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MPEC 2007-F03 : COMET P/2007 C1 (CHRISTENSEN)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-F03                                Issued 2007 Mar. 16, 15:08 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
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                         COMET P/2007 C1 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    PK07C010  C2007 03 10.00035 09 57 44.00 +27 54 00.2          18.4 N EF003213
    PK07C010  C2007 03 10.00187 09 57 43.95 +27 54 00.0          18.4 N EF003213
    PK07C010  C2007 03 10.00339 09 57 43.91 +27 53 59.8          18.4 N EF003213
    PK07C010  C2007 03 10.88178 09 57 20.96 +27 51 53.6          18.8 T EF003224
    PK07C010  C2007 03 10.89910 09 57 20.38 +27 51 51.4          18.2 T EF003224
    PK07C010  C2007 03 10.91565 09 57 19.92 +27 51 50.1          18.9 T EF003224
    PK07C010  C2007 03 11.88007 09 56 55.80 +27 49 14.7                 EF003246
    PK07C010  C2007 03 11.88157 09 56 55.75 +27 49 13.2                 EF003246
    PK07C010  C2007 03 11.88245 09 56 55.73 +27 49 14.4                 EF003246
    PK07C010  C2007 03 11.88411 09 56 55.68 +27 49 13.8                 EF003246
    PK07C010  C2007 03 11.88551 09 56 55.62 +27 49 13.8                 EF003246
    PK07C010  C2007 03 13.26970 09 56 23.27 +27 45 06.2          19.6 N EF003850
    PK07C010  C2007 03 13.29252 09 56 22.66 +27 45 01.6          19.0 N EF003850
    PK07C010  C2007 03 13.31551 09 56 22.12 +27 44 57.1          19.4 N EF003850

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
224 Ottmarsheim.  Observer C. Rinner.  0.1-m f/5 refractor + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig, J. H. Nalley.
    0.30-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2007 C1 (Christensen)
T 2007 Mar. 5.2723 TT                                   MPC
q   2.050753             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1511225      Peri.   95.6198      -0.8807109      -0.4589274
a   3.490733       Node    57.1142      +0.3602227      -0.8096262
e   0.412515       Incl.    8.0221      +0.3075515      -0.3659113
P   6.52
From 120 observations 2007 Feb. 9-Mar. 13.

Ephemeris:
    P/2007 C1 (Christensen)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 03 11    09 57.30   +27 51.6    1.137    2.051   148.6    14.6  18.4
2007 03 21    09 54.42   +27 12.6    1.193    2.054   139.5    18.4  18.5
2007 03 31    09 54.65   +26 09.3    1.264    2.060   130.7    21.5  18.6
2007 04 10    09 58.02   +24 46.9    1.350    2.069   122.6    24.1  18.8
2007 04 20    10 04.22   +23 09.7    1.446    2.081   115.0    25.9  19.0
2007 04 30    10 12.86   +21 21.1    1.551    2.095   108.0    27.2  19.2
2007 05 10    10 23.45   +19 23.9    1.664    2.112   101.5    27.9  19.4
2007 05 20    10 35.57   +17 20.1    1.782    2.131    95.4    28.2  19.5
2007 05 30    10 48.87   +15 11.1    1.905    2.153    89.7    28.1  19.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-F03

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