49
    CK08C040 4s2008 02 03.46101 2 -0.19704750 -0.28439291 -0.12525917   EG060C49
    CK08C040 4S2008 02 03.48879 22 51 38.2  -11 16 25                   EG060C49
    CK08C040 4s2008 02 03.48879 2 -0.19689422 -0.28449303 -0.12530197   EG060C49
    CK08C040 4S2008 02 03.51656 22 51 17.9  -11 12 47                   EG060C49
    CK08C040 4s2008 02 03.51656 2 -0.19674089 -0.28459308 -0.12534474   EG060C49
    CK08C040 4S2008 02 03.54434 22 50 45.0  -11 08 56                   EG060C49
    CK08C040 4s2008 02 03.54434 2 -0.19658749 -0.28469307 -0.12538748   EG060C49
    CK08C040 4S2008 02 03.57212 22 50 28.7  -11 04 56                   EG060C49
    CK08C040 4s2008 02 03.57212 2 -0.19643404 -0.28479300 -0.12543020   EG060C49
    CK08C040 3S2008 02 03.82090 21 22 18.2  -18 16 06                   EG060249
    CK08C040 3s2008 02 03.82090 2 +0.00903363 -0.00543068 -0.00319328   EG060249
    CK08C040 3S2008 02 03.84589 21 22 02.1  -18 11 52                   EG060249
    CK08C040 3s2008 02 03.84589 2 +0.00903475 -0.00542961 -0.00319314   EG060249
    CK08C040 3S2008 02 03.86255 21 21 41.6  -18 08 41                   EG060249
    CK08C040 3s2008 02 03.86255 2 +0.00903549 -0.00542889 -0.00319305   EG060249
    CK08C040 3S2008 02 03.88779 21 21 12.8  -18 05 23                   EG060249
    CK08C040 3s2008 02 03.88779 2 +0.00903663 -0.00542781 -0.00319292   EG060249
    CK08C040 3S2008 02 03.90422 21 21 00.0  -18 03 11                   EG060249
    CK08C040 3s2008 02 03.90422 2 +0.00903736 -0.00542711 -0.00319283   EG060249
    CK08C040 3S2008 02 03.92923 21 20 46.8  -17 59 27                   EG060249
    CK08C040 3s2008 02 03.92923 2 +0.00903848 -0.00542604 -0.00319269   EG060249
    CK08C040 3S2008 02 03.97099 21 20 06.3  -17 50 23                   EG060249
    CK08C040 3s2008 02 03.97099 2 +0.00904034 -0.00542425 -0.00319246   EG060249
    CK08C040 3S2008 02 03.98756 21 19 48.4  -17 47 03                   EG060249
    CK08C040 3s2008 02 03.98756 2 +0.00904108 -0.00542354 -0.00319236   EG060249
    CK08C040 3S2008 02 04.01255 21 19 22.6  -17 42 53                   EG060249
    CK08C040 3s2008 02 04.01255 2 +0.00904219 -0.00542247 -0.00319223   EG060249
    CK08C040 3S2008 02 04.02923 21 19 05.7  -17 40 19                   EG060249
    CK08C040 3s2008 02 04.02923 2 +0.00904293 -0.00542176 -0.00319213   EG060249
    CK08C040 3S2008 02 04.05422 21 18 41.6  -17 35 56                   EG060249
    CK08C040 3s2008 02 04.05422 2 +0.00904405 -0.00542069 -0.00319199   EG060249
    CK08C040 3S2008 02 04.07089 21 18 21.4  -17 32 08                   EG060249
    CK08C040 3s2008 02 04.07089 2 +0.00904479 -0.00541997 -0.00319190   EG060249
    CK08C040 3S2008 02 04.09588 21 17 54.6  -17 27 29                   EG060249
    CK08C040 3s2008 02 04.09588 2 +0.00904589 -0.00541890 -0.00319176   EG060249
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.18323 23 06 18.1  -10 17 47                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.18323 2 -0.18743339 -0.29047881 -0.12785894   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.21101 23 06 05.2  -10 15 46                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.21101 2 -0.18727650 -0.29057493 -0.12789997   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.23878 23 05 39.3  -10 13 11                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.23878 2 -0.18711955 -0.29067098 -0.12794097   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.26656 23 05 29.2  -10 11 42                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.26656 2 -0.18696254 -0.29076697 -0.12798194   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.29434 23 05 07.5  -10 09 40                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.29434 2 -0.18680548 -0.29086289 -0.12802289   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.32212 23 04 46.6  -10 06 54                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.32212 2 -0.18664836 -0.29095875 -0.12806380   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.34990 23 04 22.1  -10 03 53                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.34990 2 -0.18649118 -0.29105455 -0.12810469   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.37767 23 03 59.5  -10 01 31                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.37767 2 -0.18633395 -0.29115027 -0.12814554   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.40545 23 03 36.0  -09 58 56                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.40545 2 -0.18617666 -0.29124594 -0.12818637   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.43323 23 03 15.2  -09 56 42                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.43323 2 -0.18601931 -0.29134153 -0.12822717   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.46101 23 02 54.4  -09 54 26                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.46101 2 -0.18586191 -0.29143706 -0.12826794   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.48878 23 02 37.0  -09 51 42                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.48878 2 -0.18570445 -0.29153253 -0.12830868   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.54434 23 01 53.2  -09 47 41                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.54434 2 -0.18538935 -0.29172327 -0.12839007   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.57212 23 01 29.7  -09 44 57                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.57212 2 -0.18523172 -0.29181854 -0.12843073   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.59990 23 01 01.7  -09 42 44                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.59990 2 -0.18507403 -0.29191374 -0.12847135   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.65545 23 00 17.2  -09 36 52                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.65545 2 -0.18475849 -0.29210395 -0.12855251   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.68323 22 59 54.9  -09 34 21                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.68323 2 -0.18460063 -0.29219896 -0.12859305   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.71101 22 59 27.5  -09 32 28                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.71101 2 -0.18444272 -0.29229390 -0.12863356   EG060C49
    CK08C050 3S2008 02 05.73781 21 33 56.9  -17 30 30                   EG060249
    CK08C050 3s2008 02 05.73781 2 +0.00911572 -0.00534853 -0.00318111   EG060249
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.73878 22 59 06.1  -09 29 25                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.73878 2 -0.18428474 -0.29238877 -0.12867404   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.76656 22 58 39.5  -09 27 04                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.76656 2 -0.18412672 -0.29248358 -0.12871449   EG060C49
    CK08C050 3S2008 02 05.77922 21 33 25.3  -17 24 37                   EG060249
    CK08C050 3s2008 02 05.77922 2 +0.00911740 -0.00534675 -0.00318081   EG060249
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.79434 22 58 10.2  -09 24 14                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.79434 2 -0.18396863 -0.29257833 -0.12875491   EG060C49
    CK08C050 3S2008 02 05.80422 21 33 14.8  -17 22 57                   EG060249
    CK08C050 3s2008 02 05.80422 2 +0.00911841 -0.00534568 -0.00318062   EG060249
    CK08C050 3S2008 02 05.82088 21 32 55.8  -17 19 51                   EG060249
    CK08C050 3s2008 02 05.82088 2 +0.00911909 -0.00534496 -0.00318050   EG060249
    CK08C050 4S2008 02 05.82212 22 57 49.1  -09 21 47                   EG060C49
    CK08C050 4s2008 02 05.82212 2 -0.18381049 -0.29267300 -0.12879530   EG060C49
    CK08C050 3S2008 02 05.84588 21 32 34.6  -17 16 11                   EG060249
    CK08C050 3s2008 02 05.84588 2 +0.00912010 -0.00534389 -0.00318032   EG060249
    CK08C050 3S2008 02 05.86255 21 32 21.8  -17 14 14                   EG060249
    CK08C050 3s2008 02 05.86255 2 +0.00912077 -0.00534317 -0.00318019   EG060249
    CK08C050 3S2008 02 05.88781 21 32 01.5  -17 10 26                   EG060249
    CK08C050 3s2008 02 05.88781 2 +0.00912179 -0.00534209 -0.00318001   EG060249
    CK08C050 3S2008 02 05.90423 21 31 44.0  -17 08 13                   EG060249
    CK08C050 3s2008 02 05.90423 2 +0.00912245 -0.00534138 -0.00317988   EG060249
    CK08C050 3S2008 02 05.92922 21 31 23.5  -17 04 52                   EG060249
    CK08C050 3s2008 02 05.92922 2 +0.00912345 -0.00534031 -0.00317970   EG060249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C2 and C3.  Comet detections by R. Kracht,
    H. Su and A. Kubczak, measurements by K. Battams, reductions by
    B. G. Marsden.
C49 STEREO-A.  STEREO-SECCHI instrument (4) HI1-A.  Measurements by K. Battams,
    reductions by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK08C030   2008 Feb.   3.74   0.0346   1.0     332.74    30.07   158.24     X
CK08C040   2008 Feb.   4.433  0.00959  1.0      53.820  335.566  138.695    X
CK08C050   2008 Feb.   6.510  0.00479  1.0      81.431    3.373  144.763    X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-G60

Read MPEC 2008-G59 Read MPEC 2008-G61


Our Web policy. Index to the CBAT/MPC/ICQ pages.


Valid HTML 4.01!