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MPEC 1999-E18: COMET C/1999 C1 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 1999-E18                                Issued 1999 Mar.  9, 16:35 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  ISSN 1523-6714

                            COMET C/1999 C1 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.45898 21 49 09.9  -17 59 15                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.45898 2 +0.00509573 -0.00639025 -0.00204239        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.48841 21 48 52.4  -17 55 33                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.48841 2 +0.00510234 -0.00638489 -0.00203969        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.51339 21 48 36.9  -17 53 09                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.51339 2 +0.00510795 -0.00638033 -0.00203739        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.53064 21 48 28.4  -17 51 11                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.53064 2 +0.00511183 -0.00637718 -0.00203580        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.57177 21 48 01.3  -17 46 38                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.57177 2 +0.00512106 -0.00636966 -0.00203202        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.59674 21 47 44.8  -17 44 15                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.59674 2 +0.00512666 -0.00636509 -0.00202972        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.61396 21 47 34.3  -17 42 17                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.61396 2 +0.00513053 -0.00636194 -0.00202813        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.63839 21 47 18.5  -17 39 25                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.63839 2 +0.00513601 -0.00635746 -0.00202588        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.65563 21 47 08.3  -17 37 42                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.65563 2 +0.00513987 -0.00635429 -0.00202429        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.68007 21 46 51.1  -17 34 52                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.68007 2 +0.00514535 -0.00634981 -0.00202203        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.69732 21 46 39.7  -17 33 02                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.69732 2 +0.00514922 -0.00634663 -0.00202044        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.72754 21 46 19.1  -17 29 50                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.72754 2 +0.00515599 -0.00634107 -0.00201765        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.74476 21 46 07.8  -17 27 46                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.74476 2 +0.00515985 -0.00633790 -0.00201606        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.76796 21 45 51.5  -17 25 16                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.76796 2 +0.00516505 -0.00633362 -0.00201391        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.78514 21 45 39.6  -17 23 20                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.78514 2 +0.00516889 -0.00633046 -0.00201232        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.82408 21 45 12.1  -17 18 59                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.82408 2 +0.00517761 -0.00632326 -0.00200872        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.85000 21 44 54.3  -17 16 01                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.85000 2 +0.00518341 -0.00631847 -0.00200632        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.86721 21 44 42.3  -17 14 04                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.86721 2 +0.00518726 -0.00631529 -0.00200473        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.89104 21 44 25.0  -17 11 22                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.89104 2 +0.00519259 -0.00631087 -0.00200252        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.90830 21 44 12.4  -17 09 22                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.90830 2 +0.00519646 -0.00630767 -0.00200092        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.97181 21 43 25.5  -17 02 02                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.97181 2 +0.00521065 -0.00629588 -0.00199503        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 06.98904 21 43 12.3  -17 00 03                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 06.98904 2 +0.00521450 -0.00629267 -0.00199343        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.01340 21 42 53.8  -16 57 16                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.01340 2 +0.00521994 -0.00628814 -0.00199117        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.03064 21 42 40.7  -16 55 12                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.03064 2 +0.00522380 -0.00628493 -0.00198957        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.07177 21 42 07.4  -16 50 19                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.07177 2 +0.00523298 -0.00627726 -0.00198575        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.09672 21 41 48.4  -16 47 22                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.09672 2 +0.00523855 -0.00627260 -0.00198343        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.11433 21 41 34.6  -16 45 19                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.11433 2 +0.00524248 -0.00626930 -0.00198179        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.13839 21 41 14.3  -16 42 28                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.13839 2 +0.00524785 -0.00626480 -0.00197955        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.15572 21 40 59.9  -16 40 21                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.15572 2 +0.00525171 -0.00626156 -0.00197793        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.18007 21 40 39.7  -16 37 26                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.18007 2 +0.00525714 -0.00625700 -0.00197567        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.22181 21 40 04.1  -16 32 19                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.22181 2 +0.00526644 -0.00624916 -0.00197178        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.23909 21 39 48.9  -16 30 11                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.23909 2 +0.00527029 -0.00624592 -0.00197017        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.26340 21 39 27.2  -16 27 15                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.26340 2 +0.00527571 -0.00624135 -0.00196790        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.28064 21 39 11.6  -16 25 04                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.28064 2 +0.00527955 -0.00623810 -0.00196629        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.32180 21 38 33.1  -16 19 53                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.32180 2 +0.00528871 -0.00623035 -0.00196244        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.34674 21 38 09.4  -16 16 43                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.34674 2 +0.00529426 -0.00622565 -0.00196011        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.36400 21 37 52.4  -16 14 30                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.36400 2 +0.00529810 -0.00622239 -0.00195850        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.38840 21 37 28.7  -16 11 21                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.38840 2 +0.00530353 -0.00621778 -0.00195622        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.40566 21 37 11.1  -16 09 05                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.40566 2 +0.00530737 -0.00621451 -0.00195460        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.43161 21 36 44.2  -16 05 38                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.43161 2 +0.00531314 -0.00620960 -0.00195218        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.44886 21 36 25.3  -16 03 19                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.44886 2 +0.00531697 -0.00620634 -0.00195056        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.47207 21 36 01.1  -16 00 20                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.47207 2 +0.00532213 -0.00620194 -0.00194839        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.48929 21 35 41.1  -15 58 05                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.48929 2 +0.00532595 -0.00619867 -0.00194677        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.51339 21 35 13.9  -15 54 27                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.51339 2 +0.00533131 -0.00619409 -0.00194452        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.53063 21 34 54.1  -15 52 21                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.53063 2 +0.00533513 -0.00619082 -0.00194290        249
    CJ99C010  S1999 02 07.57180 21 34 03.4  -15 46 22                        249
    CJ99C010  s1999 02 07.57180 2 +0.00534427 -0.00618299 -0.00193904        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detection by
    D. Lewis.  Astrometric measurements by D. A. Biesecker and S. Gregory,
    reduction by G. V. Williams.

Orbital elements:
    C/1999 C1 (SOHO)
T 1999 Feb. 7.87 TT                                     Marsden
q   0.0062               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   81.72        +0.19489        -0.98015
                   Node     3.63        -0.95899        -0.19823
e   1.0            Incl.  144.81        +0.20578        +0.00448
From 46 observations 1999 Feb. 6-7.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-E18

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