"Pseudo-MPEC" for C/1996 Q3

Created Tue Jun 4 22:38:30 2013 using Find_Orb

• Astrometry
• Observing stations
• Orbital elements
• Residuals
• Ephemeris
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Astrometry:
    CJ96Q030  S1996 08 30.15980 10 15 45.8  +07 50 40                   35160249
    CJ96Q030  s1996 08 30.15980 2 -0.00708732 +0.00440067 +0.00261405   35160249
    CJ96Q030  S1996 08 30.20840 10 16 46.9  +07 53 00                   35160249
    CJ96Q030  s1996 08 30.20840 2 -0.00709375 +0.00438913 +0.00260979   35160249
    CJ96Q030  S1996 08 30.31256 10 19 03.6  +07 58 26                   35160249
    CJ96Q030  s1996 08 30.31256 2 -0.00710749 +0.00436437 +0.00260063   35160249
    CJ96Q030  S1996 08 30.36050 10 20 10.6  +08 01 22                   35160249
    CJ96Q030  s1996 08 30.36050 2 -0.00711380 +0.00435296 +0.00259640   35160249
    CJ96Q030  S1996 08 30.40635 10 21 14.9  +08 04 05                   35160249
    CJ96Q030  s1996 08 30.40635 2 -0.00711983 +0.00434204 +0.00259235   35160249
    CJ96Q030  S1996 08 30.48523 10 23 11.2  +08 08 51                   35160249
    CJ96Q030  s1996 08 30.48523 2 -0.00713019 +0.00432322 +0.00258536   35160249
    CJ96Q030  S1996 08 30.52729 10 24 15.7  +08 11 24                   35160249
    CJ96Q030  s1996 08 30.52729 2 -0.00713571 +0.00431318 +0.00258163   35160249
    CJ96Q030  S1996 08 30.56638 10 25 17.9  +08 13 54                   35160249
    CJ96Q030  s1996 08 30.56638 2 -0.00714084 +0.00430383 +0.00257816   35160249
    CJ96Q030  S1996 08 30.58182 10 25 44.5  +08 14 55                   35160249
    CJ96Q030  s1996 08 30.58182 2 -0.00714286 +0.00430014 +0.00257679   35160249
    CJ96Q030  S1996 08 30.58949 10 25 56.0  +08 15 24                   35160249
    CJ96Q030  s1996 08 30.58949 2 -0.00714386 +0.00429831 +0.00257610   35160249
    CJ96Q030  S1996 08 30.66419 10 28 03.6  +08 20 42                   35160249
    CJ96Q030  s1996 08 30.66419 2 -0.00715363 +0.00428043 +0.00256945   35160249

Station data:
(249) SOHO.

Orbital elements:  C/1996 Q3
   Perihelion 1996 Aug 31.026238 +/- 0.00906 TT;  Constraint: e=1
Epoch 1996 Aug 31.0 TT = JDT 2450326.5   Earth MOID: 0.4147   Find_Orb
q   0.01527754 +/- 0.000903
                                    Peri.   62.05680 +/- 1.0
                                    Node   353.11723 +/- 0.47
e   1.0 +/- 0                       Incl.  144.89998 +/- 0.059
From 11 observations 1996 Aug. 30 (12.1 hr); mean residual 6".211.

Residuals in arcseconds:
960830 249 2.70+ 8.89+    960830 249 .339+ 4.08+    960830 249 15.4+ 2.41-    
960830 249 2.31- 2.06-    960830 249 .568- 4.57+    960830 249 1.26- 3.97-    
960830 249 8.02- 13.3-    960830 249 5.59- .900-    960830 249 3.32- 7.20+    
960830 249 8.66+ .577+    960830 249 6.12- 2.40-