MPEC 2000-M33: COMET C/2000 L4 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2000-M33                                Issued 2000 June 29, 22:45 UT

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                            COMET C/2000 L4 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK00L040  S2000 06 14.57645 05 28 58.2  +21 32 22                        249
    CK00L040  s2000 06 14.57645 2 +0.00541143 +0.00863121 +0.00341920        249
    CK00L040  S2000 06 14.58914 05 29 02.5  +21 35 23                        249
    CK00L040  s2000 06 14.58914 2 +0.00540985 +0.00863144 +0.00341966        249
    CK00L040  S2000 06 14.60145 05 29 06.6  +21 38 20                        249
    CK00L040  s2000 06 14.60145 2 +0.00540831 +0.00863167 +0.00342012        249
    CK00L040  S2000 06 14.61836 05 29 12.0  +21 40 51                        249
    CK00L040  s2000 06 14.61836 2 +0.00540619 +0.00863199 +0.00342074        249
    CK00L040  S2000 06 14.62924 05 29 13.3  +21 42 41                        249
    CK00L040  s2000 06 14.62924 2 +0.00540483 +0.00863219 +0.00342114        249
    CK00L040  S2000 06 14.64312 05 29 14.9  +21 45 41                        249
    CK00L040  s2000 06 14.64312 2 +0.00540309 +0.00863245 +0.00342165        249
    CK00L040  S2000 06 14.65979 05 29 22.3  +21 49 11                        249
    CK00L040  s2000 06 14.65979 2 +0.00540100 +0.00863277 +0.00342226        249
    CK00L040  S2000 06 14.67092 05 29 27.5  +21 51 25                        249
    CK00L040  s2000 06 14.67092 2 +0.00539960 +0.00863297 +0.00342267        249
    CK00L040  S2000 06 14.70145 05 29 37.1  +21 58 15                        249
    CK00L040  s2000 06 14.70145 2 +0.00539577 +0.00863355 +0.00342379        249
    CK00L040  S2000 06 14.71410 05 29 41.8  +22 00 43                        249
    CK00L040  s2000 06 14.71410 2 +0.00539418 +0.00863378 +0.00342425        249
    CK00L040  S2000 06 14.72645 05 29 46.3  +22 03 42                        249
    CK00L040  s2000 06 14.72645 2 +0.00539263 +0.00863402 +0.00342471        249
    CK00L040  S2000 06 14.74312 05 29 52.7  +22 06 52                        249
    CK00L040  s2000 06 14.74312 2 +0.00539054 +0.00863433 +0.00342532        249
    CK00L040  S2000 06 14.75423 05 29 56.3  +22 09 39                        249
    CK00L040  s2000 06 14.75423 2 +0.00538914 +0.00863454 +0.00342573        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet detection by M. Boschat,
    M. Meyer and X. Leprette.  Measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by
    B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
    C/2000 L4 (SOHO)
T 2000 June 15.03 TT                                    Marsden
q   0.0061               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   84.38        +0.16463        -0.98497
                   Node     4.89        -0.95375        -0.17248
e   1.0            Incl.  142.19        +0.25152        -0.00936
From 13 observations 2000 June 14.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-M33

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