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MPEC 1997-S07: COMET C/1997 R3 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 1997-S07                                Issued 1997 Sept. 22, 21:05 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

                            COMET C/1997 R3 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 15.99808 11 10 04.3  +01 35 51                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 15.99808 2 -0.00869577 -0.00135878 -0.00007954        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.03628 11 10 50.2  +01 36 52                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.03628 2 -0.00869584 -0.00136743 -0.00007513        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.06545 11 11 24.1  +01 38 11                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.06545 2 -0.00869588 -0.00137435 -0.00007159        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.10087 11 12 12.2  +01 39 03                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.10087 2 -0.00869595 -0.00138472 -0.00006630        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.12516 11 12 42.5  +01 39 46                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.12516 2 -0.00869598 -0.00138990 -0.00006365        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.14809 11 13 10.4  +01 40 23                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.14809 2 -0.00869601 -0.00139508 -0.00006100        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.18475 11 14 00.5  +01 41 55                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.18475 2 -0.00869606 -0.00140543 -0.00005571        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.22869 11 14 56.8  +01 43 08                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.22869 2 -0.00869610 -0.00141579 -0.00005042        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.27795 11 16 01.2  +01 45 01                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.27795 2 -0.00869614 -0.00142785 -0.00004424        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.32378 11 17 06.2  +01 46 53                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.32378 2 -0.00869617 -0.00143991 -0.00003807        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.40642 11 19 02.0  +01 49 21                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.40642 2 -0.00869619 -0.00146057 -0.00002749        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.44184 11 19 54.4  +01 50 33                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.44184 2 -0.00869619 -0.00146917 -0.00002308        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.47725 11 20 46.4  +01 52 10                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.47725 2 -0.00869618 -0.00147776 -0.00001868        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.48976 11 21 04.3  +01 52 55                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.48976 2 -0.00869618 -0.00148120 -0.00001691        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.52866 11 22 01.2  +01 55 02                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.52866 2 -0.00869617 -0.00148979 -0.00001251        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.57517 11 23 18.3  +01 56 25                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.57517 2 -0.00869614 -0.00150180 -0.00000634        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.61222 11 24 15.9  +01 58 26                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.61222 2 -0.00869611 -0.00151038 -0.00000193        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.66197 11 25 36.3  +02 01 46                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.66197 2 -0.00869607 -0.00152239 -0.00000423        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.68766 11 26 20.9  +02 01 48                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.68766 2 -0.00869604 -0.00152924 -0.00000776        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.71406 11 27 03.1  +02 03 28                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.71406 2 -0.00869600 -0.00153609 -0.00001128        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.71757 11 27 11.5  +02 03 32                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.71757 2 -0.00869600 -0.00153609 -0.00001128        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.77922 11 28 55.2  +02 04 36                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.77922 2 -0.00869591 -0.00155150 -0.00001920        249
    CJ97R030  S1997 09 16.80244 11 29 41.1  +02 06 03                        249
    CJ97R030  s1997 09 16.80244 2 -0.00869587 -0.00155835 -0.00002272        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detection by S.
    Stezelberger.  Solar separations and position angles measured by
    C. St. Cyr and D. A. Biesecker, reduction to sohocentric J2000.0
    R.A. and Decl. by G. V. Williams.

Orbital elements:
    C/1997 R3 (SOHO)
T 1997 Sept. 17.05 TT                                   Marsden
q   0.0057               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   86.25        +0.10488        -0.99408
                   Node     2.79        -0.97221        -0.10846
e   1.0            Incl.  144.55        +0.20931        -0.00569
From 23 observations 1997 Sept. 15-16.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1997 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1997-S07

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