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MPEC 2000-C54: COMET C/2000 C6 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2000-C54                                Issued 2000 Feb. 12, 22:46 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.

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             BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
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                            COMET C/2000 C6 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK00C060  S2000 02 09.22090 22 00 18.5  -17 12 43                        249
    CK00C060  s2000 02 09.22090 2 +0.00663962 -0.00485428 -0.00132739        249
    CK00C060  S2000 02 09.23757 22 00 05.0  -17 10 15                        249
    CK00C060  s2000 02 09.23757 2 +0.00664293 -0.00485042 -0.00132579        249
    CK00C060  S2000 02 09.26256 21 59 52.9  -17 08 35                        249
    CK00C060  s2000 02 09.26256 2 +0.00664788 -0.00484464 -0.00132340        249
    CK00C060  S2000 02 09.36257 21 58 48.5  -16 58 20                        249
    CK00C060  s2000 02 09.36257 2 +0.00666765 -0.00482149 -0.00131383        249
    CK00C060  S2000 02 09.38756 21 58 30.5  -16 54 59                        249
    CK00C060  s2000 02 09.38756 2 +0.00667258 -0.00481570 -0.00131143        249
    CK00C060  S2000 02 09.40423 21 58 22.3  -16 53 15                        249
    CK00C060  s2000 02 09.40423 2 +0.00667586 -0.00481184 -0.00130983        249
    CK00C060  S2000 02 09.43067 21 58 05.6  -16 51 10                        249
    CK00C060  s2000 02 09.43067 2 +0.00668106 -0.00480570 -0.00130730        249
    CK00C060  S2000 02 09.44590 21 57 54.8  -16 49 07                        249
    CK00C060  s2000 02 09.44590 2 +0.00668406 -0.00480217 -0.00130584        249
    CK00C060  S2000 02 09.61256 21 56 01.3  -16 31 24                        249
    CK00C060  s2000 02 09.61256 2 +0.00671670 -0.00476343 -0.00128986        249
    CK00C060  S2000 02 09.63756 21 55 41.9  -16 28 48                        249
    CK00C060  s2000 02 09.63756 2 +0.00672158 -0.00475761 -0.00128747        249
    CK00C060  S2000 02 09.65424 21 55 30.7  -16 26 56                        249
    CK00C060  s2000 02 09.65424 2 +0.00672483 -0.00475373 -0.00128587        249
    CK00C060  S2000 02 09.67924 21 55 12.0  -16 24 13                        249
    CK00C060  s2000 02 09.67924 2 +0.00672970 -0.00474790 -0.00128347        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3.  Comet detection by T. Lovejoy,
    measurements by D. A. Biesecker, reduction by G. V. Williams.

Orbital elements:
    C/2000 C6 (SOHO)
T 2000 Feb. 10.71 TT                                    Marsden
q   0.0051               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   88.46        +0.16954        -0.98007
                   Node    10.17        -0.96012        -0.18795
e   1.0            Incl.  144.12        +0.22231        -0.06428
From 12 observations 2000 Feb. 9.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-C54

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