MPEC 1998-B22: COMET C/1997 S2
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M.P.E.C. 1998-B22 Issued 1998 Jan. 27, 18:02 UT
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COMET C/1997 S2
Observations:
CJ97S020 S1997 09 25.44183 11 44 51.4 -02 14 59 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 25.44183 2 -0.00851569 -0.00357586 -0.00109949 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 25.48147 11 45 40.7 -02 13 32 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 25.48147 2 -0.00851406 -0.00358460 -0.00110432 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 25.48976 11 45 51.9 -02 12 33 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 25.48976 2 -0.00851372 -0.00358643 -0.00110533 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 25.52656 11 46 41.1 -02 11 37 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 25.52656 2 -0.00851220 -0.00359454 -0.00110981 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 25.57517 11 47 46.1 -02 09 35 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 25.57517 2 -0.00851017 -0.00360524 -0.00111572 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 25.67725 11 50 01.7 -02 06 23 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 25.67725 2 -0.00850589 -0.00362769 -0.00112813 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 25.70169 11 50 34.7 -02 04 48 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 25.70169 2 -0.00850486 -0.00363306 -0.00113110 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 25.71962 11 51 05.7 -02 04 38 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 25.71962 2 -0.00850410 -0.00363700 -0.00113327 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 25.74612 11 51 39.2 -02 03 07 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 25.74612 2 -0.00850297 -0.00364282 -0.00113649 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 25.76547 11 52 06.5 -02 02 12 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 25.76547 2 -0.00850214 -0.00364707 -0.00113884 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 25.78142 11 52 28.5 -02 01 56 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 25.78142 2 -0.00850146 -0.00365056 -0.00114078 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 25.86862 11 54 33.0 -01 57 41 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 25.86862 2 -0.00849772 -0.00366968 -0.00115136 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 25.90889 11 55 37.5 -01 56 06 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 25.90889 2 -0.00849597 -0.00367850 -0.00115624 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 25.94161 11 56 27.7 -01 53 32 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 25.94161 2 -0.00849455 -0.00368566 -0.00116021 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 25.96684 11 57 05.1 -01 52 56 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 25.96684 2 -0.00849345 -0.00369118 -0.00116327 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 25.98211 11 57 31.5 -01 51 54 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 25.98211 2 -0.00849278 -0.00369452 -0.00116512 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 26.01613 11 58 23.8 -01 50 39 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 26.01613 2 -0.00849129 -0.00370196 -0.00116924 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 26.03698 11 58 56.4 -01 49 25 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 26.03698 2 -0.00849038 -0.00370651 -0.00117177 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 26.06545 11 59 44.7 -01 47 49 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 26.06545 2 -0.00848912 -0.00371273 -0.00117522 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 26.11542 12 01 10.5 -01 44 22 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 26.11542 2 -0.00848691 -0.00372364 -0.00118127 249
CJ97S020 S1997 09 26.14462 12 01 58.9 -01 42 43 249
CJ97S020 s1997 09 26.14462 2 -0.00848561 -0.00373001 -0.00118480 249
Observer details:
249 SOHO. SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3. Comet detection by D. A. Biesecker.
Solar separations and position angles measured by D. A. Biesecker and
C. St. Cyr, reduction to sohocentric J2000.0 R.A. and Decl. by
G. V. Williams.
Orbital elements:
C/1997 S2 (SOHO)
T 1997 Sept. 26.43 TT Marsden
q 0.0049 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 78.62 +0.18659 -0.98241
Node 359.22 -0.95966 -0.18052
e 1.0 Incl. 144.11 +0.21032 +0.04785
From 21 observations 1997 Sept. 25-26.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 1998 MPC M.P.E.C. 1998-B22
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