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    • MPEC 1997-K10 : COMET C/1996 B3 (SOHO)

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    M.P.E.C. 1997-K10                                Issued 1997 May 23, 20:20 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 B3 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 27.97115 20 56 22.6  -20 01 46                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 27.97115 2 +0.00177408 +0.00880898 +0.00412508        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 27.98535 20 56 12.5  -19 59 11                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 27.98535 2 +0.00177601 +0.00880853 +0.00412447        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 27.99956 20 56 02.4  -19 56 38                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 27.99956 2 +0.00177795 +0.00880808 +0.00412386        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.01208 20 55 51.5  -19 54 56                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.01208 2 +0.00177989 +0.00880763 +0.00412325        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.02580 20 55 44.4  -19 52 44                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.02580 2 +0.00178182 +0.00880718 +0.00412264        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.03994 20 55 29.1  -19 50 36                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.03994 2 +0.00178376 +0.00880672 +0.00412203        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.05411 20 55 20.0  -19 48 15                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.05411 2 +0.00178570 +0.00880627 +0.00412142        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.06826 20 55 10.3  -19 45 25                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.06826 2 +0.00178764 +0.00880581 +0.00412081        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.08245 20 54 59.9  -19 43 00                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.08245 2 +0.00178958 +0.00880536 +0.00412020        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.09659 20 54 50.8  -19 41 32                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.09659 2 +0.00179151 +0.00880490 +0.00411959        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.11078 20 54 37.8  -19 38 54                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.11078 2 +0.00179345 +0.00880445 +0.00411897        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.12491 20 54 28.6  -19 37 03                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.12491 2 +0.00179539 +0.00880399 +0.00411836        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.13903 20 54 14.2  -19 34 21                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.13903 2 +0.00179733 +0.00880353 +0.00411775        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.15326 20 54 00.9  -19 31 01                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.15326 2 +0.00179927 +0.00880307 +0.00411714        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.16742 20 53 48.9  -19 28 38                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.16742 2 +0.00180121 +0.00880261 +0.00411652        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.18170 20 53 37.0  -19 26 38                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.18170 2 +0.00180315 +0.00880215 +0.00411591        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.19584 20 53 15.8  -19 23 07                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.19584 2 +0.00180510 +0.00880169 +0.00411529        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.21007 20 53 04.6  -19 20 13                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.21007 2 +0.00180704 +0.00880123 +0.00411468        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.22425 20 52 50.1  -19 18 25                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.22425 2 +0.00180898 +0.00880077 +0.00411406        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.23841 20 52 46.6  -19 16 36                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.23841 2 +0.00181092 +0.00880030 +0.00411345        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.25164 20 52 33.0  -19 14 16                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.25164 2 +0.00181286 +0.00879984 +0.00411283        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.26587 20 52 18.7  -19 11 54                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.26587 2 +0.00181481 +0.00879937 +0.00411221        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.27999 20 52 04.3  -19 09 35                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.27999 2 +0.00181675 +0.00879891 +0.00411160        249
    CJ96B030  S1996 01 28.29412 20 51 50.5  -19 05 53                        249
    CJ96B030  s1996 01 28.29412 2 +0.00181869 +0.00879844 +0.00411098        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs.  Comet detection using automated
    search software by D. A. Biesecker.  Solar separations and position
    angles by D. A. Biesecker and C. St. Cyr, reduced to sohocentric
    J2000.0 R.A. and Decl. by G. V. Williams.

Orbital elements:
    C/1996 B3 (SOHO)
T 1996 Jan. 28.71100 TT                                 Marsden
q   0.0054830            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  114.52576     -0.00641286     -0.80517896
                   Node    42.67643     -0.87204435     -0.28571281
e   1.0            Incl.  118.97736     +0.48938485     -0.51966819
From 24 observations 1996 Jan. 27-28.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-K10

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