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MPEC 1997-K13 : COMET C/1997 B2 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 1997-K13                                Issued 1997 May 23, 21:21 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.

             BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                 URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/ps/mpc.html

                            COMET C/1997 B2 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ97B020  S1997 01 26.17914 20 54 11.0  -20 33 09                        249
    CJ97B020  s1997 01 26.17914 2 +0.00182700 +0.00899467 +0.00392011        249
    CJ97B020  S1997 01 26.23965 20 53 53.5  -20 27 04                        249
    CJ97B020  s1997 01 26.23965 2 +0.00183724 +0.00899091 +0.00391646        249
    CJ97B020  S1997 01 26.30650 20 52 47.6  -20 12 21                        249
    CJ97B020  s1997 01 26.30650 2 +0.00184749 +0.00898714 +0.00391281        249
    CJ97B020  S1997 01 26.36464 20 52 07.1  -20 04 32                        249
    CJ97B020  s1997 01 26.36464 2 +0.00185776 +0.00898335 +0.00390915        249
    CJ97B020  S1997 01 26.42917 20 51 16.0  -19 53 49                        249
    CJ97B020  s1997 01 26.42917 2 +0.00186804 +0.00897955 +0.00390548        249
    CJ97B020  S1997 01 26.48964 20 50 29.0  -19 44 01                        249
    CJ97B020  s1997 01 26.48964 2 +0.00187834 +0.00897573 +0.00390181        249
    CJ97B020  S1997 01 26.55223 20 49 30.0  -19 32 23                        249
    CJ97B020  s1997 01 26.55223 2 +0.00188866 +0.00897190 +0.00389812        249
    CJ97B020  S1997 01 26.61464 20 48 36.5  -19 21 45                        249
    CJ97B020  s1997 01 26.61464 2 +0.00189899 +0.00896804 +0.00389443        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs.  Comet detection D. A. Biesecker.
    Solar separations and position angles by D. A. Biesecker and
    C. St. Cyr, reduced to sohocentric J2000.0 R.A. and Decl. by
    G. V. Williams.

Orbital elements:
    C/1997 B2 (SOHO)
T 1997 Jan. 27.07530 TT                                 Marsden
q   0.0055567            (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  116.46289     +0.00702123     -0.77703677
                   Node    46.17226     -0.88358751     -0.29953645
e   1.0            Incl.  119.25397     +0.46821343     -0.55361699
From 7 observations 1997 Jan. 26.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-K13

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