MPEC 2000-E27: COMET C/2000 E1 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2000-E27                                Issued 2000 Mar. 7, 17:23 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                            COMET C/2000 E1 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.40423 23 27 23.1  -07 26 33                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.40423 2 +0.00936676 +0.00099107 +0.00075548        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.43066 23 27 04.7  -07 24 43                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.43066 2 +0.00936775 +0.00099722 +0.00075736        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.44590 23 26 50.8  -07 23 33                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.44590 2 +0.00936831 +0.00100077 +0.00075845        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.47090 23 26 32.7  -07 21 38                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.47090 2 +0.00936924 +0.00100659 +0.00076023        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.48758 23 26 20.0  -07 20 29                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.48758 2 +0.00936986 +0.00101047 +0.00076142        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.51257 23 26 01.0  -07 18 23                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.51257 2 +0.00937078 +0.00101628 +0.00076320        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.52923 23 25 47.0  -07 17 16                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.52923 2 +0.00937139 +0.00102016 +0.00076438        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.57091 23 25 13.5  -07 13 55                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.57091 2 +0.00937291 +0.00102985 +0.00076735        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.59590 23 24 53.0  -07 12 11                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.59590 2 +0.00937382 +0.00103566 +0.00076912        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.61256 23 24 39.0  -07 10 40                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.61256 2 +0.00937442 +0.00103953 +0.00077031        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.63756 23 24 18.8  -07 08 44                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.63756 2 +0.00937532 +0.00104534 +0.00077208        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.65423 23 24 04.6  -07 07 22                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.65423 2 +0.00937592 +0.00104921 +0.00077327        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.67925 23 23 44.1  -07 05 29                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.67925 2 +0.00937681 +0.00105502 +0.00077504        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.69590 23 23 29.2  -07 04 05                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.69590 2 +0.00937741 +0.00105888 +0.00077622        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.72090 23 23 08.1  -07 02 07                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.72090 2 +0.00937829 +0.00106468 +0.00077799        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.73757 23 22 53.3  -07 00 48                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.73757 2 +0.00937888 +0.00106855 +0.00077918        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.76256 23 22 31.4  -06 58 40                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.76256 2 +0.00937976 +0.00107435 +0.00078095        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.77923 23 22 17.3  -06 57 30                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.77923 2 +0.00938035 +0.00107821 +0.00078213        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.82090 23 21 39.2  -06 53 55                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.82090 2 +0.00938180 +0.00108788 +0.00078507        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.84590 23 21 16.1  -06 51 57                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.84590 2 +0.00938267 +0.00109367 +0.00078684        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.86256 23 21 00.5  -06 50 39                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.86256 2 +0.00938324 +0.00109753 +0.00078802        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.88784 23 20 35.9  -06 48 36                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.88784 2 +0.00938411 +0.00110338 +0.00078980        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.90423 23 20 20.1  -06 47 06                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.90423 2 +0.00938467 +0.00110718 +0.00079096        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.92923 23 19 56.3  -06 44 58                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.92923 2 +0.00938553 +0.00111297 +0.00079272        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.97100 23 19 14.4  -06 41 26                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.97100 2 +0.00938694 +0.00112263 +0.00079567        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 04.98756 23 18 57.1  -06 39 59                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 04.98756 2 +0.00938750 +0.00112646 +0.00079684        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 05.01257 23 18 32.1  -06 37 48                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 05.01257 2 +0.00938834 +0.00113225 +0.00079860        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 05.02923 23 18 13.9  -06 36 22                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 05.02923 2 +0.00938890 +0.00113610 +0.00079977        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 05.07123 23 17 28.5  -06 32 44                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 05.07123 2 +0.00939029 +0.00114581 +0.00080273        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 05.09590 23 17 01.5  -06 30 17                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 05.09590 2 +0.00939111 +0.00115151 +0.00080446        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 05.11257 23 16 42.5  -06 29 01                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 05.11257 2 +0.00939166 +0.00115536 +0.00080563        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 05.15425 23 15 53.6  -06 25 09                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 05.15425 2 +0.00939302 +0.00116498 +0.00080856        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 05.17923 23 15 23.2  -06 22 49                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 05.17923 2 +0.00939383 +0.00117075 +0.00081031        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 05.22098 23 14 28.4  -06 18 43                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 05.22098 2 +0.00939518 +0.00118038 +0.00081324        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 05.23757 23 14 08.3  -06 18 24                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 05.23757 2 +0.00939571 +0.00118420 +0.00081440        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 05.26256 23 13 37.7  -06 15 15                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 05.26256 2 +0.00939651 +0.00118997 +0.00081615        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 05.27923 23 13 12.6  -06 14 14                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 05.27923 2 +0.00939704 +0.00119381 +0.00081732        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 05.32090 23 12 11.5  -06 09 26                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 05.32090 2 +0.00939836 +0.00120341 +0.00082023        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 05.33757 23 11 46.8  -06 07 51                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 05.33757 2 +0.00939889 +0.00120726 +0.00082140        249
    CK00E010  S2000 03 05.35423 23 11 20.5  -06 06 08                        249
    CK00E010  s2000 03 05.35423 2 +0.00939941 +0.00121109 +0.00082256        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detection by
    M. Meyer, M. Boschat, T. Harincar, M. Oates.  Measurements by D.
    Hammer and D. Biesecker, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
    C/2000 E1 (SOHO)
T 2000 Mar. 5.55 TT                                     Marsden
q   0.0050               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   89.13        +0.15235        -0.98340
                   Node     9.73        -0.96411        -0.16983
e   1.0            Incl.  144.33        +0.21745        -0.06395
From 40 observations 2000 Mar. 4-5.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-E27

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