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    • MPEC 1997-Q03 : COMET C/1996 O1 (SOHO)

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    M.P.E.C. 1997-Q03                                Issued 1997 Aug. 29, 18:43 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 O1 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ96O010  S1996 07 21.41953 07 50 06.9  +18 17 38                        249
    CJ96O010  s1996 07 21.41953 2 -0.00105787 -0.01003456 -0.00396556        249
    CJ96O010  S1996 07 21.45043 07 50 33.1  +18 20 39                        249
    CJ96O010  s1996 07 21.45043 2 -0.00106203 -0.01003251 -0.00396568        249
    CJ96O010  S1996 07 21.48120 07 51 00.2  +18 24 59                        249
    CJ96O010  s1996 07 21.48120 2 -0.00106536 -0.01003087 -0.00396577        249
    CJ96O010  S1996 07 21.51714 07 51 32.3  +18 29 33                        249
    CJ96O010  s1996 07 21.51714 2 -0.00106952 -0.01002881 -0.00396590        249
    CJ96O010  S1996 07 21.54287 07 51 54.6  +18 32 36                        249
    CJ96O010  s1996 07 21.54287 2 -0.00107285 -0.01002717 -0.00396599        249
    CJ96O010  S1996 07 21.70449 07 54 30.6  +18 54 03                        249
    CJ96O010  s1996 07 21.70449 2 -0.00109203 -0.01001765 -0.00396653        249
    CJ96O010  S1996 07 21.74316 07 55 09.8  +18 59 04                        249
    CJ96O010  s1996 07 21.74316 2 -0.00109704 -0.01001515 -0.00396666        249
    CJ96O010  S1996 07 21.83309 07 56 48.1  +19 12 44                        249
    CJ96O010  s1996 07 21.83309 2 -0.00110791 -0.01000973 -0.00396695        249
    CJ96O010  S1996 07 21.85883 07 57 22.4  +19 16 06                        249
    CJ96O010  s1996 07 21.85883 2 -0.00111125 -0.01000806 -0.00396704        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3.  Comet detection by D. A. Biesecker and
    B. McCarty.  Solar separations and positions angles measured by D. A.
    Biesecker and C. St. Cyr, reduction to sohocentric J2000.0 R.A. and Decl.
    by G. V. Williams.

Orbital elements:
    C/1996 O1 (SOHO)
T 1996 July 22.09 TT                                    Williams
q   0.0045               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   44.65        +0.15640        -0.88440
                   Node   317.12        -0.98537        -0.10918
e   1.0            Incl.  139.74        +0.06774        +0.45377
From 9 observations 1996 July 21-21.

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-Q03

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