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    • MPEC 1997-K12 : COMET C/1996 X2 (SOHO)

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    M.P.E.C. 1997-K12                                Issued 1997 May 23, 21:09 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.

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                            COMET C/1996 X2 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ96X020  S1996 12 11.80223 17 19 21.5  -27 11 49                        249
    CJ96X020  s1996 12 11.80223 2 -0.00241104 -0.00950938 -0.00509462        249
    CJ96X020  S1996 12 11.86465 17 19 50.7  -27 00 45                        249
    CJ96X020  s1996 12 11.86465 2 -0.00240801 -0.00950979 -0.00509459        249
    CJ96X020  S1996 12 11.92921 17 20 17.4  -26 48 34                        249
    CJ96X020  s1996 12 11.92921 2 -0.00240497 -0.00951020 -0.00509456        249
    CJ96X020  S1996 12 11.98965 17 20 45.9  -26 36 52                        249
    CJ96X020  s1996 12 11.98965 2 -0.00240193 -0.00951061 -0.00509453        249
    CJ96X020  S1996 12 12.05644 17 21 13.0  -26 25 47                        249
    CJ96X020  s1996 12 12.05644 2 -0.00239888 -0.00951100 -0.00509448        249
    CJ96X020  S1996 12 12.11465 17 21 39.9  -26 15 06                        249
    CJ96X020  s1996 12 12.11465 2 -0.00239584 -0.00951139 -0.00509444        249
    CJ96X020  S1996 12 12.17919 17 22 09.4  -26 02 08                        249
    CJ96X020  s1996 12 12.17919 2 -0.00239279 -0.00951178 -0.00509438        249
    CJ96X020  S1996 12 12.23965 17 22 33.3  -25 49 40                        249
    CJ96X020  s1996 12 12.23965 2 -0.00238975 -0.00951215 -0.00509432        249
    CJ96X020  S1996 12 12.30228 17 22 59.6  -25 37 21                        249
    CJ96X020  s1996 12 12.30228 2 -0.00238670 -0.00951252 -0.00509426        249
    CJ96X020  S1996 12 12.36464 17 23 20.3  -25 23 53                        249
    CJ96X020  s1996 12 12.36464 2 -0.00238365 -0.00951289 -0.00509418        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs.  Comet detection S. T. Stezelberger.
    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 X2 (SOHO)
T 1996 Dec. 12.87841 TT                                 Marsden
q   0.0050221            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   78.46236     +0.17309547     -0.98470251
                   Node   358.05902     -0.96163523     -0.16458896
e   1.0            Incl.  143.86443     +0.21282775     +0.05719650
From 10 observations 1996 Dec. 11-12.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-K12

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