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MPEC 2000-X13: COMETS C/1997 V6, 1997 X3, 1997 X4, 1997 X5, 1997 X6, 1997 Y1, 1998 X3 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2000-X13                                Issued 2000 Dec. 2, 21:12 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,
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 COMETS C/1997 V6, 1997 X3, 1997 X4, 1997 X5, 1997 X6, 1997 Y1, 1998 X3 (SOHO

Observations:
    CJ97V060  S1997 11 08.86782 14 51 50.4  -18 07 32                        249
    CJ97V060  s1997 11 08.86782 2 -0.00515531 -0.00858951 -0.00450230        249
    CJ97V060  S1997 11 08.87862 14 52 03.1  -18 06 04                        249
    CJ97V060  s1997 11 08.87862 2 -0.00515466 -0.00858977 -0.00450262        249
    CJ97V060  S1997 11 08.88959 14 52 16.8  -18 04 29                        249
    CJ97V060  s1997 11 08.88959 2 -0.00515400 -0.00859004 -0.00450294        249
    CJ97V060  S1997 11 08.90057 14 52 30.9  -18 02 38                        249
    CJ97V060  s1997 11 08.90057 2 -0.00515334 -0.00859031 -0.00450327        249
    CJ97V060  S1997 11 08.91153 14 52 44.8  -18 00 36                        249
    CJ97V060  s1997 11 08.91153 2 -0.00515268 -0.00859057 -0.00450360        249
    CJ97V060  S1997 11 08.92244 14 52 58.0  -17 58 46                        249
    CJ97V060  s1997 11 08.92244 2 -0.00515203 -0.00859084 -0.00450392        249
    CJ97X030  S1997 12 02.99659 16 38 53.5  -23 52 16                        249
    CJ97X030  s1997 12 02.99659 2 -0.00412542 -0.00902783 -0.00488231        249
    CJ97X030  S1997 12 03.01884 16 39 06.3  -23 47 48                        249
    CJ97X030  s1997 12 03.01884 2 -0.00412439 -0.00902807 -0.00488235        249
    CJ97X030  S1997 12 03.03826 16 39 18.8  -23 43 24                        249
    CJ97X030  s1997 12 03.03826 2 -0.00412348 -0.00902828 -0.00488238        249
    CJ97X030  S1997 12 03.06049 16 39 32.7  -23 38 55                        249
    CJ97X030  s1997 12 03.06049 2 -0.00412245 -0.00902852 -0.00488242        249
    CJ97X030  S1997 12 03.07992 16 39 44.6  -23 33 57                        249
    CJ97X030  s1997 12 03.07992 2 -0.00412154 -0.00902873 -0.00488245        249
    CJ97X040  S1997 12 03.07992 16 39 27.3  -23 49 01                        249
    CJ97X040  s1997 12 03.07992 2 -0.00412154 -0.00902873 -0.00488245        249
    CJ97X040  S1997 12 03.12163 16 39 55.4  -23 39 40                        249
    CJ97X040  s1997 12 03.12163 2 -0.00411960 -0.00902918 -0.00488251        249
    CJ97X040  S1997 12 03.13062 16 39 57.2  -23 37 47                        249
    CJ97X040  s1997 12 03.13062 2 -0.00411918 -0.00902928 -0.00488253        249
    CJ97X040  S1997 12 03.14381 16 40 04.8  -23 34 29                        249
    CJ97X040  s1997 12 03.14381 2 -0.00411857 -0.00902942 -0.00488255        249
    CJ97X040  S1997 12 03.16326 16 40 16.3  -23 30 17                        249
    CJ97X040  s1997 12 03.16326 2 -0.00411766 -0.00902963 -0.00488258        249
    CJ97X040  S1997 12 03.21208 16 40 44.2  -23 18 14                        249
    CJ97X040  s1997 12 03.21208 2 -0.00411539 -0.00903015 -0.00488265        249
    CJ97X040  S1997 12 03.21793 16 40 47.1  -23 16 53                        249
    CJ97X040  s1997 12 03.21793 2 -0.00411512 -0.00903021 -0.00488265        249
    CJ97X050  S1997 12 06.37159 16 54 26.9  -24 13 49                        249
    CJ97X050  s1997 12 06.37159 2 -0.00396867 -0.00905791 -0.00488029        249
    CJ97X050  S1997 12 06.41326 16 54 49.1  -24 04 30                        249
    CJ97X050  s1997 12 06.41326 2 -0.00396675 -0.00905821 -0.00488018        249
    CJ97X050  S1997 12 06.43548 16 55 00.4  -23 59 31                        249
    CJ97X050  s1997 12 06.43548 2 -0.00396573 -0.00905838 -0.00488011        249
    CJ97X050  S1997 12 06.45492 16 55 09.6  -23 55 05                        249
    CJ97X050  s1997 12 06.45492 2 -0.00396483 -0.00905852 -0.00488006        249
    CJ97X050  S1997 12 06.47715 16 55 25.9  -23 49 25                        249
    CJ97X050  s1997 12 06.47715 2 -0.00396381 -0.00905868 -0.00488000        249
    CJ97X060  S1997 12 10.32857 17 13 54.3  -24 49 49                        249
    CJ97X060  s1997 12 10.32857 2 -0.00378974 -0.00908692 -0.00486190        249
    CJ97X060  S1997 12 10.39382 17 14 24.6  -24 36 17                        249
    CJ97X060  s1997 12 10.39382 2 -0.00378681 -0.00908747 -0.00486149        249
    CJ97X060  S1997 12 10.41326 17 14 30.7  -24 31 13                        249
    CJ97X060  s1997 12 10.41326 2 -0.00378594 -0.00908763 -0.00486137        249
    CJ97X060  S1997 12 10.43548 17 14 27.5  -24 26 33                        249
    CJ97X060  s1997 12 10.43548 2 -0.00378494 -0.00908782 -0.00486123        249
    CJ97X060  S1997 12 10.49659 17 14 48.9  -24 11 45                        249
    CJ97X060  s1997 12 10.49659 2 -0.00378220 -0.00908834 -0.00486085        249
    CJ97Y010  S1997 12 20.88873 18 02 42.9  -24 52 11                        249
    CJ97Y010  s1997 12 20.88873 2 -0.00321443 -0.00925267 -0.00477357        249
    CJ97Y010  S1997 12 20.92576 18 02 40.6  -24 42 03                        249
    CJ97Y010  s1997 12 20.92576 2 -0.00321174 -0.00925345 -0.00477316        249
    CJ97Y010  S1997 12 20.97800 18 02 33.6  -24 28 11                        249
    CJ97Y010  s1997 12 20.97800 2 -0.00320793 -0.00925454 -0.00477259        249
    CJ98X030  S1998 12 05.53756 16 49 39.1  -24 12 08                        249
    CJ98X030  s1998 12 05.53756 2 -0.00524735 -0.00848145 -0.00454328        249
    CJ98X030  S1998 12 05.56392 16 49 53.2  -24 07 26                        249
    CJ98X030  s1998 12 05.56392 2 -0.00524611 -0.00848209 -0.00454318        249
    CJ98X030  S1998 12 05.57923 16 50 01.2  -24 03 48                        249
    CJ98X030  s1998 12 05.57923 2 -0.00524539 -0.00848246 -0.00454311        249
    CJ98X030  S1998 12 05.60423 16 50 16.2  -23 58 22                        249
    CJ98X030  s1998 12 05.60423 2 -0.00524421 -0.00848307 -0.00454301        249
    CJ98X030  S1998 12 05.64593 16 50 38.5  -23 49 47                        249
    CJ98X030  s1998 12 05.64593 2 -0.00524224 -0.00848409 -0.00454285        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C2.  Comets reported by M. Oates and
    X. Leprette, measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CJ97V060   1997 Nov.   9.23   0.0054   1.0      77.78   356.55   144.37     M
CJ97X030   1997 Dec.   3.40   0.0055   1.0      79.38     0.23   144.57     M
CJ97X040   1997 Dec.   3.47   0.0054   1.0      84.87     6.09   142.93     M
CJ97X050   1997 Dec.   6.74   0.0058   1.0      72.81   355.15   145.46     M
CJ97X060   1997 Dec.  10.77   0.0066   1.0      71.61   351.41   146.21     M
CJ97Y010   1997 Dec.  21.20   0.0054   1.0      82.34     3.55   141.83     M
CJ98X030   1998 Dec.   5.96   0.0053   1.0      75.96   355.68   147.15     M

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2000 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2000-X13

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