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MPEC 2007-F52 : COMET C/2007 F1 (LONEOS)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-F52                                Issued 2007 Mar. 21, 14:53 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 F1 (LONEOS)

Observations:
    CK07F010  C2007 03 19.26399 11 22 57.60 +20 11 58.2          19.5 N EF052699
    CK07F010  C2007 03 19.28227 11 22 55.94 +20 12 13.6                 EF052699
    CK07F010  C2007 03 19.30055 11 22 54.39 +20 12 28.2                 EF052699
    CK07F010  C2007 03 19.31884 11 22 52.76 +20 12 40.2                 EF052699
    CK07F010  C2007 03 19.46690 11 22 39.55 +20 14 47.0          18.8 T EF052673
    CK07F010  C2007 03 19.47593 11 22 38.86 +20 14 53.0                 EF052673
    CK07F010  C2007 03 19.48287 11 22 38.22 +20 14 59.9                 EF052673
    CK07F010  C2007 03 19.49225 11 22 37.42 +20 15 07.5                 EF052673
    CK07F010  C2007 03 19.53565 11 22 33.71 +20 15 46.6                 EF052474
    CK07F010  C2007 03 19.55671 11 22 31.88 +20 16 05.0          18   N EF052474
    CK07F010  C2007 03 19.56725 11 22 30.96 +20 16 08.0                 EF052474
    CK07F010  C2007 03 20.16759 11 21 38.16 +20 24 28.7          19.0 N EF052651
    CK07F010  C2007 03 20.16977 11 21 38.00 +20 24 31.0          19.4 N EF052651
    CK07F010  C2007 03 20.17646 11 21 37.32 +20 24 35.2          20.3 N EF052H55
    CK07F010  C2007 03 20.18267 11 21 36.69 +20 24 40.6          20.8 N EF052H55
    CK07F010  C2007 03 20.18768 11 21 36.27 +20 24 44.3          20.6 N EF052H55
    CK07F010  C2007 03 20.21678 11 21 33.79 +20 25 08.6          19.0 T EF052673
    CK07F010  C2007 03 20.23056 11 21 32.59 +20 25 19.9                 EF052673
    CK07F010  C2007 03 20.23819 11 21 31.94 +20 25 26.5                 EF052673
    CK07F010  C2007 03 20.25104 11 21 30.73 +20 25 37.1                 EF052673
    CK07F010  C2007 03 20.89804 11 20 33.52 +20 34 29.7          19.0 N EF052473
    CK07F010  C2007 03 20.90586 11 20 32.84 +20 34 34.9          19.0 N EF052473
    CK07F010  C2007 03 21.11038 11 20 14.48 +20 37 22.7                 EF052J95
    CK07F010  C2007 03 21.11615 11 20 13.99 +20 37 27.0                 EF052J95
    CK07F010  C2007 03 21.12203 11 20 13.35 +20 37 32.8          19.8 T EF052J95
    CK07F010  C2007 03 21.20965 11 20 05.86 +20 38 45.2          18.7 N EF052850
    CK07F010  C2007 03 21.23988 11 20 03.12 +20 39 10.7          20.1 N EF052850
    CK07F010  C2007 03 21.24052 11 20 03.12 +20 39 11.4                 EF052658
    CK07F010  C2007 03 21.24292 11 20 02.86 +20 39 12.1                 EF052658
    CK07F010  C2007 03 21.25152 11 20 02.17 +20 39 20.0                 EF052658
    CK07F010  C2007 03 21.27023 11 20 00.34 +20 39 34.3          19.5 N EF052850

Observer details:
473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, M. Gonano, V. Santini, G. Sostero.
    0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
    reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observer R. M. Robb.  Measurer
    D. D. Balam.  1.82-m Plaskett telescope + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/9.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 F1 (LONEOS)
T 2007 Nov. 3.288 TT                                    MPC
q   0.44459              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  152.188       +0.904118       +0.415668
                   Node   173.522       -0.050026       -0.127009
e   1.0            Incl.  118.707       +0.424344       -0.900605
From 29 observations 2007 Mar. 19-21.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 F1 (LONEOS)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 03 21    11 20.41   +20 35.9    2.766    3.705   157.3     6.0  17.9
2007 03 31    11 05.44   +22 46.1    2.718    3.585   145.4     9.1  17.7
2007 04 10    10 50.72   +24 38.6    2.706    3.464   132.7    12.3  17.6
2007 04 20    10 37.17   +26 09.3    2.722    3.341   120.1    15.1  17.4
2007 04 30    10 25.52   +27 17.7    2.759    3.216   108.0    17.3  17.3
2007 05 10    10 16.23   +28 05.9    2.807    3.089    96.5    18.9  17.1
2007 05 20    10 09.46   +28 37.1    2.859    2.960    85.7    19.9  17.0
2007 05 30    10 05.22   +28 55.1    2.907    2.829    75.5    20.3  16.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-F52

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