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MPEC 2007-F02 : COMET C/2007 B2 (SKIFF)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-F02                                Issued 2007 Mar. 16, 15:02 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                            COMET C/2007 B2 (SKIFF)

Observations:
    CK07B020  C2007 02 18.83233 09 37 53.09 +44 44 00.8          17.6 N EF002B30
    CK07B020  C2007 02 18.84328 09 37 52.67 +44 43 55.5          17.2 N EF002B30
    CK07B020  C2007 03 09.95012 09 25 45.50 +44 26 31.5          17.6 N EF002213
    CK07B020  C2007 03 09.95316 09 25 45.39 +44 26 31.5          17.6 N EF002213
    CK07B020  C2007 03 09.95469 09 25 45.34 +44 26 31.2          17.6 N EF002213
    CK07B020  C2007 03 10.92681 09 25 12.79 +44 24 23.3          18.2 N EF002232
    CK07B020  C2007 03 10.93623 09 25 12.47 +44 24 21.7          18.2 N EF002232
    CK07B020  C2007 03 10.94376 09 25 12.20 +44 24 20.4          18.1 N EF002232
    CK07B020  C2007 03 11.06117 09 25 08.33 +44 24 05.7          18.2 N EF002B30
    CK07B020  C2007 03 11.96326 09 24 38.61 +44 21 58.9          18.1 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 11.96426 09 24 38.61 +44 21 58.1          17.7 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 11.99144 09 24 37.79 +44 21 54.4          17.8 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 11.99245 09 24 37.72 +44 21 54.6          17.3 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 12.01806 09 24 36.86 +44 21 51.2          17.6 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 12.01907 09 24 36.89 +44 21 51.5          18.1 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 12.93128 09 24 07.53 +44 19 36.8          17.2 N EF002B30
    CK07B020  C2007 03 12.93965 09 24 07.21 +44 19 35.9                 EF002B30
    CK07B020  C2007 03 12.95693 09 24 06.69 +44 19 34.0          17.5 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 12.95793 09 24 06.65 +44 19 33.6          17.8 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 12.98280 09 24 05.92 +44 19 28.8          17.7 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 12.98380 09 24 05.84 +44 19 29.5          17.7 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 13.00873 09 24 05.06 +44 19 25.4          17.5 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 13.00973 09 24 04.97 +44 19 25.4          17.6 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 13.96181 09 23 35.07 +44 16 59.2          17.5 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 13.96280 09 23 35.08 +44 16 59.2          17.3 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 13.98777 09 23 34.26 +44 16 55.0          17.8 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 13.98875 09 23 34.25 +44 16 55.2          17.5 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 14.01341 09 23 33.39 +44 16 50.4          17.7 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 14.01440 09 23 33.40 +44 16 50.7          17.5 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 14.89242 09 23 06.44 +44 14 30.0          17.6 N EF002213
    CK07B020  C2007 03 14.89423 09 23 06.38 +44 14 29.2          17.6 N EF002213
    CK07B020  C2007 03 14.89785 09 23 06.25 +44 14 28.5          17.6 N EF002213
    CK07B020  C2007 03 14.95125 09 23 04.55 +44 14 20.1          17.3 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 14.95225 09 23 04.55 +44 14 19.5          17.5 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 14.97517 09 23 03.90 +44 14 16.0          17.3 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 14.97616 09 23 03.82 +44 14 16.7          17.4 N EF002A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 14.99992 09 23 03.07 +44 14 12.3          17.6 N EF002A24

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
A24 New Millennium Observatory, Mozzate.  Observer E. Cozzi.  0.36-m f/7.6
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
B30 Szamotuly-Galowo.  Observer M. Reszelski.  0.20-m reflector + CCD.
    Long. = 16.5689, rho cos phi' = 0.60872, rho sin phi' = +0.79074.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 B2 (Skiff)
T 2008 Aug. 19.3260 TT                                  MPC
q   2.972187             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  205.9047      -0.7697666      +0.6272157
                   Node    14.8864      -0.4754569      -0.4394386
e   1.0            Incl.   27.4872      -0.4259109      -0.6430351
From 138 observations 2007 Jan. 23-Mar. 14.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-F02

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