MPEC 1997-P06 : COMET C/1996 M2 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 1997-P06 Issued 1997 Aug. 9, 17:00 UT
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COMET C/1996 M2 (SOHO)
Observations:
CJ96M020 S1996 06 25.72957 06 10 48.2 +19 43 00 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 25.72957 2 +0.00105767 +0.01063062 +0.00368242 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 25.86266 06 11 30.8 +19 57 20 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 25.86266 2 +0.00105143 +0.01062924 +0.00368347 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 25.93473 06 11 49.4 +20 05 58 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 25.93473 2 +0.00104782 +0.01062843 +0.00368409 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 25.96030 06 11 59.3 +20 09 15 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 25.96030 2 +0.00104684 +0.01062821 +0.00368426 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 26.05288 06 12 31.4 +20 20 47 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 26.05288 2 +0.00104224 +0.01062719 +0.00368505 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 26.12209 06 12 55.0 +20 29 01 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 26.12209 2 +0.00103896 +0.01062645 +0.00368561 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 26.15293 06 13 03.2 +20 32 41 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 26.15293 2 +0.00103764 +0.01062616 +0.00368584 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 26.18373 06 13 15.7 +20 37 39 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 26.18373 2 +0.00103633 +0.01062586 +0.00368607 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 26.21455 06 13 24.9 +20 41 28 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 26.21455 2 +0.00103468 +0.01062550 +0.00368636 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 26.25051 06 13 37.8 +20 46 17 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 26.25051 2 +0.00103304 +0.01062513 +0.00368665 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 26.27611 06 13 51.6 +20 50 06 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 26.27611 2 +0.00103172 +0.01062483 +0.00368688 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 26.34288 06 14 17.0 +20 59 27 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 26.34288 2 +0.00102876 +0.01062417 +0.00368740 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 26.37619 06 14 31.5 +21 03 41 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 26.37619 2 +0.00102712 +0.01062380 +0.00368769 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 26.43772 06 14 58.1 +21 12 58 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 26.43772 2 +0.00102415 +0.01062313 +0.00368821 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 26.47639 06 15 09.1 +21 19 47 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 26.47639 2 +0.00102218 +0.01062269 +0.00368857 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 26.50727 06 15 25.8 +21 23 35 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 26.50727 2 +0.00102086 +0.01062239 +0.00368880 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 26.53811 06 15 35.8 +21 29 13 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 26.53811 2 +0.00101954 +0.01062210 +0.00368904 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 26.57407 06 15 57.2 +21 34 58 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 26.57407 2 +0.00101757 +0.01062165 +0.00368939 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 26.59969 06 16 11.4 +21 40 21 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 26.59969 2 +0.00101658 +0.01062143 +0.00368957 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 26.66638 06 16 40.6 +21 50 23 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 26.66638 2 +0.00101328 +0.01062069 +0.00369016 249
CJ96M020 S1996 06 26.69190 06 16 55.7 +21 55 13 249
CJ96M020 s1996 06 26.69190 2 +0.00101196 +0.01062039 +0.00369040 249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3. Comet detection by B. McCarty.
Solar separations and position angles measured 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 M2 (SOHO)
T 1996 June 27.10 TT Marsden
q 0.0053 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 91.66 +0.16047 -0.97631
Node 13.78 -0.95481 -0.19081
e 1.0 Incl. 142.44 +0.25018 -0.10203
From 21 observations 1996 June 25-26.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 1997 MPC M.P.E.C. 1997-P06
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