MPEC 1997-P05 : COMET C/1996 M1 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 1997-P05 Issued 1997 Aug. 8, 01:08 UT
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COMET C/1996 M1 (SOHO)
Observations:
CJ96M010 S1996 06 17.77475 05 41 03.6 +19 54 46 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 17.77475 2 +0.00143306 +0.01067965 +0.00363365 249
CJ96M010 S1996 06 17.84174 05 41 16.5 +20 02 28 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 17.84174 2 +0.00143013 +0.01067967 +0.00363396 249
CJ96M010 S1996 06 17.86749 05 41 23.1 +20 06 41 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 17.86749 2 +0.00142883 +0.01067968 +0.00363410 249
CJ96M010 S1996 06 17.96000 05 41 41.0 +20 18 21 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 17.96000 2 +0.00142459 +0.01067970 +0.00363456 249
CJ96M010 S1996 06 18.02924 05 41 54.0 +20 27 06 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 18.02924 2 +0.00142133 +0.01067970 +0.00363491 249
CJ96M010 S1996 06 18.06010 05 42 04.5 +20 31 34 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 18.06010 2 +0.00141970 +0.01067970 +0.00363509 249
CJ96M010 S1996 06 18.09096 05 42 07.9 +20 36 23 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 18.09096 2 +0.00141840 +0.01067970 +0.00363523 249
CJ96M010 S1996 06 18.12186 05 42 16.3 +20 40 13 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 18.12186 2 +0.00141676 +0.01067969 +0.00363541 249
CJ96M010 S1996 06 18.15788 05 42 23.9 +20 45 02 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 18.15788 2 +0.00141513 +0.01067968 +0.00363559 249
CJ96M010 S1996 06 18.18352 05 42 28.8 +20 48 31 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 18.18352 2 +0.00141415 +0.01067968 +0.00363569 249
CJ96M010 S1996 06 18.25032 05 42 46.1 +20 58 37 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 18.25032 2 +0.00141089 +0.01067965 +0.00363605 249
CJ96M010 S1996 06 18.28366 05 42 55.1 +21 03 46 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 18.28366 2 +0.00140926 +0.01067963 +0.00363623 249
CJ96M010 S1996 06 18.34515 05 43 10.6 +21 12 58 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 18.34515 2 +0.00140632 +0.01067959 +0.00363655 249
CJ96M010 S1996 06 18.38363 05 43 22.1 +21 19 24 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 18.38363 2 +0.00140468 +0.01067956 +0.00363672 249
CJ96M010 S1996 06 18.41469 05 43 30.4 +21 25 12 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 18.41469 2 +0.00140305 +0.01067954 +0.00363690 249
CJ96M010 S1996 06 18.44561 05 43 38.2 +21 30 09 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 18.44561 2 +0.00140174 +0.01067951 +0.00363705 249
CJ96M010 S1996 06 18.48157 05 43 49.0 +21 35 19 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 18.48157 2 +0.00140011 +0.01067948 +0.00363722 249
CJ96M010 S1996 06 18.50723 05 43 59.7 +21 41 04 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 18.50723 2 +0.00139880 +0.01067945 +0.00363737 249
CJ96M010 S1996 06 18.57404 05 44 22.7 +21 52 08 249
CJ96M010 s1996 06 18.57404 2 +0.00139553 +0.01067938 +0.00363773 249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3. Comet detection by D.
Biesecker and B. McCarty. Solar separations and position angles
measured by D. Biesecker and C. St. Cyr, reduced to sohocentric
J2000.0 R.A. and Decl. by G. V. Williams.
Orbital elements:
C/1996 M1 (SOHO)
T 1996 June 19.01 TT Marsden
q 0.0058 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 91.17 +0.16926 -0.97421
Node 13.94 -0.94976 -0.20168
e 1.0 Incl. 141.72 +0.26325 -0.10125
From 19 observations 1996 June 17-18.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 1997 MPC M.P.E.C. 1997-P05
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