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MPEC 2010-L20 : COMETS C/2009 R3, 2009 R4, 2009 R5 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-L20                                Issued 2010 June 5, 15:52 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.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                   COMETS C/2009 R3, 2009 R4, 2009 R5 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 06.80422 10 34 04.0  +04 32 43                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 06.80422 2 -0.00879459 +0.00619239 +0.00211919   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 06.86254 10 35 11.4  +04 35 04                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 06.86254 2 -0.00879683 +0.00618731 +0.00211835   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 06.88779 10 35 38.7  +04 35 38                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 06.88779 2 -0.00879780 +0.00618510 +0.00211798   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 06.90421 10 35 57.1  +04 35 59                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 06.90421 2 -0.00879843 +0.00618367 +0.00211775   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 06.92921 10 36 22.3  +04 37 36                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 06.92921 2 -0.00879940 +0.00618148 +0.00211738   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 06.97096 10 37 09.0  +04 39 20                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 06.97096 2 -0.00880101 +0.00617782 +0.00211678   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 06.98756 10 37 29.7  +04 38 52                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 06.98756 2 -0.00880165 +0.00617636 +0.00211654   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.01256 10 37 57.5  +04 40 16                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.01256 2 -0.00880262 +0.00617416 +0.00211617   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.02921 10 38 16.6  +04 41 24                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.02921 2 -0.00880326 +0.00617270 +0.00211593   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.09588 10 39 32.5  +04 43 41                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.09588 2 -0.00880585 +0.00616682 +0.00211495   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.11254 10 39 52.1  +04 43 51                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.11254 2 -0.00880650 +0.00616535 +0.00211470   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.13767 10 40 24.6  +04 45 29                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.13767 2 -0.00880747 +0.00616313 +0.00211433   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.15423 10 40 41.5  +04 45 58                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.15423 2 -0.00880812 +0.00616166 +0.00211408   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.17921 10 41 10.6  +04 46 53                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.17921 2 -0.00880909 +0.00615945 +0.00211371   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.19587 10 41 30.4  +04 47 31                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.19587 2 -0.00880974 +0.00615797 +0.00211347   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.22087 10 42 03.8  +04 48 42                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.22087 2 -0.00881072 +0.00615575 +0.00211309   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.23756 10 42 23.1  +04 49 32                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.23756 2 -0.00881137 +0.00615427 +0.00211285   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.26254 10 42 54.6  +04 50 22                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.26254 2 -0.00881234 +0.00615205 +0.00211247   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.27922 10 43 15.8  +04 51 06                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.27922 2 -0.00881300 +0.00615057 +0.00211222   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.34588 10 44 39.8  +04 54 25                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.34588 2 -0.00881561 +0.00614462 +0.00211122   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.36254 10 45 01.3  +04 54 55                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.36254 2 -0.00881626 +0.00614313 +0.00211097   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.38764 10 45 33.7  +04 56 20                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.38764 2 -0.00881725 +0.00614089 +0.00211059   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.43051 10 46 29.9  +04 57 59                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.43051 2 -0.00881893 +0.00613705 +0.00210994   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.47096 10 47 25.3  +05 00 13                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.47096 2 -0.00882053 +0.00613342 +0.00210932   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.48754 10 47 47.4  +05 00 50                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.48754 2 -0.00882118 +0.00613193 +0.00210907   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.51255 10 48 22.7  +05 02 12                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.51255 2 -0.00882217 +0.00612968 +0.00210869   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.57112 10 49 44.8  +05 05 12                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.57112 2 -0.00882449 +0.00612440 +0.00210779   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.59587 10 50 19.6  +05 06 36                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.59587 2 -0.00882547 +0.00612216 +0.00210740   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.61254 10 50 46.7  +05 07 54                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.61254 2 -0.00882613 +0.00612066 +0.00210715   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.63768 10 51 22.2  +05 08 52                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.63768 2 -0.00882713 +0.00611838 +0.00210676   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.65423 10 51 48.1  +05 09 42                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.65423 2 -0.00882778 +0.00611688 +0.00210650   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.69587 10 52 51.3  +05 12 38                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.69587 2 -0.00882944 +0.00611310 +0.00210585   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.72088 10 53 33.9  +05 13 55                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.72088 2 -0.00883043 +0.00611083 +0.00210546   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.73754 10 53 58.4  +05 14 41                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.73754 2 -0.00883110 +0.00610932 +0.00210520   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.77921 10 55 09.6  +05 17 38                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.77921 2 -0.00883276 +0.00610552 +0.00210455   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.80421 10 55 53.2  +05 19 08                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.80421 2 -0.00883376 +0.00610324 +0.00210415   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.82087 10 56 22.5  +05 20 23                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.82087 2 -0.00883442 +0.00610172 +0.00210389   EL020249
    CK09R030 3S2009 09 07.84587 10 57 08.0  +05 22 22                   EL020249
    CK09R030 3s2009 09 07.84587 2 -0.00883542 +0.00609944 +0.00210350   EL020249
    CK09R030 2S2009 09 07.89587 10 58 39.6  +05 25 12                   EL020249
    CK09R030 2s2009 09 07.89587 2 -0.00883743 +0.00609485 +0.00210270   EL020249
    CK09R030 2S2009 09 07.91254 10 59 13.5  +05 26 14                   EL020249
    CK09R030 2s2009 09 07.91254 2 -0.00883810 +0.00609333 +0.00210244   EL020249
    CK09R030 2S2009 09 07.92089 10 59 35.1  +05 26 33                   EL020249
    CK09R030 2s2009 09 07.92089 2 -0.00883843 +0.00609256 +0.00210230   EL020249
    CK09R030 2S2009 09 07.93756 11 00 06.1  +05 28 16                   EL020249
    CK09R030 2s2009 09 07.93756 2 -0.00883910 +0.00609103 +0.00210204   EL020249
    CK09R040 3S2009 09 10.43051 10 58 31.7  +04 09 23                   EL020249
    CK09R040 3s2009 09 10.43051 2 -0.00894319 +0.00584733 +0.00205697   EL020249
    CK09R040 3S2009 09 10.48754 10 59 55.7  +04 13 48                   EL020249
    CK09R040 3s2009 09 10.48754 2 -0.00894564 +0.00584139 +0.00205580   EL020249
    CK09R040 3S2009 09 10.51254 11 00 38.3  +04 13 52                   EL020249
    CK09R040 3s2009 09 10.51254 2 -0.00894672 +0.00583878 +0.00205529   EL020249
    CK09R040 3S2009 09 10.52921 11 00 58.2  +04 13 32                   EL020249
    CK09R040 3s2009 09 10.52921 2 -0.00894744 +0.00583703 +0.00205495   EL020249
    CK09R040 3S2009 09 10.55447 11 01 36.9  +04 14 59                   EL020249
    CK09R040 3s2009 09 10.55447 2 -0.00894853 +0.00583439 +0.00205443   EL020249
    CK09R040 3S2009 09 10.57087 11 02 00.3  +04 16 54                   EL020249
    CK09R040 3s2009 09 10.57087 2 -0.00894923 +0.00583267 +0.00205409   EL020249
    CK09R040 3S2009 09 10.59587 11 02 40.5  +04 16 59                   EL020249
    CK09R040 3s2009 09 10.59587 2 -0.00895031 +0.00583005 +0.00205357   EL020249
    CK09R040 3S2009 09 10.61254 11 03 05.0  +04 17 03                   EL020249
    CK09R040 3s2009 09 10.61254 2 -0.00895103 +0.00582830 +0.00205322   EL020249
    CK09R040 3S2009 09 10.63765 11 03 43.3  +04 18 59                   EL020249
    CK09R040 3s2009 09 10.63765 2 -0.00895212 +0.00582566 +0.00205270   EL020249
    CK09R040 3S2009 09 10.65421 11 04 17.7  +04 21 26                   EL020249
    CK09R040 3s2009 09 10.65421 2 -0.00895283 +0.00582392 +0.00205236   EL020249
    CK09R040 3S2009 09 10.67921 11 04 55.8  +04 20 41                   EL020249
    CK09R040 3s2009 09 10.67921 2 -0.00895391 +0.00582129 +0.00205184   EL020249
    CK09R040 3S2009 09 10.69588 11 05 26.1  +04 22 03                   EL020249
    CK09R040 3s2009 09 10.69588 2 -0.00895463 +0.00581953 +0.00205149   EL020249
    CK09R040 3S2009 09 10.72087 11 06 02.4  +04 23 13                   EL020249
    CK09R040 3s2009 09 10.72087 2 -0.00895571 +0.00581689 +0.00205097   EL020249
    CK09R040 3S2009 09 10.73754 11 06 32.6  +04 23 25                   EL020249
    CK09R040 3s2009 09 10.73754 2 -0.00895643 +0.00581513 +0.00205062   EL020249
    CK09R040 3S2009 09 10.76254 11 07 17.1  +04 24 39                   EL020249
    CK09R040 3s2009 09 10.76254 2 -0.00895751 +0.00581249 +0.00205009   EL020249
    CK09R040 3S2009 09 10.77921 11 07 53.6  +04 27 15                   EL020249
    CK09R040 3s2009 09 10.77921 2 -0.00895823 +0.00581072 +0.00204974   EL020249
    CK09R040 2S2009 09 10.82921 11 09 22.6  +04 27 36                   EL020249
    CK09R040 2s2009 09 10.82921 2 -0.00896040 +0.00580542 +0.00204868   EL020249
    CK09R040 2S2009 09 10.83754 11 09 39.6  +04 28 07                   EL020249
    CK09R040 2s2009 09 10.83754 2 -0.00896076 +0.00580453 +0.00204851   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.01268 11 04 52.6  +02 46 43                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.01268 2 -0.00905536 +0.00556021 +0.00199744   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.02937 11 05 17.2  +02 47 28                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.02937 2 -0.00905609 +0.00555823 +0.00199701   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.07101 11 06 10.8  +02 48 52                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.07101 2 -0.00905789 +0.00555329 +0.00199593   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.11268 11 07 10.3  +02 49 22                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.11268 2 -0.00905969 +0.00554833 +0.00199485   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.13771 11 07 42.3  +02 51 45                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.13771 2 -0.00906077 +0.00554534 +0.00199420   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.15434 11 08 03.8  +02 52 23                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.15434 2 -0.00906149 +0.00554336 +0.00199376   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.17934 11 08 39.7  +02 53 59                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.17934 2 -0.00906257 +0.00554037 +0.00199311   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.19603 11 09 02.6  +02 54 14                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.19603 2 -0.00906329 +0.00553837 +0.00199267   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.22138 11 09 39.2  +02 55 29                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.22138 2 -0.00906439 +0.00553534 +0.00199200   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.23769 11 10 05.4  +02 56 30                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.23769 2 -0.00906509 +0.00553338 +0.00199158   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.26268 11 10 40.2  +02 57 57                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.26268 2 -0.00906617 +0.00553039 +0.00199092   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.27936 11 11 03.8  +02 58 30                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.27936 2 -0.00906689 +0.00552838 +0.00199048   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.32116 11 12 07.5  +03 00 41                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.32116 2 -0.00906869 +0.00552335 +0.00198937   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.34607 11 12 47.5  +03 01 56                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.34607 2 -0.00906976 +0.00552035 +0.00198871   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.36270 11 13 12.9  +03 02 40                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.36270 2 -0.00907048 +0.00551835 +0.00198827   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.38827 11 13 54.3  +03 04 12                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.38827 2 -0.00907158 +0.00551526 +0.00198759   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.40435 11 14 20.5  +03 04 48                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.40435 2 -0.00907227 +0.00551332 +0.00198716   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.43091 11 15 04.8  +03 06 18                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.43091 2 -0.00907342 +0.00551011 +0.00198645   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.47112 11 16 12.9  +03 09 00                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.47112 2 -0.00907514 +0.00550524 +0.00198537   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.51268 11 17 24.1  +03 10 52                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.51268 2 -0.00907693 +0.00550019 +0.00198426   EL020249
    CK09R050 3S2009 09 13.52937 11 18 00.3  +03 11 41                   EL020249
    CK09R050 3s2009 09 13.52937 2 -0.00907765 +0.00549816 +0.00198381   EL020249
    CK09R050 2S2009 09 13.56268 11 19 04.3  +03 14 15                   EL020249
    CK09R050 2s2009 09 13.56268 2 -0.00907908 +0.00549410 +0.00198291   EL020249
    CK09R050 2S2009 09 13.57950 11 19 34.6  +03 15 20                   EL020249
    CK09R050 2s2009 09 13.57950 2 -0.00907980 +0.00549205 +0.00198245   EL020249
    CK09R050 2S2009 09 13.58767 11 19 52.3  +03 15 46                   EL020249
    CK09R050 2s2009 09 13.58767 2 -0.00908015 +0.00549106 +0.00198223   EL020249
    CK09R050 2S2009 09 13.60434 11 20 24.6  +03 17 16                   EL020249
    CK09R050 2s2009 09 13.60434 2 -0.00908086 +0.00548902 +0.00198178   EL020249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by B. Zhou and
    J. Ruan, measurements by H. Dennison and K. Battams, reductions by B. G.
    Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK09R030   2009 Sept.  8.12   0.0049   1.0      79.18   359.43   143.99     M
CK09R040   2009 Sept. 11.06   0.0048   1.0      96.29     9.86   142.91     M
CK09R050   2009 Sept. 13.79   0.0050   1.0      78.62     0.20   144.34     M

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-L20

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