MPEC 2007-D29 : COMET C/2007 D1 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2007-D29 Issued 2007 Feb. 21, 18:50 UT
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COMET C/2007 D1 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK07D010 C2007 02 18.23646 09 45 10.72 -06 50 08.7 18.4 T ED029682
CK07D010 C2007 02 18.37446 09 45 08.57 -06 49 38.8 18.2 T ED029682
CK07D010 C2007 02 19.64406 09 44 49.52 -06 44 59.1 18.1 T ED029D35
CK07D010 C2007 02 19.64650 09 44 49.46 -06 44 58.6 18.0 T ED029D35
CK07D010 C2007 02 19.64895 09 44 49.43 -06 44 57.8 18.1 T ED029D35
CK07D010 C2007 02 21.61189 09 44 20.04 -06 37 37.7 ED029349
CK07D010 C2007 02 21.61771 09 44 19.95 -06 37 36.2 17.3 T ED029349
Observer details:
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
682 Kanab. Observer E. Sheridan. 0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
D35 Lulin Observatory. Observers H.-C. Lin, C.-S. Lin, C.-y. Shih, Q.-z. Ye.
Measurer Q.-z. Ye. 0.41-m f/8.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2007 D1 (LINEAR)
T 2007 Aug. 23.258 TT MPC
q 8.79283 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 343.751 -0.914781 -0.389875
Node 170.870 +0.402945 -0.862269
e 1.0 Incl. 41.773 -0.028470 +0.323248
From 52 observations 2007 Feb. 17-21.
Ephemeris:
C/2007 D1 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2007 02 19 09 44.99 -06 47.4 7.919 8.858 160.8 2.1 17.5
2007 03 01 09 42.54 -06 08.7 7.920 8.851 158.9 2.3 17.5
2007 03 11 09 40.35 -05 27.1 7.951 8.845 152.7 3.0 17.5
2007 03 21 09 38.55 -04 44.0 8.009 8.839 144.5 3.8 17.5
2007 03 31 09 37.28 -04 00.7 8.094 8.833 135.4 4.6 17.5
2007 04 10 09 36.62 -03 18.7 8.200 8.828 126.1 5.3 17.5
2007 04 20 09 36.63 -02 39.0 8.325 8.823 116.8 5.8 17.6
2007 04 30 09 37.33 -02 02.7 8.463 8.818 107.5 6.3 17.6
Further observations of this comet are very desirable.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2007 MPC M.P.E.C. 2007-D29
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