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MPEC 2000-X14: COMETS C/1997 Y2, 1997 Y3, 1998 X4, 1998 X5, 1998 X6, 1998 X7, 1998 X8 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2000-X14                                Issued 2000 Dec. 3, 00:59 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.

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 COMETS C/1997 Y2, 1997 Y3, 1998 X4, 1998 X5, 1998 X6, 1998 X7, 1998 X8 (SOHO

Observations:
    CJ97Y020  S1997 12 21.33634 18 05 21.7  -25 01 01                        249
    CJ97Y020  s1997 12 21.33634 2 -0.00318151 -0.00926200 -0.00476858        249
    CJ97Y020  S1997 12 21.35819 18 05 20.7  -24 55 59                        249
    CJ97Y020  s1997 12 21.35819 2 -0.00317988 -0.00926246 -0.00476834        249
    CJ97Y020  S1997 12 21.37823 18 05 19.7  -24 51 23                        249
    CJ97Y020  s1997 12 21.37823 2 -0.00317839 -0.00926287 -0.00476811        249
    CJ97Y020  S1997 12 21.40406 18 05 18.3  -24 45 11                        249
    CJ97Y020  s1997 12 21.40406 2 -0.00317646 -0.00926341 -0.00476782        249
    CJ97Y020  S1997 12 21.42380 18 05 16.4  -24 40 20                        249
    CJ97Y020  s1997 12 21.42380 2 -0.00317498 -0.00926382 -0.00476759        249
    CJ97Y020  S1997 12 21.44559 18 05 13.7  -24 35 06                        249
    CJ97Y020  s1997 12 21.44559 2 -0.00317334 -0.00926428 -0.00476734        249
    CJ97Y020  S1997 12 21.46461 18 05 10.9  -24 30 16                        249
    CJ97Y020  s1997 12 21.46461 2 -0.00317191 -0.00926467 -0.00476713        249
    CJ97Y020  S1997 12 21.49198 18 05 05.6  -24 23 17                        249
    CJ97Y020  s1997 12 21.49198 2 -0.00316986 -0.00926524 -0.00476681        249
    CJ97Y020  S1997 12 21.51202 18 05 01.3  -24 17 59                        249
    CJ97Y020  s1997 12 21.51202 2 -0.00316835 -0.00926566 -0.00476659        249
    CJ97Y030  S1997 12 22.87748 18 12 24.6  -24 51 19                        249
    CJ97Y030  s1997 12 22.87748 2 -0.00306106 -0.00929364 -0.00475011        249
    CJ97Y030  S1997 12 22.89015 18 12 23.0  -24 48 27                        249
    CJ97Y030  s1997 12 22.89015 2 -0.00306002 -0.00929390 -0.00474995        249
    CJ97Y030  S1997 12 22.90281 18 12 21.7  -24 45 28                        249
    CJ97Y030  s1997 12 22.90281 2 -0.00305899 -0.00929415 -0.00474979        249
    CJ97Y030  S1997 12 22.91544 18 12 20.0  -24 42 27                        249
    CJ97Y030  s1997 12 22.91544 2 -0.00305795 -0.00929440 -0.00474963        249
    CJ97Y030  S1997 12 22.92806 18 12 18.0  -24 39 29                        249
    CJ97Y030  s1997 12 22.92806 2 -0.00305692 -0.00929466 -0.00474947        249
    CJ97Y030  S1997 12 22.94071 18 12 16.2  -24 36 21                        249
    CJ97Y030  s1997 12 22.94071 2 -0.00305588 -0.00929491 -0.00474931        249
    CJ97Y030  S1997 12 22.95335 18 12 13.7  -24 33 08                        249
    CJ97Y030  s1997 12 22.95335 2 -0.00305484 -0.00929516 -0.00474915        249
    CJ97Y030  S1997 12 22.96599 18 12 11.5  -24 30 01                        249
    CJ97Y030  s1997 12 22.96599 2 -0.00305380 -0.00929542 -0.00474898        249
    CJ97Y030  S1997 12 22.97863 18 12 07.0  -24 26 57                        249
    CJ97Y030  s1997 12 22.97863 2 -0.00305276 -0.00929567 -0.00474882        249
    CJ97Y030  S1997 12 22.99128 18 12 04.6  -24 23 39                        249
    CJ97Y030  s1997 12 22.99128 2 -0.00305172 -0.00929592 -0.00474866        249
    CJ98X040  S1998 12 07.85424 17 00 11.3  -24 28 34                        249
    CJ98X040  s1998 12 07.85424 2 -0.00513033 -0.00854291 -0.00453373        249
    CJ98X040  S1998 12 07.89593 17 00 31.4  -24 19 03                        249
    CJ98X040  s1998 12 07.89593 2 -0.00512805 -0.00854410 -0.00453355        249
    CJ98X040  S1998 12 07.91257 17 00 40.0  -24 15 28                        249
    CJ98X040  s1998 12 07.91257 2 -0.00512714 -0.00854458 -0.00453348        249
    CJ98X040  S1998 12 07.93757 17 00 51.0  -24 09 26                        249
    CJ98X040  s1998 12 07.93757 2 -0.00512577 -0.00854530 -0.00453337        249
    CJ98X050  S1998 12 09.18756 17 07 19.1  -24 36 20                        249
    CJ98X050  s1998 12 09.18756 2 -0.00505067 -0.00857625 -0.00452394        249
    CJ98X050  S1998 12 09.20423 17 07 27.2  -24 31 57                        249
    CJ98X050  s1998 12 09.20423 2 -0.00504967 -0.00857676 -0.00452386        249
    CJ98X050  S1998 12 09.22923 17 07 36.9  -24 26 50                        249
    CJ98X050  s1998 12 09.22923 2 -0.00504817 -0.00857751 -0.00452375        249
    CJ98X050  S1998 12 09.24590 17 07 43.6  -24 22 44                        249
    CJ98X050  s1998 12 09.24590 2 -0.00504717 -0.00857802 -0.00452367        249
    CJ98X050  S1998 12 09.27090 17 07 51.2  -24 17 00                        249
    CJ98X050  s1998 12 09.27090 2 -0.00504567 -0.00857878 -0.00452355        249
    CJ98X050  S1998 12 09.28756 17 07 57.4  -24 12 59                        249
    CJ98X050  s1998 12 09.28756 2 -0.00504467 -0.00857929 -0.00452347        249
    CJ98X060  S1998 12 09.70423 17 09 29.2  -24 42 48                        249
    CJ98X060  s1998 12 09.70423 2 -0.00501923 -0.00859204 -0.00452147        249
    CJ98X060  S1998 12 09.72923 17 09 36.5  -24 37 43                        249
    CJ98X060  s1998 12 09.72923 2 -0.00501768 -0.00859281 -0.00452135        249
    CJ98X060  S1998 12 09.74591 17 09 46.6  -24 33 37                        249
    CJ98X060  s1998 12 09.74591 2 -0.00501664 -0.00859332 -0.00452127        249
    CJ98X060  S1998 12 09.77090 17 09 54.7  -24 28 10                        249
    CJ98X060  s1998 12 09.77090 2 -0.00501509 -0.00859409 -0.00452115        249
    CJ98X060  S1998 12 09.78757 17 10 02.5  -24 23 52                        249
    CJ98X060  s1998 12 09.78757 2 -0.00501405 -0.00859461 -0.00452107        249
    CJ98X060  S1998 12 09.81387 17 10 12.3  -24 17 26                        249
    CJ98X060  s1998 12 09.81387 2 -0.00501241 -0.00859542 -0.00452094        249
    CJ98X060  S1998 12 09.82924 17 10 17.1  -24 13 51                        249
    CJ98X060  s1998 12 09.82924 2 -0.00501145 -0.00859589 -0.00452086        249
    CJ98X060  S1998 12 09.85423 17 10 27.6  -24 07 21                        249
    CJ98X060  s1998 12 09.85423 2 -0.00500989 -0.00859667 -0.00452074        249
    CJ98X070  S1998 12 09.89593 17 10 39.1  -24 43 52                        249
    CJ98X070  s1998 12 09.89593 2 -0.00500727 -0.00859796 -0.00452053        249
    CJ98X070  S1998 12 09.91256 17 10 45.2  -24 40 50                        249
    CJ98X070  s1998 12 09.91256 2 -0.00500623 -0.00859847 -0.00452045        249
    CJ98X070  S1998 12 09.93756 17 10 53.1  -24 34 41                        249
    CJ98X070  s1998 12 09.93756 2 -0.00500465 -0.00859924 -0.00452032        249
    CJ98X070  S1998 12 09.97924 17 11 09.3  -24 25 36                        249
    CJ98X070  s1998 12 09.97924 2 -0.00500203 -0.00860054 -0.00452012        249
    CJ98X070  S1998 12 09.99590 17 11 15.4  -24 21 04                        249
    CJ98X070  s1998 12 09.99590 2 -0.00500097 -0.00860106 -0.00452003        249
    CJ98X070  S1998 12 10.02090 17 11 21.6  -24 14 28                        249
    CJ98X070  s1998 12 10.02090 2 -0.00499939 -0.00860183 -0.00451991        249
    CJ98X070  S1998 12 10.03757 17 11 28.0  -24 10 36                        249
    CJ98X070  s1998 12 10.03757 2 -0.00499834 -0.00860235 -0.00451982        249
    CJ98X080  S1998 12 11.89594 17 19 34.3  -24 55 25                        249
    CJ98X080  s1998 12 11.89594 2 -0.00487274 -0.00866099 -0.00450964        249
    CJ98X080  S1998 12 11.91257 17 19 39.6  -24 51 09                        249
    CJ98X080  s1998 12 11.91257 2 -0.00487155 -0.00866152 -0.00450954        249
    CJ98X080  S1998 12 11.93756 17 19 49.3  -24 46 11                        249
    CJ98X080  s1998 12 11.93756 2 -0.00486975 -0.00866232 -0.00450939        249
    CJ98X080  S1998 12 11.99590 17 20 07.9  -24 33 03                        249
    CJ98X080  s1998 12 11.99590 2 -0.00486553 -0.00866418 -0.00450904        249
    CJ98X080  S1998 12 12.02090 17 20 16.9  -24 26 55                        249
    CJ98X080  s1998 12 12.02090 2 -0.00486373 -0.00866497 -0.00450889        249
    CJ98X080  S1998 12 12.03756 17 20 21.5  -24 23 03                        249
    CJ98X080  s1998 12 12.03756 2 -0.00486252 -0.00866550 -0.00450878        249
    CJ98X080  S1998 12 12.06386 17 20 29.0  -24 16 44                        249
    CJ98X080  s1998 12 12.06386 2 -0.00486061 -0.00866634 -0.00450862        249
    CJ98X080  S1998 12 12.07923 17 20 32.6  -24 12 53                        249
    CJ98X080  s1998 12 12.07923 2 -0.00485950 -0.00866683 -0.00450853        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comets reported by X. Leprette and
    M. Oates, measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CJ97Y020   1997 Dec.  21.72   0.0054   1.0      88.36     9.52   143.32     M
CJ97Y030   1997 Dec.  23.21   0.0066   1.0      67.17   348.04   146.84     M
CJ98X040   1998 Dec.   8.26   0.0057   1.0      83.14     8.47   142.65     M
CJ98X050   1998 Dec.   9.58   0.0057   1.0      76.64   356.25   144.99     M
CJ98X060   1998 Dec.  10.10   0.0060   1.0      70.54   351.42   145.03     M
CJ98X070   1998 Dec.  10.31   0.0058   1.0      79.14   359.36   143.98     M
CJ98X080   1998 Dec.  12.35   0.0055   1.0      89.85    13.18   142.86     M

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-X14

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