MPEC 2008-L19 : COMETS C/2008 D5, 2008 D6, 2008 D7 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-L19                                Issued 2008 June 5, 03:31 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/2008 D5, 2008 D6, 2008 D7 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK08D050 3S2008 02 19.02923 22 23 03.4  -12 41 25                   EL019249
    CK08D050 3s2008 02 19.02923 2 +0.00944124 -0.00485090 -0.00304278   EL019249
    CK08D050 3S2008 02 19.07088 22 22 22.5  -12 36 04                   EL019249
    CK08D050 3s2008 02 19.07088 2 +0.00944190 -0.00484976 -0.00304232   EL019249
    CK08D050 3S2008 02 19.09590 22 21 58.7  -12 33 24                   EL019249
    CK08D050 3s2008 02 19.09590 2 +0.00944230 -0.00484908 -0.00304204   EL019249
    CK08D050 3S2008 02 19.11255 22 21 42.0  -12 30 43                   EL019249
    CK08D050 3s2008 02 19.11255 2 +0.00944257 -0.00484862 -0.00304185   EL019249
    CK08D050 3S2008 02 19.13755 22 21 15.4  -12 27 53                   EL019249
    CK08D050 3s2008 02 19.13755 2 +0.00944297 -0.00484794 -0.00304157   EL019249
    CK08D050 3S2008 02 19.15422 22 20 55.8  -12 25 21                   EL019249
    CK08D050 3s2008 02 19.15422 2 +0.00944324 -0.00484749 -0.00304138   EL019249
    CK08D050 3S2008 02 19.17922 22 20 25.6  -12 22 34                   EL019249
    CK08D050 3s2008 02 19.17922 2 +0.00944364 -0.00484681 -0.00304110   EL019249
    CK08D050 3S2008 02 19.19589 22 20 09.1  -12 20 01                   EL019249
    CK08D050 3s2008 02 19.19589 2 +0.00944390 -0.00484636 -0.00304091   EL019249
    CK08D050 3S2008 02 19.22089 22 19 40.2  -12 16 49                   EL019249
    CK08D050 3s2008 02 19.22089 2 +0.00944431 -0.00484568 -0.00304063   EL019249
    CK08D050 3S2008 02 19.23755 22 19 16.8  -12 14 48                   EL019249
    CK08D050 3s2008 02 19.23755 2 +0.00944457 -0.00484523 -0.00304044   EL019249
    CK08D050 3S2008 02 19.26255 22 18 44.3  -12 11 25                   EL019249
    CK08D050 3s2008 02 19.26255 2 +0.00944498 -0.00484456 -0.00304016   EL019249
    CK08D060 2S2008 02 19.17089 22 12 46.5  -09 59 43                   EL019249
    CK08D060 2s2008 02 19.17089 2 +0.00944350 -0.00484704 -0.00304119   EL019249
    CK08D060 2S2008 02 19.18755 22 12 22.8  -09 56 16                   EL019249
    CK08D060 2s2008 02 19.18755 2 +0.00944377 -0.00484659 -0.00304100   EL019249
    CK08D060 2S2008 02 19.20422 22 11 57.4  -09 53 04                   EL019249
    CK08D060 2s2008 02 19.20422 2 +0.00944404 -0.00484613 -0.00304082   EL019249
    CK08D060 2S2008 02 19.21256 22 11 45.0  -09 51 35                   EL019249
    CK08D060 2s2008 02 19.21256 2 +0.00944417 -0.00484591 -0.00304072   EL019249
    CK08D060 2S2008 02 19.22922 22 11 18.8  -09 48 37                   EL019249
    CK08D060 2s2008 02 19.22922 2 +0.00944444 -0.00484546 -0.00304053   EL019249
    CK08D060 2S2008 02 19.24589 22 10 52.6  -09 45 48                   EL019249
    CK08D060 2s2008 02 19.24589 2 +0.00944471 -0.00484501 -0.00304035   EL019249
    CK08D060 2S2008 02 19.25424 22 10 39.0  -09 44 28                   EL019249
    CK08D060 2s2008 02 19.25424 2 +0.00944484 -0.00484478 -0.00304025   EL019249
    CK08D060 2S2008 02 19.27089 22 10 12.6  -09 42 04                   EL019249
    CK08D060 2s2008 02 19.27089 2 +0.00944511 -0.00484433 -0.00304006   EL019249
    CK08D060 2S2008 02 19.28757 22 09 45.5  -09 39 52                   EL019249
    CK08D060 2s2008 02 19.28757 2 +0.00944538 -0.00484388 -0.00303988   EL019249
    CK08D060 2S2008 02 19.29588 22 09 31.5  -09 38 48                   EL019249
    CK08D060 2s2008 02 19.29588 2 +0.00944552 -0.00484365 -0.00303978   EL019249
    CK08D060 2S2008 02 19.31255 22 09 05.3  -09 36 50                   EL019249
    CK08D060 2s2008 02 19.31255 2 +0.00944578 -0.00484321 -0.00303959   EL019249
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 24.54434 00 23 44.4  -02 32 54                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 24.54434 2 -0.06615485 -0.34054971 -0.14902316   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 24.65546 00 22 28.1  -02 23 08                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 24.65546 2 -0.06540003 -0.34073270 -0.14909886   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 24.68323 00 22 14.3  -02 21 42                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 24.68323 2 -0.06521128 -0.34077823 -0.14911770   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 24.71101 00 21 59.4  -02 20 25                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 24.71101 2 -0.06502245 -0.34082370 -0.14913650   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 24.73879 00 21 43.5  -02 19 15                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 24.73879 2 -0.06483360 -0.34086909 -0.14915527   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 24.76656 00 21 18.1  -02 16 47                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 24.76656 2 -0.06464471 -0.34091439 -0.14917400   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 24.84990 00 20 30.3  -02 11 59                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 24.84990 2 -0.06407784 -0.34104983 -0.14922999   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 24.87767 00 20 13.2  -02 09 31                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 24.87767 2 -0.06388881 -0.34109482 -0.14924858   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 24.96101 00 19 20.3  -02 04 22                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 24.96101 2 -0.06332151 -0.34122930 -0.14930415   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 24.98879 00 18 55.5  -02 02 13                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 24.98879 2 -0.06313235 -0.34127397 -0.14932260   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 25.01656 00 18 36.7  -01 59 56                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 25.01656 2 -0.06294318 -0.34131855 -0.14934101   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 25.09990 00 17 38.5  -01 53 36                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 25.09990 2 -0.06237540 -0.34145183 -0.14939605   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 25.12768 00 17 19.4  -01 52 52                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 25.12768 2 -0.06218603 -0.34149610 -0.14941433   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 25.15546 00 16 55.1  -01 50 19                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 25.15546 2 -0.06199667 -0.34154029 -0.14943257   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 25.21101 00 16 20.5  -01 45 26                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 25.21101 2 -0.06161785 -0.34162842 -0.14946895   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 25.23879 00 15 54.9  -01 43 32                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 25.23879 2 -0.06142839 -0.34167236 -0.14948708   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 25.26656 00 15 36.2  -01 41 21                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 25.26656 2 -0.06123893 -0.34171622 -0.14950518   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 25.32212 00 14 51.6  -01 38 02                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 25.32212 2 -0.06085983 -0.34180370 -0.14954127   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 25.34990 00 14 30.4  -01 36 11                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 25.34990 2 -0.06067024 -0.34184733 -0.14955926   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 25.37768 00 14 07.9  -01 34 08                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 25.37768 2 -0.06048061 -0.34189087 -0.14957722   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 25.40545 00 13 47.0  -01 31 48                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 25.40545 2 -0.06029095 -0.34193433 -0.14959514   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4S2008 02 25.43323 00 13 20.4  -01 29 31                   EL019C49
    CK08D070 4s2008 02 25.43323 2 -0.06010126 -0.34197771 -0.14961303   EL019C49
    CK08D070 3S2008 02 25.55422 22 51 28.5  -09 54 02                   EL019249
    CK08D070 3s2008 02 25.55422 2 +0.00957027 -0.00468235 -0.00295402   EL019249
    CK08D070 3S2008 02 25.57089 22 51 05.5  -09 53 05                   EL019249
    CK08D070 3s2008 02 25.57089 2 +0.00957067 -0.00468189 -0.00295373   EL019249
    CK08D070 3S2008 02 25.59589 22 50 48.0  -09 50 54                   EL019249
    CK08D070 3s2008 02 25.59589 2 +0.00957128 -0.00468121 -0.00295329   EL019249
    CK08D070 3S2008 02 25.61255 22 50 29.2  -09 49 26                   EL019249
    CK08D070 3s2008 02 25.61255 2 +0.00957169 -0.00468075 -0.00295300   EL019249
    CK08D070 3S2008 02 25.63755 22 50 02.9  -09 46 29                   EL019249
    CK08D070 3s2008 02 25.63755 2 +0.00957230 -0.00468006 -0.00295256   EL019249
    CK08D070 3S2008 02 25.65422 22 49 46.4  -09 45 29                   EL019249
    CK08D070 3s2008 02 25.65422 2 +0.00957271 -0.00467960 -0.00295227   EL019249
    CK08D070 3S2008 02 25.67922 22 49 21.9  -09 43 10                   EL019249
    CK08D070 3s2008 02 25.67922 2 +0.00957332 -0.00467891 -0.00295182   EL019249
    CK08D070 3S2008 02 25.69590 22 49 06.6  -09 41 14                   EL019249
    CK08D070 3s2008 02 25.69590 2 +0.00957373 -0.00467845 -0.00295153   EL019249
    CK08D070 3S2008 02 25.72089 22 48 42.3  -09 38 59                   EL019249
    CK08D070 3s2008 02 25.72089 2 +0.00957434 -0.00467777 -0.00295108   EL019249
    CK08D070 3S2008 02 25.73755 22 48 24.9  -09 37 30                   EL019249
    CK08D070 3s2008 02 25.73755 2 +0.00957475 -0.00467730 -0.00295079   EL019249
    CK08D070 3S2008 02 25.76255 22 47 54.5  -09 35 17                   EL019249
    CK08D070 3s2008 02 25.76255 2 +0.00957537 -0.00467661 -0.00295034   EL019249
    CK08D070 3S2008 02 25.77922 22 47 39.5  -09 33 47                   EL019249
    CK08D070 3s2008 02 25.77922 2 +0.00957578 -0.00467615 -0.00295004   EL019249
    CK08D070 3S2008 02 25.82089 22 46 52.6  -09 29 42                   EL019249
    CK08D070 3s2008 02 25.82089 2 +0.00957681 -0.00467500 -0.00294930   EL019249
    CK08D070 3S2008 02 25.84591 22 46 23.8  -09 27 08                   EL019249
    CK08D070 3s2008 02 25.84591 2 +0.00957742 -0.00467430 -0.00294885   EL019249
    CK08D070 3S2008 02 25.86255 22 46 02.7  -09 25 37                   EL019249
    CK08D070 3s2008 02 25.86255 2 +0.00957784 -0.00467384 -0.00294855   EL019249
    CK08D070 3S2008 02 25.88755 22 45 34.9  -09 23 00                   EL019249
    CK08D070 3s2008 02 25.88755 2 +0.00957846 -0.00467314 -0.00294809   EL019249
    CK08D070 3S2008 02 25.90422 22 45 15.1  -09 21 13                   EL019249
    CK08D070 3s2008 02 25.90422 2 +0.00957887 -0.00467268 -0.00294779   EL019249
    CK08D070 3S2008 02 25.92922 22 44 45.4  -09 18 40                   EL019249
    CK08D070 3s2008 02 25.92922 2 +0.00957949 -0.00467198 -0.00294734   EL019249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3.  Comet detections by H. Su, T. Hoffman
    and B. Zhou, measurements by K. Battams, reductions by B. G. Marsden.
C49 STEREO-A.  STEREO-SECCHI instrument (4) HI1-A.  Measurements by K. Battams,
    reductions by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CK08D050   2008 Feb.  19.59   0.0049   1.0      70.33   345.67   142.25     X
CK08D060   2008 Feb.  19.29   0.0338   1.0      55.43    72.50    70.85     X
CK08D070   2008 Feb.  26.274  0.00592  1.0      88.122    6.401  144.181    X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-L19

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