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MPEC 2009-F18 : COMETS C/2008 Y13, 2008 Y14, 2008 Y15, 2009 A2 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2009-F18                                Issued 2009 Mar. 17, 18:20 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 Y13, 2008 Y14, 2008 Y15, 2009 A2 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK08Y130 3S2008 12 27.88819 18 36 06.7  -25 37 38                   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3s2008 12 27.88819 2 +0.00538877 -0.00802855 -0.00367545   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3S2008 12 27.90422 18 35 59.4  -25 32 43                   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3s2008 12 27.90422 2 +0.00539128 -0.00802776 -0.00367557   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3S2008 12 27.92923 18 35 58.5  -25 28 57                   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3s2008 12 27.92923 2 +0.00539519 -0.00802651 -0.00367575   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3S2008 12 27.97098 18 35 57.3  -25 20 58                   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3s2008 12 27.97098 2 +0.00540172 -0.00802444 -0.00367605   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3S2008 12 27.98755 18 35 53.9  -25 17 41                   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3s2008 12 27.98755 2 +0.00540430 -0.00802362 -0.00367616   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3S2008 12 28.01255 18 35 50.5  -25 12 17                   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3s2008 12 28.01255 2 +0.00540821 -0.00802237 -0.00367634   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3S2008 12 28.02923 18 35 48.8  -25 07 43                   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3s2008 12 28.02923 2 +0.00541081 -0.00802154 -0.00367646   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3S2008 12 28.07088 18 35 41.0  -24 59 19                   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3s2008 12 28.07088 2 +0.00541730 -0.00801946 -0.00367675   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3S2008 12 28.09588 18 35 36.0  -24 53 34                   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3s2008 12 28.09588 2 +0.00542119 -0.00801821 -0.00367692   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3S2008 12 28.11257 18 35 33.7  -24 50 12                   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3s2008 12 28.11257 2 +0.00542378 -0.00801738 -0.00367704   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3S2008 12 28.13755 18 35 29.7  -24 43 59                   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3s2008 12 28.13755 2 +0.00542766 -0.00801612 -0.00367721   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3S2008 12 28.15422 18 35 28.0  -24 40 08                   EF018249
    CK08Y130 3s2008 12 28.15422 2 +0.00543025 -0.00801529 -0.00367733   EF018249
    CK08Y130 2S2008 12 28.22922 18 35 04.5  -24 23 00                   EF018249
    CK08Y130 2s2008 12 28.22922 2 +0.00544188 -0.00801152 -0.00367784   EF018249
    CK08Y130 2S2008 12 28.24589 18 34 58.4  -24 18 52                   EF018249
    CK08Y130 2s2008 12 28.24589 2 +0.00544446 -0.00801068 -0.00367795   EF018249
    CK08Y130 2S2008 12 28.25422 18 34 55.0  -24 16 39                   EF018249
    CK08Y130 2s2008 12 28.25422 2 +0.00544575 -0.00801026 -0.00367801   EF018249
    CK08Y130 2S2008 12 28.27090 18 34 50.2  -24 13 30                   EF018249
    CK08Y130 2s2008 12 28.27090 2 +0.00544833 -0.00800942 -0.00367812   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2S2008 12 27.89592 18 20 01.1  -22 42 32                   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2s2008 12 27.89592 2 +0.00538998 -0.00802817 -0.00367551   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2S2008 12 27.91255 18 20 25.5  -22 36 42                   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2s2008 12 27.91255 2 +0.00539259 -0.00802734 -0.00367563   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2S2008 12 27.92088 18 20 37.4  -22 34 01                   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2s2008 12 27.92088 2 +0.00539389 -0.00802693 -0.00367569   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2S2008 12 27.93755 18 21 02.1  -22 28 24                   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2s2008 12 27.93755 2 +0.00539650 -0.00802610 -0.00367581   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2S2008 12 27.96309 18 21 40.0  -22 19 59                   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2s2008 12 27.96309 2 +0.00540049 -0.00802483 -0.00367599   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2S2008 12 27.97924 18 22 04.5  -22 14 53                   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2s2008 12 27.97924 2 +0.00540301 -0.00802403 -0.00367611   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2S2008 12 27.99589 18 22 30.5  -22 09 38                   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2s2008 12 27.99589 2 +0.00540563 -0.00802319 -0.00367622   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2S2008 12 28.00422 18 22 44.0  -22 07 03                   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2s2008 12 28.00422 2 +0.00540691 -0.00802278 -0.00367628   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2S2008 12 28.02089 18 23 10.6  -22 01 45                   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2s2008 12 28.02089 2 +0.00540951 -0.00802195 -0.00367640   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2S2008 12 28.03755 18 23 37.0  -21 56 47                   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2s2008 12 28.03755 2 +0.00541211 -0.00802112 -0.00367652   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2S2008 12 28.06364 18 24 18.7  -21 49 23                   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2s2008 12 28.06364 2 +0.00541617 -0.00801982 -0.00367670   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2S2008 12 28.07924 18 24 44.3  -21 44 57                   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2s2008 12 28.07924 2 +0.00541860 -0.00801904 -0.00367681   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2S2008 12 28.08755 18 24 58.8  -21 42 40                   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2s2008 12 28.08755 2 +0.00541990 -0.00801863 -0.00367687   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2S2008 12 28.10422 18 25 25.8  -21 38 28                   EF018249
    CK08Y140 2s2008 12 28.10422 2 +0.00542249 -0.00801779 -0.00367698   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3S2008 12 29.82089 18 45 06.0  -25 35 32                   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3s2008 12 29.82089 2 +0.00568109 -0.00792870 -0.00368708   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3S2008 12 29.84589 18 45 07.0  -25 31 02                   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3s2008 12 29.84589 2 +0.00568473 -0.00792736 -0.00368720   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3S2008 12 29.86255 18 45 10.3  -25 29 12                   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3s2008 12 29.86255 2 +0.00568716 -0.00792647 -0.00368728   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3S2008 12 29.88776 18 45 11.3  -25 23 47                   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3s2008 12 29.88776 2 +0.00569082 -0.00792511 -0.00368740   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3S2008 12 29.90448 18 45 10.0  -25 20 50                   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3s2008 12 29.90448 2 +0.00569325 -0.00792421 -0.00368748   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3S2008 12 29.92922 18 45 04.9  -25 15 41                   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3s2008 12 29.92922 2 +0.00569684 -0.00792288 -0.00368760   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3S2008 12 29.97097 18 44 54.0  -25 06 15                   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3s2008 12 29.97097 2 +0.00570289 -0.00792063 -0.00368780   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3S2008 12 29.98755 18 44 48.4  -25 01 35                   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3s2008 12 29.98755 2 +0.00570529 -0.00791974 -0.00368788   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3S2008 12 30.01280 18 44 44.5  -24 56 52                   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3s2008 12 30.01280 2 +0.00570895 -0.00791838 -0.00368799   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3S2008 12 30.02922 18 44 40.5  -24 53 11                   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3s2008 12 30.02922 2 +0.00571132 -0.00791749 -0.00368807   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3S2008 12 30.09589 18 44 23.9  -24 37 11                   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3s2008 12 30.09589 2 +0.00572094 -0.00791389 -0.00368838   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3S2008 12 30.11255 18 44 20.6  -24 34 04                   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3s2008 12 30.11255 2 +0.00572334 -0.00791298 -0.00368845   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3S2008 12 30.13757 18 44 13.5  -24 28 18                   EF018249
    CK08Y150 3s2008 12 30.13757 2 +0.00572694 -0.00791163 -0.00368857   EF018249
    CK09A020 4S2008 12 31.32212 22 06 15.0  -17 23 08                   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4s2008 12 31.32212 2 -0.59800520 -0.34739946 -0.15278735   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4S2008 12 31.34990 22 05 59.8  -17 18 09                   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4s2008 12 31.34990 2 -0.59782107 -0.34767546 -0.15290664   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4S2008 12 31.37767 22 05 46.3  -17 14 57                   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4s2008 12 31.37767 2 -0.59763679 -0.34795138 -0.15302588   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4S2008 12 31.40545 22 05 27.7  -17 09 37                   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4s2008 12 31.40545 2 -0.59745236 -0.34822723 -0.15314509   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4S2008 12 31.43323 22 05 09.1  -17 06 13                   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4s2008 12 31.43323 2 -0.59726777 -0.34850299 -0.15326427   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4S2008 12 31.48878 22 04 30.8  -16 58 37                   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4s2008 12 31.48878 2 -0.59689815 -0.34905429 -0.15350253   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4S2008 12 31.57212 22 03 31.0  -16 46 13                   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4s2008 12 31.57212 2 -0.59634257 -0.34988065 -0.15385965   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4S2008 12 31.59990 22 03 10.0  -16 43 16                   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4s2008 12 31.59990 2 -0.59615707 -0.35015595 -0.15397862   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4S2008 12 31.62767 22 02 49.1  -16 39 19                   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4s2008 12 31.62767 2 -0.59597143 -0.35043117 -0.15409756   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4S2008 12 31.65545 22 02 35.7  -16 35 58                   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4s2008 12 31.65545 2 -0.59578562 -0.35070632 -0.15421647   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4S2008 12 31.68323 22 02 13.3  -16 30 52                   EF018C49
    CK09A020 4s2008 12 31.68323 2 -0.59559968 -0.35098137 -0.15433534   EF018C49
    CK09A020 3S2009 01 01.05421 18 55 46.9  -25 54 42                   EF018249
    CK09A020 3s2009 01 01.05421 2 +0.00599146 -0.00780486 -0.00369547   EF018249
    CK09A020 3S2009 01 01.07087 18 55 42.3  -25 49 51                   EF018249
    CK09A020 3s2009 01 01.07087 2 +0.00599366 -0.00780391 -0.00369551   EF018249
    CK09A020 3S2009 01 01.09588 18 55 36.6  -25 43 46                   EF018249
    CK09A020 3s2009 01 01.09588 2 +0.00599696 -0.00780249 -0.00369558   EF018249
    CK09A020 3S2009 01 01.11256 18 55 29.5  -25 40 00                   EF018249
    CK09A020 3s2009 01 01.11256 2 +0.00599916 -0.00780154 -0.00369563   EF018249
    CK09A020 3S2009 01 01.15421 18 55 22.2  -25 29 19                   EF018249
    CK09A020 3s2009 01 01.15421 2 +0.00600464 -0.00779916 -0.00369574   EF018249
    CK09A020 3S2009 01 01.17921 18 55 10.4  -25 22 43                   EF018249
    CK09A020 3s2009 01 01.17921 2 +0.00600792 -0.00779773 -0.00369581   EF018249
    CK09A020 3S2009 01 01.19587 18 55 04.4  -25 17 59                   EF018249
    CK09A020 3s2009 01 01.19587 2 +0.00601011 -0.00779678 -0.00369585   EF018249
    CK09A020 3S2009 01 01.22087 18 54 55.7  -25 12 31                   EF018249
    CK09A020 3s2009 01 01.22087 2 +0.00601339 -0.00779535 -0.00369592   EF018249
    CK09A020 3S2009 01 01.23755 18 54 56.3  -25 07 49                   EF018249
    CK09A020 3s2009 01 01.23755 2 +0.00601558 -0.00779440 -0.00369596   EF018249
    CK09A020 3S2009 01 01.26254 18 54 39.9  -25 00 14                   EF018249
    CK09A020 3s2009 01 01.26254 2 +0.00601885 -0.00779297 -0.00369603   EF018249
    CK09A020 3S2009 01 01.27921 18 54 35.8  -24 55 37                   EF018249
    CK09A020 3s2009 01 01.27921 2 +0.00602103 -0.00779201 -0.00369607   EF018249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by A. Kubczak,
    J. Ruan, B. Zhou and H. Su, measurements by K. Battams, reductions by
    B. G. Marsden.
C49 STEREO-A.  STEREO-SECCHI imager HI1.  Measurements by K. Battams,
    reductions by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK08Y130   2008 Dec.  28.51   0.0047   1.0      93.58    15.51   142.43     X
CK08Y140   2008 Dec.  27.94   0.0366   1.0      29.87   215.63    57.21     X
CK08Y150   2008 Dec.  30.44   0.0064   1.0      65.91   347.11   145.11     X
CK09A020   2009 Jan.   1.63   0.0076   1.0      55.12   327.52   132.91     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-F18

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