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MPEC 2005-F31 : COMETS C/1996 V2, 1997 B4, 1997 V7 (SOHO)

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M.P.E.C. 2005-F31                                Issued 2005 Mar. 21, 22:49 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 V2, 1997 B4, 1997 V7 (SOHO)

Observations:
    CJ96V020 3S1996 11 11.98617 14 59 19.3  -15 54 18                   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3s1996 11 11.98617 2 -0.00394930 -0.00907164 -0.00458978   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3S1996 11 12.00701 14 59 19.0  -15 50 50                   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3s1996 11 12.00701 2 -0.00394760 -0.00907242 -0.00459058   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3S1996 11 12.02784 14 59 23.4  -15 47 06                   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3s1996 11 12.02784 2 -0.00394589 -0.00907320 -0.00459139   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3S1996 11 12.05217 14 59 24.0  -15 42 53                   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3s1996 11 12.05217 2 -0.00394390 -0.00907411 -0.00459233   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3S1996 11 12.10492 14 59 31.5  -15 34 05                   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3s1996 11 12.10492 2 -0.00393959 -0.00907608 -0.00459437   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3S1996 11 12.14937 14 59 39.7  -15 27 09                   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3s1996 11 12.14937 2 -0.00393596 -0.00907773 -0.00459608   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3S1996 11 12.18756 14 59 47.2  -15 21 20                   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3s1996 11 12.18756 2 -0.00393285 -0.00907914 -0.00459755   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3S1996 11 12.22576 14 59 57.7  -15 16 04                   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3s1996 11 12.22576 2 -0.00392973 -0.00908054 -0.00459902   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3S1996 11 12.26048 15 00 07.5  -15 11 53                   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3s1996 11 12.26048 2 -0.00392690 -0.00908181 -0.00460034   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3S1996 11 12.29869 15 00 23.9  -15 08 02                   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3s1996 11 12.29869 2 -0.00392379 -0.00908321 -0.00460180   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3S1996 11 12.34034 15 00 36.2  -15 02 06                   EF031249
    CJ96V020 3s1996 11 12.34034 2 -0.00392040 -0.00908472 -0.00460339   EF031249
    CJ97B040 3S1997 01 21.23965 20 02 47.3  -22 35 35                   EF031249
    CJ97B040 3s1997 01 21.23965 2 +0.00106940 -0.00924824 -0.00418677   EF031249
    CJ97B040 3S1997 01 21.30219 20 04 14.2  -22 37 26                   EF031249
    CJ97B040 3s1997 01 21.30219 2 +0.00107845 -0.00924546 -0.00418362   EF031249
    CJ97B040 3S1997 01 21.36465 20 05 44.0  -22 38 35                   EF031249
    CJ97B040 3s1997 01 21.36465 2 +0.00108750 -0.00924267 -0.00418046   EF031249
    CJ97B040 3S1997 01 21.42715 20 07 15.4  -22 38 38                   EF031249
    CJ97B040 3s1997 01 21.42715 2 +0.00109657 -0.00923987 -0.00417730   EF031249
    CJ97B040 3S1997 01 21.48966 20 08 52.5  -22 37 47                   EF031249
    CJ97B040 3s1997 01 21.48966 2 +0.00110565 -0.00923707 -0.00417413   EF031249
    CJ97B040 3S1997 01 21.55813 20 10 38.5  -22 35 54                   EF031249
    CJ97B040 3s1997 01 21.55813 2 +0.00111562 -0.00923398 -0.00417066   EF031249
    CJ97B040 3S1997 01 21.61465 20 12 10.7  -22 33 42                   EF031249
    CJ97B040 3s1997 01 21.61465 2 +0.00112386 -0.00923142 -0.00416778   EF031249
    CJ97B040 3S1997 01 21.69104 20 14 19.5  -22 28 30                   EF031249
    CJ97B040 3s1997 01 21.69104 2 +0.00113502 -0.00922796 -0.00416389   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3S1997 11 02.52854 14 26 47.1  -11 02 59                   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3s1997 11 02.52854 2 -0.00558755 -0.00836331 -0.00426996   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3S1997 11 02.57368 14 27 22.9  -11 14 56                   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3s1997 11 02.57368 2 -0.00558422 -0.00836548 -0.00427194   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3S1997 11 02.59173 14 27 46.7  -11 21 54                   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3s1997 11 02.59173 2 -0.00558289 -0.00836635 -0.00427273   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3S1997 11 02.61467 14 28 09.5  -11 28 18                   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3s1997 11 02.61467 2 -0.00558120 -0.00836745 -0.00427373   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3S1997 11 02.64754 14 28 43.1  -11 37 45                   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3s1997 11 02.64754 2 -0.00557878 -0.00836902 -0.00427516   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3S1997 11 02.66743 14 29 03.8  -11 43 16                   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3s1997 11 02.66743 2 -0.00557732 -0.00836997 -0.00427603   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3S1997 11 02.69629 14 29 33.9  -11 51 29                   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3s1997 11 02.69629 2 -0.00557520 -0.00837134 -0.00427728   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3S1997 11 02.73062 14 30 08.0  -12 01 26                   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3s1997 11 02.73062 2 -0.00557267 -0.00837297 -0.00427877   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3S1997 11 02.76395 14 30 43.9  -12 11 31                   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3s1997 11 02.76395 2 -0.00557022 -0.00837455 -0.00428022   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3S1997 11 02.81744 14 31 38.1  -12 28 32                   EF031249
    CJ97V070 3s1997 11 02.81744 2 -0.00556630 -0.00837707 -0.00428253   EF031249

Observer details:
249 SOHO.  SOHO-LASCO coronagraph C3.  Comet detections by R. Kracht,
    measurements by K. Battams, reductions by B. G. Marsden.

Orbital elements:
Comet            T              q       e       Peri.    Node     Incl.     C
CJ96V020   1996 Nov.  11.78   0.0488   1.0      11.84    89.36    33.41     X
CJ97B040   1997 Jan.  21.75   0.0573   1.0     272.40    56.20   132.78     X
CJ97V070   1997 Nov.   3.32   0.0216   1.0     202.65   158.78   137.40     X

     C/1996 V2 evidently belongs to the Marsden group.  C/1997 B4 and V7 are
not group members, and their orbits, although uncertain, appear to be
retrograde.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2005 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2005-F31

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