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MPEC 2008-M35 : COMET C/2008 K4 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-M35                                Issued 2008 June 25, 19:11 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.

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                            COMET C/2008 K4 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.50550 05 51 56.3  +19 25 01                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.50550 2 +0.47108827 -0.06161250 -0.02485940   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.52633 05 52 00.9  +19 27 24                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.52633 2 +0.47114584 -0.06145752 -0.02479171   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.54716 05 52 05.2  +19 29 55                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.54716 2 +0.47120335 -0.06130252 -0.02472400   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.56800 05 52 10.0  +19 32 16                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.56800 2 +0.47126081 -0.06114748 -0.02465628   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.58883 05 52 14.7  +19 34 41                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.58883 2 +0.47131821 -0.06099242 -0.02458855   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.60966 05 52 19.3  +19 37 08                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.60966 2 +0.47137555 -0.06083733 -0.02452082   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.63050 05 52 24.5  +19 39 38                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.63050 2 +0.47143283 -0.06068222 -0.02445306   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.65133 05 52 28.7  +19 42 05                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.65133 2 +0.47149005 -0.06052707 -0.02438530   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.67216 05 52 33.7  +19 44 41                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.67216 2 +0.47154721 -0.06037190 -0.02431752   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.69300 05 52 38.4  +19 47 16                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.69300 2 +0.47160432 -0.06021670 -0.02424973   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.71383 05 52 43.3  +19 49 47                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.71383 2 +0.47166137 -0.06006147 -0.02418193   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.73466 05 52 48.2  +19 52 24                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.73466 2 +0.47171836 -0.05990622 -0.02411412   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.75550 05 52 53.2  +19 54 57                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.75550 2 +0.47177529 -0.05975093 -0.02404630   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.77633 05 52 58.2  +19 57 34                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.77633 2 +0.47183216 -0.05959562 -0.02397846   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.79716 05 53 03.4  +20 00 18                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.79716 2 +0.47188898 -0.05944028 -0.02391062   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.79766 02 34 08.3  +12 05 34                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.79766 2 -0.35476951 +0.24177277 +0.09969795   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.81800 05 53 08.1  +20 02 59                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.81800 2 +0.47194574 -0.05928492 -0.02384276   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.81850 02 33 57.7  +12 07 25                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.81850 2 -0.35487938 +0.24166522 +0.09965030   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.85966 05 53 18.8  +20 08 25                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.85966 2 +0.47205907 -0.05897410 -0.02370700   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.88050 05 53 23.8  +20 11 10                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.88050 2 +0.47211566 -0.05881865 -0.02363911   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.90133 05 53 29.4  +20 13 55                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.90133 2 +0.47217218 -0.05866317 -0.02357120   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.92216 05 53 34.4  +20 16 44                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.92216 2 +0.47222864 -0.05850767 -0.02350328   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.94300 05 53 40.1  +20 19 40                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.94300 2 +0.47228505 -0.05835213 -0.02343535   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 22.96383 05 53 45.5  +20 22 31                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 22.96383 2 +0.47234140 -0.05819657 -0.02336741   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.02633 05 54 02.2  +20 31 19                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.02633 2 +0.47251009 -0.05772972 -0.02316352   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.04716 05 54 08.1  +20 34 22                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.04716 2 +0.47256621 -0.05757405 -0.02309553   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.04767 02 31 57.6  +12 29 40                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.04767 2 -0.35608564 +0.24047989 +0.09912521   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.06850 02 31 45.8  +12 31 49                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.06850 2 -0.35619509 +0.24037192 +0.09907738   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.08883 05 54 19.7  +20 40 23                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.08883 2 +0.47267826 -0.05726263 -0.02295951   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.08933 02 31 33.8  +12 33 50                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.08933 2 -0.35630451 +0.24026391 +0.09902954   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.10966 05 54 25.5  +20 43 26                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.10966 2 +0.47273420 -0.05710687 -0.02289149   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.11017 02 31 22.0  +12 36 00                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.11017 2 -0.35641389 +0.24015587 +0.09898169   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.13050 05 54 32.1  +20 46 52                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.13050 2 +0.47279008 -0.05695109 -0.02282346   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.13100 02 31 09.6  +12 38 20                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.13100 2 -0.35652324 +0.24004779 +0.09893382   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.15133 05 54 38.3  +20 50 04                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.15133 2 +0.47284590 -0.05679528 -0.02275541   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.15183 02 30 57.3  +12 40 30                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.15183 2 -0.35663255 +0.23993968 +0.09888594   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.17216 05 54 44.8  +20 53 05                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.17216 2 +0.47290166 -0.05663944 -0.02268735   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.17267 02 30 45.2  +12 42 47                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.17267 2 -0.35674183 +0.23983153 +0.09883804   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.19300 05 54 50.4  +20 56 32                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.19300 2 +0.47295737 -0.05648358 -0.02261928   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.19350 02 30 32.3  +12 45 08                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.19350 2 -0.35685107 +0.23972335 +0.09879012   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.21383 05 54 56.4  +20 59 56                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.21383 2 +0.47301301 -0.05632769 -0.02255120   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.21433 02 30 19.6  +12 47 22                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.21433 2 -0.35696027 +0.23961513 +0.09874220   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.23466 05 55 04.2  +21 03 08                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.23466 2 +0.47306860 -0.05617177 -0.02248310   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.23517 02 30 06.4  +12 49 39                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.23517 2 -0.35706944 +0.23950687 +0.09869425   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.25550 05 55 09.9  +21 06 32                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.25550 2 +0.47312413 -0.05601582 -0.02241500   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.25600 02 29 53.1  +12 51 56                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.25600 2 -0.35717858 +0.23939858 +0.09864630   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.27633 05 55 17.4  +21 10 10                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.27633 2 +0.47317960 -0.05585985 -0.02234688   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.27683 02 29 40.2  +12 54 24                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.27683 2 -0.35728768 +0.23929026 +0.09859832   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.29716 05 55 24.9  +21 13 42                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.29716 2 +0.47323501 -0.05570385 -0.02227875   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.29767 02 29 26.1  +12 56 52                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.29767 2 -0.35739675 +0.23918190 +0.09855034   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.31800 05 55 31.4  +21 17 11                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.31800 2 +0.47329036 -0.05554782 -0.02221061   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.31850 02 29 12.8  +12 59 11                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.31850 2 -0.35750578 +0.23907350 +0.09850233   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.33883 05 55 38.1  +21 20 44                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.33883 2 +0.47334565 -0.05539176 -0.02214246   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.33933 02 28 58.1  +13 01 44                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.33933 2 -0.35761478 +0.23896507 +0.09845432   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.35966 05 55 46.3  +21 24 39                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.35966 2 +0.47340089 -0.05523568 -0.02207430   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.36017 02 28 43.5  +13 04 16                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.36017 2 -0.35772374 +0.23885660 +0.09840629   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.38100 02 28 29.5  +13 06 59                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.38100 2 -0.35783266 +0.23874810 +0.09835824   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.40133 05 56 01.5  +21 32 20                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.40133 2 +0.47351118 -0.05492343 -0.02193793   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.40183 02 28 14.0  +13 09 32                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.40183 2 -0.35794155 +0.23863956 +0.09831018   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.42216 05 56 09.4  +21 36 13                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.42216 2 +0.47356624 -0.05476727 -0.02186973   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.42267 02 27 59.9  +13 12 11                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.42267 2 -0.35805041 +0.23853098 +0.09826211   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.44300 05 56 17.7  +21 40 10                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.44300 2 +0.47362124 -0.05461108 -0.02180152   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.44350 02 27 44.7  +13 14 45                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.44350 2 -0.35815923 +0.23842237 +0.09821401   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.46383 05 56 26.6  +21 44 09                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.46383 2 +0.47367618 -0.05445486 -0.02173330   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.46433 02 27 29.4  +13 17 38                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.46433 2 -0.35826801 +0.23831373 +0.09816591   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.48466 05 56 35.1  +21 48 21                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.48466 2 +0.47373106 -0.05429861 -0.02166507   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.48517 02 27 13.5  +13 20 18                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.48517 2 -0.35837677 +0.23820505 +0.09811779   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.50550 05 56 44.7  +21 52 35                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.50550 2 +0.47378588 -0.05414234 -0.02159683   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.50600 02 26 56.3  +13 23 15                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.50600 2 -0.35848548 +0.23809633 +0.09806966   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.52633 05 56 54.3  +21 56 57                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.52633 2 +0.47384065 -0.05398604 -0.02152857   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.52683 02 26 40.8  +13 26 06                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.52683 2 -0.35859416 +0.23798758 +0.09802151   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.54716 05 57 04.7  +22 01 35                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.54716 2 +0.47389535 -0.05382971 -0.02146030   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.54767 02 26 24.3  +13 29 06                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.54767 2 -0.35870281 +0.23787880 +0.09797334   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.56800 05 57 15.3  +22 06 09                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.56800 2 +0.47395000 -0.05367335 -0.02139202   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.56850 02 26 06.0  +13 32 20                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.56850 2 -0.35881142 +0.23776998 +0.09792516   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.58883 05 57 25.8  +22 10 52                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.58883 2 +0.47400458 -0.05351697 -0.02132373   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.58933 02 25 48.6  +13 35 11                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.58933 2 -0.35891999 +0.23766112 +0.09787697   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.60966 05 57 36.7  +22 15 38                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.60966 2 +0.47405911 -0.05336056 -0.02125543   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.61017 02 25 30.1  +13 38 39                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.61017 2 -0.35902853 +0.23755223 +0.09782876   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.63050 05 57 49.7  +22 20 48                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.63050 2 +0.47411358 -0.05320413 -0.02118712   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.63100 02 25 11.2  +13 42 01                   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.63100 2 -0.35913703 +0.23744330 +0.09778054   EM035C50
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.65133 05 58 02.8  +22 26 02                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.65133 2 +0.47416799 -0.05304766 -0.02111879   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.67216 05 58 17.2  +22 31 33                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.67216 2 +0.47422234 -0.05289117 -0.02105045   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.69300 05 58 32.6  +22 37 12                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.69300 2 +0.47427663 -0.05273466 -0.02098211   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.71383 05 58 49.9  +22 43 10                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.71383 2 +0.47433087 -0.05257811 -0.02091375   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.73466 05 59 09.3  +22 49 24                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.73466 2 +0.47438504 -0.05242154 -0.02084537   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5S2008 05 23.75550 05 59 32.6  +22 56 13                   EM035C49
    CK08K040 5s2008 05 23.75550 2 +0.47443916 -0.05226494 -0.02077699   EM035C49

Observer details:
C49 STEREO-A.  STEREO-SECCHI instrument COR2.  Measurements by K. Battams,
    reductions by B. G. Marsden.
C50 STEREO-B.  STEREO-SECCHI instrument COR2.  Measurements by K. Battams,
    reductions by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
    C/2008 K4 (SOHO)
T 2008 May 23.843 TT                                    MPC
q   0.00461              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   82.631       +0.178392       -0.983295
                   Node     3.575       -0.961326       -0.182005
e   1.0            Incl.  144.571       +0.209830       +0.002129
From 139 observations 2008 May 21-23.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-M35

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