MPEC 2000-F37: COMET C/2000 D3 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2000-F37                                Issued 2000 Mar. 25, 00:10 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 D3 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK00D030  S2000 02 26.41256 22 42 09.4  -09 34 09                        249
    CK00D030  s2000 02 26.41256 2 +0.00895865 -0.00068813 +0.00022110        249
    CK00D030  S2000 02 26.42090 22 41 57.2  -09 32 45                        249
    CK00D030  s2000 02 26.42090 2 +0.00895932 -0.00068611 +0.00022177        249
    CK00D030  S2000 02 25.98757 22 50 10.8  -10 29 52                        249
    CK00D030  s2000 02 25.98757 2 +0.00892350 -0.00079119 +0.00018689        249
    CK00D030  S2000 02 26.01257 22 49 46.0  -10 27 11                        249
    CK00D030  s2000 02 26.01257 2 +0.00892559 -0.00078513 +0.00018890        249
    CK00D030  S2000 02 26.02924 22 49 30.6  -10 24 23                        249
    CK00D030  s2000 02 26.02924 2 +0.00892699 -0.00078109 +0.00019025        249
    CK00D030  S2000 02 26.09590 22 48 24.7  -10 17 26                        249
    CK00D030  s2000 02 26.09590 2 +0.00893255 -0.00076492 +0.00019563        249
    CK00D030  S2000 02 26.11259 22 48 07.4  -10 15 15                        249
    CK00D030  s2000 02 26.11259 2 +0.00893394 -0.00076087 +0.00019697        249
    CK00D030  S2000 02 26.18041 22 46 56.7  -10 06 44                        249
    CK00D030  s2000 02 26.18041 2 +0.00893957 -0.00074442 +0.00020243        249
    CK00D030  S2000 02 26.22101 22 46 11.3  -10 01 15                        249
    CK00D030  s2000 02 26.22101 2 +0.00894293 -0.00073458 +0.00020570        249
    CK00D030  S2000 02 26.23756 22 45 52.1  -09 59 45                        249
    CK00D030  s2000 02 26.23756 2 +0.00894430 -0.00073056 +0.00020703        249
    CK00D030  S2000 02 26.26257 22 45 24.2  -09 55 18                        249
    CK00D030  s2000 02 26.26257 2 +0.00894636 -0.00072450 +0.00020904        249
    CK00D030  S2000 02 26.27923 22 45 02.6  -09 52 51                        249
    CK00D030  s2000 02 26.27923 2 +0.00894773 -0.00072046 +0.00021038        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detection by M. Meyer
    and K. Cernis, measurements by D. Hammer and D. Biesecker, reduction by
    B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
    C/2000 D3 (SOHO)
T 2000 Feb. 26.65 TT                                    Marsden
q   0.0066               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   68.93        +0.09290        -0.97055
                   Node   339.90        -0.96666        -0.03443
e   1.0            Incl.  139.71        +0.23861        +0.23842
From 12 observations 2000 Feb. 26.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-F37

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