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MPEC 2010-M16 : COMETS C/2009 X3, 2009 X4, 2009 X5, 2009 X6, 2009 X7 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-M16                                Issued 2010 June 18, 11:50 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 X3, 2009 X4, 2009 X5, 2009 X6, 2009 X7 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK09X030 3S2009 12 01.77921 16 29 20.3  -24 40 44                   EM016249
    CK09X030 3s2009 12 01.77921 2 +0.00055254 -0.00870533 -0.00346594   EM016249
    CK09X030 3S2009 12 01.82087 16 29 49.5  -24 35 09                   EM016249
    CK09X030 3s2009 12 01.82087 2 +0.00056191 -0.00870659 -0.00346765   EM016249
    CK09X030 3S2009 12 01.84587 16 30 12.0  -24 31 15                   EM016249
    CK09X030 3s2009 12 01.84587 2 +0.00056753 -0.00870733 -0.00346868   EM016249
    CK09X030 3S2009 12 01.86254 16 30 22.7  -24 29 12                   EM016249
    CK09X030 3s2009 12 01.86254 2 +0.00057127 -0.00870783 -0.00346936   EM016249
    CK09X030 3S2009 12 01.88779 16 30 40.1  -24 23 58                   EM016249
    CK09X030 3s2009 12 01.88779 2 +0.00057694 -0.00870858 -0.00347040   EM016249
    CK09X030 3S2009 12 01.90421 16 30 49.6  -24 20 13                   EM016249
    CK09X030 3s2009 12 01.90421 2 +0.00058062 -0.00870907 -0.00347107   EM016249
    CK09X030 3S2009 12 01.92921 16 31 07.9  -24 17 30                   EM016249
    CK09X030 3s2009 12 01.92921 2 +0.00058623 -0.00870981 -0.00347210   EM016249
    CK09X030 3S2009 12 01.97096 16 31 34.2  -24 09 45                   EM016249
    CK09X030 3s2009 12 01.97096 2 +0.00059559 -0.00871104 -0.00347380   EM016249
    CK09X030 3S2009 12 01.98754 16 31 50.6  -24 04 38                   EM016249
    CK09X030 3s2009 12 01.98754 2 +0.00059930 -0.00871153 -0.00347448   EM016249
    CK09X030 3S2009 12 02.01254 16 32 04.1  -24 00 48                   EM016249
    CK09X030 3s2009 12 02.01254 2 +0.00060494 -0.00871241 -0.00347510   EM016249
    CK09X030 3S2009 12 02.02921 16 32 16.9  -23 57 42                   EM016249
    CK09X030 3s2009 12 02.02921 2 +0.00060867 -0.00871290 -0.00347578   EM016249
    CK09X030 2S2009 12 02.14588 16 33 38.3  -23 35 03                   EM016249
    CK09X030 2s2009 12 02.14588 2 +0.00063476 -0.00871628 -0.00348054   EM016249
    CK09X030 2S2009 12 02.17087 16 33 50.9  -23 28 38                   EM016249
    CK09X030 2s2009 12 02.17087 2 +0.00064034 -0.00871700 -0.00348156   EM016249
    CK09X030 2S2009 12 02.18755 16 33 56.8  -23 24 31                   EM016249
    CK09X030 2s2009 12 02.18755 2 +0.00064406 -0.00871748 -0.00348224   EM016249
    CK09X030 2S2009 12 02.20421 16 34 09.2  -23 20 30                   EM016249
    CK09X030 2s2009 12 02.20421 2 +0.00064778 -0.00871796 -0.00348292   EM016249
    CK09X030 2S2009 12 02.21254 16 34 13.9  -23 19 59                   EM016249
    CK09X030 2s2009 12 02.21254 2 +0.00064964 -0.00871819 -0.00348326   EM016249
    CK09X030 2S2009 12 02.22921 16 34 27.5  -23 16 10                   EM016249
    CK09X030 2s2009 12 02.22921 2 +0.00065335 -0.00871867 -0.00348393   EM016249
    CK09X030 2S2009 12 02.24587 16 34 35.2  -23 11 52                   EM016249
    CK09X030 2s2009 12 02.24587 2 +0.00065707 -0.00871914 -0.00348461   EM016249
    CK09X030 2S2009 12 02.25421 16 34 38.8  -23 10 15                   EM016249
    CK09X030 2s2009 12 02.25421 2 +0.00065892 -0.00871938 -0.00348495   EM016249
    CK09X030 2S2009 12 02.27088 16 34 55.3  -23 05 26                   EM016249
    CK09X030 2s2009 12 02.27088 2 +0.00066264 -0.00871985 -0.00348563   EM016249
    CK09X040 2S2009 12 02.49589 16 35 20.0  -23 46 09                   EM016249
    CK09X040 2s2009 12 02.49589 2 +0.00071265 -0.00872613 -0.00349473   EM016249
    CK09X040 2S2009 12 02.53754 16 35 39.7  -23 32 23                   EM016249
    CK09X040 2s2009 12 02.53754 2 +0.00072189 -0.00872727 -0.00349641   EM016249
    CK09X040 2S2009 12 02.56366 16 35 58.0  -23 25 41                   EM016249
    CK09X040 2s2009 12 02.56366 2 +0.00072767 -0.00872799 -0.00349747   EM016249
    CK09X040 2S2009 12 02.57921 16 36 01.0  -23 20 00                   EM016249
    CK09X040 2s2009 12 02.57921 2 +0.00073111 -0.00872841 -0.00349809   EM016249
    CK09X040 2S2009 12 02.58754 16 36 07.5  -23 18 59                   EM016249
    CK09X040 2s2009 12 02.58754 2 +0.00073296 -0.00872864 -0.00349843   EM016249
    CK09X050 2S2009 12 04.03754 16 43 36.0  -24 04 15                   EM016249
    CK09X050 2s2009 12 04.03754 2 +0.00104969 -0.00876452 -0.00355577   EM016249
    CK09X050 2S2009 12 04.06365 16 43 49.3  -23 58 55                   EM016249
    CK09X050 2s2009 12 04.06365 2 +0.00105531 -0.00876511 -0.00355678   EM016249
    CK09X050 2S2009 12 04.07946 16 43 55.4  -23 55 32                   EM016249
    CK09X050 2s2009 12 04.07946 2 +0.00105872 -0.00876546 -0.00355739   EM016249
    CK09X050 2S2009 12 04.08754 16 44 01.0  -23 53 48                   EM016249
    CK09X050 2s2009 12 04.08754 2 +0.00106046 -0.00876564 -0.00355771   EM016249
    CK09X050 2S2009 12 04.10421 16 44 09.1  -23 50 11                   EM016249
    CK09X050 2s2009 12 04.10421 2 +0.00106405 -0.00876601 -0.00355835   EM016249
    CK09X050 2S2009 12 04.13095 16 44 20.9  -23 44 12                   EM016249
    CK09X050 2s2009 12 04.13095 2 +0.00106981 -0.00876660 -0.00355939   EM016249
    CK09X050 2S2009 12 04.14587 16 44 28.6  -23 41 25                   EM016249
    CK09X050 2s2009 12 04.14587 2 +0.00107302 -0.00876693 -0.00355997   EM016249
    CK09X050 2S2009 12 04.16254 16 44 36.3  -23 37 43                   EM016249
    CK09X050 2s2009 12 04.16254 2 +0.00107660 -0.00876730 -0.00356061   EM016249
    CK09X060 2S2009 12 04.57921 16 46 01.0  -24 11 21                   EM016249
    CK09X060 2s2009 12 04.57921 2 +0.00116591 -0.00877621 -0.00357666   EM016249
    CK09X060 2S2009 12 04.58754 16 46 05.8  -24 10 27                   EM016249
    CK09X060 2s2009 12 04.58754 2 +0.00116769 -0.00877638 -0.00357698   EM016249
    CK09X060 2S2009 12 04.60421 16 46 13.8  -24 07 03                   EM016249
    CK09X060 2s2009 12 04.60421 2 +0.00117125 -0.00877673 -0.00357762   EM016249
    CK09X060 2S2009 12 04.63058 16 46 25.8  -24 01 27                   EM016249
    CK09X060 2s2009 12 04.63058 2 +0.00117687 -0.00877727 -0.00357863   EM016249
    CK09X060 2S2009 12 04.68754 16 46 54.7  -23 48 54                   EM016249
    CK09X060 2s2009 12 04.68754 2 +0.00118902 -0.00877844 -0.00358081   EM016249
    CK09X060 2S2009 12 04.70421 16 47 01.8  -23 45 16                   EM016249
    CK09X060 2s2009 12 04.70421 2 +0.00119257 -0.00877878 -0.00358144   EM016249
    CK09X060 2S2009 12 04.71254 16 47 05.6  -23 43 23                   EM016249
    CK09X060 2s2009 12 04.71254 2 +0.00119435 -0.00877895 -0.00358176   EM016249
    CK09X060 2S2009 12 04.72922 16 47 12.6  -23 39 43                   EM016249
    CK09X060 2s2009 12 04.72922 2 +0.00119790 -0.00877929 -0.00358240   EM016249
    CK09X060 2S2009 12 04.74587 16 47 19.5  -23 35 51                   EM016249
    CK09X060 2s2009 12 04.74587 2 +0.00120145 -0.00877963 -0.00358303   EM016249
    CK09X060 2S2009 12 04.75421 16 47 22.8  -23 34 02                   EM016249
    CK09X060 2s2009 12 04.75421 2 +0.00120323 -0.00877980 -0.00358335   EM016249
    CK09X060 2S2009 12 04.77087 16 47 29.7  -23 30 18                   EM016249
    CK09X060 2s2009 12 04.77087 2 +0.00120677 -0.00878013 -0.00358399   EM016249
    CK09X060 2S2009 12 04.78754 16 47 35.6  -23 26 17                   EM016249
    CK09X060 2s2009 12 04.78754 2 +0.00121032 -0.00878047 -0.00358462   EM016249
    CK09X060 2S2009 12 04.81362 16 47 45.2  -23 20 18                   EM016249
    CK09X060 2s2009 12 04.81362 2 +0.00121587 -0.00878099 -0.00358561   EM016249
    CK09X070 2S2009 12 04.68754 16 44 45.2  -24 03 38                   EM016249
    CK09X070 2s2009 12 04.68754 2 +0.00118902 -0.00877844 -0.00358081   EM016249
    CK09X070 2S2009 12 04.70421 16 44 54.6  -23 59 59                   EM016249
    CK09X070 2s2009 12 04.70421 2 +0.00119257 -0.00877878 -0.00358144   EM016249
    CK09X070 2S2009 12 04.71254 16 45 00.2  -23 58 17                   EM016249
    CK09X070 2s2009 12 04.71254 2 +0.00119435 -0.00877895 -0.00358176   EM016249
    CK09X070 2S2009 12 04.72922 16 45 08.5  -23 54 28                   EM016249
    CK09X070 2s2009 12 04.72922 2 +0.00119790 -0.00877929 -0.00358240   EM016249
    CK09X070 2S2009 12 04.74587 16 45 19.2  -23 50 37                   EM016249
    CK09X070 2s2009 12 04.74587 2 +0.00120145 -0.00877963 -0.00358303   EM016249
    CK09X070 2S2009 12 04.75421 16 45 24.5  -23 48 27                   EM016249
    CK09X070 2s2009 12 04.75421 2 +0.00120323 -0.00877980 -0.00358335   EM016249
    CK09X070 2S2009 12 04.77087 16 45 33.8  -23 44 18                   EM016249
    CK09X070 2s2009 12 04.77087 2 +0.00120677 -0.00878013 -0.00358399   EM016249
    CK09X070 2S2009 12 04.78754 16 45 43.1  -23 40 06                   EM016249
    CK09X070 2s2009 12 04.78754 2 +0.00121032 -0.00878047 -0.00358462   EM016249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by T. Scarmato,
    B. Zhou, M. Uchina, J. Ruan and R. Kracht, M. Uchina, measurements by
    H. Dennison, reductions by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK09X030   2009 Dec.   2.47   0.0049   1.0      66.94   343.70   146.46     M
CK09X040   2009 Dec.   2.83   0.0051   1.0      99.06    27.54   124.11     M
CK09X050   2009 Dec.   4.43   0.0082   1.0      46.90   324.36   146.64     M
CK09X060   2009 Dec.   5.00   0.0086   1.0      47.18   326.42   147.11     M
CK09X070   2009 Dec.   5.07   0.0051   1.0      88.74    12.07   141.00     M

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-M16

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