SOHO Comets 2001

The table list the provisional SOHO number for the comet, the day and month of the first (discovery) observation, the year and comet identification, the LASCO coronagraph on which it was discovered, the discoverer (names in brackets are independent discoverers), with the number of their discoveries given in brackets following the name, and finally the date of discovery. Note that provisional numbers may be changed if the comet is not confirmed.

SOHO Observed  Des C  Observer					Discovered
281 07/01/2001 A3  C3 Michael Boschat				(January 7)
282 11/05/2000 J6  C2 Tony Scarmato (1)				(January 10)
283 19/05/2000 K7  C2 Xavier Leprette				(January 12)
284 29/05/2000 K8  C2 Michael Oates				(January 13)
285 11/06/2000 L6  C2 Michael Oates				(January 13)
286 04/07/2000 N3  C2 Michael Oates				(January 13)
287 30/04/2000 H4  C2 Michael Oates				(January 13)
288 04/05/2000 J7  C2 Michael Oates				(January 13)
289 17/04/2000 H3  C2 Micheal Oates				(January 13)
290 14/01/2001 A4  C3 Michael Boschat				(January 14)
291 30/04/2000 H5  C2 Doug Biesecker (52)			(January 15)
292 24/01/2001 B3  C3 Michael Oates				(January 24)
293 03/02/2001 C3  C3 Michael Oates (111)			(February 3)
294 06/02/2001 C2  C3 Sebastian Hoenig				(February 6)
295 08/02/2001 C4  C2 Michael Oates (112)			(February 9)
296 13/02/2001 C6  C3 Michael Boschat				(February 14)
297 13/02/2001 C5  C2 Michael Oates (113)			(February 14)
298 15/03/2001 E1  C2 Michael Oates (114)			(March 15)
299 19/06/1997 M5  C2 Xavier Leprette				(March 18)
300 10/06/1996 L1  C2 Xavier Leprette (29)			(March 18)
2934 21/03/2001    C2 Michael Oates and Xavier Leprette		(March 21)
301 25/03/2001 F2  C3 Michael Boschat (28)			(March 25)
302 07/11/1998 V7  C3 Michael Oates (115)			(April 7)
    07/11/1998 X/  C3 Michael Oates				(April 7)
303 08/04/2001 G2  C2 Sebastian Hoenig (3)			(April 8)
304 10/04/2001 G3  C2 Michael Oates (116)			(April 10)
305 20/04/2001 H1  C2 Xavier Leprette (30)			(April 20)
306 20/04/2001 H2  C2 Xavier Leprette (31) and Toni Scarmato	(April 20)
307 20/04/2001 H3  C2 Michael Oates (117)			(April 20)
308 20/04/2001 H4  C2 Xavier Leprette (32)			(April 20)
309 26/04/2001 H6  C3 Tony Scarmato (3)				(April 26)
310 30/04/2001 H7  C2 Sebastian Hoenig (4)			(April 30)
311 05/05/2001 J2  C2 Kazimieras Cernis				(May 05)
312 06/05/2001 J3  C2 Michael Oates (118)			(May 06)
313 10/05/2001 J4  C2 Xavier Leprette (33)			(May 10)
314 19/05/2001 K2  C2 Michael Oates (119)			(May 19)
315 22/05/2001 K4  C2 Doug Biesecker (53)			(May 22)
316 23/05/2001 K6  C2 Michael Oates (120)			(May 23)
317 23/05/2001 K7  C2 Kazimieras Cernis	(6)			(May 23)
318 24/05/2001 K9  C2 Michael Boschat (29)			(May 25)
    27/05/2001 X/  C2 Michael Oates and Michael Boschat		(May 27)
319 29/05/2001 K8  C2 Tony Scarmato (4)				(May 29)
320 02/06/2001 L1  C2 Xavier Leprette (34)			(Jun 03)
321 04/06/2001 L3  C2 Sebastian Hoenig (5)			(Jun 04)
322 04/06/2001 L2  C2 Michael Oates (121)			(Jun 04)
323 05/06/2001 L4  C2 Tony Scarmato (5) and Michael Oates (122)	(Jun 05)
324 05/06/2001 L5  C2 Michael Oates (123)			(Jun 05)
    06/06/2001 X/  C2 Michael Oates				(Jun 06)
325 08/06/2001 L6  C2 Michael Oates (124)			(Jun 08)
326 08/06/2001 L7  C2 Michael Oates (125)			(Jun 08)
327 10/06/2001 L8  C2 Xavier Leprette (35)			(Jun 10)
328 13/06/2001 L9  C2 Tony Scarmato (6)				(Jun 13)
329 31/05/1997 K7  C2 Michael Oates (126)			(Jun 14)
330 16/06/2001 M2  C2 Michael Oates (127)			(Jun 16)
331 16/06/2001 M3  C2 Sebastian Hoenig (6)			(Jun 16)
    27/03/1998 X/  C2 Michael Oates (128)			(Jun 17)
332 19/06/2001 M4  C2 Michael Oates (129)			(Jun 19)
333 20/06/2001 M5  C2 Xavier Leprette (36) and XingMing Zhou	(Jun 20)
334 24/11/1997 W3  C2 Xavier Leprette (37)			(Jun 21)
335 22/06/2001 M6  C2 Tony Scarmato (7)				(Jun 22)
336 25/06/2001 M7  C3 Kazimieras Cernis and Xavier Leprette (38) (June 25)
337 26/06/2001 M8  C3 Xavier Leprette (39)			(Jun 26)
338 26/06/2001 M9  C2 Michael Oates (130)			(Jun 26)
339 27/06/2001 M11 C2 Michael Oates (131)			(Jun 27)
340 06/07/2001 N1  C2 Xavier Leprette (40)			(Jul 06)
341 16/07/2001 O1  C3 Sebastian Hoenig (7)			(Jul 16)
342 14/01/1996 A2  C3 Roberto Gorelli (1)			(Jul 21)
343 06/08/2001 P1  C2 Tony Scarmato (8)				(Aug 06)
344 15/08/2001 P2  C3 Sebastian Hoenig (8)			(Aug 15)
345 21/08/2001 Q7  C2 Rainer Kracht (1)				(Aug 21)
346 25/08/2001 Q3  C2 Chen Dong Hua (1)				(Aug 25)
347 03/09/2001 R2  C3 Sebastian Hoenig (9)			(Sep 03)
348 05/09/2001 R3  C3 Maik Meyer (19)				(Sep 05)
349 08/09/2001 R4  C2 XingMing Zhou (2)				(Sep 08)
350 10/09/2001 R5  C3 David Johnson and Xavier Leprette (41)	(Sep 10)
351 21/01/1996 B4  C3 Xavier Leprette (42)			(Sep 18) 
3010 30/01/1996     C3 Xavier Leprette (43)			(Sep 21)
352 29/01/1996 B5  C3 Xavier Leprette (44)			(Sep 21)
353 28/09/2001 S2  C2 Michael Oates (132)			(Sep 28)
354 14/09/1996 R4  C3 Michael Oates (133)			(Sep 30)
355 09/10/2001 T1  C2 Xavier Leprette (45)			(Oct 09)
356 12/10/2001 T2  C2 Rainer Kracht (2) & Sebastian Hoenig (10)	(Oct 12)
357 15/10/2001 T6  C2 Rainer Kracht (3)				(Oct 15)
358 16/10/2001 U1  C2 Xavier Leprette (46)			(Oct 16)
359 14/10/2001 T5  C3 XingMing Zhou (3)				(Oct 17)
360 17/10/2001 U3  C3 Sebastian Hoenig (11)			(Oct 17)
361 17/10/2001 U4  C3 Sebastian Hoenig (12)			(Oct 17)
362 17/10/2001 U2  C2 Xavier Leprette (47)			(Oct 17)
363 06/10/2001 T7  C2 Michael Oates (134)			(Oct 17)
364 18/10/2001 U5  C3 Michael Boschat (30)			(Oct 18)
365 18/10/2001 U7  C3 Sebastian Hoenig (13)			(Oct 18)
366 18/10/2001 U8  C2 Rainer Kracht (4)				(Oct 18)
367 22/10/2001 U9  C3 XingMing Zhou (4) & Xavier Leprette (48)	(Oct 22)
368 08/11/1996 V1  C3 Xavier Leprette (49)			(Oct 23)
369 30/10/2001 U10 C2 Rainer Kracht (5)				(Oct 30)
370 01/11/2001 V1  C2 Tony Scarmato (9)				(Nov 01)
371 04/11/2001 V2  C2 Alexander & Federico Mimeev (1)		(Nov 04)
    06/11/2001 X/  C2 Xavier Leprette (50)			(Nov 09)
372 11/11/2001 V3  C2 XingMing Zhou (5)				(Nov 11)
373 12/11/2001 V4  C2 XingMing Zhou (6)				(Nov 13)
374 13/11/2001 V5  C2 Alexander Mimeev				(Nov 13)
375 22/11/2001 W3  C2 XingMing Zhou (7)				(Nov 23)
376 27/11/2001 W4  C2 Xavier Leprette (51)			(Nov 27)
377 02/12/2001     C2 Sebastian Hoenig (14)			(Dec 02)
378 04/12/2001     C2 Maik Meyer (20)				(Dec 04)
379 06/12/2001     C2 Maik Meyer (21) & Xavier Leprette (52)	(Dec 06)
380 07/12/2001     C2 Michael Boschat (31)			(Dec 07)
381 29/12/1996     C3 Xavier Leprette (53)			(Dec 09)
382 12/12/2001     C2 Sebastian Hoenig (15)			(Dec 12)
383 12/12/2001     C2 Alexander Mimeev				(Dec 12)
384 16/12/2001     C2 XingMing Zhou (8)				(Dec 16)
385 16/12/2001     C2 XingMing Zhou (9)				(Dec 16)
386 21/12/2001     C3 Mike Boschat (32)				(Dec 21)

Note that my listing also includes X/ comets which are not counted as confirmed comets by Doug Biesecker. Where two discoveries are nearly simultaneous both observers are credited here.
Published by Jonathan Shanklin. Jon Shanklin - jds@ast.cam.ac.uk