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MPEC 2004-P15 : COMETS C/1996 L2, 1996 M3 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2004-P15                                Issued 2004 Aug. 4, 21:40 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                       COMETS C/1996 L2, 1996 M3 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ96L020  S1996 06 13.43249 05 25 31.2  +20 06 30                   EP015249
    CJ96L020  s1996 06 13.43249 2 +0.00162988 +0.01065751 +0.00361290   EP015249
    CJ96L020  S1996 06 13.46851 05 25 32.1  +20 11 58                   EP015249
    CJ96L020  s1996 06 13.46851 2 +0.00162831 +0.01065786 +0.00361306   EP015249
    CJ96L020  S1996 06 13.49425 05 25 35.6  +20 14 17                   EP015249
    CJ96L020  s1996 06 13.49425 2 +0.00162719 +0.01065810 +0.00361318   EP015249
    CJ96L020  S1996 06 13.58729 05 25 48.4  +20 27 25                   EP015249
    CJ96L020  s1996 06 13.58729 2 +0.00162313 +0.01065898 +0.00361360   EP015249
    CJ96L020  S1996 06 13.68118 05 25 59.2  +20 41 22                   EP015249
    CJ96L020  s1996 06 13.68118 2 +0.00161902 +0.01065984 +0.00361403   EP015249
    CJ96L020  S1996 06 13.74797 05 26 10.2  +20 51 30                   EP015249
    CJ96L020  s1996 06 13.74797 2 +0.00161610 +0.01066045 +0.00361433   EP015249
    CJ96L020  S1996 06 13.83512 05 26 23.3  +21 05 40                   EP015249
    CJ96L020  s1996 06 13.83512 2 +0.00161227 +0.01066122 +0.00361473   EP015249
    CJ96M030  S1996 06 20.61222 05 50 50.0  +21 10 40                   EP015249
    CJ96M030  s1996 06 20.61222 2 +0.00129851 +0.01067296 +0.00364874   EP015249
    CJ96M030  S1996 06 20.70621 05 51 35.4  +21 31 16                   EP015249
    CJ96M030  s1996 06 20.70621 2 +0.00129405 +0.01067248 +0.00364927   EP015249
    CJ96M030  S1996 06 20.74481 05 51 56.9  +21 39 12                   EP015249
    CJ96M030  s1996 06 20.74481 2 +0.00129223 +0.01067228 +0.00364949   EP015249
    CJ96M030  S1996 06 20.77572 05 52 10.6  +21 46 20                   EP015249
    CJ96M030  s1996 06 20.77572 2 +0.00129076 +0.01067212 +0.00364966   EP015249
    CJ96M030  S1996 06 20.80658 05 52 28.9  +21 53 21                   EP015249
    CJ96M030  s1996 06 20.80658 2 +0.00128930 +0.01067195 +0.00364984   EP015249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3.  Comet detections by X. Leprette,
    measurements by K. Battams, reductions by R. Kisala.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CJ96L020   1996 June  14.35   0.0053   1.0      57.28   333.67   143.19     X
CJ96M030   1996 June  21.15   0.0065   1.0      79.79   355.33   136.59     X

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2004 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2004-P15

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