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MPEC 1999-J29: COMET C/1999 J1 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 1999-J29                                Issued 1999 May 10, 21:18 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 J1 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ99J010  S1999 05 07.80424 03 04 50.3  +14 55 56                        249
    CJ99J010  s1999 05 07.80424 2 +0.00684449 +0.00851457 +0.00272223        249
    CJ99J010  S1999 05 07.86257 03 04 20.0  +15 04 10                        249
    CJ99J010  s1999 05 07.86257 2 +0.00684301 +0.00851655 +0.00272265        249
    CJ99J010  S1999 05 07.90423 03 03 57.5  +15 09 58                        249
    CJ99J010  s1999 05 07.90423 2 +0.00684196 +0.00851797 +0.00272296        249
    CJ99J010  S1999 05 07.92924 03 03 44.5  +15 13 33                        249
    CJ99J010  s1999 05 07.92924 2 +0.00684133 +0.00851882 +0.00272314        249
    CJ99J010  S1999 05 07.97099 03 03 18.6  +15 18 46                        249
    CJ99J010  s1999 05 07.97099 2 +0.00684027 +0.00852024 +0.00272345        249
    CJ99J010  S1999 05 07.98756 03 03 08.9  +15 21 05                        249
    CJ99J010  s1999 05 07.98756 2 +0.00683985 +0.00852080 +0.00272357        249
    CJ99J010  S1999 05 08.02924 03 02 47.9  +15 28 19                        249
    CJ99J010  s1999 05 08.02924 2 +0.00683880 +0.00852222 +0.00272387        249
    CJ99J010  S1999 05 08.07645 03 02 22.0  +15 35 05                        249
    CJ99J010  s1999 05 08.07645 2 +0.00683760 +0.00852383 +0.00272422        249
    CJ99J010  S1999 05 08.10145 03 02 04.6  +15 38 47                        249
    CJ99J010  s1999 05 08.10145 2 +0.00683697 +0.00852468 +0.00272441        249
    CJ99J010  S1999 05 08.14321 03 01 39.3  +15 45 34                        249
    CJ99J010  s1999 05 08.14321 2 +0.00683590 +0.00852610 +0.00272472        249
    CJ99J010  S1999 05 08.18482 03 01 10.6  +15 52 59                        249
    CJ99J010  s1999 05 08.18482 2 +0.00683485 +0.00852751 +0.00272503        249
    CJ99J010  S1999 05 08.22646 03 00 43.2  +16 00 19                        249
    CJ99J010  s1999 05 08.22646 2 +0.00683379 +0.00852893 +0.00272535        249
    CJ99J010  S1999 05 08.24312 03 00 30.6  +16 04 16                        249
    CJ99J010  s1999 05 08.24312 2 +0.00683336 +0.00852950 +0.00272547        249

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

Orbital elements:
    C/1999 J1 (SOHO)
T 1999 May 8.50 TT                                      Marsden
q   0.0062               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   83.51        +0.21787        -0.97259
                   Node     7.70        -0.94407        -0.23113
e   1.0            Incl.  142.66        +0.24750        -0.02548
From 13 observations 1999 May 7-8.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 1999 MPC           M.P.E.C. 1999-J29

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