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MPEC 2008-L18 : COMETS C/2008 C6, 2008 C7, 2008 C8, 2000 C9 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-L18                                Issued 2008 June 5, 03:04 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 C6, 2008 C7, 2008 C8, 2000 C9 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK08C060 4S2008 02 07.29434 23 07 08.9  -08 56 16                   EL018C49
    CK08C060 4s2008 02 07.29434 2 -0.17534952 -0.29759617 -0.13089425   EL018C49
    CK08C060 4S2008 02 07.34990 23 06 16.6  -08 51 18                   EL018C49
    CK08C060 4s2008 02 07.34990 2 -0.17502723 -0.29777828 -0.13097184   EL018C49
    CK08C060 4S2008 02 07.37768 23 05 51.0  -08 48 39                   EL018C49
    CK08C060 4s2008 02 07.37768 2 -0.17486598 -0.29786924 -0.13101059   EL018C49
    CK08C060 4S2008 02 07.40545 23 05 31.5  -08 46 56                   EL018C49
    CK08C060 4s2008 02 07.40545 2 -0.17470469 -0.29796014 -0.13104932   EL018C49
    CK08C060 4S2008 02 07.43323 23 05 05.9  -08 44 04                   EL018C49
    CK08C060 4s2008 02 07.43323 2 -0.17454337 -0.29805095 -0.13108800   EL018C49
    CK08C060 4S2008 02 07.46101 23 04 37.4  -08 41 15                   EL018C49
    CK08C060 4s2008 02 07.46101 2 -0.17438195 -0.29814172 -0.13112667   EL018C49
    CK08C060 4S2008 02 07.48879 23 04 08.3  -08 38 53                   EL018C49
    CK08C060 4s2008 02 07.48879 2 -0.17422050 -0.29823241 -0.13116530   EL018C49
    CK08C060 3S2008 02 07.69589 21 36 54.5  -16 15 44                   EL018249
    CK08C060 3s2008 02 07.69589 2 +0.00919035 -0.00526455 -0.00316511   EL018249
    CK08C060 3S2008 02 07.72088 21 36 34.5  -16 11 31                   EL018249
    CK08C060 3s2008 02 07.72088 2 +0.00919124 -0.00526348 -0.00316489   EL018249
    CK08C060 3S2008 02 07.73755 21 36 12.5  -16 07 52                   EL018249
    CK08C060 3s2008 02 07.73755 2 +0.00919183 -0.00526277 -0.00316474   EL018249
    CK08C060 3S2008 02 07.76255 21 35 50.6  -16 05 19                   EL018249
    CK08C060 3s2008 02 07.76255 2 +0.00919271 -0.00526170 -0.00316451   EL018249
    CK08C060 3S2008 02 07.77922 21 35 31.7  -16 03 20                   EL018249
    CK08C060 3s2008 02 07.77922 2 +0.00919330 -0.00526098 -0.00316436   EL018249
    CK08C060 3S2008 02 07.80422 21 35 09.8  -15 59 24                   EL018249
    CK08C060 3s2008 02 07.80422 2 +0.00919418 -0.00525991 -0.00316413   EL018249
    CK08C070 4S2008 02 08.82212 23 16 15.6  -08 42 45                   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4s2008 02 08.82212 2 -0.16640823 -0.30250616 -0.13298471   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4S2008 02 08.84990 23 15 49.4  -08 40 48                   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4s2008 02 08.84990 2 -0.16624418 -0.30259354 -0.13302188   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4S2008 02 08.90545 23 15 06.4  -08 35 46                   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4s2008 02 08.90545 2 -0.16591593 -0.30276809 -0.13309614   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4S2008 02 08.93323 23 14 50.1  -08 33 37                   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4s2008 02 08.93323 2 -0.16575173 -0.30285526 -0.13313322   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4S2008 02 08.96101 23 14 28.1  -08 31 29                   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4s2008 02 08.96101 2 -0.16558746 -0.30294237 -0.13317028   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4S2008 02 08.98879 23 14 03.4  -08 28 26                   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4s2008 02 08.98879 2 -0.16542315 -0.30302941 -0.13320730   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4S2008 02 09.04434 23 13 19.9  -08 23 31                   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4s2008 02 09.04434 2 -0.16509439 -0.30320327 -0.13328126   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4S2008 02 09.07212 23 12 55.2  -08 20 58                   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4s2008 02 09.07212 2 -0.16492993 -0.30329010 -0.13331819   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4S2008 02 09.12767 23 12 03.5  -08 16 10                   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4s2008 02 09.12767 2 -0.16460084 -0.30346356 -0.13339197   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4S2008 02 09.15545 23 11 34.3  -08 12 54                   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4s2008 02 09.15545 2 -0.16443622 -0.30355019 -0.13342881   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4S2008 02 09.18323 23 11 16.8  -08 11 03                   EL018C49
    CK08C070 4s2008 02 09.18323 2 -0.16427155 -0.30363675 -0.13346563   EL018C49
    CK08C070 3S2008 02 09.19589 21 47 06.9  -16 17 12                   EL018249
    CK08C070 3s2008 02 09.19589 2 +0.00924038 -0.00520074 -0.00315078   EL018249
    CK08C070 3S2008 02 09.22089 21 46 58.6  -16 14 50                   EL018249
    CK08C070 3s2008 02 09.22089 2 +0.00924115 -0.00519968 -0.00315052   EL018249
    CK08C070 3S2008 02 09.23755 21 46 38.3  -16 11 36                   EL018249
    CK08C070 3s2008 02 09.23755 2 +0.00924167 -0.00519898 -0.00315036   EL018249
    CK08C070 3S2008 02 09.26255 21 46 16.7  -16 09 08                   EL018249
    CK08C070 3s2008 02 09.26255 2 +0.00924245 -0.00519792 -0.00315010   EL018249
    CK08C070 3S2008 02 09.27922 21 46 04.2  -16 05 43                   EL018249
    CK08C070 3s2008 02 09.27922 2 +0.00924296 -0.00519722 -0.00314994   EL018249
    CK08C070 3S2008 02 09.32089 21 45 23.1  -16 01 39                   EL018249
    CK08C070 3s2008 02 09.32089 2 +0.00924425 -0.00519546 -0.00314951   EL018249
    CK08C070 3S2008 02 09.34588 21 44 57.9  -15 58 09                   EL018249
    CK08C070 3s2008 02 09.34588 2 +0.00924502 -0.00519441 -0.00314926   EL018249
    CK08C070 3S2008 02 09.36255 21 44 43.1  -15 56 25                   EL018249
    CK08C070 3s2008 02 09.36255 2 +0.00924553 -0.00519371 -0.00314909   EL018249
    CK08C070 3S2008 02 09.38756 21 44 20.9  -15 53 54                   EL018249
    CK08C070 3s2008 02 09.38756 2 +0.00924630 -0.00519266 -0.00314884   EL018249
    CK08C070 3S2008 02 09.40422 21 44 04.1  -15 50 16                   EL018249
    CK08C070 3s2008 02 09.40422 2 +0.00924681 -0.00519196 -0.00314867   EL018249
    CK08C070 3S2008 02 09.43056 21 43 34.6  -15 47 02                   EL018249
    CK08C070 3s2008 02 09.43056 2 +0.00924761 -0.00519085 -0.00314840   EL018249
    CK08C070 3S2008 02 09.44589 21 43 21.4  -15 44 15                   EL018249
    CK08C070 3s2008 02 09.44589 2 +0.00924808 -0.00519020 -0.00314824   EL018249
    CK08C070 3S2008 02 09.47089 21 43 00.2  -15 40 41                   EL018249
    CK08C070 3s2008 02 09.47089 2 +0.00924884 -0.00518915 -0.00314799   EL018249
    CK08C070 3S2008 02 09.48757 21 42 42.4  -15 39 04                   EL018249
    CK08C070 3s2008 02 09.48757 2 +0.00924935 -0.00518845 -0.00314782   EL018249
    CK08C070 3S2008 02 09.51255 21 42 15.3  -15 35 35                   EL018249
    CK08C070 3s2008 02 09.51255 2 +0.00925011 -0.00518740 -0.00314756   EL018249
    CK08C070 3S2008 02 09.52922 21 41 51.2  -15 32 13                   EL018249
    CK08C070 3s2008 02 09.52922 2 +0.00925061 -0.00518670 -0.00314739   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 14.82089 22 17 53.4  -15 37 40                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 14.82089 2 +0.00937365 -0.00498061 -0.00308925   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 14.84636 22 17 28.1  -15 34 58                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 14.84636 2 +0.00937410 -0.00497973 -0.00308897   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 14.86256 22 17 18.6  -15 33 28                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 14.86256 2 +0.00937439 -0.00497917 -0.00308879   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 14.88768 22 17 08.4  -15 32 07                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 14.88768 2 +0.00937483 -0.00497830 -0.00308851   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.07090 22 14 55.5  -15 09 47                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.07090 2 +0.00937801 -0.00497199 -0.00308648   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.11255 22 14 23.9  -15 04 19                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.11255 2 +0.00937873 -0.00497056 -0.00308601   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.13755 22 14 03.8  -15 01 38                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.13755 2 +0.00937916 -0.00496971 -0.00308574   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.15422 22 13 53.2  -14 59 38                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.15422 2 +0.00937945 -0.00496914 -0.00308555   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.17922 22 13 32.3  -14 56 46                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.17922 2 +0.00937987 -0.00496829 -0.00308527   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.19589 22 13 20.0  -14 54 40                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.19589 2 +0.00938016 -0.00496772 -0.00308509   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.22115 22 12 59.0  -14 51 32                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.22115 2 +0.00938059 -0.00496686 -0.00308481   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.23755 22 12 48.0  -14 49 44                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.23755 2 +0.00938087 -0.00496631 -0.00308463   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.40422 22 10 24.3  -14 27 51                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.40422 2 +0.00938370 -0.00496068 -0.00308278   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.43053 22 10 03.4  -14 24 02                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.43053 2 +0.00938414 -0.00495980 -0.00308249   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.44590 22 09 47.5  -14 22 08                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.44590 2 +0.00938440 -0.00495928 -0.00308232   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.47089 22 09 24.8  -14 19 02                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.47089 2 +0.00938482 -0.00495844 -0.00308204   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.48755 22 09 09.8  -14 16 23                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.48755 2 +0.00938510 -0.00495789 -0.00308186   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.51255 22 08 46.3  -14 12 59                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.51255 2 +0.00938552 -0.00495705 -0.00308158   EL018249
    CK08C080 3S2008 02 15.52922 22 08 30.1  -14 10 28                   EL018249
    CK08C080 3s2008 02 15.52922 2 +0.00938579 -0.00495649 -0.00308140   EL018249
    CK08C080 2S2008 02 15.89592 22 01 09.6  -13 11 06                   EL018249
    CK08C080 2s2008 02 15.89592 2 +0.00939185 -0.00494439 -0.00307734   EL018249
    CK08C080 2S2008 02 15.91257 22 00 43.0  -13 07 46                   EL018249
    CK08C080 2s2008 02 15.91257 2 +0.00939213 -0.00494384 -0.00307716   EL018249
    CK08C080 2S2008 02 15.93862 21 59 59.7  -13 02 47                   EL018249
    CK08C080 2s2008 02 15.93862 2 +0.00939255 -0.00494299 -0.00307687   EL018249
    CK08C090 2S2008 02 15.06255 21 53 16.7  -11 32 58                   EL018249
    CK08C090 2s2008 02 15.06255 2 +0.00937787 -0.00497227 -0.00308657   EL018249
    CK08C090 2S2008 02 15.07922 21 53 18.6  -11 28 17                   EL018249
    CK08C090 2s2008 02 15.07922 2 +0.00937816 -0.00497170 -0.00308638   EL018249
    CK08C090 2S2008 02 15.10535 21 53 18.8  -11 20 35                   EL018249
    CK08C090 2s2008 02 15.10535 2 +0.00937861 -0.00497081 -0.00308609   EL018249
    CK08C090 2S2008 02 15.12089 21 53 20.0  -11 16 15                   EL018249
    CK08C090 2s2008 02 15.12089 2 +0.00937887 -0.00497028 -0.00308592   EL018249
    CK08C090 2S2008 02 15.12922 21 53 20.0  -11 13 46                   EL018249
    CK08C090 2s2008 02 15.12922 2 +0.00937902 -0.00496999 -0.00308583   EL018249
    CK08C090 2S2008 02 15.14588 21 53 20.3  -11 09 05                   EL018249
    CK08C090 2s2008 02 15.14588 2 +0.00937930 -0.00496943 -0.00308564   EL018249
    CK08C090 2S2008 02 15.16255 21 53 19.8  -11 04 20                   EL018249
    CK08C090 2s2008 02 15.16255 2 +0.00937959 -0.00496886 -0.00308546   EL018249
    CK08C090 2S2008 02 15.17089 21 53 20.8  -11 01 36                   EL018249
    CK08C090 2s2008 02 15.17089 2 +0.00937973 -0.00496857 -0.00308537   EL018249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by B. Zhou,
    H. Su, J. Sachs and R. Kracht, 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
CK08C060   2008 Feb.   8.195  0.00665  1.0      77.356    3.319  145.163    X
CK08C070   2008 Feb.   9.900  0.00425  1.0      82.576    0.847  143.410    X
CK08C080   2008 Feb.  16.09   0.0083   1.0      56.72   334.80   138.74     X
CK08C090   2008 Feb.  15.27   0.0627   1.0      38.03   335.76    74.32     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-L18

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