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MPEC 2003-C23 : COMET C/2003 B1 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2003-C23                                Issued 2003 Feb. 4, 20:09 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

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                            COMET C/2003 B1 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CK03B010  S2003 01 16.81372 19 59 28.8  -20 22 23                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 16.81372 2 +0.00479884 -0.00651490 -0.00208321        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 16.82923 19 59 11.1  -20 17 09                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 16.82923 2 +0.00480290 -0.00651271 -0.00208242        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 16.83757 19 59 02.1  -20 14 33                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 16.83757 2 +0.00480508 -0.00651153 -0.00208200        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 16.85423 19 58 45.2  -20 09 26                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 16.85423 2 +0.00480943 -0.00650917 -0.00208115        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 16.89593 19 58 02.8  -19 57 16                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 16.89593 2 +0.00482032 -0.00650328 -0.00207903        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 16.91256 19 57 44.6  -19 52 25                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 16.91256 2 +0.00482466 -0.00650092 -0.00207819        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 16.92090 19 57 34.5  -19 50 15                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 16.92090 2 +0.00482683 -0.00649974 -0.00207776        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 16.93757 19 57 13.3  -19 45 13                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 16.93757 2 +0.00483118 -0.00649738 -0.00207692        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 16.97923 19 56 24.1  -19 34 03                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 16.97923 2 +0.00484204 -0.00649147 -0.00207480        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 16.99590 19 56 03.3  -19 29 47                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 16.99590 2 +0.00484641 -0.00648909 -0.00207394        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 17.00423 19 55 53.8  -19 27 56                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 17.00423 2 +0.00484855 -0.00648792 -0.00207352        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 17.02090 19 55 32.8  -19 23 55                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 17.02090 2 +0.00485289 -0.00648556 -0.00207268        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 17.03756 19 55 12.0  -19 20 12                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 17.03756 2 +0.00485723 -0.00648319 -0.00207183        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 17.06372 19 54 39.4  -19 14 47                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 17.06372 2 +0.00486404 -0.00647947 -0.00207050        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 17.07923 19 54 20.2  -19 11 45                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 17.07923 2 +0.00486807 -0.00647726 -0.00206971        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 17.15423 19 52 49.0  -18 59 09                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 17.15423 2 +0.00488755 -0.00646658 -0.00206589        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 17.17923 19 52 20.3  -18 56 42                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 17.17923 2 +0.00489404 -0.00646302 -0.00206462        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 17.19590 19 52 00.5  -18 54 09                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 17.19590 2 +0.00489836 -0.00646064 -0.00206377        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 17.22090 19 51 26.9  -18 51 19                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 17.22090 2 +0.00490485 -0.00645707 -0.00206250        249
    CK03B010  S2003 01 17.23756 19 51 08.6  -18 49 43                        249
    CK03B010  s2003 01 17.23756 2 +0.00490917 -0.00645468 -0.00206165        249

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

Orbital elements:
    C/2003 B1 (SOHO)
T 2003 Jan. 17.08 TT                                    MPC
q   0.0355               (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   56.25        -0.07740        -0.38011
                   Node    74.15        +0.23311        -0.90575
e   1.0            Incl.   73.36        +0.96937        +0.18746
From 20 observations 2003 Jan. 16-17.

Ephemeris:
    C/2003 B1 (SOHO)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2003 01 31    19 53.31   -32 05.1    1.430    0.603    19.7    33.5
2003 02 05    20 02.49   -34 47.8    1.524    0.747    24.4    33.1
2003 02 10    20 11.72   -37 04.0    1.604    0.879    28.8    32.8
2003 02 15    20 20.80   -39 03.4    1.672    1.002    33.1    32.5
2003 02 20    20 29.66   -40 51.6    1.732    1.118    37.2    32.3
2003 02 25    20 38.25   -42 32.5    1.783    1.229    41.3    32.1
2003 03 02    20 46.54   -44 09.1    1.828    1.335    45.4    31.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2003 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2003-C23

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