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MPEC 2001-Q02: COMET C/2001 P2 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2001-Q02                                Issued 2001 Aug. 16, 18:07 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
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                            COMET C/2001 P2 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK01P020  S2001 08 15.22091 09 22 44.7  +13 01 39                        249
    CK01P020  s2001 08 15.22091 2 -0.00875293 +0.00244825 +0.00159127        249
    CK01P020  S2001 08 15.23756 09 23 08.8  +13 03 25                        249
    CK01P020  s2001 08 15.23756 2 -0.00875524 +0.00244491 +0.00158943        249
    CK01P020  S2001 08 15.26256 09 23 39.7  +13 05 31                        249
    CK01P020  s2001 08 15.26256 2 -0.00875872 +0.00243990 +0.00158667        249
    CK01P020  S2001 08 15.27924 09 24 01.7  +13 07 04                        249
    CK01P020  s2001 08 15.27924 2 -0.00876103 +0.00243656 +0.00158483        249
    CK01P020  S2001 08 15.32125 09 24 55.6  +13 10 51                        249
    CK01P020  s2001 08 15.32125 2 -0.00876686 +0.00242814 +0.00158019        249
    CK01P020  S2001 08 15.34590 09 25 27.6  +13 12 44                        249
    CK01P020  s2001 08 15.34590 2 -0.00877027 +0.00242320 +0.00157746        249
    CK01P020  S2001 08 15.36256 09 25 51.8  +13 14 43                        249
    CK01P020  s2001 08 15.36256 2 -0.00877257 +0.00241986 +0.00157562        249
    CK01P020  S2001 08 15.40453 09 26 48.6  +13 17 58                        249
    CK01P020  s2001 08 15.40453 2 -0.00877837 +0.00241144 +0.00157098        249
    CK01P020  S2001 08 15.43060 09 27 25.2  +13 20 46                        249
    CK01P020  s2001 08 15.43060 2 -0.00878196 +0.00240621 +0.00156810        249
    CK01P020  S2001 08 15.44590 09 27 51.8  +13 22 05                        249
    CK01P020  s2001 08 15.44590 2 -0.00878407 +0.00240314 +0.00156641        249
    CK01P020  S2001 08 15.47090 09 28 28.1  +13 24 27                        249
    CK01P020  s2001 08 15.47090 2 -0.00878751 +0.00239813 +0.00156364        249
    CK01P020  S2001 08 15.48756 09 28 51.5  +13 25 40                        249
    CK01P020  s2001 08 15.48756 2 -0.00878980 +0.00239479 +0.00156179        249

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

Orbital elements:
    C/2001 P2 (SOHO)
T 2001 Aug. 15.98 TT                                    Marsden
q   0.0068               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  113.72        -0.54401        -0.81327
                   Node   344.45        -0.69759        +0.57514
e   1.0            Incl.  129.61        +0.46628        -0.08840
From 12 observations 2001 Aug. 15.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2001 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2001-Q02

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