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MPEC 2000-Q42: COMET C/2000 Q1 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2000-Q42                                Issued 2000 Aug. 31, 19:52 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 Q1 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.47322 10 48 06.2  +08 38 09                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.47322 2 -0.00940496 +0.00029047 +0.00055950        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.48831 10 48 02.0  +08 41 44                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.48831 2 -0.00940608 +0.00028722 +0.00055769        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.51258 10 47 57.1  +08 47 14                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.51258 2 -0.00940787 +0.00028200 +0.00055479        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.52924 10 47 51.0  +08 51 58                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.52924 2 -0.00940910 +0.00027842 +0.00055280        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.57090 10 47 37.2  +09 01 07                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.57090 2 -0.00941216 +0.00026946 +0.00054782        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.59590 10 47 29.0  +09 07 30                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.59590 2 -0.00941400 +0.00026408 +0.00054483        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.61257 10 47 22.0  +09 11 24                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.61257 2 -0.00941521 +0.00026050 +0.00054284        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.63757 10 47 14.2  +09 17 23                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.63757 2 -0.00941704 +0.00025513 +0.00053985        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.65425 10 47 08.0  +09 21 09                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.65425 2 -0.00941825 +0.00025154 +0.00053786        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.68018 10 46 55.8  +09 27 53                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.68018 2 -0.00942013 +0.00024599 +0.00053477        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.69590 10 46 52.1  +09 31 14                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.69590 2 -0.00942128 +0.00024259 +0.00053288        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.72090 10 46 40.7  +09 37 24                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.72090 2 -0.00942309 +0.00023722 +0.00052989        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.73787 10 46 33.8  +09 41 27                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.73787 2 -0.00942431 +0.00023358 +0.00052786        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.76470 10 46 22.7  +09 47 41                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.76470 2 -0.00942624 +0.00022782 +0.00052466        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.84590 10 45 40.5  +10 07 25                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.84590 2 -0.00943206 +0.00021039 +0.00051495        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.86256 10 45 31.8  +10 11 15                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.86256 2 -0.00943325 +0.00020681 +0.00051296        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.88781 10 45 17.9  +10 17 30                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.88781 2 -0.00943504 +0.00020140 +0.00050994        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.90423 10 45 07.8  +10 21 09                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.90423 2 -0.00943621 +0.00019788 +0.00050798        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.93057 10 44 53.6  +10 27 19                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.93057 2 -0.00943807 +0.00019223 +0.00050483        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.97100 10 44 29.0  +10 36 33                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.97100 2 -0.00944093 +0.00018356 +0.00050000        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 28.98756 10 44 16.9  +10 40 21                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 28.98756 2 -0.00944209 +0.00018001 +0.00049802        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.01257 10 44 01.1  +10 45 58                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.01257 2 -0.00944384 +0.00017465 +0.00049503        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.02923 10 43 49.7  +10 49 24                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.02923 2 -0.00944501 +0.00017108 +0.00049304        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.07090 10 43 21.4  +10 59 00                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.07090 2 -0.00944792 +0.00016216 +0.00048807        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.09591 10 43 02.7  +11 04 31                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.09591 2 -0.00944966 +0.00015680 +0.00048508        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.11257 10 42 50.3  +11 08 01                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.11257 2 -0.00945082 +0.00015324 +0.00048309        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.13756 10 42 30.3  +11 13 04                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.13756 2 -0.00945255 +0.00014789 +0.00048010        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.15423 10 42 17.3  +11 16 35                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.15423 2 -0.00945370 +0.00014432 +0.00047811        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.17943 10 41 57.0  +11 21 26                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.17943 2 -0.00945543 +0.00013895 +0.00047511        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.19590 10 41 43.2  +11 24 47                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.19590 2 -0.00945657 +0.00013541 +0.00047313        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.22090 10 41 21.1  +11 30 06                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.22090 2 -0.00945828 +0.00013006 +0.00047014        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.23757 10 41 06.7  +11 33 08                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.23757 2 -0.00945942 +0.00012650 +0.00046815        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.26257 10 40 45.2  +11 37 51                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.26257 2 -0.00946113 +0.00012115 +0.00046517        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.27923 10 40 29.4  +11 40 51                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.27923 2 -0.00946227 +0.00011759 +0.00046318        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.32090 10 39 50.3  +11 48 06                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.32090 2 -0.00946510 +0.00010868 +0.00045820        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.36256 10 39 10.8  +11 54 41                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.36256 2 -0.00946791 +0.00009978 +0.00045322        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.38756 10 38 43.6  +11 59 00                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.38756 2 -0.00946960 +0.00009445 +0.00045024        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.40425 10 38 27.6  +12 01 29                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.40425 2 -0.00947072 +0.00009088 +0.00044824        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.42487 10 38 08.4  +12 04 49                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.42487 2 -0.00947210 +0.00008650 +0.00044579        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.44727 10 37 42.9  +12 07 34                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.44727 2 -0.00947360 +0.00008170 +0.00044311        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.47090 10 37 19.3  +12 10 30                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.47090 2 -0.00947518 +0.00007666 +0.00044028        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.48756 10 37 01.5  +12 13 07                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.48756 2 -0.00947629 +0.00007310 +0.00043829        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.51257 10 36 35.2  +12 16 09                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.51257 2 -0.00947795 +0.00006777 +0.00043531        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.52923 10 36 18.2  +12 17 48                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.52923 2 -0.00947905 +0.00006422 +0.00043332        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.57090 10 35 32.3  +12 22 16                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.57090 2 -0.00948180 +0.00005534 +0.00042835        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.59590 10 35 04.3  +12 25 02                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.59590 2 -0.00948345 +0.00005001 +0.00042536        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.61256 10 34 47.1  +12 26 07                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.61256 2 -0.00948454 +0.00004646 +0.00042337        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.63757 10 34 18.5  +12 28 23                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.63757 2 -0.00948618 +0.00004113 +0.00042039        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.65425 10 33 59.9  +12 29 02                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.65425 2 -0.00948727 +0.00003758 +0.00041840        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.67923 10 33 33.2  +12 31 23                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.67923 2 -0.00948889 +0.00003228 +0.00041542        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.69590 10 33 13.6  +12 32 16                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.69590 2 -0.00948998 +0.00002871 +0.00041342        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.72090 10 32 46.5  +12 34 08                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.72090 2 -0.00949160 +0.00002339 +0.00041044        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.73758 10 32 29.6  +12 35 06                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.73758 2 -0.00949268 +0.00001984 +0.00040845        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.77923 10 31 41.7  +12 36 57                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.77923 2 -0.00949537 +0.00001098 +0.00040348        249
    CK00Q010  S2000 08 29.84590 10 30 26.8  +12 38 49                        249
    CK00Q010  s2000 08 29.84590 2 -0.00949964 -0.00000319 +0.00039553        249

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

Orbital elements:
    C/2000 Q1 (SOHO)
T 2000 Aug. 29.43 TT                                    Marsden
q   0.0568               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   83.66        +0.02159        +0.24388
                   Node   256.11        -0.50407        +0.84016
e   1.0            Incl.   87.14        +0.86339        +0.48441
From 55 observations 2000 Aug. 28-29.

Ephemeris:
    C/2000 Q1 (SOHO)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2000 08 29    10 44.85   +10 38.7    1.001    0.065     3.7    95.7
2000 08 30    10 28.60   +12 34.4    1.017    0.069     3.9    81.8
2000 08 31    10 14.58   +11 25.8    1.032    0.118     6.5    75.6
2000 09 01    10 05.32   +09 38.7    1.045    0.167     9.1    73.2
2000 09 02    09 58.64   +07 47.4    1.056    0.214    11.6    71.5
2000 09 03    09 53.49   +05 58.2    1.067    0.258    13.9    70.1
2000 09 04    09 49.36   +04 12.6    1.077    0.299    16.0    68.8
2000 09 05    09 45.96   +02 30.8    1.088    0.338    18.0    67.5
2000 09 06    09 43.10   +00 52.6    1.098    0.375    19.9    66.4
2000 09 07    09 40.66   -00 42.2    1.108    0.411    21.8    65.3
2000 09 08    09 38.55   -02 13.9    1.118    0.446    23.5    64.3
2000 09 09    09 36.70   -03 42.7    1.127    0.479    25.1    63.3
2000 09 10    09 35.08   -05 08.9    1.137    0.512    26.7    62.3
2000 09 11    09 33.64   -06 32.7    1.147    0.543    28.3    61.4
2000 09 12    09 32.36   -07 54.1    1.157    0.574    29.8    60.5
2000 09 13    09 31.20   -09 13.5    1.166    0.604    31.2    59.6
2000 09 14    09 30.16   -10 30.9    1.176    0.634    32.6    58.8
2000 09 15    09 29.21   -11 46.5    1.185    0.663    34.0    58.0
2000 09 16    09 28.34   -13 00.4    1.195    0.691    35.3    57.2
2000 09 17    09 27.54   -14 12.8    1.205    0.719    36.6    56.4
2000 09 18    09 26.80   -15 23.6    1.214    0.746    37.8    55.7
2000 09 19    09 26.10   -16 33.0    1.224    0.773    39.1    55.0
2000 09 20    09 25.45   -17 41.0    1.233    0.799    40.3    54.3
2000 09 21    09 24.84   -18 47.8    1.243    0.825    41.4    53.6
2000 09 22    09 24.25   -19 53.5    1.252    0.851    42.6    52.9
2000 09 23    09 23.69   -20 58.0    1.262    0.876    43.7    52.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-Q42

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