MPEC 2007-B39 : COMET C/2007 B2 (SKIFF)
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M.P.E.C. 2007-B39 Issued 2007 Jan. 25, 00:23 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2007 B2 (SKIFF)
Observations:
CK07B020 C2007 01 23.28763 09 54 55.52 +43 55 31.8 18.1 T EB039699
CK07B020 C2007 01 23.30981 09 54 54.67 +43 55 35.8 EB039699
CK07B020 C2007 01 23.33200 09 54 54.07 +43 55 40.8 EB039699
CK07B020 C2007 01 23.35429 09 54 53.20 +43 55 44.3 EB039699
CK07B020 C2007 01 23.77349 09 54 39.37 +43 56 59.7 EB039J95
CK07B020 C2007 01 23.78209 09 54 39.06 +43 57 01.0 EB039J95
CK07B020 C2007 01 23.79036 09 54 38.77 +43 57 02.8 EB039J95
CK07B020 C2007 01 23.79929 09 54 38.49 +43 57 04.9 18.7 N EB039J95
CK07B020 C2007 01 23.89104 09 54 35.41 +43 57 21.2 EB039J95
CK07B020 C2007 01 23.90531 09 54 34.94 +43 57 24.2 EB039J95
CK07B020 C2007 01 23.96894 09 54 32.75 +43 57 35.7 18.5 N EB039J95
CK07B020 C2007 01 24.20297 09 54 24.97 +43 58 18.4 18.4 N EB039854
CK07B020 C2007 01 24.20456 09 54 24.73 +43 58 17.8 18.6 N EB039012
CK07B020 C2007 01 24.20780 09 54 24.49 +43 58 18.8 18.7 N EB039012
CK07B020 C2007 01 24.21066 09 54 24.69 +43 58 20.0 18.4 N EB039854
CK07B020 C2007 01 24.21104 09 54 24.41 +43 58 19.2 18.5 N EB039012
CK07B020 C2007 01 24.21428 09 54 24.38 +43 58 19.5 18.4 N EB039012
CK07B020 C2007 01 24.21752 09 54 24.28 +43 58 20.2 18.6 N EB039012
CK07B020 C2007 01 24.21833 09 54 24.46 +43 58 21.4 18.6 N EB039854
CK07B020 C2007 01 24.22076 09 54 24.12 +43 58 20.7 18.6 N EB039012
CK07B020 C2007 01 24.22402 09 54 24.05 +43 58 21.5 18.6 N EB039012
CK07B020 C2007 01 24.76485 09 54 05.86 +43 59 59.5 18.5 N EB039300
CK07B020 C2007 01 24.77179 09 54 05.54 +44 00 00.4 18.8 N EB039300
CK07B020 C2007 01 24.78047 09 54 05.34 +44 00 02.0 18.5 N EB039300
CK07B020 C2007 01 24.90525 09 54 01.07 +44 00 24.0 19.1 N EB039A74
CK07B020 C2007 01 24.92339 09 54 00.41 +44 00 27.1 18.7 N EB039A74
CK07B020 C2007 01 24.94189 09 53 59.77 +44 00 30.6 18.7 N EB039A74
Observer details:
012 Uccle. Observer P. De Cat. 0.85-m f/2.5 Schmidt + CCD.
300 Bisei Spaceguard Center--BATTeRS. Observers K. Nishiyama, T. Sakamoto.
1.0-m f/3.0 reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS. Observer B. A. Skiff. 0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
+ CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.36-m f/10.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A74 Bergen-Enkheim Observatory. Observer U. Suessenberger. 0.36-m f/4.6
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2007 B2 (Skiff)
T 2008 Oct. 11.159 TT MPC
q 2.66771 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 216.688 -0.663095 +0.740932
Node 12.989 -0.523319 -0.357227
e 1.0 Incl. 28.259 -0.535203 -0.568690
From 27 observations 2007 Jan. 23-24.
Ephemeris:
C/2007 B2 (Skiff)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2007 01 20 09 56.69 +43 45.1 5.616 6.465 147.2 4.7 17.9
2007 01 30 09 51.01 +44 14.5 5.516 6.392 150.5 4.4 17.8
2007 02 09 09 44.62 +44 35.5 5.444 6.318 150.1 4.5 17.7
2007 02 19 09 37.90 +44 46.2 5.400 6.245 146.1 5.1 17.6
2007 03 01 09 31.32 +44 45.0 5.382 6.171 139.7 6.0 17.6
2007 03 11 09 25.31 +44 31.8 5.389 6.097 131.9 7.0 17.5
2007 03 21 09 20.27 +44 07.0 5.416 6.023 123.5 7.9 17.5
2007 03 31 09 16.48 +43 32.0 5.461 5.949 114.8 8.8 17.4
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2007 MPC M.P.E.C. 2007-B39
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