MPEC 2000-Q09: COMET C/2000 O3 (SOHO)
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M.P.E.C. 2000-Q09 Issued 2000 Aug. 19, 17:41 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/2000 O3 (SOHO)
Observations:
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.22098 08 21 27.6 +19 07 44 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.22098 2 -0.00457911 +0.00639445 +0.00356505 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.23756 08 21 45.7 +19 08 05 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.23756 2 -0.00458333 +0.00639166 +0.00356396 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.26256 08 22 13.4 +19 08 46 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.26256 2 -0.00458968 +0.00638744 +0.00356231 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.27923 08 22 28.6 +19 09 05 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.27923 2 -0.00459391 +0.00638463 +0.00356120 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.32101 08 23 12.2 +19 09 35 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.32101 2 -0.00460452 +0.00637757 +0.00355843 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.34590 08 23 43.1 +19 10 01 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.34590 2 -0.00461084 +0.00637336 +0.00355678 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.36256 08 24 01.2 +19 10 13 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.36256 2 -0.00461506 +0.00637053 +0.00355567 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.38757 08 24 32.0 +19 10 51 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.38757 2 -0.00462140 +0.00636629 +0.00355401 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.40423 08 24 49.5 +19 10 40 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.40423 2 -0.00462563 +0.00636347 +0.00355289 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.44828 08 25 39.6 +19 10 27 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.44828 2 -0.00463679 +0.00635598 +0.00354995 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.47090 08 26 09.0 +19 11 08 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.47090 2 -0.00464252 +0.00635213 +0.00354843 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.48756 08 26 28.8 +19 11 03 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.48756 2 -0.00464673 +0.00634930 +0.00354732 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.51256 08 26 58.0 +19 11 07 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.51256 2 -0.00465306 +0.00634504 +0.00354564 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.52923 08 27 20.2 +19 11 22 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.52923 2 -0.00465728 +0.00634219 +0.00354452 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.55423 08 27 55.4 +19 11 11 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.55423 2 -0.00466360 +0.00633793 +0.00354283 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.57090 08 28 11.9 +19 11 33 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.57090 2 -0.00466781 +0.00633508 +0.00354171 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.61264 08 29 05.5 +19 11 12 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.61264 2 -0.00467836 +0.00632794 +0.00353889 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.63757 08 29 38.9 +19 11 24 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.63757 2 -0.00468465 +0.00632367 +0.00353720 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.65423 08 30 03.1 +19 11 11 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.65423 2 -0.00468886 +0.00632081 +0.00353607 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.67923 08 30 36.5 +19 11 14 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.67923 2 -0.00469516 +0.00631652 +0.00353437 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.69590 08 30 59.3 +19 10 28 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.69590 2 -0.00469937 +0.00631366 +0.00353324 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.72090 08 31 33.4 +19 10 21 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.72090 2 -0.00470567 +0.00630936 +0.00353154 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.89596 08 35 49.9 +19 06 21 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.89596 2 -0.00474974 +0.00627915 +0.00351954 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.93756 08 36 53.6 +19 05 03 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.93756 2 -0.00476019 +0.00627194 +0.00351667 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.98049 08 37 59.7 +19 03 25 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.98049 2 -0.00477096 +0.00626449 +0.00351370 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 30.99590 08 38 23.2 +19 02 46 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 30.99590 2 -0.00477485 +0.00626180 +0.00351262 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.00423 08 38 36.6 +19 02 28 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.00423 2 -0.00477692 +0.00626036 +0.00351205 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.03756 08 39 28.6 +19 01 02 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.03756 2 -0.00478527 +0.00625457 +0.00350974 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.04590 08 39 41.6 +19 00 41 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.04590 2 -0.00478736 +0.00625311 +0.00350916 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.06259 08 40 08.1 +18 59 49 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.06259 2 -0.00479154 +0.00625020 +0.00350800 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.07923 08 40 33.8 +18 59 06 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.07923 2 -0.00479571 +0.00624730 +0.00350684 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.08757 08 40 47.0 +18 58 38 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.08757 2 -0.00479779 +0.00624585 +0.00350626 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.10423 08 41 13.1 +18 57 47 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.10423 2 -0.00480197 +0.00624294 +0.00350509 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.12090 08 41 39.4 +18 56 51 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.12090 2 -0.00480614 +0.00624003 +0.00350393 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.12923 08 41 52.6 +18 56 27 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.12923 2 -0.00480822 +0.00623858 +0.00350335 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.14590 08 42 18.7 +18 55 29 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.14590 2 -0.00481239 +0.00623566 +0.00350218 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.16256 08 42 45.7 +18 54 34 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.16256 2 -0.00481656 +0.00623275 +0.00350101 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.17090 08 42 58.1 +18 54 06 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.17090 2 -0.00481864 +0.00623129 +0.00350043 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.18756 08 43 24.2 +18 53 12 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.18756 2 -0.00482280 +0.00622837 +0.00349926 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.20423 08 43 50.4 +18 52 05 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.20423 2 -0.00482697 +0.00622545 +0.00349809 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.21256 08 44 03.3 +18 51 43 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.21256 2 -0.00482905 +0.00622399 +0.00349751 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.22925 08 44 29.7 +18 50 35 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.22925 2 -0.00483322 +0.00622107 +0.00349633 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.24591 08 44 55.5 +18 49 30 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.24591 2 -0.00483737 +0.00621815 +0.00349516 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.25423 08 45 08.2 +18 48 59 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.25423 2 -0.00483945 +0.00621669 +0.00349457 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.27090 08 45 34.7 +18 47 42 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.27090 2 -0.00484361 +0.00621376 +0.00349340 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.28756 08 45 59.9 +18 46 53 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.28756 2 -0.00484777 +0.00621083 +0.00349222 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.31382 08 46 40.5 +18 45 04 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.31382 2 -0.00485431 +0.00620621 +0.00349037 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.32928 08 47 04.4 +18 43 57 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.32928 2 -0.00485816 +0.00620349 +0.00348928 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.33756 08 47 17.2 +18 43 25 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.33756 2 -0.00486023 +0.00620203 +0.00348869 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.35455 08 47 43.2 +18 42 14 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.35455 2 -0.00486446 +0.00619904 +0.00348749 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.37090 08 48 08.2 +18 41 06 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.37090 2 -0.00486853 +0.00619616 +0.00348633 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.37923 08 48 20.5 +18 40 31 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.37923 2 -0.00487061 +0.00619469 +0.00348573 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.39591 08 48 45.6 +18 39 19 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.39591 2 -0.00487476 +0.00619175 +0.00348455 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.41256 08 49 10.8 +18 38 05 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.41256 2 -0.00487890 +0.00618881 +0.00348337 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.42090 08 49 23.1 +18 37 28 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.42090 2 -0.00488097 +0.00618734 +0.00348277 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.43856 08 49 49.8 +18 36 15 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.43856 2 -0.00488536 +0.00618422 +0.00348152 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.45423 08 50 13.3 +18 34 58 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.45423 2 -0.00488926 +0.00618144 +0.00348040 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.46256 08 50 25.8 +18 34 21 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.46256 2 -0.00489133 +0.00617997 +0.00347980 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.47923 08 50 50.3 +18 33 07 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.47923 2 -0.00489547 +0.00617702 +0.00347861 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.49590 08 51 14.9 +18 31 48 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.49590 2 -0.00489961 +0.00617407 +0.00347742 249
CK00O030 S2000 07 31.50423 08 51 27.1 +18 31 08 249
CK00O030 s2000 07 31.50423 2 -0.00490168 +0.00617259 +0.00347683 249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2. Comet detection by J. D.
Shanklin, measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.
Orbital elements:
C/2000 O3 (SOHO)
T 2000 July 30.94 TT Marsden
q 0.0540 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 48.12 -0.18136 -0.96238
Node 53.46 +0.81115 -0.26270
e 1.0 Incl. 14.58 +0.55600 +0.06933
From 61 observations 2000 July 30-31.
Ephemeris:
C/2000 O3 (SOHO)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2000 06 05 23 32.98 -22 44.7 1.179 1.557 90.1 40.7
2000 06 10 23 51.43 -22 11.9 1.040 1.460 90.5 44.1
2000 06 15 00 14.09 -21 25.6 0.905 1.359 89.9 48.3
2000 06 20 00 42.85 -20 14.7 0.777 1.255 87.8 54.0
2000 06 25 01 20.41 -18 18.1 0.661 1.147 83.3 61.7
2000 06 30 02 10.00 -15 00.7 0.565 1.033 75.6 72.4
2000 07 05 03 13.44 -09 40.4 0.500 0.913 63.8 86.9
2000 07 10 04 26.69 -02 20.8 0.482 0.786 48.5 104.1
2000 07 15 05 38.64 +05 17.6 0.521 0.647 33.2 120.6
2000 08 14 11 38.60 +00 18.7 1.038 0.591 33.5 70.9
2000 08 19 12 19.59 -05 06.6 1.106 0.735 40.3 63.0
2000 08 24 12 54.12 -09 30.1 1.200 0.866 45.1 55.8
2000 08 29 13 23.33 -12 58.7 1.312 0.989 48.3 49.7
2000 09 03 13 48.29 -15 43.1 1.436 1.104 50.1 44.5
2000 09 08 14 09.87 -17 53.6 1.566 1.215 50.9 40.0
2000 09 13 14 28.80 -19 38.5 1.701 1.320 50.8 36.2
2000 09 18 14 45.62 -21 03.9 1.838 1.422 50.2 32.9
2000 09 23 15 00.78 -22 14.6 1.976 1.521 49.0 29.9
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2000 MPC M.P.E.C. 2000-Q09
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