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    • MPEC 1997-Q05 : COMET C/1996 O3 (SOHO)

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    M.P.E.C. 1997-Q05                                Issued 1997 Aug. 29, 19:19 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 O3 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ96O030  S1996 07 25.12059 08 02 07.1  +17 32 48                        249
    CJ96O030  s1996 07 25.12059 2 -0.00151200 -0.00979694 -0.00397261        249
    CJ96O030  S1996 07 25.15159 08 02 35.1  +17 34 37                        249
    CJ96O030  s1996 07 25.15159 2 -0.00151637 -0.00979454 -0.00397262        249
    CJ96O030  S1996 07 25.18253 08 03 00.1  +17 37 57                        249
    CJ96O030  s1996 07 25.18253 2 -0.00151987 -0.00979262 -0.00397262        249
    CJ96O030  S1996 07 25.21348 08 03 30.8  +17 41 04                        249
    CJ96O030  s1996 07 25.21348 2 -0.00152424 -0.00979022 -0.00397263        249
    CJ96O030  S1996 07 25.24951 08 03 58.8  +17 44 49                        249
    CJ96O030  s1996 07 25.24951 2 -0.00152862 -0.00978782 -0.00397264        249
    CJ96O030  S1996 07 25.27532 08 04 21.8  +17 47 15                        249
    CJ96O030  s1996 07 25.27532 2 -0.00153212 -0.00978589 -0.00397264        249
    CJ96O030  S1996 07 25.34205 08 05 26.4  +17 55 30                        249
    CJ96O030  s1996 07 25.34205 2 -0.00154000 -0.00978155 -0.00397265        249
    CJ96O030  S1996 07 25.37541 08 05 57.1  +17 58 17                        249
    CJ96O030  s1996 07 25.37541 2 -0.00154438 -0.00977914 -0.00397266        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 O3 (SOHO)
T 1996 July 25.92 TT                                    Williams
q   0.0051               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   50.28        +0.15576        -0.92013
                   Node   323.83        -0.98425        -0.11377
e   1.0            Incl.  142.50        +0.08363        +0.37473
From 8 observations 1996 July 25-25.

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-Q05

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