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    • MPEC 1997-M10 : COMET C/1996 D1 (SOHO)

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    M.P.E.C. 1997-M10                                Issued 1997 June 27, 13:45 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 D1 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ96D010  S1996 02 18.14961 22 30 48.7  -13 40 37                        249
    CJ96D010  s1996 02 18.14961 2 +0.00523904 +0.00699370 +0.00266825        249
    CJ96D010  S1996 02 18.19411 22 30 10.1  -13 36 15                        249
    CJ96D010  s1996 02 18.19411 2 +0.00524627 +0.00698700 +0.00266414        249
    CJ96D010  S1996 02 18.23861 22 29 36.1  -13 30 51                        249
    CJ96D010  s1996 02 18.23861 2 +0.00525350 +0.00698029 +0.00266003        249
    CJ96D010  S1996 02 18.28319 22 28 55.2  -13 26 47                        249
    CJ96D010  s1996 02 18.28319 2 +0.00526192 +0.00697243 +0.00265522        249
    CJ96D010  S1996 02 18.32763 22 28 27.6  -13 20 40                        249
    CJ96D010  s1996 02 18.32763 2 +0.00526914 +0.00696569 +0.00265110        249
    CJ96D010  S1996 02 18.37206 22 27 55.5  -13 16 38                        249
    CJ96D010  s1996 02 18.37206 2 +0.00527755 +0.00695780 +0.00264628        249
    CJ96D010  S1996 02 18.41426 22 27 19.3  -13 10 47                        249
    CJ96D010  s1996 02 18.41426 2 +0.00528475 +0.00695103 +0.00264215        249
    CJ96D010  S1996 02 18.45870 22 26 44.9  -13 06 20                        249
    CJ96D010  s1996 02 18.45870 2 +0.00529195 +0.00694424 +0.00263801        249
    CJ96D010  S1996 02 18.50315 22 26 06.7  -13 01 40                        249
    CJ96D010  s1996 02 18.50315 2 +0.00529915 +0.00693743 +0.00263386        249
    CJ96D010  S1996 02 18.54773 22 25 31.6  -12 55 26                        249
    CJ96D010  s1996 02 18.54773 2 +0.00530754 +0.00692948 +0.00262902        249
    CJ96D010  S1996 02 18.59225 22 24 45.1  -12 51 26                        249
    CJ96D010  s1996 02 18.59225 2 +0.00531472 +0.00692264 +0.00262486        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3.  Comet detection by B. McCarty,
    using the automated search software developed by D. Biesecker.  Solar
    separations and position angles measured by C. St. Cyr and D. Lewis,
    reduced to sohocentric J2000.0 R.A. and Decl. by G. V. Williams.

Orbital elements:
    C/1996 D1 (SOHO)
T 1996 Feb. 19.41465 TT                                 Marsden
q   0.0054381            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  111.25724     +0.00267959     -0.90076584
                   Node    33.01709     -0.90972531     -0.18251800
e   1.0            Incl.  127.15191     +0.41520198     -0.39409146
From 8 observations 1996 Feb. 18.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-M10

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