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MPEC 2000-J32: COMET C/2000 J2 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2000-J32                                Issued 2000 May  9, 17:04 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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                            COMET C/2000 J2 (SOHO)

Observations:
   CK00J020   S2000 05 07.24312 03 01 44.0  +17 22 20                        249
   CK00J020   s2000 05 07.24312 2 +0.00792760 +0.00770419 +0.00234505        249
   CK00J020   S2000 05 07.25423 03 01 54.6  +17 21 33                        249
   CK00J020   s2000 05 07.25423 2 +0.00792722 +0.00770448 +0.00234520        249
   CK00J020   S2000 05 07.26812 03 02 08.2  +17 20 30                        249
   CK00J020   s2000 05 07.26812 2 +0.00792675 +0.00770483 +0.00234540        249
   CK00J020   S2000 05 07.28479 03 02 24.8  +17 19 25                        249
   CK00J020   s2000 05 07.28479 2 +0.00792618 +0.00770526 +0.00234563        249
   CK00J020   S2000 05 07.31029 03 02 47.1  +17 17 47                        249
   CK00J020   s2000 05 07.31029 2 +0.00792531 +0.00770591 +0.00234598        249
   CK00J020   S2000 05 07.32645 03 03 01.5  +17 16 40                        249
   CK00J020   s2000 05 07.32645 2 +0.00792476 +0.00770632 +0.00234620        249
   CK00J020   S2000 05 07.33756 03 03 13.9  +17 16 21                        249
   CK00J020   s2000 05 07.33756 2 +0.00792438 +0.00770660 +0.00234636        249
   CK00J020   S2000 05 07.35146 03 03 23.9  +17 14 16                        249
   CK00J020   s2000 05 07.35146 2 +0.00792391 +0.00770695 +0.00234655        249
   CK00J020   S2000 05 07.36812 03 03 38.5  +17 13 37                        249
   CK00J020   s2000 05 07.36812 2 +0.00792334 +0.00770737 +0.00234678        249
   CK00J020   S2000 05 07.37923 03 03 47.4  +17 12 41                        249
   CK00J020   s2000 05 07.37923 2 +0.00792296 +0.00770766 +0.00234693        249
   CK00J020   S2000 05 07.39312 03 04 00.6  +17 11 06                        249
   CK00J020   s2000 05 07.39312 2 +0.00792249 +0.00770801 +0.00234712        249
   CK00J020   S2000 05 07.40979 03 04 12.3  +17 10 32                        249
   CK00J020   s2000 05 07.40979 2 +0.00792192 +0.00770843 +0.00234736        249
   CK00J020   S2000 05 07.43484 03 04 30.9  +17 07 50                        249
   CK00J020   s2000 05 07.43484 2 +0.00792106 +0.00770906 +0.00234770        249

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

Orbital elements:
    C/2000 J2 (SOHO)
T 2000 May 8.02 TT                                      Marsden
q   0.0335               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  272.21        -0.41181        +0.86284
                   Node    32.19        +0.88543        +0.45492
e   1.0            Incl.  146.61        -0.21547        +0.22035
From 13 observations 2000 May 7.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-J32

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