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MPEC 2001-P22: COMET C/2001 P1 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-P22                                Issued 2001 Aug. 8, 15:50 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.

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                            COMET C/2001 P1 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK01P010  S2001 08 04.97098 08 48 31.9  +16 12 18                        249
    CK01P010  s2001 08 04.97098 2 -0.00702308 +0.00443885 +0.00265282        249
    CK01P010  S2001 08 05.01256 08 49 30.6  +16 14 33                        249
    CK01P010  s2001 08 05.01256 2 -0.00703125 +0.00443106 +0.00264883        249
    CK01P010  S2001 08 05.02923 08 49 55.3  +16 15 03                        249
    CK01P010  s2001 08 05.02923 2 -0.00703452 +0.00442794 +0.00264723        249
    CK01P010  S2001 08 05.07091 08 50 58.7  +16 19 01                        249
    CK01P010  s2001 08 05.07091 2 -0.00704269 +0.00442012 +0.00264323        249
    CK01P010  S2001 08 05.09590 08 51 35.9  +16 20 04                        249
    CK01P010  s2001 08 05.09590 2 -0.00704758 +0.00441544 +0.00264083        249
    CK01P010  S2001 08 05.11256 08 52 03.4  +16 21 22                        249
    CK01P010  s2001 08 05.11256 2 -0.00705084 +0.00441231 +0.00263923        249
    CK01P010  S2001 08 05.16257 08 53 21.1  +16 25 03                        249
    CK01P010  s2001 08 05.16257 2 -0.00706063 +0.00440292 +0.00263442        249
    CK01P010  S2001 08 05.17090 08 53 34.6  +16 25 39                        249
    CK01P010  s2001 08 05.17090 2 -0.00706226 +0.00440136 +0.00263362        249
    CK01P010  S2001 08 05.18756 08 54 02.0  +16 26 55                        249
    CK01P010  s2001 08 05.18756 2 -0.00706552 +0.00439823 +0.00263202        249
    CK01P010  S2001 08 05.20425 08 54 29.7  +16 28 12                        249
    CK01P010  s2001 08 05.20425 2 -0.00706877 +0.00439510 +0.00263041        249
    CK01P010  S2001 08 05.21256 08 54 43.0  +16 28 47                        249
    CK01P010  s2001 08 05.21256 2 -0.00707040 +0.00439354 +0.00262961        249
    CK01P010  S2001 08 05.22923 08 55 11.7  +16 30 13                        249
    CK01P010  s2001 08 05.22923 2 -0.00707365 +0.00439041 +0.00262801        249
    CK01P010  S2001 08 05.24590 08 55 40.5  +16 31 31                        249
    CK01P010  s2001 08 05.24590 2 -0.00707690 +0.00438728 +0.00262640        249
    CK01P010  S2001 08 05.25423 08 55 55.0  +16 32 13                        249
    CK01P010  s2001 08 05.25423 2 -0.00707852 +0.00438572 +0.00262560        249
    CK01P010  S2001 08 05.27090 08 56 24.5  +16 33 34                        249
    CK01P010  s2001 08 05.27090 2 -0.00708177 +0.00438259 +0.00262399        249
    CK01P010  S2001 08 05.28757 08 56 54.4  +16 35 03                        249
    CK01P010  s2001 08 05.28757 2 -0.00708502 +0.00437946 +0.00262239        249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraphs C3 and C2.  Comet detection by
    T. Scarmato, measurements by D. Hammer, reduction by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
    C/2001 P1 (SOHO)
T 2001 Aug. 5.49 TT                                     Marsden
q   0.0053               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   94.92        -0.76657        -0.50322
                   Node   304.55        -0.58067        +0.80846
e   1.0            Incl.  151.03        +0.27422        +0.30523
From 16 observations 2001 Aug. 4-5.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-P22

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