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    • MPEC 1997-K11 : COMET C/1996 X1 (SOHO)

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    M.P.E.C. 1997-K11                                Issued 1997 May 23, 20:38 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 X1 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ96X010  S1996 12 11.05645 17 15 50.6  -27 03 21                        249
    CJ96X010  s1996 12 11.05645 2 -0.00244734 -0.00950387 -0.00509444        249
    CJ96X010  S1996 12 11.11464 17 16 17.2  -26 54 14                        249
    CJ96X010  s1996 12 11.11464 2 -0.00244433 -0.00950436 -0.00509449        249
    CJ96X010  S1996 12 11.17916 17 16 49.6  -26 42 23                        249
    CJ96X010  s1996 12 11.17916 2 -0.00244131 -0.00950485 -0.00509453        249
    CJ96X010  S1996 12 11.23966 17 17 14.2  -26 32 03                        249
    CJ96X010  s1996 12 11.23966 2 -0.00243830 -0.00950533 -0.00509457        249
    CJ96X010  S1996 12 11.30229 17 17 43.5  -26 21 26                        249
    CJ96X010  s1996 12 11.30229 2 -0.00243528 -0.00950581 -0.00509460        249
    CJ96X010  S1996 12 11.36464 17 18 11.3  -26 09 47                        249
    CJ96X010  s1996 12 11.36464 2 -0.00243226 -0.00950628 -0.00509462        249
    CJ96X010  S1996 12 11.42916 17 18 36.4  -25 57 58                        249
    CJ96X010  s1996 12 11.42916 2 -0.00242923 -0.00950674 -0.00509464        249
    CJ96X010  S1996 12 11.48965 17 19 03.1  -25 46 15                        249
    CJ96X010  s1996 12 11.48965 2 -0.00242621 -0.00950720 -0.00509465        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs.  Comet detection by D. J. Lewis and
    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 X1 (SOHO)
T 1996 Dec. 12.09630 TT                                 Marsden
q   0.0050469            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   58.89690     +0.15459029     -0.95365289
                   Node   333.69052     -0.98086649     -0.11684791
e   1.0            Incl.  144.37543     +0.11833331     +0.27729538
From 8 observations 1996 Dec. 11.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-K11

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