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    M.P.E.C. 2000-L08                                Issued 2000 June 2, 22:35 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
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                            COMET C/2000 K6 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK00K060  S2000 05 27.08756 04 17 56.2  +19 42 03                        249
    CK00K060  s2000 05 27.08756 2 +0.00717527 +0.00816427 +0.00275814        249
    CK00K060  S2000 05 27.10423 04 17 52.8  +19 45 02                        249
    CK00K060  s2000 05 27.10423 2 +0.00717429 +0.00816482 +0.00275869        249
    CK00K060  S2000 05 27.16477 04 17 40.1  +19 56 24                        249
    CK00K060  s2000 05 27.16477 2 +0.00717074 +0.00816681 +0.00276068        249
    CK00K060  S2000 05 27.18834 04 17 35.1  +20 01 04                        249
    CK00K060  s2000 05 27.18834 2 +0.00716935 +0.00816759 +0.00276145        249
    CK00K060  S2000 05 27.22923 04 17 26.4  +20 09 26                        249
    CK00K060  s2000 05 27.22923 2 +0.00716694 +0.00816894 +0.00276279        249
    CK00K060  S2000 05 27.24590 04 17 23.0  +20 13 00                        249
    CK00K060  s2000 05 27.24590 2 +0.00716595 +0.00816950 +0.00276334        249
    CK00K060  S2000 05 27.25423 04 17 21.5  +20 14 46                        249
    CK00K060  s2000 05 27.25423 2 +0.00716546 +0.00816977 +0.00276362        249
    CK00K060  S2000 05 27.27090 04 17 18.6  +20 18 25                        249
    CK00K060  s2000 05 27.27090 2 +0.00716447 +0.00817032 +0.00276417        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet reported by M. Oates, X. Leprette
    and M. Boschat, measurements by D. Hammer and D. A. Biesecker, reduction
    by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
    C/2000 K6 (SOHO)
T 2000 May 27.52 TT                                     Marsden
q   0.0051               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   84.45        +0.18304        -0.98092
                   Node     6.27        -0.95419        -0.19329
e   1.0            Incl.  143.17        +0.23666        -0.02064
From 8 observations 2000 May 27.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-L08

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