MPEC 2000-J44: COMET C/2000 J3 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2000-J44                                Issued 2000 May 11, 17:00 UT

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         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                            COMET C/2000 J3 (SOHO)

Observations:
   CK00J030   S2000 05 09.72456 03 15 59.6  +15 33 11                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 09.72456 2 +0.00784222 +0.00776144 +0.00237963        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 09.75572 03 15 43.7  +15 37 39                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 09.75572 2 +0.00784115 +0.00776209 +0.00238007        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 09.77102 03 15 35.7  +15 39 42                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 09.77102 2 +0.00784062 +0.00776240 +0.00238028        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 09.80912 03 15 18.3  +15 44 15                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 09.80912 2 +0.00783931 +0.00776319 +0.00238082        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 09.83429 03 15 06.6  +15 47 53                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 09.83429 2 +0.00783844 +0.00776371 +0.00238118        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 09.86845 03 14 48.9  +15 52 26                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 09.86845 2 +0.00783727 +0.00776441 +0.00238166        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 09.88471 03 14 40.7  +15 54 35                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 09.88471 2 +0.00783671 +0.00776475 +0.00238189        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 09.89300 03 14 36.9  +15 55 50                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 09.89300 2 +0.00783642 +0.00776492 +0.00238200        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 09.96238 03 14 01.8  +16 04 58                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 09.96238 2 +0.00783404 +0.00776634 +0.00238299        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 09.98081 03 13 52.1  +16 09 04                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 09.98081 2 +0.00783340 +0.00776672 +0.00238325        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 09.99478 03 13 42.2  +16 10 19                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 09.99478 2 +0.00783292 +0.00776700 +0.00238345        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 10.05979 03 13 06.9  +16 21 03                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 10.05979 2 +0.00783069 +0.00776832 +0.00238437        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 10.07647 03 12 58.6  +16 23 11                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 10.07647 2 +0.00783012 +0.00776866 +0.00238460        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 10.08756 03 12 51.5  +16 25 17                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 10.08756 2 +0.00782974 +0.00776889 +0.00238476        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 10.10145 03 12 44.4  +16 27 00                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 10.10145 2 +0.00782926 +0.00776917 +0.00238496        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 10.11813 03 12 33.4  +16 30 12                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 10.11813 2 +0.00782869 +0.00776950 +0.00238519        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 10.12923 03 12 27.0  +16 31 57                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 10.12923 2 +0.00782831 +0.00776973 +0.00238535        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 10.14312 03 12 18.3  +16 34 24                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 10.14312 2 +0.00782783 +0.00777001 +0.00238555        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 10.15979 03 12 08.3  +16 37 17                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 10.15979 2 +0.00782726 +0.00777034 +0.00238578        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 10.17090 03 12 01.0  +16 39 24                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 10.17090 2 +0.00782688 +0.00777057 +0.00238594        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 10.18479 03 11 52.9  +16 41 51                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 10.18479 2 +0.00782640 +0.00777085 +0.00238614        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 10.20146 03 11 41.1  +16 45 00                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 10.20146 2 +0.00782583 +0.00777118 +0.00238637        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 10.21256 03 11 34.6  +16 47 05                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 10.21256 2 +0.00782545 +0.00777140 +0.00238653        249
   CK00J030   S2000 05 10.22646 03 11 25.2  +16 49 45                        249
   CK00J030   s2000 05 10.22646 2 +0.00782497 +0.00777168 +0.00238673        249

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

Orbital elements:
    C/2000 J3 (SOHO)
T 2000 May 10.48 TT                                     Marsden
q   0.0057               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   85.51        +0.21535        -0.97091
                   Node    10.01        -0.94539        -0.23414
e   1.0            Incl.  142.96        +0.24466        -0.05013
From 24 observations 2000 May 9-10.

     Comet C/2000 J2 (SOHO) was detected only in SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2
(cf. MPEC 2000-J32).

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-J44

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