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MPEC 2008-Y04 : COMETS C/2008 S5, 2008 S6, 2008 S7, 2008 S8 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-Y04                                Issued 2008 Dec. 18, 04:17 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 S5, 2008 S6, 2008 S7, 2008 S8 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK08S050 3S2008 09 19.69589 11 31 09.7  +00 17 53                   EY004249
    CK08S050 3s2008 09 19.69589 2 -0.00980141 +0.00443341 +0.00143697   EY004249
    CK08S050 3S2008 09 19.73756 11 32 04.4  +00 19 25                   EY004249
    CK08S050 3s2008 09 19.73756 2 -0.00980245 +0.00442892 +0.00143607   EY004249
    CK08S050 3S2008 09 19.76255 11 32 37.1  +00 20 20                   EY004249
    CK08S050 3s2008 09 19.76255 2 -0.00980307 +0.00442623 +0.00143553   EY004249
    CK08S050 3S2008 09 19.77922 11 33 09.2  +00 21 27                   EY004249
    CK08S050 3s2008 09 19.77922 2 -0.00980348 +0.00442443 +0.00143517   EY004249
    CK08S050 3S2008 09 19.82088 11 34 08.3  +00 22 57                   EY004249
    CK08S050 3s2008 09 19.82088 2 -0.00980452 +0.00441992 +0.00143427   EY004249
    CK08S050 3S2008 09 19.84588 11 34 43.7  +00 23 58                   EY004249
    CK08S050 3s2008 09 19.84588 2 -0.00980514 +0.00441721 +0.00143373   EY004249
    CK08S050 3S2008 09 19.86255 11 35 09.9  +00 24 42                   EY004249
    CK08S050 3s2008 09 19.86255 2 -0.00980555 +0.00441541 +0.00143337   EY004249
    CK08S050 3S2008 09 19.88755 11 35 44.9  +00 25 15                   EY004249
    CK08S050 3s2008 09 19.88755 2 -0.00980618 +0.00441269 +0.00143282   EY004249
    CK08S050 3S2008 09 19.90422 11 36 12.3  +00 26 27                   EY004249
    CK08S050 3s2008 09 19.90422 2 -0.00980659 +0.00441088 +0.00143246   EY004249
    CK08S050 3S2008 09 19.92922 11 36 49.7  +00 27 17                   EY004249
    CK08S050 3s2008 09 19.92922 2 -0.00980721 +0.00440816 +0.00143191   EY004249
    CK08S050 3S2008 09 19.97097 11 37 52.9  +00 29 29                   EY004249
    CK08S050 3s2008 09 19.97097 2 -0.00980825 +0.00440362 +0.00143100   EY004249
    CK08S050 3S2008 09 19.98755 11 38 21.6  +00 29 54                   EY004249
    CK08S050 3s2008 09 19.98755 2 -0.00980866 +0.00440181 +0.00143063   EY004249
    CK08S050 3S2008 09 20.01255 11 39 00.4  +00 31 01                   EY004249
    CK08S050 3s2008 09 20.01255 2 -0.00980928 +0.00439908 +0.00143008   EY004249
    CK08S050 3S2008 09 20.02922 11 39 26.0  +00 31 29                   EY004249
    CK08S050 3s2008 09 20.02922 2 -0.00980970 +0.00439726 +0.00142971   EY004249
    CK08S050 3S2008 09 20.07090 11 40 35.4  +00 33 25                   EY004249
    CK08S050 3s2008 09 20.07090 2 -0.00981073 +0.00439269 +0.00142879   EY004249
    CK08S050 3S2008 09 20.09589 11 41 18.4  +00 34 53                   EY004249
    CK08S050 3s2008 09 20.09589 2 -0.00981135 +0.00438995 +0.00142824   EY004249
    CK08S050 3S2008 09 20.11255 11 41 45.4  +00 35 36                   EY004249
    CK08S050 3s2008 09 20.11255 2 -0.00981177 +0.00438812 +0.00142786   EY004249
    CK08S060 3S2008 09 28.38755 12 09 19.8  -03 42 59                   EY004249
    CK08S060 3s2008 09 28.38755 2 -0.00996567 +0.00328968 +0.00117208   EY004249
    CK08S060 3S2008 09 28.40422 12 09 45.8  -03 41 41                   EY004249
    CK08S060 3s2008 09 28.40422 2 -0.00996578 +0.00328711 +0.00117143   EY004249
    CK08S060 3S2008 09 28.44594 12 10 43.3  -03 38 14                   EY004249
    CK08S060 3s2008 09 28.44594 2 -0.00996606 +0.00328067 +0.00116981   EY004249
    CK08S060 3S2008 09 28.47088 12 11 25.4  -03 35 35                   EY004249
    CK08S060 3s2008 09 28.47088 2 -0.00996623 +0.00327681 +0.00116883   EY004249
    CK08S060 3S2008 09 28.48755 12 11 45.1  -03 34 52                   EY004249
    CK08S060 3s2008 09 28.48755 2 -0.00996634 +0.00327423 +0.00116818   EY004249
    CK08S060 2S2008 09 28.61831 12 15 27.7  -03 21 38                   EY004249
    CK08S060 2s2008 09 28.61831 2 -0.00996717 +0.00325396 +0.00116307   EY004249
    CK08S060 2S2008 09 28.62922 12 15 45.6  -03 20 24                   EY004249
    CK08S060 2s2008 09 28.62922 2 -0.00996723 +0.00325226 +0.00116264   EY004249
    CK08S060 2S2008 09 28.64311 12 16 04.0  -03 19 05                   EY004249
    CK08S060 2s2008 09 28.64311 2 -0.00996732 +0.00325011 +0.00116210   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.09589 12 03 36.9  -03 46 12                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.09589 2 -0.00996963 +0.00317930 +0.00114418   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.11256 12 04 04.4  -03 46 09                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.11256 2 -0.00996970 +0.00317667 +0.00114352   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.17922 12 05 30.1  -03 43 25                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.17922 2 -0.00996997 +0.00316617 +0.00114085   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.19589 12 05 57.2  -03 42 18                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.19589 2 -0.00997003 +0.00316354 +0.00114018   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.22090 12 06 28.8  -03 41 51                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.22090 2 -0.00997013 +0.00315959 +0.00113918   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.23757 12 06 55.6  -03 41 06                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.23757 2 -0.00997019 +0.00315696 +0.00113851   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.26255 12 07 29.2  -03 39 54                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.26255 2 -0.00997028 +0.00315301 +0.00113751   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.27922 12 07 54.3  -03 38 55                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.27922 2 -0.00997034 +0.00315038 +0.00113684   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.32089 12 08 52.4  -03 37 23                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.32089 2 -0.00997048 +0.00314378 +0.00113516   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.34588 12 09 29.6  -03 36 31                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.34588 2 -0.00997057 +0.00313982 +0.00113416   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.36255 12 09 56.3  -03 35 42                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.36255 2 -0.00997062 +0.00313718 +0.00113349   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.38756 12 10 30.5  -03 34 15                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.38756 2 -0.00997070 +0.00313322 +0.00113248   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.40422 12 10 57.0  -03 33 26                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.40422 2 -0.00997075 +0.00313057 +0.00113181   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.44592 12 12 01.9  -03 30 57                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.44592 2 -0.00997088 +0.00312395 +0.00113012   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.47088 12 12 39.6  -03 30 00                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.47088 2 -0.00997095 +0.00311999 +0.00112911   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.48755 12 13 06.6  -03 29 23                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.48755 2 -0.00997099 +0.00311734 +0.00112844   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.51255 12 13 46.7  -03 27 41                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.51255 2 -0.00997106 +0.00311336 +0.00112742   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.52922 12 14 13.0  -03 26 39                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.52922 2 -0.00997110 +0.00311071 +0.00112675   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.57089 12 15 22.8  -03 24 16                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.57089 2 -0.00997121 +0.00310407 +0.00112506   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.59589 12 16 06.1  -03 22 39                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.59589 2 -0.00997126 +0.00310009 +0.00112404   EY004249
    CK08S070 3S2008 09 29.61255 12 16 34.0  -03 21 18                   EY004249
    CK08S070 3s2008 09 29.61255 2 -0.00997130 +0.00309743 +0.00112337   EY004249
    CK08S070 2S2008 09 29.64311 12 17 27.8  -03 19 49                   EY004249
    CK08S070 2s2008 09 29.64311 2 -0.00997137 +0.00309255 +0.00112212   EY004249
    CK08S070 2S2008 09 29.65977 12 17 57.5  -03 18 40                   EY004249
    CK08S070 2s2008 09 29.65977 2 -0.00997140 +0.00308989 +0.00112144   EY004249
    CK08S070 2S2008 09 29.67088 12 18 18.2  -03 17 43                   EY004249
    CK08S070 2s2008 09 29.67088 2 -0.00997143 +0.00308811 +0.00112099   EY004249
    CK08S070 2S2008 09 29.68477 12 18 43.4  -03 16 44                   EY004249
    CK08S070 2s2008 09 29.68477 2 -0.00997145 +0.00308589 +0.00112042   EY004249
    CK08S070 2S2008 09 29.70145 12 19 14.8  -03 15 22                   EY004249
    CK08S070 2s2008 09 29.70145 2 -0.00997149 +0.00308323 +0.00111974   EY004249
    CK08S070 2S2008 09 29.71255 12 19 36.0  -03 14 36                   EY004249
    CK08S070 2s2008 09 29.71255 2 -0.00997151 +0.00308145 +0.00111929   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.17922 12 08 24.9  -04 12 04                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.17922 2 -0.00997187 +0.00300641 +0.00110017   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.22088 12 09 24.6  -04 10 28                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.22088 2 -0.00997187 +0.00299966 +0.00109845   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.23757 12 09 51.1  -04 09 50                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.23757 2 -0.00997186 +0.00299696 +0.00109775   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.27923 12 10 47.1  -04 08 08                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.27923 2 -0.00997185 +0.00299020 +0.00109602   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.32090 12 11 44.8  -04 05 34                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.32090 2 -0.00997183 +0.00298344 +0.00109429   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.34589 12 12 21.1  -04 04 44                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.34589 2 -0.00997182 +0.00297939 +0.00109325   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.36255 12 12 46.6  -04 03 41                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.36255 2 -0.00997181 +0.00297668 +0.00109255   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.38755 12 13 22.7  -04 02 35                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.38755 2 -0.00997179 +0.00297261 +0.00109151   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.40422 12 13 48.8  -04 01 39                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.40422 2 -0.00997178 +0.00296990 +0.00109082   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.44593 12 14 50.4  -03 59 37                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.44593 2 -0.00997174 +0.00296311 +0.00108907   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.47089 12 15 28.3  -03 58 14                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.47089 2 -0.00997171 +0.00295905 +0.00108803   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.48755 12 15 53.7  -03 57 37                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.48755 2 -0.00997169 +0.00295633 +0.00108733   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.51255 12 16 33.3  -03 56 13                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.51255 2 -0.00997166 +0.00295226 +0.00108629   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.52922 12 16 57.4  -03 55 02                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.52922 2 -0.00997164 +0.00294954 +0.00108559   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.57089 12 18 05.1  -03 52 49                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.57089 2 -0.00997158 +0.00294274 +0.00108384   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.59588 12 18 45.8  -03 50 58                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.59588 2 -0.00997154 +0.00293865 +0.00108279   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.61255 12 19 14.4  -03 49 50                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.61255 2 -0.00997151 +0.00293593 +0.00108209   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.63755 12 19 57.3  -03 48 11                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.63755 2 -0.00997147 +0.00293184 +0.00108104   EY004249
    CK08S080 2S2008 09 30.67351 12 21 00.8  -03 45 58                   EY004249
    CK08S080 2s2008 09 30.67351 2 -0.00997140 +0.00292595 +0.00107953   EY004249
    CK08S080 3S2008 09 30.67998 12 21 14.4  -03 45 10                   EY004249
    CK08S080 3s2008 09 30.67998 2 -0.00997139 +0.00292490 +0.00107925   EY004249
    CK08S080 2S2008 09 30.68478 12 21 22.2  -03 45 17                   EY004249
    CK08S080 2s2008 09 30.68478 2 -0.00997138 +0.00292411 +0.00107905   EY004249
    CK08S080 2S2008 09 30.70145 12 21 53.3  -03 44 07                   EY004249
    CK08S080 2s2008 09 30.70145 2 -0.00997134 +0.00292138 +0.00107835   EY004249
    CK08S080 2S2008 09 30.71257 12 22 13.4  -03 43 08                   EY004249
    CK08S080 2s2008 09 30.71257 2 -0.00997132 +0.00291956 +0.00107788   EY004249
    CK08S080 2S2008 09 30.72644 12 22 39.2  -03 41 59                   EY004249
    CK08S080 2s2008 09 30.72644 2 -0.00997129 +0.00291728 +0.00107730   EY004249
    CK08S080 2S2008 09 30.74311 12 23 10.1  -03 40 51                   EY004249
    CK08S080 2s2008 09 30.74311 2 -0.00997126 +0.00291455 +0.00107659   EY004249
    CK08S080 2S2008 09 30.75423 12 23 33.1  -03 39 48                   EY004249
    CK08S080 2s2008 09 30.75423 2 -0.00997123 +0.00291273 +0.00107612   EY004249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by R. Matson,
    M. Kusiak and J. Ruan, measurements by K. Battams, reductions by
    B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK08S050   2008 Sept. 20.44   0.0051   1.0      91.42     7.87   143.70     X
CK08S060   2008 Sept. 28.89   0.0051   1.0      61.49   326.88   139.97     X
CK08S070   2008 Sept. 29.94   0.0060   1.0      77.12   359.59   144.23     X
CK08S080   2008 Sept. 30.96   0.0049   1.0      78.38   359.10   143.91     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-Y04

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