MPEC 2001-R51: COMETS C/2001 R3, 2001 R4, 2001 R5 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-R51                                Issued 2001 Sept. 15, 12:56 UT

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                   COMETS C/2001 R3, 2001 R4, 2001 R5 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK01R030  S2001 09 05.11271 10 36 47.3  +06 19 16                        249
    CK01R030  s2001 09 05.11271 2 -0.01021385 -0.00129148 -0.00063947        249
    CK01R030  S2001 09 05.13756 10 37 21.5  +06 20 28                        249
    CK01R030  s2001 09 05.13756 2 -0.01021444 -0.00129495 -0.00064174        249
    CK01R030  S2001 09 05.15423 10 37 46.2  +06 21 01                        249
    CK01R030  s2001 09 05.15423 2 -0.01021483 -0.00129727 -0.00064325        249
    CK01R030  S2001 09 05.19595 10 38 43.4  +06 23 03                        249
    CK01R030  s2001 09 05.19595 2 -0.01021580 -0.00130308 -0.00064706        249
    CK01R030  S2001 09 05.22090 10 39 19.0  +06 24 02                        249
    CK01R030  s2001 09 05.22090 2 -0.01021638 -0.00130655 -0.00064933        249
    CK01R030  S2001 09 05.23756 10 39 41.7  +06 25 00                        249
    CK01R030  s2001 09 05.23756 2 -0.01021677 -0.00130887 -0.00065085        249
    CK01R030  S2001 09 05.27928 10 40 47.6  +06 26 36                        249
    CK01R030  s2001 09 05.27928 2 -0.01021773 -0.00131466 -0.00065464        249
    CK01R030  S2001 09 05.32133 10 41 50.1  +06 28 28                        249
    CK01R030  s2001 09 05.32133 2 -0.01021871 -0.00132049 -0.00065846        249
    CK01R030  S2001 09 05.36263 10 42 54.3  +06 30 47                        249
    CK01R030  s2001 09 05.36263 2 -0.01021966 -0.00132622 -0.00066222        249
    CK01R030  S2001 09 05.38757 10 43 36.0  +06 31 39                        249
    CK01R030  s2001 09 05.38757 2 -0.01022023 -0.00132967 -0.00066448        249
    CK01R030  S2001 09 05.40423 10 44 04.5  +06 32 37                        249
    CK01R030  s2001 09 05.40423 2 -0.01022061 -0.00133198 -0.00066599        249
    CK01R030  S2001 09 05.44596 10 45 16.0  +06 35 03                        249
    CK01R030  s2001 09 05.44596 2 -0.01022156 -0.00133775 -0.00066978        249
    CK01R030  S2001 09 05.47090 10 45 58.8  +06 35 48                        249
    CK01R030  s2001 09 05.47090 2 -0.01022213 -0.00134120 -0.00067204        249
    CK01R040  S2001 09 08.22100 10 50 49.0  +04 26 58                        249
    CK01R040  s2001 09 08.22100 2 -0.01027741 -0.00170934 -0.00091510        249
    CK01R040  S2001 09 08.23758 10 51 13.3  +04 27 52                        249
    CK01R040  s2001 09 08.23758 2 -0.01027770 -0.00171149 -0.00091653        249
    CK01R040  S2001 09 08.27928 10 52 13.7  +04 31 23                        249
    CK01R040  s2001 09 08.27928 2 -0.01027843 -0.00171690 -0.00092012        249
    CK01R040  S2001 09 08.32130 10 53 16.7  +04 34 37                        249
    CK01R040  s2001 09 08.32130 2 -0.01027916 -0.00172235 -0.00092374        249
    CK01R040  S2001 09 08.36264 10 54 19.6  +04 37 52                        249
    CK01R040  s2001 09 08.36264 2 -0.01027987 -0.00172770 -0.00092730        249
    CK01R040  S2001 09 08.40423 10 55 25.2  +04 41 23                        249
    CK01R040  s2001 09 08.40423 2 -0.01028059 -0.00173308 -0.00093088        249
    CK01R040  S2001 09 08.44741 10 56 34.6  +04 45 25                        249
    CK01R040  s2001 09 08.44741 2 -0.01028133 -0.00173867 -0.00093459        249
    CK01R040  S2001 09 08.47090 10 57 13.7  +04 47 42                        249
    CK01R040  s2001 09 08.47090 2 -0.01028173 -0.00174170 -0.00093661        249
    CK01R040  S2001 09 08.48756 10 57 45.5  +04 49 49                        249
    CK01R040  s2001 09 08.48756 2 -0.01028201 -0.00174385 -0.00093804        249
    CK01R040  S2001 09 08.52929 10 58 54.7  +04 53 39                        249
    CK01R040  s2001 09 08.52929 2 -0.01028272 -0.00174924 -0.00094162        249
    CK01R040  S2001 09 08.53796 10 59 12.5  +04 54 34                        249
    CK01R040  s2001 09 08.53796 2 -0.01028287 -0.00175036 -0.00094236        249
    CK01R040  S2001 09 08.56379 10 59 59.6  +04 57 34                        249
    CK01R040  s2001 09 08.56379 2 -0.01028330 -0.00175369 -0.00094458        249
    CK01R040  S2001 09 08.57923 11 00 30.1  +04 59 07                        249
    CK01R040  s2001 09 08.57923 2 -0.01028356 -0.00175568 -0.00094590        249
    CK01R040  S2001 09 08.58756 11 00 45.3  +05 00 22                        249
    CK01R040  s2001 09 08.58756 2 -0.01028370 -0.00175676 -0.00094662        249
    CK01R050  S2001 09 10.48756 10 52 36.3  +04 07 31                        249
    CK01R050  s2001 09 10.48756 2 -0.01031210 -0.00199711 -0.00110697        249
    CK01R050  S2001 09 10.52928 10 53 30.2  +04 08 53                        249
    CK01R050  s2001 09 10.52928 2 -0.01031264 -0.00200229 -0.00111044        249
    CK01R050  S2001 09 10.57099 10 54 21.0  +04 10 23                        249
    CK01R050  s2001 09 10.57099 2 -0.01031318 -0.00200747 -0.00111390        249
    CK01R050  S2001 09 10.61262 10 55 22.0  +04 12 24                        249
    CK01R050  s2001 09 10.61262 2 -0.01031371 -0.00201263 -0.00111736        249
    CK01R050  S2001 09 10.63756 10 55 51.7  +04 12 52                        249
    CK01R050  s2001 09 10.63756 2 -0.01031403 -0.00201572 -0.00111943        249
    CK01R050  S2001 09 10.65423 10 56 18.4  +04 13 23                        249
    CK01R050  s2001 09 10.65423 2 -0.01031424 -0.00201779 -0.00112081        249
    CK01R050  S2001 09 10.69595 10 57 15.6  +04 15 09                        249
    CK01R050  s2001 09 10.69595 2 -0.01031476 -0.00202295 -0.00112427        249
    CK01R050  S2001 09 10.72090 10 57 51.7  +04 16 03                        249
    CK01R050  s2001 09 10.72090 2 -0.01031507 -0.00202604 -0.00112633        249
    CK01R050  S2001 09 10.73757 10 58 11.4  +04 16 28                        249
    CK01R050  s2001 09 10.73757 2 -0.01031528 -0.00202810 -0.00112771        249
    CK01R050  S2001 09 10.82095 11 00 14.0  +04 20 00                        249
    CK01R050  s2001 09 10.82095 2 -0.01031631 -0.00203841 -0.00113461        249
    CK01R050  S2001 09 10.86261 11 01 16.3  +04 21 37                        249
    CK01R050  s2001 09 10.86261 2 -0.01031682 -0.00204355 -0.00113806        249
    CK01R050  S2001 09 10.97132 11 04 13.8  +04 26 21                        249
    CK01R050  s2001 09 10.97132 2 -0.01031813 -0.00205695 -0.00114703        249
    CK01R050  S2001 09 10.98756 11 04 42.5  +04 27 03                        249
    CK01R050  s2001 09 10.98756 2 -0.01031832 -0.00205895 -0.00114837        249
    CK01R050  S2001 09 11.02929 11 05 51.9  +04 28 59                        249
    CK01R050  s2001 09 11.02929 2 -0.01031882 -0.00206409 -0.00115181        249
    CK01R050  S2001 09 11.12923 11 08 59.2  +04 33 44                        249
    CK01R050  s2001 09 11.12923 2 -0.01031998 -0.00207638 -0.00116005        249
    CK01R050  S2001 09 11.14590 11 09 27.6  +04 34 08                        249
    CK01R050  s2001 09 11.14590 2 -0.01032018 -0.00207842 -0.00116142        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by M. Meyer,
    X. Zhou and D. Johnson, measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G.
    Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK01R030   2001 Sept.  5.78   0.0057   1.0      91.07    12.11   144.19     M
CK01R040   2001 Sept.  8.80   0.0072   1.0      56.31   337.75   138.72     M
CK01R050   2001 Sept. 11.37   0.0069   1.0      87.24     8.92   144.67     M

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-R51

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