MPEC 2000-G18: COMET C/2000 F1 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2000-G18                                Issued 2000 Apr. 4, 16:42 UT

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                            COMET C/2000 F1 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK00F010  S2000 03 31.84590 00 55 23.4  +03 33 50                        249
    CK00F010  s2000 03 31.84590 2 +0.00902906 +0.00563848 +0.00194489        249
    CK00F010  S2000 03 31.89851 00 54 33.9  +03 38 09                        249
    CK00F010  s2000 03 31.89851 2 +0.00902742 +0.00564450 +0.00194605        249
    CK00F010  S2000 03 31.94432 00 53 57.8  +03 41 48                        249
    CK00F010  s2000 03 31.94432 2 +0.00902599 +0.00564972 +0.00194707        249
    CK00F010  S2000 03 31.97091 00 53 30.9  +03 44 29                        249
    CK00F010  s2000 03 31.97091 2 +0.00902516 +0.00565275 +0.00194766        249
    CK00F010  S2000 04 01.01257 00 52 51.2  +03 48 33                        249
    CK00F010  s2000 04 01.01257 2 +0.00902386 +0.00565750 +0.00194857        249
    CK00F010  S2000 04 01.02923 00 52 37.7  +03 49 36                        249
    CK00F010  s2000 04 01.02923 2 +0.00902334 +0.00565939 +0.00194894        249
    CK00F010  S2000 04 01.07676 00 51 51.4  +03 53 08                        249
    CK00F010  s2000 04 01.07676 2 +0.00902185 +0.00566480 +0.00194999        249
    CK00F010  S2000 04 01.18757 00 49 52.7  +04 05 31                        249
    CK00F010  s2000 04 01.18757 2 +0.00901836 +0.00567737 +0.00195242        249
    CK00F010  S2000 04 01.22924 00 49 08.0  +04 09 26                        249
    CK00F010  s2000 04 01.22924 2 +0.00901704 +0.00568208 +0.00195333        249
    CK00F010  S2000 04 01.24590 00 48 47.0  +04 11 20                        249
    CK00F010  s2000 04 01.24590 2 +0.00901651 +0.00568397 +0.00195370        249
    CK00F010  S2000 04 01.25423 00 48 39.7  +04 12 09                        249
    CK00F010  s2000 04 01.25423 2 +0.00901625 +0.00568491 +0.00195388        249
    CK00F010  S2000 04 01.27090 00 48 20.7  +04 14 04                        249
    CK00F010  s2000 04 01.27090 2 +0.00901572 +0.00568679 +0.00195424        249
    CK00F010  S2000 04 01.28756 00 47 59.0  +04 15 23                        249
    CK00F010  s2000 04 01.28756 2 +0.00901519 +0.00568867 +0.00195460        249
    CK00F010  S2000 04 01.31345 00 47 27.7  +04 18 17                        249
    CK00F010  s2000 04 01.31345 2 +0.00901437 +0.00569160 +0.00195517        249

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

Orbital elements:
    C/2000 F1 (SOHO)
T 2000 Apr. 1.52 TT                                     Marsden
q   0.0060               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   88.92        +0.12503        -0.98923
                   Node     7.52        -0.96871        -0.13830
e   1.0            Incl.  144.40        +0.21440        -0.04801
From 14 observations 2000 Mar. 31-Apr. 1.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-G18

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