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MPEC 1999-R19: COMET C/1999 R1 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 1999-R19                                Issued 1999 Sept.  9, 20:07 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

             BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                            COMET C/1999 R1 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 04.89595 10 48 46.9  +07 17 23                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 04.89595 2 -0.00920072 -0.00043601 +0.00031630        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 04.91256 10 48 37.0  +07 19 44                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 04.91256 2 -0.00920162 -0.00043980 +0.00031425        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 04.92090 10 48 32.3  +07 20 56                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 04.92090 2 -0.00920207 -0.00044170 +0.00031323        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 04.93756 10 48 22.8  +07 23 13                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 04.93756 2 -0.00920297 -0.00044549 +0.00031117        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 04.97923 10 48 00.0  +07 29 05                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 04.97923 2 -0.00920520 -0.00045498 +0.00030604        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 04.99590 10 47 50.8  +07 31 22                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 04.99590 2 -0.00920610 -0.00045880 +0.00030398        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.00423 10 47 46.1  +07 32 40                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.00423 2 -0.00920654 -0.00046068 +0.00030296        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.02090 10 47 37.9  +07 34 48                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.02090 2 -0.00920743 -0.00046447 +0.00030091        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.03756 10 47 28.7  +07 36 58                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.03756 2 -0.00920832 -0.00046827 +0.00029886        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.06344 10 47 15.2  +07 40 36                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.06344 2 -0.00920970 -0.00047416 +0.00029567        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.07924 10 47 08.1  +07 42 39                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.07924 2 -0.00921053 -0.00047775 +0.00029373        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.08756 10 47 03.3  +07 43 42                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.08756 2 -0.00921097 -0.00047965 +0.00029270        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.22100 10 45 59.6  +08 01 05                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.22100 2 -0.00921797 -0.00051000 +0.00027627        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.26261 10 45 44.2  +08 06 04                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.26261 2 -0.00922014 -0.00051946 +0.00027115        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.27923 10 45 38.6  +08 07 32                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.27923 2 -0.00922100 -0.00052324 +0.00026910        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.32090 10 45 24.5  +08 12 25                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.32090 2 -0.00922314 -0.00053271 +0.00026397        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.34590 10 45 13.9  +08 15 14                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.34590 2 -0.00922443 -0.00053839 +0.00026089        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.36256 10 45 10.5  +08 16 40                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.36256 2 -0.00922528 -0.00054218 +0.00025884        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.38756 10 45 02.4  +08 19 39                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.38756 2 -0.00922656 -0.00054786 +0.00025576        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.40423 10 44 58.6  +08 21 14                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.40423 2 -0.00922741 -0.00055165 +0.00025370        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.42927 10 44 53.1  +08 23 32                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.42927 2 -0.00922868 -0.00055733 +0.00025062        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.47098 10 44 42.5  +08 27 15                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.47098 2 -0.00923079 -0.00056681 +0.00024548        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.48789 10 44 39.8  +08 28 45                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.48789 2 -0.00923164 -0.00057064 +0.00024340        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.51257 10 44 36.4  +08 30 55                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.51257 2 -0.00923288 -0.00057625 +0.00024036        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.52923 10 44 33.0  +08 32 17                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.52923 2 -0.00923372 -0.00058003 +0.00023831        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.57090 10 44 29.6  +08 34 57                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.57090 2 -0.00923580 -0.00058949 +0.00023318        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.59591 10 44 27.3  +08 36 59                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.59591 2 -0.00923704 -0.00059516 +0.00023010        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.61256 10 44 25.5  +08 37 51                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.61256 2 -0.00923787 -0.00059894 +0.00022804        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.63756 10 44 25.1  +08 39 12                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.63756 2 -0.00923911 -0.00060462 +0.00022496        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.65423 10 44 24.2  +08 40 17                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.65423 2 -0.00923993 -0.00060840 +0.00022291        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.67924 10 44 25.1  +08 41 16                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.67924 2 -0.00924116 -0.00061407 +0.00021983        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.69590 10 44 26.4  +08 42 10                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.69590 2 -0.00924198 -0.00061785 +0.00021778        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.72090 10 44 26.7  +08 43 29                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.72090 2 -0.00924320 -0.00062352 +0.00021470        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.76261 10 44 30.3  +08 45 13                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.76261 2 -0.00924523 -0.00063297 +0.00020956        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.77923 10 44 32.8  +08 45 31                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.77923 2 -0.00924604 -0.00063674 +0.00020751        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.82090 10 44 37.8  +08 47 07                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.82090 2 -0.00924805 -0.00064618 +0.00020238        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.84590 10 44 42.8  +08 47 31                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.84590 2 -0.00924925 -0.00065185 +0.00019930        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.86256 10 44 46.0  +08 47 29                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.86256 2 -0.00925005 -0.00065562 +0.00019725        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.88757 10 44 51.6  +08 47 52                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.88757 2 -0.00925125 -0.00066128 +0.00019417        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.90424 10 44 54.6  +08 48 14                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.90424 2 -0.00925204 -0.00066506 +0.00019212        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.92923 10 45 00.8  +08 48 42                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.92923 2 -0.00925323 -0.00067072 +0.00018904        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.97099 10 45 10.5  +08 48 42                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.97099 2 -0.00925521 -0.00068017 +0.00018389        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 05.98756 10 45 15.3  +08 48 49                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 05.98756 2 -0.00925599 -0.00068393 +0.00018185        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 06.01257 10 45 23.8  +08 48 47                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 06.01257 2 -0.00925717 -0.00068959 +0.00017877        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 06.07091 10 45 42.2  +08 48 53                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 06.07091 2 -0.00925990 -0.00070278 +0.00017159        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 06.09591 10 45 50.0  +08 48 06                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 06.09591 2 -0.00926106 -0.00070844 +0.00016851        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 06.11256 10 45 57.2  +08 47 57                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 06.11256 2 -0.00926183 -0.00071220 +0.00016646        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 06.13758 10 46 05.5  +08 47 24                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 06.13758 2 -0.00926299 -0.00071786 +0.00016338        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 06.15423 10 46 11.5  +08 46 48                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 06.15423 2 -0.00926375 -0.00072163 +0.00016132        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 06.17923 10 46 20.3  +08 46 58                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 06.17923 2 -0.00926490 -0.00072728 +0.00015825        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 06.19590 10 46 28.0  +08 46 26                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 06.19590 2 -0.00926567 -0.00073104 +0.00015619        249
    CJ99R010  S1999 09 06.26262 10 46 54.3  +08 44 53                        249
    CJ99R010  s1999 09 06.26262 2 -0.00926870 -0.00074612 +0.00014798        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detection by
    T. Lovejoy.  Measurements by D. A. Biesecker, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
    C/1999 R1 (SOHO)
T 1999 Sept. 5.52 TT                                    Marsden
q   0.0565               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   43.74        +0.65845        -0.75232
                   Node     5.22        +0.60891        +0.51568
e   1.0            Incl.   13.69        +0.44235        +0.40999
From 52 observations 1999 Sept. 4-6.

Ephemeris:
    C/1999 R1 (SOHO)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     m1
1999 08 30    11 32.19   -02 35.6    0.890    0.337    19.1   101.1    14.0
1999 08 31    11 27.19   -01 24.3    0.886    0.298    16.5   106.0    13.5
1999 09 01    11 21.52   -00 04.7    0.884    0.257    13.6   112.3    12.8
1999 09 02    11 15.01   +01 25.2    0.884    0.213    10.5   120.5    12.0
1999 09 03    11 07.42   +03 08.7    0.890    0.166     7.0   132.3    10.9
1999 09 04    10 58.47   +05 10.0    0.905    0.116     3.1   152.2     9.4
1999 09 05    10 48.63   +07 28.8    0.944    0.068     1.3   160.0     7.2
1999 09 06    10 46.13   +08 45.1    1.032    0.066     3.4    67.3     7.2
1999 09 07    10 53.63   +08 08.2    1.110    0.113     2.6    23.5     9.8
1999 09 08    11 02.07   +07 09.8    1.169    0.163     1.4     8.5    11.5

1999 09 09    11 09.93   +06 11.1    1.217    0.210     0.8     3.7    12.6
1999 09 14    11 41.39   +02 00.6    1.405    0.408     4.2    10.3    15.8
1999 09 19    12 04.87   -01 11.8    1.561    0.572     6.0    10.6    17.5
1999 09 24    12 23.86   -03 46.6    1.704    0.716     6.5     9.2    18.7
1999 09 29    12 39.91   -05 55.5    1.838    0.849     6.3     7.4    19.6
1999 10 04    12 53.89   -07 45.4    1.964    0.972     5.4     5.5    20.3
1999 10 09    13 06.33   -09 20.8    2.083    1.089     4.2     3.8    21.0
1999 10 14    13 17.55   -10 45.0    2.195    1.200     2.9     2.4    21.5
1999 10 19    13 27.81   -12 00.2    2.300    1.306     2.6     2.0    22.0
1999 10 24    13 37.26   -13 08.0    2.399    1.408     4.0     2.8    22.4
1999 10 29    13 46.04   -14 09.6    2.491    1.507     6.2     4.1    22.8
1999 11 03    13 54.24   -15 06.0    2.576    1.603     8.8     5.5    23.1
1999 11 08    14 01.92   -15 57.9    2.654    1.696    11.7     6.8    23.4
1999 11 13    14 09.13   -16 46.0    2.725    1.786    14.8     8.1    23.7
1999 11 18    14 15.91   -17 30.6    2.790    1.875    18.0     9.4    24.0
1999 11 23    14 22.28   -18 12.2    2.848    1.961    21.3    10.6    24.2
1999 11 28    14 28.25   -18 51.0    2.899    2.046    24.8    11.7    24.4
1999 12 03    14 33.85   -19 27.4    2.944    2.129    28.4    12.7    24.6
1999 12 08    14 39.07   -20 01.4    2.982    2.211    32.1    13.7    24.8
1999 12 13    14 43.91   -20 33.4    3.014    2.291    35.9    14.6    25.0
1999 12 18    14 48.36   -21 03.4    3.039    2.369    39.8    15.4    25.2
1999 12 23    14 52.42   -21 31.4    3.059    2.447    43.9    16.2    25.3
1999 12 28    14 56.07   -21 57.8    3.073    2.523    48.0    16.8    25.5

     The above ephemeris is supplied for illustrative purposes only.  Further
observations are not possible.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-R19

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