MPEC 1997-J08 : COMET C/1996 S3 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 1997-J08 Issued 1997 May 10, 17:27 UT
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COMET C/1996 S3 (SOHO)
Observations:
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.26456 11 28 30.2 -01 32 01 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.26456 2 -0.00846990 -0.00185871 -0.00008405 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.27889 11 28 46.4 -01 31 33 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.27889 2 -0.00846949 -0.00186235 -0.00008584 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.33207 11 29 49.2 -01 29 49 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.33207 2 -0.00846783 -0.00187689 -0.00009300 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.40434 11 31 13.8 -01 27 17 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.40434 2 -0.00846573 -0.00189505 -0.00010194 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.43559 11 31 52.1 -01 26 16 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.43559 2 -0.00846467 -0.00190411 -0.00010641 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.46684 11 32 29.5 -01 25 47 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.46684 2 -0.00846381 -0.00191137 -0.00010998 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.49115 11 32 59.3 -01 25 00 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.49115 2 -0.00846295 -0.00191861 -0.00011355 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.53630 11 33 53.5 -01 23 16 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.53630 2 -0.00846165 -0.00192948 -0.00011891 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.55573 11 34 18.7 -01 22 31 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.55573 2 -0.00846100 -0.00193491 -0.00012159 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.59462 11 35 07.8 -01 21 06 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.59462 2 -0.00845969 -0.00194576 -0.00012695 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.63351 11 35 56.1 -01 20 07 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.63351 2 -0.00845859 -0.00195480 -0.00013141 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.65206 11 36 20.0 -01 19 26 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.65206 2 -0.00845792 -0.00196021 -0.00013409 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.68331 11 36 59.9 -01 18 03 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.68331 2 -0.00845703 -0.00196744 -0.00013766 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.71453 11 37 41.2 -01 16 50 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.71453 2 -0.00845592 -0.00197646 -0.00014212 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.74578 11 38 21.1 -01 15 27 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.74578 2 -0.00845502 -0.00198367 -0.00014569 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.76664 11 38 54.5 -01 14 13 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.76664 2 -0.00845434 -0.00198908 -0.00014837 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.79399 11 39 25.5 -01 13 56 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.79399 2 -0.00845343 -0.00199629 -0.00015194 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.80844 11 39 44.1 -01 13 18 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.80844 2 -0.00845298 -0.00199989 -0.00015372 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 22.93079 11 42 33.4 -01 08 09 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 22.93079 2 -0.00844883 -0.00203227 -0.00016977 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 23.01853 11 44 39.9 -01 04 14 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 23.01853 2 -0.00844578 -0.00205562 -0.00018138 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 23.09529 11 46 33.9 -01 00 29 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 23.09529 2 -0.00844317 -0.00207534 -0.00019117 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 23.18890 11 48 59.8 -00 55 12 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 23.18890 2 -0.00844004 -0.00209861 -0.00020274 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 23.21067 11 49 35.0 -00 53 48 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 23.21067 2 -0.00843931 -0.00210397 -0.00020541 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 23.30400 11 52 14.6 -00 48 20 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 23.30400 2 -0.00843588 -0.00212897 -0.00021787 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 23.35389 11 53 43.8 -00 44 59 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 23.35389 2 -0.00843415 -0.00214146 -0.00022409 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 23.38547 11 54 42.6 -00 42 32 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 23.38547 2 -0.00843290 -0.00215037 -0.00022854 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 23.43497 11 56 44.4 -00 37 49 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 23.43497 2 -0.00843115 -0.00216283 -0.00023476 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 23.47161 11 57 56.5 -00 34 39 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 23.47161 2 -0.00842989 -0.00217173 -0.00023920 249
CJ96S030 S1996 09 23.51272 11 59 28.4 -00 30 36 249
CJ96S030 s1996 09 23.51272 2 -0.00842836 -0.00218240 -0.00024453 249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C2 and C3. Comet detection by
D. Biesecker. Solar separations and position angles communicated
by C. St. Cyr, reduced to sohocentric J2000.0 R.A. and Decl. by
G. V. Williams.
Orbital elements:
C/1996 S3 (SOHO)
T 1996 Sept. 23.57573 TT Marsden
q 0.0014947 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 85.73007 -0.00307034 -0.99842304
Node 354.51614 -0.97682409 +0.01499129
e 1.0 Incl. 144.08762 +0.21402167 +0.05409897
From 25 observations 1996 Sept.22-23.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 1997 MPC M.P.E.C. 1997-J08
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