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MPEC 2000-M32: COMET C/1998 K15 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2000-M32                                Issued 2000 June 29, 22:39 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 K15 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ98K150  S1998 05 28.58402 04 19 39.3  +19 46 15                        249
    CJ98K150  s1998 05 28.58402 2 +0.00498976 +0.00966845 +0.00319998        249
    CJ98K150  S1998 05 28.60215 04 19 37.3  +19 49 13                        249
    CJ98K150  s1998 05 28.60215 2 +0.00498898 +0.00966870 +0.00320016        249
    CJ98K150  S1998 05 28.62414 04 19 35.0  +19 52 55                        249
    CJ98K150  s1998 05 28.62414 2 +0.00498803 +0.00966900 +0.00320038        249
    CJ98K150  S1998 05 28.64381 04 19 33.1  +19 56 22                        249
    CJ98K150  s1998 05 28.64381 2 +0.00498718 +0.00966928 +0.00320058        249
    CJ98K150  S1998 05 28.66537 04 19 31.2  +20 00 06                        249
    CJ98K150  s1998 05 28.66537 2 +0.00498625 +0.00966957 +0.00320079        249
    CJ98K150  S1998 05 28.72786 04 19 25.6  +20 11 38                        249
    CJ98K150  s1998 05 28.72786 2 +0.00498355 +0.00967042 +0.00320141        249
    CJ98K150  S1998 05 28.75185 04 19 23.7  +20 16 15                        249
    CJ98K150  s1998 05 28.75185 2 +0.00498251 +0.00967075 +0.00320165        249
    CJ98K150  S1998 05 28.76881 04 19 22.4  +20 19 33                        249
    CJ98K150  s1998 05 28.76881 2 +0.00498178 +0.00967098 +0.00320182        249
    CJ98K150  S1998 05 28.79082 04 19 21.2  +20 23 54                        249
    CJ98K150  s1998 05 28.79082 2 +0.00498083 +0.00967128 +0.00320204        249
    CJ98K150  S1998 05 28.81336 04 19 20.0  +20 28 31                        249
    CJ98K150  s1998 05 28.81336 2 +0.00497986 +0.00967158 +0.00320227        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 K15 (SOHO)
T 1998 May 29.11 TT                                     Marsden
q   0.0078               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   85.71        +0.17814        -0.98106
                   Node     7.41        -0.95772        -0.19062
e   1.0            Incl.  143.85        +0.22590        -0.03450
From 10 observations 1998 May 28.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-M32

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