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MPEC 2002-D41 : COMETS C/1997 H4, 1997 H5 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2002-D41                                Issued 2002 Feb. 27, 00:33 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
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                       COMETS C/1997 H4, 1997 H5 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ97H040  S1997 04 21.06534 02 00 47.2  +12 31 47                        249
    CJ97H040  s1997 04 21.06534 2 +0.00594740 +0.00809975 +0.00325423        249
    CJ97H040  S1997 04 21.10424 02 00 29.7  +12 43 19                        249
    CJ97H040  s1997 04 21.10424 2 +0.00594389 +0.00810400 +0.00325493        249
    CJ97H040  S1997 04 21.14590 02 00 09.3  +12 54 09                        249
    CJ97H040  s1997 04 21.14590 2 +0.00594014 +0.00810854 +0.00325568        249
    CJ97H040  S1997 04 21.16727 01 59 57.2  +13 01 51                        249
    CJ97H040  s1997 04 21.16727 2 +0.00593822 +0.00811087 +0.00325607        249
    CJ97H040  S1997 04 21.18756 01 59 44.0  +13 06 08                        249
    CJ97H040  s1997 04 21.18756 2 +0.00593639 +0.00811308 +0.00325643        249
    CJ97H040  S1997 04 21.23965 01 59 11.3  +13 20 14                        249
    CJ97H040  s1997 04 21.23965 2 +0.00593172 +0.00811874 +0.00325736        249
    CJ97H040  S1997 04 21.34381 01 57 52.6  +13 43 51                        249
    CJ97H040  s1997 04 21.34381 2 +0.00592238 +0.00813003 +0.00325920        249
    CJ97H040  S1997 04 21.37090 01 57 28.0  +13 47 49                        249
    CJ97H040  s1997 04 21.37090 2 +0.00591996 +0.00813296 +0.00325968        249
    CJ97H040  S1997 04 21.40756 01 56 57.7  +13 54 26                        249
    CJ97H040  s1997 04 21.40756 2 +0.00591668 +0.00813692 +0.00326032        249
    CJ97H040  S1997 04 21.44451 01 56 23.9  +13 59 11                        249
    CJ97H040  s1997 04 21.44451 2 +0.00591338 +0.00814091 +0.00326097        249
    CJ97H040  S1997 04 21.47306 01 55 57.6  +14 01 58                        249
    CJ97H040  s1997 04 21.47306 2 +0.00591083 +0.00814398 +0.00326147        249
    CJ97H040  S1997 04 21.50502 01 55 33.5  +14 04 04                        249
    CJ97H040  s1997 04 21.50502 2 +0.00590799 +0.00814742 +0.00326203        249
    CJ97H050  S1997 04 29.02784 02 28 56.7  +15 18 02                        249
    CJ97H050  s1997 04 29.02784 2 +0.00530214 +0.00886547 +0.00336032        249
    CJ97H050  S1997 04 29.06256 02 28 40.1  +15 28 28                        249
    CJ97H050  s1997 04 29.06256 2 +0.00529957 +0.00886845 +0.00336067        249
    CJ97H050  S1997 04 29.09728 02 28 24.1  +15 38 34                        249
    CJ97H050  s1997 04 29.09728 2 +0.00529700 +0.00887143 +0.00336101        249
    CJ97H050  S1997 04 29.12853 02 28 08.4  +15 47 07                        249
    CJ97H050  s1997 04 29.12853 2 +0.00529468 +0.00887411 +0.00336132        249
    CJ97H050  S1997 04 29.16256 02 27 50.4  +15 56 12                        249
    CJ97H050  s1997 04 29.16256 2 +0.00529217 +0.00887702 +0.00336165        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detections by R. Kracht,
    measurements by D. A. Biesecker, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CJ97H040   1997 Apr.  21.36   0.0356   1.0      57.53    72.33    73.13     X
CJ97H050   1997 Apr.  29.27   0.0371   1.0      56.95    69.13    79.18     X

     These comets appear to be the eighth and ninth members of the Meyer group
(cf. IAUC 7832, MPEC 2002-D16).

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2002 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2002-D41

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