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MPEC 2010-O31 : COMETS C/2009 Y15, 2009 Y16, 2009 Y17 (STEREO)

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M.P.E.C. 2010-O31                                Issued 2010 July 24, 18:43 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 Y15, 2009 Y16, 2009 Y17 (STEREO)

Observations:
    CK09Y150 4S2009 12 29.93323 23 15 43.3  -07 41 07                   EO031C49
    CK09Y150 4s2009 12 29.93323 2 -0.77968835 -0.62154886 -0.27126406   EO031C49
    CK09Y150 4S2009 12 29.96101 23 15 27.2  -07 39 03                   EO031C49
    CK09Y150 4s2009 12 29.96101 2 -0.77935432 -0.62190889 -0.27141946   EO031C49
    CK09Y150 4S2009 12 29.98878 23 14 55.7  -07 34 40                   EO031C49
    CK09Y150 4s2009 12 29.98878 2 -0.77902008 -0.62226878 -0.27157479   EO031C49
    CK09Y150 4S2009 12 30.01656 23 14 26.1  -07 33 56                   EO031C49
    CK09Y150 4s2009 12 30.01656 2 -0.77868564 -0.62262852 -0.27173006   EO031C49
    CK09Y150 4S2009 12 30.04434 23 14 07.4  -07 31 02                   EO031C49
    CK09Y150 4s2009 12 30.04434 2 -0.77835101 -0.62298812 -0.27188527   EO031C49
    CK09Y150 4S2009 12 30.07212 23 13 46.5  -07 29 21                   EO031C49
    CK09Y150 4s2009 12 30.07212 2 -0.77801618 -0.62334758 -0.27204041   EO031C49
    CK09Y160 4S2009 12 30.18323 23 19 46.6  -08 23 03                   EO031C49
    CK09Y160 4s2009 12 30.18323 2 -0.77667486 -0.62478394 -0.27266035   EO031C49
    CK09Y160 4S2009 12 30.29434 23 18 12.2  -08 11 40                   EO031C49
    CK09Y160 4s2009 12 30.29434 2 -0.77533038 -0.62621798 -0.27327928   EO031C49
    CK09Y160 4S2009 12 30.32212 23 17 56.1  -08 09 34                   EO031C49
    CK09Y160 4s2009 12 30.32212 2 -0.77499376 -0.62657612 -0.27343385   EO031C49
    CK09Y160 4S2009 12 30.34990 23 17 32.8  -08 06 56                   EO031C49
    CK09Y160 4s2009 12 30.34990 2 -0.77465695 -0.62693412 -0.27358836   EO031C49
    CK09Y160 4S2009 12 30.37767 23 17 07.8  -08 03 17                   EO031C49
    CK09Y160 4s2009 12 30.37767 2 -0.77431994 -0.62729198 -0.27374280   EO031C49
    CK09Y160 4S2009 12 30.46101 23 15 57.9  -07 55 19                   EO031C49
    CK09Y160 4s2009 12 30.46101 2 -0.77330771 -0.62836466 -0.27420576   EO031C49
    CK09Y170 4S2009 12 30.71101 23 22 09.1  -07 50 07                   EO031C49
    CK09Y170 4s2009 12 30.71101 2 -0.77026040 -0.63157482 -0.27559117   EO031C49
    CK09Y170 4S2009 12 30.73878 23 21 44.0  -07 46 22                   EO031C49
    CK09Y170 4s2009 12 30.73878 2 -0.76992082 -0.63193077 -0.27574479   EO031C49
    CK09Y170 4S2009 12 30.76656 23 21 23.1  -07 44 43                   EO031C49
    CK09Y170 4s2009 12 30.76656 2 -0.76958105 -0.63228657 -0.27589834   EO031C49
    CK09Y170 4S2009 12 30.84990 23 20 08.7  -07 37 12                   EO031C49
    CK09Y170 4s2009 12 30.84990 2 -0.76856055 -0.63335310 -0.27635861   EO031C49
    CK09Y170 4S2009 12 30.87767 23 19 43.8  -07 33 58                   EO031C49
    CK09Y170 4s2009 12 30.87767 2 -0.76822000 -0.63370831 -0.27651190   EO031C49
    CK09Y170 4S2009 12 30.90545 23 19 23.1  -07 32 13                   EO031C49
    CK09Y170 4s2009 12 30.90545 2 -0.76787924 -0.63406338 -0.27666513   EO031C49
    CK09Y170 4S2009 12 30.98878 23 18 04.9  -07 22 50                   EO031C49
    CK09Y170 4s2009 12 30.98878 2 -0.76685580 -0.63512769 -0.27712443   EO031C49
    CK09Y170 4S2009 12 31.01656 23 17 40.6  -07 21 32                   EO031C49
    CK09Y170 4s2009 12 31.01656 2 -0.76651426 -0.63548216 -0.27727740   EO031C49

Observer details:
C49 STEREO-A.  STEREO-SECCHI instrument HI1-A.  Comet detections by A. Watson,
    measurements by H. Dennison, reductions by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK09Y150   2009 Dec.  30.79   0.0050   1.0      95.55     7.30   143.19     M
CK09Y160   2009 Dec.  31.19   0.0047   1.0      65.57   356.77   143.33     M
CK09Y170   2009 Dec.  31.72   0.0051   1.0      84.25     8.96   143.23     M

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-O31

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