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MPEC 2009-M54 : COMETS C/2009 C4, 2009 C5, 2009 D2, 2009 D3 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2009-M54                                Issued 2009 June 30, 16:45 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/2009 C4, 2009 C5, 2009 D2, 2009 D3 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK09C040 3S2009 02 07.93604 21 52 50.8  -17 05 17                   EM054249
    CK09C040 3s2009 02 07.93604 2 +0.00834048 -0.00622688 -0.00362947   EM054249
    CK09C040 3S2009 02 07.95286 21 52 48.9  -17 05 02                   EM054249
    CK09C040 3s2009 02 07.95286 2 +0.00834083 -0.00622647 -0.00362932   EM054249
    CK09C040 3S2009 02 07.97087 21 52 33.4  -17 02 59                   EM054249
    CK09C040 3s2009 02 07.97087 2 +0.00834120 -0.00622603 -0.00362916   EM054249
    CK09C040 3S2009 02 07.98754 21 52 22.9  -17 00 48                   EM054249
    CK09C040 3s2009 02 07.98754 2 +0.00834155 -0.00622563 -0.00362901   EM054249
    CK09C040 3S2009 02 08.22088 21 49 35.0  -16 34 08                   EM054249
    CK09C040 3s2009 02 08.22088 2 +0.00834638 -0.00622001 -0.00362691   EM054249
    CK09C040 3S2009 02 08.23754 21 49 26.9  -16 32 11                   EM054249
    CK09C040 3s2009 02 08.23754 2 +0.00834673 -0.00621961 -0.00362676   EM054249
    CK09C040 3S2009 02 08.26254 21 49 06.4  -16 28 47                   EM054249
    CK09C040 3s2009 02 08.26254 2 +0.00834725 -0.00621901 -0.00362653   EM054249
    CK09C040 3S2009 02 08.27921 21 48 51.9  -16 26 50                   EM054249
    CK09C040 3s2009 02 08.27921 2 +0.00834760 -0.00621862 -0.00362638   EM054249
    CK09C040 3S2009 02 08.30421 21 48 36.1  -16 24 10                   EM054249
    CK09C040 3s2009 02 08.30421 2 +0.00834812 -0.00621802 -0.00362615   EM054249
    CK09C040 3S2009 02 08.32087 21 48 22.1  -16 22 14                   EM054249
    CK09C040 3s2009 02 08.32087 2 +0.00834847 -0.00621762 -0.00362600   EM054249
    CK09C050 3S2009 02 11.52921 21 54 54.6  -14 32 45                   EM054249
    CK09C050 3s2009 02 11.52921 2 +0.00842100 -0.00614688 -0.00359450   EM054249
    CK09C050 3S2009 02 11.55421 21 54 27.1  -14 31 54                   EM054249
    CK09C050 3s2009 02 11.55421 2 +0.00842162 -0.00614636 -0.00359422   EM054249
    CK09C050 3S2009 02 11.57087 21 54 03.9  -14 28 52                   EM054249
    CK09C050 3s2009 02 11.57087 2 +0.00842204 -0.00614600 -0.00359404   EM054249
    CK09C050 3S2009 02 11.59587 21 53 38.9  -14 24 58                   EM054249
    CK09C050 3s2009 02 11.59587 2 +0.00842266 -0.00614547 -0.00359376   EM054249
    CK09C050 3S2009 02 11.63754 21 52 48.0  -14 20 06                   EM054249
    CK09C050 3s2009 02 11.63754 2 +0.00842371 -0.00614459 -0.00359330   EM054249
    CK09D020 3S2009 02 19.17921 22 27 31.2  -12 11 10                   EM054249
    CK09D020 3s2009 02 19.17921 2 +0.00865677 -0.00595470 -0.00346637   EM054249
    CK09D020 3S2009 02 19.19587 22 27 15.0  -12 07 36                   EM054249
    CK09D020 3s2009 02 19.19587 2 +0.00865736 -0.00595416 -0.00346597   EM054249
    CK09D020 3S2009 02 19.22087 22 26 51.5  -12 04 34                   EM054249
    CK09D020 3s2009 02 19.22087 2 +0.00865823 -0.00595335 -0.00346537   EM054249
    CK09D020 3S2009 02 19.23756 22 26 33.6  -12 02 57                   EM054249
    CK09D020 3s2009 02 19.23756 2 +0.00865882 -0.00595280 -0.00346497   EM054249
    CK09D020 3S2009 02 19.26254 22 26 08.1  -11 59 54                   EM054249
    CK09D020 3s2009 02 19.26254 2 +0.00865970 -0.00595199 -0.00346437   EM054249
    CK09D020 3S2009 02 19.27921 22 25 46.6  -11 57 41                   EM054249
    CK09D020 3s2009 02 19.27921 2 +0.00866028 -0.00595144 -0.00346397   EM054249
    CK09D020 3S2009 02 19.32087 22 25 07.7  -11 52 57                   EM054249
    CK09D020 3s2009 02 19.32087 2 +0.00866175 -0.00595008 -0.00346297   EM054249
    CK09D020 3S2009 02 19.34588 22 24 36.9  -11 49 52                   EM054249
    CK09D020 3s2009 02 19.34588 2 +0.00866262 -0.00594926 -0.00346236   EM054249
    CK09D020 3S2009 02 19.36254 22 24 14.4  -11 48 10                   EM054249
    CK09D020 3s2009 02 19.36254 2 +0.00866321 -0.00594871 -0.00346196   EM054249
    CK09D020 3S2009 02 19.38754 22 23 49.7  -11 46 46                   EM054249
    CK09D020 3s2009 02 19.38754 2 +0.00866409 -0.00594789 -0.00346135   EM054249
    CK09D020 3S2009 02 19.40421 22 23 25.7  -11 42 55                   EM054249
    CK09D020 3s2009 02 19.40421 2 +0.00866468 -0.00594734 -0.00346095   EM054249
    CK09D030 3S2009 02 19.32087 22 26 55.9  -11 51 30                   EM054249
    CK09D030 3s2009 02 19.32087 2 +0.00866175 -0.00595008 -0.00346297   EM054249
    CK09D030 3S2009 02 19.34588 22 26 32.8  -11 48 18                   EM054249
    CK09D030 3s2009 02 19.34588 2 +0.00866262 -0.00594926 -0.00346236   EM054249
    CK09D030 3S2009 02 19.36254 22 26 12.6  -11 46 12                   EM054249
    CK09D030 3s2009 02 19.36254 2 +0.00866321 -0.00594871 -0.00346196   EM054249
    CK09D030 3S2009 02 19.38754 22 25 42.8  -11 42 55                   EM054249
    CK09D030 3s2009 02 19.38754 2 +0.00866409 -0.00594789 -0.00346135   EM054249
    CK09D030 3S2009 02 19.40421 22 25 28.4  -11 41 40                   EM054249
    CK09D030 3s2009 02 19.40421 2 +0.00866468 -0.00594734 -0.00346095   EM054249
    CK09D030 3S2009 02 19.43057 22 24 56.8  -11 39 03                   EM054249
    CK09D030 3s2009 02 19.43057 2 +0.00866560 -0.00594647 -0.00346031   EM054249
    CK09D030 3S2009 02 19.44587 22 24 37.5  -11 37 17                   EM054249
    CK09D030 3s2009 02 19.44587 2 +0.00866614 -0.00594596 -0.00345993   EM054249
    CK09D030 3S2009 02 19.47087 22 24 10.3  -11 34 10                   EM054249
    CK09D030 3s2009 02 19.47087 2 +0.00866702 -0.00594513 -0.00345932   EM054249
    CK09D030 3S2009 02 19.48754 22 23 48.1  -11 32 47                   EM054249
    CK09D030 3s2009 02 19.48754 2 +0.00866761 -0.00594458 -0.00345891   EM054249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3.  Comet detections by B. Zhou, M. Kaluzny
    and J. Ruan, measurements by K. Battams, reductions by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK09C040   2009 Feb.   9.12   0.0065   1.0      72.58   355.39   144.84     X
CK09C050   2009 Feb.  11.98   0.0053   1.0      81.28   357.82   145.20     X
CK09D020   2009 Feb.  19.76   0.0051   1.0      78.96   357.88   143.39     X
CK09D030   2009 Feb.  19.86   0.0059   1.0      88.19     2.29   142.21     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2009 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2009-M54

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