MPEC 2000-Q18: COMETS C/1996 E2, C/1997 K5, C/1997 K6 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2000-Q18                                Issued 2000 Aug. 23, 22:04 UT

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                 COMETS C/1996 E2, C/1997 K5, C/1997 K6 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ96E020  S1996 03 10.28117 23 44 09.4  -04 48 27                        249
    CJ96E020  s1996 03 10.28117 2 +0.00797578 -0.00229740 -0.00021563        249
    CJ96E020  S1996 03 10.36914 23 42 56.2  -04 41 51                        249
    CJ96E020  s1996 03 10.36914 2 +0.00798251 -0.00227349 -0.00020462        249
    CJ96E020  S1996 03 10.45712 23 41 36.4  -04 34 43                        249
    CJ96E020  s1996 03 10.45712 2 +0.00798920 -0.00224956 -0.00019361        249
    CJ96E020  S1996 03 10.84904 23 34 30.1  -04 00 47                        249
    CJ96E020  s1996 03 10.84904 2 +0.00801835 -0.00214252 -0.00014451        249
    CJ96E020  S1996 03 10.89289 23 33 28.8  -03 56 53                        249
    CJ96E020  s1996 03 10.89289 2 +0.00802155 -0.00213050 -0.00013901        249
    CJ97K050  S1997 05 20.26395 03 46 54.1  +18 14 04                        249
    CJ97K050  s1997 05 20.26395 2 +0.00395175 +0.00995966 +0.00340337        249
    CJ97K050  S1997 05 20.37506 03 46 25.5  +18 40 56                        249
    CJ97K050  s1997 05 20.37506 2 +0.00394730 +0.00996208 +0.00340311        249
    CJ97K060  S1997 05 31.18757 04 31 01.9  +20 34 05                        249
    CJ97K060  s1997 05 31.18757 2 +0.00357908 +0.01019784 +0.00342225        249
    CJ97K060  S1997 05 31.22923 04 30 58.0  +20 42 25                        249
    CJ97K060  s1997 05 31.22923 2 +0.00357755 +0.01019873 +0.00342250        249
    CJ97K060  S1997 05 31.26881 04 30 55.0  +20 50 57                        249
    CJ97K060  s1997 05 31.26881 2 +0.00357609 +0.01019957 +0.00342273        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs.  Comet detections by M. Meyer
    (C/1996 E2; coronagraphs C3 and C2) and M. Oates (C/1997 K5, 1997 K6;
    coronagraph C2), measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CJ96E020   1996 Mar.  11.14   0.0055   1.0      89.77     6.11   143.84     M
CJ97K050   1997 May   20.6    0.009    1.0      67.6    346.2    137.6      M
CJ97K060   1997 May   31.54   0.0057   1.0      86.63     8.82   143.19     M

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-Q18

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