MPEC 2004-A52 : COMETS C/2002 X16, 2002 Y4, 2003 A3, 2003 A4, 2003 A5 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-A52                                Issued 2004 Jan. 14, 01:24 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
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                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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         COMETS C/2002 X16, 2002 Y4, 2003 A3, 2003 A4, 2003 A5 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK02X160  S2002 12 10.62120 17 13 03.4  -24 48 27                   EA052249
    CK02X160  s2002 12 10.62120 2 -0.00556837 -0.00716591 -0.00287002   EA052249
    CK02X160  S2002 12 10.62923 17 13 03.5  -24 45 05                   EA052249
    CK02X160  s2002 12 10.62923 2 -0.00556663 -0.00716652 -0.00287004   EA052249
    CK02X160  S2002 12 10.64590 17 13 15.4  -24 41 33                   EA052249
    CK02X160  s2002 12 10.64590 2 -0.00556303 -0.00716781 -0.00287010   EA052249
    CK02X160  S2002 12 10.68757 17 13 32.3  -24 34 16                   EA052249
    CK02X160  s2002 12 10.68757 2 -0.00555401 -0.00717101 -0.00287023   EA052249
    CK02X160  S2002 12 10.70423 17 13 40.4  -24 30 27                   EA052249
    CK02X160  s2002 12 10.70423 2 -0.00555040 -0.00717228 -0.00287028   EA052249
    CK02X160  S2002 12 10.71258 17 13 47.7  -24 26 20                   EA052249
    CK02X160  s2002 12 10.71258 2 -0.00554859 -0.00717292 -0.00287030   EA052249
    CK02X160  S2002 12 10.72923 17 13 46.0  -24 21 43                   EA052249
    CK02X160  s2002 12 10.72923 2 -0.00554499 -0.00717420 -0.00287035   EA052249
    CK02Y040  S2002 12 26.17090 18 25 33.5  -24 49 38                   EA052249
    CK02Y040  s2002 12 26.17090 2 -0.00165056 -0.00798058 -0.00281669   EA052249
    CK02Y040  S2002 12 26.18788 18 25 32.0  -24 45 57                   EA052249
    CK02Y040  s2002 12 26.18788 2 -0.00164562 -0.00798091 -0.00281651   EA052249
    CK02Y040  S2002 12 26.20423 18 25 31.9  -24 42 54                   EA052249
    CK02Y040  s2002 12 26.20423 2 -0.00164086 -0.00798122 -0.00281634   EA052249
    CK02Y040  S2002 12 26.21256 18 25 30.3  -24 40 59                   EA052249
    CK02Y040  s2002 12 26.21256 2 -0.00163843 -0.00798138 -0.00281625   EA052249
    CK02Y040  S2002 12 26.22923 18 25 24.2  -24 36 16                   EA052249
    CK02Y040  s2002 12 26.22923 2 -0.00163357 -0.00798170 -0.00281607   EA052249
    CK02Y040  S2002 12 26.24590 18 25 21.3  -24 32 42                   EA052249
    CK02Y040  s2002 12 26.24590 2 -0.00162872 -0.00798202 -0.00281589   EA052249
    CK02Y040  S2002 12 26.25423 18 25 19.7  -24 30 35                   EA052249
    CK02Y040  s2002 12 26.25423 2 -0.00162629 -0.00798217 -0.00281581   EA052249
    CK02Y040  S2002 12 26.27090 18 25 14.1  -24 26 07                   EA052249
    CK02Y040  s2002 12 26.27090 2 -0.00162143 -0.00798249 -0.00281563   EA052249
    CK02Y040  S2002 12 26.28756 18 25 09.8  -24 23 06                   EA052249
    CK02Y040  s2002 12 26.28756 2 -0.00161657 -0.00798280 -0.00281545   EA052249
    CK03A030  S2003 01 06.72090 19 21 51.3  -24 43 15                   EA052249
    CK03A030  s2003 01 06.72090 2 +0.00190480 -0.00766023 -0.00254681   EA052249
    CK03A030  S2003 01 06.73756 19 21 46.3  -24 40 28                   EA052249
    CK03A030  s2003 01 06.73756 2 +0.00190993 -0.00765891 -0.00254618   EA052249
    CK03A030  S2003 01 06.76256 19 21 26.0  -24 34 47                   EA052249
    CK03A030  s2003 01 06.76256 2 +0.00191763 -0.00765694 -0.00254523   EA052249
    CK03A030  S2003 01 06.77923 19 21 21.0  -24 30 51                   EA052249
    CK03A030  s2003 01 06.77923 2 +0.00192276 -0.00765562 -0.00254460   EA052249
    CK03A030  S2003 01 06.82090 19 21 02.6  -24 22 51                   EA052249
    CK03A030  s2003 01 06.82090 2 +0.00193558 -0.00765232 -0.00254302   EA052249
    CK03A030  S2003 01 06.84590 19 20 46.7  -24 16 19                   EA052249
    CK03A030  s2003 01 06.84590 2 +0.00194327 -0.00765032 -0.00254207   EA052249
    CK03A030  S2003 01 06.88783 19 20 21.8  -24 06 31                   EA052249
    CK03A030  s2003 01 06.88783 2 +0.00195616 -0.00764697 -0.00254047   EA052249
    CK03A030  S2003 01 06.90423 19 20 13.9  -24 02 32                   EA052249
    CK03A030  s2003 01 06.90423 2 +0.00196121 -0.00764566 -0.00253985   EA052249
    CK03A030  S2003 01 06.92923 19 19 58.3  -23 56 23                   EA052249
    CK03A030  s2003 01 06.92923 2 +0.00196889 -0.00764365 -0.00253889   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 14.90423 20 10 52.2  -25 00 57                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 14.90423 2 +0.00429001 -0.00677646 -0.00217941   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 14.92925 20 10 43.2  -24 57 28                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 14.92925 2 +0.00429680 -0.00677315 -0.00217816   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 14.97098 20 10 29.7  -24 51 50                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 14.97098 2 +0.00430812 -0.00676760 -0.00217608   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 14.98757 20 10 22.9  -24 49 12                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 14.98757 2 +0.00431262 -0.00676540 -0.00217525   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.01256 20 10 14.9  -24 45 33                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.01256 2 +0.00431939 -0.00676207 -0.00217400   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.02923 20 10 10.4  -24 42 58                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.02923 2 +0.00432391 -0.00675986 -0.00217317   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.07090 20 09 52.1  -24 36 59                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.07090 2 +0.00433520 -0.00675430 -0.00217109   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.09590 20 09 43.3  -24 33 31                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.09590 2 +0.00434196 -0.00675097 -0.00216984   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.11256 20 09 37.1  -24 30 53                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.11256 2 +0.00434647 -0.00674874 -0.00216901   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.13756 20 09 27.6  -24 27 22                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.13756 2 +0.00435323 -0.00674540 -0.00216776   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.15423 20 09 21.4  -24 24 47                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.15423 2 +0.00435773 -0.00674317 -0.00216693   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.17923 20 09 10.3  -24 21 09                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.17923 2 +0.00436449 -0.00673983 -0.00216568   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.19590 20 09 05.5  -24 18 49                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.19590 2 +0.00436899 -0.00673759 -0.00216485   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.22090 20 08 56.9  -24 15 18                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.22090 2 +0.00437574 -0.00673424 -0.00216360   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.23756 20 08 49.0  -24 12 40                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.23756 2 +0.00438023 -0.00673201 -0.00216276   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.26257 20 08 38.9  -24 08 45                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.26257 2 +0.00438698 -0.00672865 -0.00216151   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.27923 20 08 33.2  -24 06 41                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.27923 2 +0.00439147 -0.00672641 -0.00216068   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.32092 20 08 15.8  -24 00 16                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.32092 2 +0.00440271 -0.00672081 -0.00215859   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.34590 20 08 05.9  -23 56 28                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.34590 2 +0.00440943 -0.00671745 -0.00215734   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.36256 20 07 57.9  -23 54 04                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.36256 2 +0.00441392 -0.00671520 -0.00215650   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.38756 20 07 47.7  -23 50 18                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.38756 2 +0.00442064 -0.00671183 -0.00215525   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.40453 20 07 40.1  -23 47 56                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.40453 2 +0.00442521 -0.00670954 -0.00215440   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.43063 20 07 28.0  -23 43 42                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.43063 2 +0.00443222 -0.00670602 -0.00215309   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.44590 20 07 21.7  -23 41 36                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.44590 2 +0.00443633 -0.00670395 -0.00215233   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.47118 20 07 10.8  -23 37 55                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.47118 2 +0.00444312 -0.00670054 -0.00215106   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.48756 20 07 03.1  -23 35 12                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.48756 2 +0.00444752 -0.00669832 -0.00215024   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.51256 20 06 51.5  -23 31 16                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.51256 2 +0.00445423 -0.00669493 -0.00214898   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.52923 20 06 43.7  -23 28 35                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.52923 2 +0.00445870 -0.00669268 -0.00214814   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.57092 20 06 23.4  -23 22 17                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.57092 2 +0.00446987 -0.00668702 -0.00214605   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.61257 20 06 02.8  -23 15 51                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.61257 2 +0.00448103 -0.00668137 -0.00214396   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.63756 20 05 50.2  -23 12 04                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.63756 2 +0.00448773 -0.00667797 -0.00214270   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.65423 20 05 42.2  -23 09 18                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.65423 2 +0.00449219 -0.00667570 -0.00214186   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.67923 20 05 28.6  -23 05 13                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.67923 2 +0.00449887 -0.00667230 -0.00214061   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.69590 20 05 19.6  -23 02 40                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.69590 2 +0.00450333 -0.00667002 -0.00213977   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.72091 20 05 06.1  -22 58 40                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.72091 2 +0.00451002 -0.00666661 -0.00213851   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.73756 20 04 57.2  -22 56 01                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.73756 2 +0.00451447 -0.00666434 -0.00213767   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.76256 20 04 43.4  -22 51 54                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.76256 2 +0.00452114 -0.00666093 -0.00213641   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.84590 20 03 54.5  -22 38 13                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.84590 2 +0.00454337 -0.00664953 -0.00213222   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.86256 20 03 44.1  -22 35 40                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.86256 2 +0.00454781 -0.00664724 -0.00213138   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.88782 20 03 27.5  -22 31 09                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.88782 2 +0.00455454 -0.00664378 -0.00213011   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.90423 20 03 17.5  -22 28 35                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.90423 2 +0.00455891 -0.00664153 -0.00212928   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.92923 20 03 00.9  -22 24 10                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.92923 2 +0.00456557 -0.00663810 -0.00212802   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.97098 20 02 30.3  -22 17 02                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.97098 2 +0.00457667 -0.00663236 -0.00212591   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 15.98756 20 02 19.1  -22 14 07                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 15.98756 2 +0.00458108 -0.00663008 -0.00212508   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 16.01256 20 02 02.3  -22 09 45                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 16.01256 2 +0.00458772 -0.00662664 -0.00212382   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 16.02923 20 01 48.1  -22 06 58                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 16.02923 2 +0.00459215 -0.00662434 -0.00212297   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 16.07090 20 01 15.8  -21 59 35                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 16.07090 2 +0.00460321 -0.00661859 -0.00212087   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 16.09591 20 00 53.6  -21 55 01                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 16.09591 2 +0.00460985 -0.00661514 -0.00211961   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 16.11256 20 00 39.6  -21 51 34                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 16.11256 2 +0.00461426 -0.00661284 -0.00211877   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 16.13756 20 00 18.4  -21 47 06                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 16.13756 2 +0.00462089 -0.00660938 -0.00211750   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 16.15423 20 00 03.4  -21 43 55                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 16.15423 2 +0.00462531 -0.00660708 -0.00211666   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 16.17924 19 59 37.6  -21 39 35                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 16.17924 2 +0.00463193 -0.00660362 -0.00211540   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 16.22091 19 58 52.5  -21 31 22                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 16.22091 2 +0.00464296 -0.00659784 -0.00211329   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 16.23756 19 58 38.4  -21 28 00                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 16.23756 2 +0.00464737 -0.00659553 -0.00211245   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 16.28757 19 57 32.5  -21 17 47                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 16.28757 2 +0.00466059 -0.00658859 -0.00210992   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 16.31375 19 56 56.1  -21 12 12                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 16.31375 2 +0.00466751 -0.00658495 -0.00210859   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 16.32923 19 56 33.3  -21 09 03                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 16.32923 2 +0.00467160 -0.00658280 -0.00210781   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 16.33756 19 56 22.8  -21 07 24                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 16.33756 2 +0.00467380 -0.00658164 -0.00210739   EA052249
    CK03A040  S2003 01 16.35425 19 55 50.6  -21 03 33                   EA052249
    CK03A040  s2003 01 16.35425 2 +0.00467820 -0.00657931 -0.00210654   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.09590 20 03 33.7  -23 53 37                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.09590 2 +0.00434196 -0.00675097 -0.00216984   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.11256 20 03 25.9  -23 50 45                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.11256 2 +0.00434647 -0.00674874 -0.00216901   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.13756 20 03 16.4  -23 47 13                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.13756 2 +0.00435323 -0.00674540 -0.00216776   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.15423 20 03 09.9  -23 44 34                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.15423 2 +0.00435773 -0.00674317 -0.00216693   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.17923 20 03 00.0  -23 40 25                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.17923 2 +0.00436449 -0.00673983 -0.00216568   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.23756 20 02 35.3  -23 31 15                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.23756 2 +0.00438023 -0.00673201 -0.00216276   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.26257 20 02 24.7  -23 27 05                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.26257 2 +0.00438698 -0.00672865 -0.00216151   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.27923 20 02 20.8  -23 24 08                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.27923 2 +0.00439147 -0.00672641 -0.00216068   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.32092 20 01 59.2  -23 17 32                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.32092 2 +0.00440271 -0.00672081 -0.00215859   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.34590 20 01 46.9  -23 13 13                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.34590 2 +0.00440943 -0.00671745 -0.00215734   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.36256 20 01 35.3  -23 10 18                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.36256 2 +0.00441392 -0.00671520 -0.00215650   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.38756 20 01 26.6  -23 06 11                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.38756 2 +0.00442064 -0.00671183 -0.00215525   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.40453 20 01 12.7  -23 02 09                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.40453 2 +0.00442521 -0.00670954 -0.00215440   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.43063 20 01 07.0  -22 59 41                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.43063 2 +0.00443222 -0.00670602 -0.00215309   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.44590 20 00 53.7  -22 56 25                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.44590 2 +0.00443633 -0.00670395 -0.00215233   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.48756 20 00 35.4  -22 49 25                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.48756 2 +0.00444752 -0.00669832 -0.00215024   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.51256 20 00 18.1  -22 45 04                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.51256 2 +0.00445423 -0.00669493 -0.00214898   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.52923 20 00 06.2  -22 41 18                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.52923 2 +0.00445870 -0.00669268 -0.00214814   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.57092 19 59 43.8  -22 34 47                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.57092 2 +0.00446987 -0.00668702 -0.00214605   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.59592 19 59 34.8  -22 29 47                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.59592 2 +0.00447657 -0.00668363 -0.00214480   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.61257 19 59 18.0  -22 26 46                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.61257 2 +0.00448103 -0.00668137 -0.00214396   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.63756 19 59 01.4  -22 22 08                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.63756 2 +0.00448773 -0.00667797 -0.00214270   EA052249
    CK03A050  S2003 01 15.65423 19 58 53.8  -22 19 11                   EA052249
    CK03A050  s2003 01 15.65423 2 +0.00449219 -0.00667570 -0.00214186   EA052249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by X. Leprette,
    M. Oates, R. Kracht and R. Matson, measurements by K. Battams, reductions
    by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK02X160   2002 Dec.  11.02   0.0051   1.0      77.80     0.57   145.02     X
CK02Y040   2002 Dec.  26.51   0.0055   1.0      71.96   353.20   147.76     X
CK03A030   2003 Jan.   7.27   0.0055   1.0      76.40   350.46   140.05     X
CK03A040   2003 Jan.  16.46   0.0071   1.0      87.65     9.57   144.57     X
CK03A050   2003 Jan.  16.05   0.0048   1.0      89.76    12.29   144.84     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-A52

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