MPEC 1997-Q04 : COMET C/1996 O2 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 1997-Q04 Issued 1997 Aug. 29, 19:08 UT
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COMET C/1996 O2 (SOHO)
Observations:
CJ96O020 S1996 07 23.19580 07 51 27.0 +17 16 28 249
CJ96O020 s1996 07 23.19580 2 -0.00127325 -0.00992505 -0.00397046 249
CJ96O020 S1996 07 23.22675 07 51 47.9 +17 19 04 249
CJ96O020 s1996 07 23.22675 2 -0.00127751 -0.00992282 -0.00397053 249
CJ96O020 S1996 07 23.26288 07 52 20.2 +17 21 07 249
CJ96O020 s1996 07 23.26288 2 -0.00128177 -0.00992059 -0.00397060 249
CJ96O020 S1996 07 23.28867 07 52 35.5 +17 25 10 249
CJ96O020 s1996 07 23.28867 2 -0.00128517 -0.00991880 -0.00397065 249
CJ96O020 S1996 07 23.35552 07 53 21.7 +17 30 56 249
CJ96O020 s1996 07 23.35552 2 -0.00129285 -0.00991477 -0.00397076 249
CJ96O020 S1996 07 23.38895 07 53 49.5 +17 33 36 249
CJ96O020 s1996 07 23.38895 2 -0.00129711 -0.00991253 -0.00397082 249
CJ96O020 S1996 07 23.45194 07 54 39.6 +17 40 46 249
CJ96O020 s1996 07 23.45194 2 -0.00130479 -0.00990849 -0.00397093 249
CJ96O020 S1996 07 23.49061 07 55 11.1 +17 44 36 249
CJ96O020 s1996 07 23.49061 2 -0.00130992 -0.00990578 -0.00397100 249
CJ96O020 S1996 07 23.52152 07 55 33.3 +17 46 42 249
CJ96O020 s1996 07 23.52152 2 -0.00131333 -0.00990398 -0.00397105 249
CJ96O020 S1996 07 23.55058 07 55 59.8 +17 50 23 249
CJ96O020 s1996 07 23.55058 2 -0.00131675 -0.00990217 -0.00397110 249
CJ96O020 S1996 07 23.88316 08 01 00.4 +18 26 32 249
CJ96O020 s1996 07 23.88316 2 -0.00135787 -0.00988034 -0.00397159 249
CJ96O020 S1996 07 23.90896 08 01 28.6 +18 29 32 249
CJ96O020 s1996 07 23.90896 2 -0.00136131 -0.00987851 -0.00397163 249
CJ96O020 S1996 07 24.00178 08 03 06.0 +18 40 50 249
CJ96O020 s1996 07 24.00178 2 -0.00137248 -0.00987254 -0.00397175 249
CJ96O020 S1996 07 24.07101 08 04 27.2 +18 51 34 249
CJ96O020 s1996 07 24.07101 2 -0.00138109 -0.00986793 -0.00397183 249
CJ96O020 S1996 07 24.10177 08 05 05.7 +18 54 49 249
CJ96O020 s1996 07 24.10177 2 -0.00138539 -0.00986563 -0.00397187 249
CJ96O020 S1996 07 24.13265 08 05 44.2 +18 59 36 249
CJ96O020 s1996 07 24.13265 2 -0.00138884 -0.00986378 -0.00397190 249
CJ96O020 S1996 07 24.16352 08 06 30.2 +19 04 23 249
CJ96O020 s1996 07 24.16352 2 -0.00139314 -0.00986146 -0.00397194 249
CJ96O020 S1996 07 24.19956 08 07 18.7 +19 13 23 249
CJ96O020 s1996 07 24.19956 2 -0.00139745 -0.00985915 -0.00397198 249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3. Comet detection by B. McCarty and
D. A. Biesecker. 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 O2 (SOHO)
T 1996 July 24.37 TT Williams
q 0.0020 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 80.17 +0.03107 -0.99475
Node 350.21 -0.98112 -0.01172
e 1.0 Incl. 144.98 +0.19086 +0.10170
From 18 observations 1996 July 23-24.
Gareth V. Williams (C) Copyright 1997 MPC M.P.E.C. 1997-Q04
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