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MPEC 2007-F63 : COMET C/2007 B2 (SKIFF)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-F63                                Issued 2007 Mar. 23, 15:50 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 03 08.48155 09 26 35.71 +44 29 30.9                 EF063D88
    CK07B020  C2007 03 08.48473 09 26 35.56 +44 29 31.0                 EF063D88
    CK07B020  C2007 03 08.48793 09 26 35.50 +44 29 30.5          17.6 T EF063D88
    CK07B020  C2007 03 11.96651 09 24 38.57 +44 21 57.8          17.9 N EF063A32
    CK07B020  C2007 03 11.97397 09 24 38.32 +44 21 57.0          18.1 N EF063A32
    CK07B020  C2007 03 11.98142 09 24 38.09 +44 21 55.9          18.0 N EF063A32
    CK07B020  C2007 03 13.48086 09 23 50.33 +44 18 13.9                 EF063D88
    CK07B020  C2007 03 13.48404 09 23 50.22 +44 18 13.2                 EF063D88
    CK07B020  C2007 03 13.48722 09 23 50.04 +44 18 12.6          17.1 T EF063D88
    CK07B020  C2007 03 15.90515 09 22 35.89 +44 11 35.3          17.9 N EF063A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 15.90616 09 22 35.85 +44 11 40.4          17.4 N EF063A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 15.93057 09 22 35.15 +44 11 36.5          17.3 N EF063A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 15.95493 09 22 34.31 +44 11 32.8          17.5 N EF063A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 15.95594 09 22 34.26 +44 11 32.6          17.2 N EF063A24
    CK07B020  C2007 03 17.13621 09 21 59.86 +44 08 05.0          18.1 T EF063703
    CK07B020  C2007 03 17.14539 09 21 59.58 +44 08 03.0          18.0 T EF063703
    CK07B020  C2007 03 17.15456 09 21 59.25 +44 08 00.4          17.8 T EF063703
    CK07B020  C2007 03 17.16377 09 21 59.00 +44 07 59.8          18.1 T EF063703
    CK07B020  C2007 03 17.90744 09 21 37.79 +44 05 44.3          17.5 N EF063A10
    CK07B020  C2007 03 17.92635 09 21 37.25 +44 05 40.8          17.1 N EF063A10
    CK07B020  C2007 03 17.98867 09 21 35.49 +44 05 29.0          17.7 N EF063232
    CK07B020  C2007 03 17.99434 09 21 35.29 +44 05 28.5          17.9 N EF063232
    CK07B020  C2007 03 18.00000 09 21 35.10 +44 05 27.6          18.0 N EF063232
    CK07B020  C2007 03 20.81954 09 20 18.74 +43 56 16.8          17.7 N EF063213
    CK07B020  C2007 03 20.82316 09 20 18.64 +43 56 16.2          17.7 N EF063213
    CK07B020  C2007 03 20.82498 09 20 18.60 +43 56 15.8          17.7 N EF063213

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.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.
A10 Observatori Astronomic de Corbera.  Observers J. Barcelo, M. Casao,
    F. Morillas, C. Rodriguez.  Measurer J. Barcelo.  0.30-m f/5.0 Newtonian
    reflector + CCD.
A24 New Millennium Observatory, Mozzate.  Observer E. Cozzi.  0.36-m f/7.6
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A32 Panker.  Observer H. Denzau.  0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
D88 Hiratsuka.  Observer Y. Sugiyama.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 B2 (Skiff)
T 2008 Aug. 19.3850 TT                                  MPC
q   2.972032             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  205.9156      -0.7696960      +0.6273081
                   Node    14.8819      -0.4754772      -0.4393772
e   1.0            Incl.   27.4885      -0.4260159      -0.6429870
From 162 observations 2007 Jan. 23-Mar. 20.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-F63

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