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MPEC 2007-E70 : COMET C/2007 E1 (GARRADD)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-E70                                Issued 2007 Mar. 14, 17:20 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2007 E1 (GARRADD)

Observations:
    CK07E010  C2007 03 13.71914 15 25 49.16 -26 24 42.2          14.6 T EE070E12
    CK07E010  C2007 03 13.72625 15 25 47.17 -26 24 39.1          15.0 T EE070E12
    CK07E010  C2007 03 13.73380 15 25 45.08 -26 24 36.1          15.2 T EE070E12
    CK07E010  C2007 03 13.75490 15 25 39.21 -26 24 27.5          14.7 T EE070E12
    CK07E010  C2007 03 13.78198 15 25 31.645-26 24 16.43         15.2 T EE070E12
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.05067 15 24 17.37 -26 22 31.7          16.0 N EE070473
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.06669 15 24 12.83 -26 22 25.1          16.2 N EE070473
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.06890 15 24 12.19 -26 22 25.1                 EE070595
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.07584 15 24 10.22 -26 22 21.9                 EE070595
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.08243 15 24 08.38 -26 22 18.8          16.2 N EE070473
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.08279 15 24 08.25 -26 22 19.1                 EE070595
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.09698 15 24 04.31 -26 22 13.0                 EE070J95
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.09828 15 24 03.86 -26 22 11.8          16.2 N EE070473
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.10157 15 24 03.00 -26 22 10.9                 EE070J95
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.11012 15 24 00.59 -26 22 07.5          16.9 N EE070J95
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.11405 15 23 59.36 -26 22 06.4          16.6 N EE070473
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.15149 15 23 48.80 -26 21 49.3                 EE070J95
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.16571 15 23 44.74 -26 21 43.4          17.0 T EE070J95
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.35839 15 22 50.00 -26 20 17.1          16.9 T EE070734
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.35916 15 22 49.81 -26 20 16.7          17.0 T EE070734
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.36067 15 22 49.33 -26 20 15.4          17.2 T EE070734
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.36296 15 22 48.63 -26 20 14.7          17.0 T EE070734
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.36373 15 22 48.51 -26 20 12.7          17.1 T EE070734
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.37905 15 22 44.21 -26 20 06.6          16.6 T EE070673
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.38113 15 22 43.52 -26 20 05.5          16.9 N EE070H06
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.38124 15 22 43.50 -26 20 05.4          16.3 N EE070H06
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.38497 15 22 42.38 -26 20 04.0          16.5 N EE070H06
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.38879 15 22 41.27 -26 20 02.3          16.5 N EE070H06
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.39073 15 22 40.73 -26 20 02.2          16.7 N EE070H06
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.39149 15 22 40.62 -26 20 00.9                 EE070673
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.40764 15 22 35.93 -26 19 53.6                 EE070673
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.42049 15 22 32.18 -26 19 47.9                 EE070673
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.43847 15 22 26.86 -26 19 39.3          16.4 T EE070673
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.44534 15 22 24.80 -26 19 36.3                 EE070703
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.44542 15 22 24.89 -26 19 36.0                 EE070673
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.45223 15 22 22.75 -26 19 32.3          15.0 T EE070703
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.45292 15 22 22.80 -26 19 32.5                 EE070673
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.45920 15 22 20.74 -26 19 30.3                 EE070703
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.45986 15 22 20.73 -26 19 29.8                 EE070673
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.46616 15 22 18.69 -26 19 26.8                 EE070703
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.48027 15 22 14.51 -26 19 20.5          16.1 T EE070711
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.48334 15 22 13.59 -26 19 18.7          16.1 T EE070711
    CK07E010  C2007 03 14.48640 15 22 12.69 -26 19 17.2          16.1 T EE070711

Observer details:
473 Remanzacco.  Observers A. Lepardo, V. Santini, G. Sostero.  0.45-m f/4.4
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers E. Pettarin, G. Lombardi.  Measurer E. Pettarin.
    0.30-m f/4.0 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observers J. Young, D. Mayes.
    0.4-m reflector + CCD, 0.61-m f/16 Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    E. J. Christensen, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer D. Tibbets.  Measurer G. Hug.  0.7-m
    reflector + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  Measurer R. H. McNaught.
    0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers R. Hutsebaut, E. Guido.  0.25-m f/3.4
    reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 E1 (Garradd)
T 2007 May 22.701 TT                                    MPC
q   1.31547              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.    3.341       -0.856568       +0.514099
                   Node   152.260       +0.471200       +0.743940
e   1.0            Incl.  174.495       +0.210383       +0.426915
From 43 observations 2007 Mar. 13-14.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 E1 (Garradd)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 03 11    15 37.04   -26 39.1    1.054    1.692   111.5    33.1  14.9
2007 03 13    15 29.01   -26 29.3    0.989    1.675   115.2    32.5  14.7
2007 03 15    15 19.69   -26 15.0    0.926    1.657   119.3    31.6  14.5
2007 03 17    15 08.84   -25 54.8    0.865    1.640   123.6    30.3  14.3
2007 03 19    14 56.22   -25 26.5    0.805    1.623   128.4    28.7  14.1
2007 03 21    14 41.56   -24 47.6    0.749    1.607   133.6    26.6  13.9
2007 03 23    14 24.58   -23 54.3    0.696    1.591   139.4    24.1  13.7
2007 03 25    14 05.05   -22 42.4    0.647    1.575   145.8    20.9  13.5
2007 03 27    13 42.83   -21 07.2    0.604    1.559   152.7    17.1  13.3
2007 03 29    13 17.97   -19 04.0    0.568    1.544   160.0    12.8  13.2
2007 03 31    12 50.80   -16 30.2    0.540    1.529   166.9     8.5  13.0
2007 04 02    12 21.97   -13 26.7    0.521    1.515   169.8     6.7  12.9
2007 04 04    11 52.46   -09 59.6    0.512    1.501   164.9    10.0  12.8
2007 04 06    11 23.33   -06 20.1    0.515    1.487   156.5    15.6  12.8
2007 04 08    10 55.59   -02 41.2    0.528    1.473   147.4    21.5  12.8
2007 04 10    10 29.99   +00 45.2    0.550    1.461   138.6    27.0  12.8
2007 04 12    10 06.93   +03 51.4    0.581    1.448   130.3    31.8  12.9
2007 04 14    09 46.54   +06 34.0    0.619    1.436   122.8    35.9  13.0
2007 04 16    09 28.71   +08 53.2    0.663    1.425   116.0    39.3  13.1
2007 04 18    09 13.23   +10 50.9    0.711    1.414   109.8    41.9  13.3
2007 04 20    08 59.82   +12 30.0    0.763    1.403   104.3    43.9  13.4
2007 04 22    08 48.21   +13 53.5    0.817    1.393    99.2    45.4  13.5
2007 04 24    08 38.14   +15 04.1    0.872    1.384    94.6    46.4  13.6
2007 04 26    08 29.38   +16 04.0    0.930    1.375    90.4    47.0  13.7
2007 04 28    08 21.74   +16 55.3    0.988    1.366    86.5    47.3  13.8
2007 04 30    08 15.06   +17 39.4    1.046    1.359    82.8    47.3  13.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-E70

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