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MPEC 2001-B45: COMET C/2001 B3 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-B45                                Issued 2001 Jan. 26, 23:07 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/2001 B3 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.38756 20 49 44.4  -21 06 22                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.38756 2 +0.00426643 -0.00680833 -0.00217387        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.40423 20 49 36.6  -21 04 20                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.40423 2 +0.00427092 -0.00680568 -0.00217266        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.44595 20 49 10.1  -20 58 36                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.44595 2 +0.00428215 -0.00679904 -0.00216962        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.47090 20 48 53.6  -20 55 14                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.47090 2 +0.00428886 -0.00679505 -0.00216780        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.48758 20 48 41.7  -20 53 02                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.48758 2 +0.00429335 -0.00679239 -0.00216658        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.51256 20 48 27.0  -20 49 21                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.51256 2 +0.00430007 -0.00678839 -0.00216476        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.52923 20 48 17.0  -20 47 14                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.52923 2 +0.00430455 -0.00678573 -0.00216354        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.57098 20 47 49.0  -20 41 42                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.57098 2 +0.00431576 -0.00677903 -0.00216049        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.59590 20 47 29.9  -20 37 50                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.59590 2 +0.00432245 -0.00677503 -0.00215866        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.61256 20 47 18.8  -20 35 27                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.61256 2 +0.00432693 -0.00677235 -0.00215744        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.65423 20 46 47.5  -20 29 32                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.65423 2 +0.00433810 -0.00676565 -0.00215439        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.67923 20 46 26.6  -20 25 41                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.67923 2 +0.00434480 -0.00676161 -0.00215255        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.69590 20 46 17.8  -20 23 38                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.69590 2 +0.00434927 -0.00675892 -0.00215133        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.72090 20 45 57.5  -20 20 11                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.72090 2 +0.00435597 -0.00675488 -0.00214949        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.73756 20 45 45.2  -20 17 58                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.73756 2 +0.00436043 -0.00675219 -0.00214827        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.76257 20 45 24.8  -20 13 56                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.76257 2 +0.00436712 -0.00674814 -0.00214643        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.77923 20 45 11.3  -20 11 30                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.77923 2 +0.00437158 -0.00674544 -0.00214520        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.82094 20 44 37.7  -20 05 25                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.82094 2 +0.00438274 -0.00673867 -0.00214213        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.84590 20 44 16.6  -20 01 47                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.84590 2 +0.00438941 -0.00673461 -0.00214029        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.86256 20 44 02.2  -19 59 14                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.86256 2 +0.00439386 -0.00673190 -0.00213906        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.88782 20 43 38.3  -19 55 33                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.88782 2 +0.00440061 -0.00672778 -0.00213719        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.90423 20 43 23.2  -19 52 55                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.90423 2 +0.00440499 -0.00672511 -0.00213598        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.92923 20 43 01.3  -19 49 03                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.92923 2 +0.00441166 -0.00672103 -0.00213414        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.97100 20 42 20.3  -19 42 26                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.97100 2 +0.00442280 -0.00671420 -0.00213105        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 24.98757 20 42 03.0  -19 40 15                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 24.98757 2 +0.00442722 -0.00671148 -0.00212982        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 25.01256 20 41 36.8  -19 36 06                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 25.01256 2 +0.00443388 -0.00670739 -0.00212797        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 25.02923 20 41 19.4  -19 33 35                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 25.02923 2 +0.00443832 -0.00670465 -0.00212673        249
    CK01B030  S2001 01 25.07098 20 40 31.6  -19 26 23                        249
    CK01B030  s2001 01 25.07098 2 +0.00444944 -0.00669779 -0.00212364        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3.  Comet reported by M. Oates,
    measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
    C/2001 B3 (SOHO)
T 2001 Jan. 25.36 TT                                    Marsden
q   0.0077               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   85.46        +0.17891        -0.98125
                   Node     7.10        -0.96032        -0.19001
e   1.0            Incl.  144.54        +0.21393        -0.03230
From 28 observations 2001 Jan. 24-25.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-B45

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