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    M.P.E.C. 1997-J09                                Issued 1997 May 10, 17:35 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
              Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                              Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
    
                 BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                     URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/mpc.html
    
                                COMET C/1996 Y1 (SOHO)
    
    Observations:
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 22.49017 18 12 56.1  -26 21 19                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 22.49017 2 -0.00189715 -0.00953458 -0.00502181        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 22.52494 18 13 04.9  -26 13 40                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 22.52494 2 -0.00189544 -0.00953472 -0.00502142        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 22.55976 18 13 05.5  -26 06 49                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 22.55976 2 -0.00189372 -0.00953486 -0.00502103        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 22.59491 18 13 08.4  -26 02 43                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 22.59491 2 -0.00189200 -0.00953500 -0.00502064        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 22.62969 18 13 09.3  -25 55 47                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 22.62969 2 -0.00189029 -0.00953514 -0.00502025        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 22.87253 18 13 19.1  -25 03 05                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 22.87253 2 -0.00187821 -0.00953616 -0.00501749        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 22.90737 18 13 17.1  -24 54 02                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 22.90737 2 -0.00187647 -0.00953631 -0.00501709        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 22.94213 18 13 13.8  -24 46 02                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 22.94213 2 -0.00187474 -0.00953646 -0.00501670        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 22.97687 18 13 10.6  -24 37 51                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 22.97687 2 -0.00187300 -0.00953662 -0.00501630        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 23.02406 18 12 45.0  -24 21 29                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 23.02406 2 -0.00187092 -0.00953681 -0.00501582        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 23.03850 18 12 43.4  -24 17 58                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 23.03850 2 -0.00186987 -0.00953690 -0.00501558        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 23.04678 18 12 52.9  -24 19 25                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 23.04678 2 -0.00186952 -0.00953693 -0.00501550        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 23.05882 18 12 36.8  -24 13 10                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 23.05882 2 -0.00186917 -0.00953696 -0.00501542        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 23.07325 18 12 34.1  -24 09 18                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 23.07325 2 -0.00186813 -0.00953706 -0.00501518        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 23.08152 18 12 42.8  -24 08 19                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 23.08152 2 -0.00186778 -0.00953709 -0.00501510        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 23.09356 18 12 25.3  -24 04 05                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 23.09356 2 -0.00186743 -0.00953712 -0.00501502        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 23.10799 18 12 21.6  -24 00 18                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 23.10799 2 -0.00186639 -0.00953722 -0.00501478        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 23.11627 18 12 27.7  -23 58 49                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 23.11627 2 -0.00186604 -0.00953725 -0.00501470        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 23.12834 18 12 10.4  -23 54 40                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 23.12834 2 -0.00186569 -0.00953728 -0.00501462        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 23.14278 18 12 04.0  -23 50 16                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 23.14278 2 -0.00186464 -0.00953738 -0.00501438        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 23.15104 18 12 05.0  -23 48 16                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 23.15104 2 -0.00186429 -0.00953741 -0.00501430        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 23.16311 18 11 48.8  -23 44 14                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 23.16311 2 -0.00186394 -0.00953745 -0.00501422        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 23.17753 18 11 38.1  -23 39 41                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 23.17753 2 -0.00186289 -0.00953754 -0.00501398        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 23.19785 18 11 13.9  -23 32 59                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 23.19785 2 -0.00186219 -0.00953761 -0.00501382        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 23.21230 18 10 57.4  -23 28 11                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 23.21230 2 -0.00186114 -0.00953771 -0.00501358        249
        CJ96Y010  S1996 12 23.23263 18 10 42.9  -23 24 03                        249
        CJ96Y010  s1996 12 23.23263 2 -0.00186044 -0.00953777 -0.00501342        249
    
    Observer details:
    249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C2 and C3.  Comet detection by
        S. Stezelberger.  Solar separations and position angles communicated
        by C. St. Cyr, reduced to sohocentric J2000.0 R.A. and Decl. by
        G. V. Williams.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/1996 Y1 (SOHO)
    T 1996 Dec. 23.25830 TT                                 Marsden
    q   0.0049293            (2000.0)            P               Q
                       Peri.   89.64511     +0.15595541     -0.98107847
                       Node    10.87970     -0.95613183     -0.17909825
    e   1.0            Incl.  142.56591     +0.24797142     -0.07354493
    From 25 observations 1996 Dec. 22-23.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-J09
    

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