MPEC 1997-N05 : COMET C/1996 F2 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 1997-N05 Issued 1997 July 5, 13:01 UT
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COMET C/1996 F2 (SOHO)
Observations:
CJ96F020 S1996 03 23.98061 00 44 04.4 -00 18 38 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 23.98061 2 +0.00825830 +0.00163755 +0.00144262 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.01260 00 43 46.6 -00 17 15 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.01260 2 +0.00825691 +0.00164739 +0.00144642 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.05395 00 43 22.3 -00 12 45 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.05395 2 +0.00825522 +0.00165919 +0.00145097 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.09664 00 42 48.3 -00 10 13 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.09664 2 +0.00825352 +0.00167099 +0.00145552 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.13708 00 42 27.1 -00 07 33 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.13708 2 +0.00825180 +0.00168278 +0.00146006 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.17733 00 42 00.1 -00 05 20 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.17733 2 +0.00825008 +0.00169456 +0.00146460 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.21874 00 41 30.4 -00 01 41 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.21874 2 +0.00824863 +0.00170438 +0.00146838 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.26145 00 41 05.6 +00 01 25 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.26145 2 +0.00824658 +0.00171811 +0.00147366 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.30411 00 40 38.7 +00 03 40 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.30411 2 +0.00824482 +0.00172987 +0.00147819 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.34682 00 40 07.3 +00 06 53 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.34682 2 +0.00824304 +0.00174163 +0.00148271 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.38954 00 39 37.3 +00 09 22 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.38954 2 +0.00824124 +0.00175338 +0.00148722 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.43175 00 39 05.9 +00 12 36 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.43175 2 +0.00823944 +0.00176512 +0.00149173 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.47447 00 38 37.7 +00 16 20 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.47447 2 +0.00823762 +0.00177686 +0.00149623 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.51720 00 38 05.7 +00 19 35 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.51720 2 +0.00823579 +0.00178859 +0.00150073 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.56003 00 37 35.2 +00 23 00 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.56003 2 +0.00823363 +0.00180226 +0.00150598 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.59975 00 37 03.7 +00 25 23 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.59975 2 +0.00823208 +0.00181203 +0.00150972 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.64285 00 36 32.1 +00 28 19 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.64285 2 +0.00822990 +0.00182569 +0.00151495 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.68514 00 35 59.2 +00 32 46 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.68514 2 +0.00822802 +0.00183739 +0.00151943 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.72545 00 35 25.0 +00 35 53 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.72545 2 +0.00822643 +0.00184713 +0.00152316 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.93039 00 32 34.7 +00 51 48 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.93039 2 +0.00821677 +0.00190551 +0.00154545 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 24.94764 00 32 14.4 +00 53 26 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 24.94764 2 +0.00821611 +0.00190939 +0.00154694 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 25.13016 00 29 21.4 +01 09 27 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 25.13016 2 +0.00820712 +0.00196176 +0.00156688 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 25.21772 00 27 47.8 +01 17 41 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 25.21772 2 +0.00820305 +0.00198499 +0.00157571 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 25.30528 00 26 06.5 +01 26 09 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 25.30528 2 +0.00819858 +0.00201013 +0.00158526 249
CJ96F020 S1996 03 25.41515 00 23 48.9 +01 38 25 249
CJ96F020 s1996 03 25.41515 2 +0.00819300 +0.00204101 +0.00159698 249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2. Comet detection by D.
Biesecker and B. McCarty. Solar separations and position angles
measured by C. St. Cyr, reduced to sohocentric J2000.0 R.A. and Decl.
by G. V. Williams.
Orbital elements:
C/1996 F2 (SOHO)
T 1996 Mar. 25.66065 TT Marsden
q 0.0099273 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 73.86518 +0.32541718 -0.94488415
Node 3.53388 -0.92140554 -0.32542812
e 1.0 Incl. 144.23863 +0.21240407 +0.03592334
From 24 observations 1996 Mar. 23-25.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 1997 MPC M.P.E.C. 1997-N05
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