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MPEC 2000-F34: COMET C/2000 B5 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2000-F34                                Issued 2000 Mar. 24, 23:47 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

             BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                            COMET C/2000 B5 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK00B050  S2000 01 17.86258 20 17 20.6  -23 30 01                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 17.86258 2 +0.00117476 -0.00826767 -0.00306381        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 17.92924 20 16 49.4  -23 19 52                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 17.92924 2 +0.00119129 -0.00826250 -0.00305991        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 17.97098 20 16 30.3  -23 13 10                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 17.97098 2 +0.00120165 -0.00825926 -0.00305746        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 17.98789 20 16 21.7  -23 10 36                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 17.98789 2 +0.00120585 -0.00825794 -0.00305647        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.01256 20 16 09.2  -23 06 31                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.01256 2 +0.00121197 -0.00825601 -0.00305502        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.02923 20 16 02.5  -23 04 02                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.02923 2 +0.00121610 -0.00825471 -0.00305404        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.07092 20 15 40.7  -22 56 54                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.07092 2 +0.00122645 -0.00825145 -0.00305159        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.09590 20 15 27.9  -22 52 43                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.09590 2 +0.00123265 -0.00824949 -0.00305012        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.11258 20 15 19.2  -22 49 53                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.11258 2 +0.00123679 -0.00824818 -0.00304914        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.13787 20 15 06.4  -22 46 00                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.13787 2 +0.00124307 -0.00824619 -0.00304765        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.18358 20 14 41.0  -22 38 33                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.18358 2 +0.00125442 -0.00824259 -0.00304496        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.19872 20 14 32.4  -22 35 52                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.19872 2 +0.00125818 -0.00824139 -0.00304406        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.23757 20 14 09.8  -22 29 35                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.23757 2 +0.00126783 -0.00823832 -0.00304177        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.26257 20 13 54.9  -22 25 09                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.26257 2 +0.00127404 -0.00823634 -0.00304029        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.27923 20 13 43.9  -22 22 36                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.27923 2 +0.00127818 -0.00823501 -0.00303931        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.32090 20 13 18.6  -22 14 57                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.32090 2 +0.00128853 -0.00823170 -0.00303684        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.34591 20 13 02.0  -22 10 32                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.34591 2 +0.00129475 -0.00822971 -0.00303536        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.36256 20 12 51.9  -22 07 55                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.36256 2 +0.00129889 -0.00822838 -0.00303437        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.38757 20 12 33.1  -22 03 14                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.38757 2 +0.00130510 -0.00822638 -0.00303289        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.40423 20 12 22.3  -22 00 17                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.40423 2 +0.00130925 -0.00822505 -0.00303190        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.42923 20 12 05.9  -21 55 37                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.42923 2 +0.00131546 -0.00822304 -0.00303042        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.44592 20 11 52.6  -21 52 24                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.44592 2 +0.00131961 -0.00822171 -0.00302943        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.47090 20 11 32.6  -21 47 47                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.47090 2 +0.00132582 -0.00821970 -0.00302795        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.48756 20 11 20.1  -21 44 45                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.48756 2 +0.00132997 -0.00821836 -0.00302696        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.51257 20 10 59.9  -21 40 19                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.51257 2 +0.00133619 -0.00821635 -0.00302547        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.52923 20 10 46.3  -21 36 34                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.52923 2 +0.00134033 -0.00821500 -0.00302448        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.57090 20 10 09.9  -21 28 33                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.57090 2 +0.00135070 -0.00821164 -0.00302200        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.59590 20 09 46.8  -21 23 38                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.59590 2 +0.00135692 -0.00820961 -0.00302051        249
    CK00B050  S2000 01 18.61256 20 09 32.1  -21 20 16                        249
    CK00B050  s2000 01 18.61256 2 +0.00136107 -0.00820826 -0.00301952        249

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

Orbital elements:
    C/2000 B5 (SOHO)
T 2000 Jan. 18.87 TT                                    Marsden
q   0.0054               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   82.17        +0.17614        -0.98393
                   Node     2.86        -0.96059        -0.17828
e   1.0            Incl.  144.21        +0.21505        +0.00957
From 29 observations 2000 Jan. 17-18.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-F34

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