MPEC 2004-C31 : COMETS C/2003 E2, 2003 E3, 2003 E4, 2003 F3, 2003 F4 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-C31                                Issued 2004 Feb. 6, 23:14 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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          COMETS C/2003 E2, 2003 E3, 2003 E4, 2003 F3, 2003 F4 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK03E020  S2003 03 04.15424 23 14 15.4  -07 28 27                   EC031249
    CK03E020  s2003 03 04.15424 2 +0.01071204 +0.00106146 -0.00003427   EC031249
    CK03E020  S2003 03 04.17923 23 13 51.7  -07 27 19                   EC031249
    CK03E020  s2003 03 04.17923 2 +0.01071257 +0.00106441 -0.00003365   EC031249
    CK03E020  S2003 03 04.19590 23 13 38.3  -07 25 25                   EC031249
    CK03E020  s2003 03 04.19590 2 +0.01071292 +0.00106639 -0.00003324   EC031249
    CK03E020  S2003 03 04.23756 23 12 54.7  -07 21 24                   EC031249
    CK03E020  s2003 03 04.23756 2 +0.01071379 +0.00107131 -0.00003222   EC031249
    CK03E020  S2003 03 04.26256 23 12 27.6  -07 18 12                   EC031249
    CK03E020  s2003 03 04.26256 2 +0.01071431 +0.00107426 -0.00003160   EC031249
    CK03E020  S2003 03 04.27923 23 12 03.2  -07 16 39                   EC031249
    CK03E020  s2003 03 04.27923 2 +0.01071466 +0.00107623 -0.00003119   EC031249
    CK03E020  S2003 03 04.32118 23 11 22.3  -07 13 01                   EC031249
    CK03E020  s2003 03 04.32118 2 +0.01071553 +0.00108117 -0.00003016   EC031249
    CK03E020  S2003 03 04.34590 23 10 53.0  -07 11 01                   EC031249
    CK03E020  s2003 03 04.34590 2 +0.01071604 +0.00108409 -0.00002956   EC031249
    CK03E020  S2003 03 04.36256 23 10 35.8  -07 09 06                   EC031249
    CK03E020  s2003 03 04.36256 2 +0.01071638 +0.00108605 -0.00002915   EC031249
    CK03E020  S2003 03 04.38785 23 10 04.4  -07 06 39                   EC031249
    CK03E020  s2003 03 04.38785 2 +0.01071689 +0.00108902 -0.00002853   EC031249
    CK03E020  S2003 03 04.43061 23 09 10.8  -07 02 12                   EC031249
    CK03E020  s2003 03 04.43061 2 +0.01071776 +0.00109405 -0.00002749   EC031249
    CK03E020  S2003 03 04.47090 23 08 22.9  -06 58 24                   EC031249
    CK03E020  s2003 03 04.47090 2 +0.01071857 +0.00109877 -0.00002650   EC031249
    CK03E020  S2003 03 04.48756 23 07 58.3  -06 56 02                   EC031249
    CK03E020  s2003 03 04.48756 2 +0.01071890 +0.00110073 -0.00002610   EC031249
    CK03E030  S2003 03 11.44590 23 41 03.7  -04 28 20                   EC031249
    CK03E030  s2003 03 11.44590 2 +0.01078031 +0.00181727 +0.00011629   EC031249
    CK03E030  S2003 03 11.48756 23 40 20.3  -04 24 23                   EC031249
    CK03E030  s2003 03 11.48756 2 +0.01078032 +0.00182091 +0.00011696   EC031249
    CK03E030  S2003 03 11.51256 23 40 00.1  -04 22 31                   EC031249
    CK03E030  s2003 03 11.51256 2 +0.01078033 +0.00182309 +0.00011735   EC031249
    CK03E030  S2003 03 11.52924 23 39 39.2  -04 21 30                   EC031249
    CK03E030  s2003 03 11.52924 2 +0.01078033 +0.00182455 +0.00011762   EC031249
    CK03E030  S2003 03 11.57090 23 38 55.1  -04 17 35                   EC031249
    CK03E030  s2003 03 11.57090 2 +0.01078033 +0.00182817 +0.00011828   EC031249
    CK03E030  S2003 03 11.59590 23 38 30.3  -04 15 39                   EC031249
    CK03E030  s2003 03 11.59590 2 +0.01078034 +0.00183034 +0.00011867   EC031249
    CK03E030  S2003 03 11.61256 23 38 11.7  -04 14 06                   EC031249
    CK03E030  s2003 03 11.61256 2 +0.01078034 +0.00183179 +0.00011894   EC031249
    CK03E030  S2003 03 11.63756 23 37 44.5  -04 12 04                   EC031249
    CK03E030  s2003 03 11.63756 2 +0.01078034 +0.00183395 +0.00011933   EC031249
    CK03E030  S2003 03 11.65423 23 37 22.0  -04 10 53                   EC031249
    CK03E030  s2003 03 11.65423 2 +0.01078034 +0.00183540 +0.00011959   EC031249
    CK03E030  S2003 03 11.67923 23 36 55.4  -04 08 05                   EC031249
    CK03E030  s2003 03 11.67923 2 +0.01078033 +0.00183756 +0.00011998   EC031249
    CK03E030  S2003 03 11.69590 23 36 35.0  -04 06 25                   EC031249
    CK03E030  s2003 03 11.69590 2 +0.01078033 +0.00183900 +0.00012024   EC031249
    CK03E030  S2003 03 11.72090 23 36 04.5  -04 04 41                   EC031249
    CK03E030  s2003 03 11.72090 2 +0.01078033 +0.00184115 +0.00012063   EC031249
    CK03E030  S2003 03 11.73756 23 35 43.2  -04 03 13                   EC031249
    CK03E030  s2003 03 11.73756 2 +0.01078033 +0.00184259 +0.00012089   EC031249
    CK03E030  S2003 03 11.76256 23 35 07.6  -04 00 53                   EC031249
    CK03E030  s2003 03 11.76256 2 +0.01078032 +0.00184474 +0.00012128   EC031249
    CK03E030  S2003 03 11.77923 23 34 49.4  -04 00 46                   EC031249
    CK03E030  s2003 03 11.77923 2 +0.01078032 +0.00184617 +0.00012154   EC031249
    CK03E040  S2003 03 15.52923 23 55 30.4  -02 50 33                   EC031249
    CK03E040  s2003 03 15.52923 2 +0.01077308 +0.00213678 +0.00017020   EC031249
    CK03E040  S2003 03 15.57090 23 54 48.1  -02 47 53                   EC031249
    CK03E040  s2003 03 15.57090 2 +0.01077298 +0.00213967 +0.00017064   EC031249
    CK03E040  S2003 03 15.59590 23 54 22.7  -02 45 56                   EC031249
    CK03E040  s2003 03 15.59590 2 +0.01077292 +0.00214140 +0.00017090   EC031249
    CK03E040  S2003 03 15.61256 23 54 02.4  -02 43 56                   EC031249
    CK03E040  s2003 03 15.61256 2 +0.01077287 +0.00214255 +0.00017107   EC031249
    CK03E040  S2003 03 15.63757 23 53 38.6  -02 42 05                   EC031249
    CK03E040  s2003 03 15.63757 2 +0.01077281 +0.00214427 +0.00017133   EC031249
    CK03E040  S2003 03 15.65423 23 53 21.2  -02 40 39                   EC031249
    CK03E040  s2003 03 15.65423 2 +0.01077277 +0.00214542 +0.00017151   EC031249
    CK03E040  S2003 03 15.67923 23 52 56.4  -02 37 59                   EC031249
    CK03E040  s2003 03 15.67923 2 +0.01077271 +0.00214714 +0.00017177   EC031249
    CK03E040  S2003 03 15.72090 23 52 08.8  -02 34 54                   EC031249
    CK03E040  s2003 03 15.72090 2 +0.01077261 +0.00215000 +0.00017220   EC031249
    CK03E040  S2003 03 15.73756 23 51 50.2  -02 33 02                   EC031249
    CK03E040  s2003 03 15.73756 2 +0.01077257 +0.00215114 +0.00017237   EC031249
    CK03E040  S2003 03 15.76257 23 51 20.7  -02 32 04                   EC031249
    CK03E040  s2003 03 15.76257 2 +0.01077251 +0.00215285 +0.00017263   EC031249
    CK03E040  S2003 03 15.77923 23 50 59.4  -02 29 46                   EC031249
    CK03E040  s2003 03 15.77923 2 +0.01077247 +0.00215399 +0.00017280   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.19590 00 20 38.2  -01 26 11                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.19590 2 +0.01076967 +0.00242373 +0.00021022   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.22090 00 20 20.8  -01 24 37                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.22090 2 +0.01076971 +0.00242511 +0.00021041   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.23756 00 20 06.9  -01 23 17                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.23756 2 +0.01076974 +0.00242604 +0.00021053   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.26256 00 19 49.0  -01 21 36                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.26256 2 +0.01076979 +0.00242742 +0.00021072   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.27923 00 19 35.5  -01 20 22                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.27923 2 +0.01076982 +0.00242834 +0.00021084   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.32090 00 19 03.5  -01 17 33                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.32090 2 +0.01076989 +0.00243065 +0.00021116   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.34590 00 18 44.5  -01 15 32                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.34590 2 +0.01076994 +0.00243203 +0.00021134   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.36256 00 18 30.6  -01 14 12                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.36256 2 +0.01076997 +0.00243295 +0.00021147   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.38757 00 18 09.5  -01 12 33                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.38757 2 +0.01077001 +0.00243433 +0.00021165   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.40423 00 17 57.8  -01 11 17                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.40423 2 +0.01077005 +0.00243524 +0.00021178   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.43058 00 17 35.0  -01 09 19                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.43058 2 +0.01077009 +0.00243670 +0.00021197   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.44590 00 17 22.7  -01 08 08                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.44590 2 +0.01077012 +0.00243754 +0.00021209   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.47091 00 17 00.6  -01 06 13                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.47091 2 +0.01077017 +0.00243891 +0.00021228   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.48756 00 16 47.2  -01 05 05                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.48756 2 +0.01077021 +0.00243983 +0.00021240   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.51257 00 16 25.4  -01 03 04                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.51257 2 +0.01077026 +0.00244120 +0.00021259   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.52923 00 16 11.2  -01 01 44                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.52923 2 +0.01077029 +0.00244212 +0.00021271   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.57090 00 15 35.4  -00 58 33                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.57090 2 +0.01077038 +0.00244441 +0.00021302   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.59590 00 15 12.9  -00 56 39                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.59590 2 +0.01077043 +0.00244578 +0.00021321   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.61257 00 14 58.1  -00 55 20                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.61257 2 +0.01077046 +0.00244669 +0.00021333   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.63757 00 14 34.4  -00 53 23                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.63757 2 +0.01077052 +0.00244806 +0.00021352   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.65423 00 14 19.1  -00 52 05                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.65423 2 +0.01077055 +0.00244897 +0.00021364   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.67923 00 13 56.1  -00 50 14                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.67923 2 +0.01077061 +0.00245034 +0.00021383   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.69590 00 13 39.7  -00 48 39                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.69590 2 +0.01077064 +0.00245125 +0.00021396   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.72091 00 13 16.2  -00 46 44                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.72091 2 +0.01077070 +0.00245261 +0.00021414   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.73757 00 12 59.0  -00 45 20                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.73757 2 +0.01077074 +0.00245352 +0.00021427   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.76258 00 12 34.1  -00 43 11                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.76258 2 +0.01077079 +0.00245489 +0.00021446   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.77923 00 12 16.5  -00 42 03                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.77923 2 +0.01077083 +0.00245579 +0.00021458   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.82090 00 11 33.8  -00 38 29                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.82090 2 +0.01077093 +0.00245806 +0.00021489   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.84590 00 11 07.0  -00 36 23                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.84590 2 +0.01077098 +0.00245943 +0.00021508   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.86257 00 10 48.2  -00 34 55                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.86257 2 +0.01077102 +0.00246033 +0.00021520   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.88788 00 10 19.3  -00 32 45                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.88788 2 +0.01077108 +0.00246171 +0.00021539   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.90423 00 10 01.0  -00 31 18                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.90423 2 +0.01077112 +0.00246260 +0.00021552   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.92923 00 09 31.7  -00 28 59                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.92923 2 +0.01077118 +0.00246396 +0.00021570   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.97099 00 08 41.5  -00 25 02                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.97099 2 +0.01077129 +0.00246622 +0.00021602   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 20.98756 00 08 21.5  -00 23 45                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 20.98756 2 +0.01077133 +0.00246712 +0.00021614   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 21.01257 00 07 46.7  -00 21 12                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 21.01257 2 +0.01077139 +0.00246848 +0.00021633   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 21.02923 00 07 26.1  -00 19 42                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 21.02923 2 +0.01077143 +0.00246938 +0.00021645   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 21.06363 00 06 36.3  -00 16 14                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 21.06363 2 +0.01077152 +0.00247124 +0.00021671   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 21.07090 00 06 30.5  -00 15 19                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 21.07090 2 +0.01077154 +0.00247163 +0.00021677   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 21.07923 00 06 15.8  -00 14 42                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 21.07923 2 +0.01077156 +0.00247209 +0.00021683   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 21.10423 00 05 39.5  -00 12 11                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 21.10423 2 +0.01077162 +0.00247344 +0.00021702   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 21.12090 00 05 13.6  -00 10 19                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 21.12090 2 +0.01077166 +0.00247434 +0.00021714   EC031249
    CK03F030  S2003 03 21.12923 00 04 57.0  -00 09 50                   EC031249
    CK03F030  s2003 03 21.12923 2 +0.01077169 +0.00247479 +0.00021721   EC031249
    CK03F040  S2003 03 25.40423 00 29 41.4  +01 02 50                   EC031249
    CK03F040  s2003 03 25.40423 2 +0.01078669 +0.00269782 +0.00025366   EC031249
    CK03F040  S2003 03 25.44590 00 28 58.9  +01 07 00                   EC031249
    CK03F040  s2003 03 25.44590 2 +0.01078682 +0.00269995 +0.00025408   EC031249
    CK03F040  S2003 03 25.47090 00 28 30.3  +01 07 38                   EC031249
    CK03F040  s2003 03 25.47090 2 +0.01078690 +0.00270122 +0.00025433   EC031249
    CK03F040  S2003 03 25.48756 00 28 13.6  +01 09 20                   EC031249
    CK03F040  s2003 03 25.48756 2 +0.01078696 +0.00270207 +0.00025449   EC031249
    CK03F040  S2003 03 25.51256 00 27 53.7  +01 11 13                   EC031249
    CK03F040  s2003 03 25.51256 2 +0.01078704 +0.00270334 +0.00025474   EC031249
    CK03F040  S2003 03 25.57090 00 26 43.3  +01 17 40                   EC031249
    CK03F040  s2003 03 25.57090 2 +0.01078722 +0.00270631 +0.00025533   EC031249
    CK03F040  S2003 03 25.59590 00 26 21.2  +01 19 00                   EC031249
    CK03F040  s2003 03 25.59590 2 +0.01078731 +0.00270758 +0.00025558   EC031249
    CK03F040  S2003 03 25.61256 00 25 51.0  +01 20 35                   EC031249
    CK03F040  s2003 03 25.61256 2 +0.01078736 +0.00270843 +0.00025575   EC031249
    CK03F040  S2003 03 25.65423 00 25 05.7  +01 24 10                   EC031249
    CK03F040  s2003 03 25.65423 2 +0.01078749 +0.00271055 +0.00025617   EC031249
    CK03F040  S2003 03 25.67923 00 24 37.2  +01 27 25                   EC031249
    CK03F040  s2003 03 25.67923 2 +0.01078757 +0.00271182 +0.00025643   EC031249
    CK03F040  S2003 03 25.68757 00 24 19.6  +01 28 20                   EC031249
    CK03F040  s2003 03 25.68757 2 +0.01078759 +0.00271225 +0.00025651   EC031249
    CK03F040  S2003 03 25.70423 00 23 54.9  +01 28 58                   EC031249
    CK03F040  s2003 03 25.70423 2 +0.01078764 +0.00271310 +0.00025668   EC031249
    CK03F040  S2003 03 25.71256 00 23 47.4  +01 30 46                   EC031249
    CK03F040  s2003 03 25.71256 2 +0.01078767 +0.00271352 +0.00025677   EC031249
    CK03F040  S2003 03 25.72923 00 23 24.3  +01 32 38                   EC031249
    CK03F040  s2003 03 25.72923 2 +0.01078772 +0.00271437 +0.00025694   EC031249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by D. Evans,
    S. Hoenig, J. Sachs, M. Oates and X. Leprette, measurements by K. Battams,
    reductions by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK03E020   2003 Mar.   4.78   0.0049   1.0      83.69     2.57   144.06     X
CK03E030   2003 Mar.  12.08   0.0051   1.0      85.61     7.97   145.29     X
CK03E040   2003 Mar.  16.15   0.0050   1.0      87.98     9.37   144.66     X
CK03F030   2003 Mar.  21.30   0.0049   1.0      88.18     9.82   144.59     X
CK03F040   2003 Mar.  25.96   0.0051   1.0      84.78     8.50   145.06     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-C31

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