MPEC 2000-D38 : COMET C/2000 D1 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 2000-D38 Issued 2000 Feb. 29, 14:51 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,
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BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/2000 D1 (SOHO)
Observations:
CK00D010 S2000 02 28.57090 23 14 57.2 -09 56 45 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 28.57090 2 +0.00911117 -0.00015738 +0.00039450 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 28.59590 23 14 44.9 -09 54 42 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 28.59590 2 +0.00911287 -0.00015135 +0.00039645 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 28.61256 23 14 32.4 -09 53 01 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 28.61256 2 +0.00911400 -0.00014734 +0.00039774 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 28.63756 23 14 15.8 -09 51 13 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 28.63756 2 +0.00911569 -0.00014131 +0.00039969 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 28.65423 23 14 04.6 -09 49 17 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 28.65423 2 +0.00911681 -0.00013730 +0.00040098 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 28.67923 23 13 46.4 -09 47 51 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 28.67923 2 +0.00911850 -0.00013127 +0.00040292 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 28.69590 23 13 35.4 -09 46 22 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 28.69590 2 +0.00911962 -0.00012726 +0.00040421 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 28.72090 23 13 17.0 -09 44 36 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 28.72090 2 +0.00912130 -0.00012123 +0.00040615 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 28.73756 23 13 05.3 -09 43 05 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 28.73756 2 +0.00912242 -0.00011722 +0.00040745 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 28.77924 23 12 37.3 -09 39 35 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 28.77924 2 +0.00912520 -0.00010718 +0.00041068 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 28.82090 23 12 06.7 -09 36 12 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 28.82090 2 +0.00912798 -0.00009715 +0.00041391 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 28.84590 23 11 47.8 -09 34 06 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 28.84590 2 +0.00912963 -0.00009113 +0.00041584 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 28.86256 23 11 35.5 -09 32 38 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 28.86256 2 +0.00913074 -0.00008712 +0.00041713 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 28.90423 23 11 05.9 -09 29 15 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 28.90423 2 +0.00913349 -0.00007708 +0.00042036 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 28.92923 23 10 46.5 -09 27 14 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 28.92923 2 +0.00913514 -0.00007107 +0.00042229 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 28.97099 23 10 16.1 -09 23 25 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 28.97099 2 +0.00913788 -0.00006102 +0.00042552 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 28.98757 23 10 03.7 -09 22 14 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 28.98757 2 +0.00913897 -0.00005703 +0.00042680 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 29.01256 23 09 42.9 -09 19 58 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 29.01256 2 +0.00914060 -0.00005101 +0.00042873 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 29.02923 23 09 31.6 -09 18 50 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 29.02923 2 +0.00914169 -0.00004700 +0.00043002 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 29.07090 23 08 57.8 -09 15 06 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 29.07090 2 +0.00914440 -0.00003698 +0.00043324 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 29.19590 23 07 14.5 -09 04 14 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 29.19590 2 +0.00915247 -0.00000692 +0.00044287 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 29.22090 23 06 54.4 -09 01 52 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 29.22090 2 +0.00915407 -0.00000091 +0.00044480 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 29.23756 23 06 39.3 -09 00 26 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 29.23756 2 +0.00915514 +0.00000309 +0.00044608 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 29.26256 23 06 17.2 -08 58 16 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 29.26256 2 +0.00915673 +0.00000910 +0.00044800 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 29.27923 23 06 02.9 -08 56 37 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 29.27923 2 +0.00915779 +0.00001311 +0.00044928 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 29.32090 23 05 26.8 -08 52 46 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 29.32090 2 +0.00916044 +0.00002312 +0.00045249 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 29.34590 23 05 03.7 -08 50 32 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 29.34590 2 +0.00916202 +0.00002912 +0.00045441 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 29.38756 23 04 24.3 -08 46 50 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 29.38756 2 +0.00916465 +0.00003913 +0.00045761 249
CK00D010 S2000 02 29.40423 23 04 08.6 -08 45 05 249
CK00D010 s2000 02 29.40423 2 +0.00916570 +0.00004314 +0.00045889 249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3. Comet detection by D. Lewis,
measurements by D. A. Biesecker, reduction by B. G. Marsden.
Orbital elements:
C/2000 D1 (SOHO)
T 2000 Mar. 1.07 TT Marsden
q 0.0051 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 78.02 +0.21925 -0.97563
Node 0.84 -0.95414 -0.21623
e 1.0 Incl. 144.61 +0.20383 +0.03725
From 29 observations 2000 Feb. 28-29.
Ephemeris:
C/2000 D1 (SOHO)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2000 02 29.5 23 03.15 -08 29.9 0.996 0.071 4.1 83.8
2000 02 29.6 23 01.41 -08 20.0 0.997 0.062 3.5 82.0
2000 02 29.7 22 59.51 -08 09.7 0.999 0.052 3.0 79.5
2000 02 29.8 22 57.36 -07 58.8 1.000 0.042 2.3 75.6
2000 02 29.9 22 54.82 -07 47.0 1.001 0.030 1.6 68.4
2000 02 30.0 22 51.51 -07 33.9 1.001 0.015 0.7 48.6
2000 03 01.1 22 47.84 -07 30.9 0.985 0.008 0.3 136.1
2000 03 01.2 22 49.96 -07 46.6 0.968 0.024 0.3 166.6
2000 03 01.3 22 52.25 -07 58.2 0.957 0.037 0.8 158.3
2000 03 01.4 22 54.45 -08 07.9 0.948 0.048 1.3 152.8
2000 03 01.5 22 56.56 -08 16.5 0.941 0.058 1.7 149.0
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