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MPEC 2000-M31: COMET C/1998 K14 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2000-M31                                Issued 2000 June 29, 22:31 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
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                            COMET C/1998 K14 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ98K140  S1998 05 26.42441 04 12 42.3  +19 30 43                        249
    CJ98K140  s1998 05 26.42441 2 +0.00508164 +0.00963337 +0.00317874        249
    CJ98K140  S1998 05 26.44115 04 12 38.2  +19 33 46                        249
    CJ98K140  s1998 05 26.44115 2 +0.00508094 +0.00963368 +0.00317890        249
    CJ98K140  S1998 05 26.46525 04 12 32.5  +19 38 24                        249
    CJ98K140  s1998 05 26.46525 2 +0.00507993 +0.00963413 +0.00317914        249
    CJ98K140  S1998 05 26.48548 04 12 28.1  +19 42 14                        249
    CJ98K140  s1998 05 26.48548 2 +0.00507909 +0.00963451 +0.00317933        249
    CJ98K140  S1998 05 26.50877 04 12 22.5  +19 46 53                        249
    CJ98K140  s1998 05 26.50877 2 +0.00507811 +0.00963494 +0.00317956        249
    CJ98K140  S1998 05 26.52556 04 12 18.6  +19 50 08                        249
    CJ98K140  s1998 05 26.52556 2 +0.00507741 +0.00963525 +0.00317972        249
    CJ98K140  S1998 05 26.54737 04 12 13.8  +19 54 35                        249
    CJ98K140  s1998 05 26.54737 2 +0.00507650 +0.00963565 +0.00317994        249
    CJ98K140  S1998 05 26.59320 04 12 01.3  +20 04 47                        249
    CJ98K140  s1998 05 26.59320 2 +0.00507458 +0.00963649 +0.00318038        249
    CJ98K140  S1998 05 26.60995 04 11 59.2  +20 08 30                        249
    CJ98K140  s1998 05 26.60995 2 +0.00507388 +0.00963680 +0.00318055        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comet detection by M. Oates.
    Measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
    C/1998 K14 (SOHO)
T 1998 May 26.83 TT                                     Marsden
q   0.0051               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   79.22        +0.17935        -0.98377
                   Node   359.45        -0.96011        -0.17378
e   1.0            Incl.  143.91        +0.21452        +0.04470
From 9 observations 1998 May 26.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-M31

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