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MPEC 2007-F64 : COMET C/2007 D1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-F64                                Issued 2007 Mar. 23, 15:56 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 D1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK07D010  C2007 03 11.92094 09 40 10.69 -05 23 07.6          18.2 N EF064A32
    CK07D010  C2007 03 11.93179 09 40 10.53 -05 23 06.3          17.5 N EF064A32
    CK07D010  C2007 03 11.94278 09 40 10.38 -05 23 03.8          17.2 N EF064A32
    CK07D010  C2007 03 13.51280 09 39 52.20 -05 16 18.6                 EF064D88
    CK07D010  C2007 03 13.51598 09 39 52.14 -05 16 17.7                 EF064D88
    CK07D010  C2007 03 13.51918 09 39 52.11 -05 16 17.2          18.0 T EF064D88
    CK07D010  C2007 03 16.84039 09 39 15.72 -05 01 57.3                 EF064246
    CK07D010  C2007 03 16.84155 09 39 15.72 -05 01 56.6                 EF064246
    CK07D010  C2007 03 16.84277 09 39 15.69 -05 01 56.6                 EF064246
    CK07D010  C2007 03 16.84338 09 39 15.70 -05 01 56.6                 EF064246
    CK07D010  C2007 03 16.84729 09 39 15.67 -05 01 55.9                 EF064246
    CK07D010  C2007 03 16.85074 09 39 15.60 -05 01 55.0                 EF064246
    CK07D010  C2007 03 16.85240 09 39 15.63 -05 01 54.3                 EF064246
    CK07D010  C2007 03 17.66813 09 39 07.02 -04 58 22.9                 EF064349
    CK07D010  C2007 03 17.67396 09 39 06.96 -04 58 21.5                 EF064349
    CK07D010  C2007 03 17.67978 09 39 06.88 -04 58 19.8          17.6 T EF064349
    CK07D010  C2007 03 17.87658 09 39 05.03 -04 57 28.5          18.5 N EF064157
    CK07D010  C2007 03 17.92990 09 39 04.35 -04 57 15.8          17.7 N EF064232
    CK07D010  C2007 03 17.93934 09 39 04.25 -04 57 12.5          17.5 N EF064232
    CK07D010  C2007 03 17.94690 09 39 04.22 -04 57 09.3          18.5 N EF064232
    CK07D010  C2007 03 18.88263 09 38 54.88 -04 53 06.3          18.0 N EF064213
    CK07D010  C2007 03 18.88445 09 38 54.87 -04 53 05.9          18.0 N EF064213
    CK07D010  C2007 03 18.88810 09 38 54.82 -04 53 05.0          18.0 N EF064213
    CK07D010  C2007 03 22.42586 09 38 21.81 -04 37 41.9          19.5 N EF064415
    CK07D010  C2007 03 22.43715 09 38 21.70 -04 37 39.2          19.4 N EF064415

Observer details:
157 Frasso Sabino.  Observers R. Haver, M. Calabresi, R. Albanesi,
    R. Gorelli.  Measurer R. Haver.  0.20-m f/7.1 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
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.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    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 D1 (LINEAR)
T 2007 June 5.4503 TT                                   MPC
q   8.790929             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  339.3671      -0.8841124      -0.4561137
                   Node   171.1625      +0.4643182      -0.8331384
e   1.0            Incl.   41.3587      -0.0524771      +0.3127950
From 143 observations 2007 Feb. 17-Mar. 22.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 D1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 03 21    09 38.58   -04 43.9    7.973    8.802   144.5     3.8  17.5
2007 03 31    09 37.32   -04 00.7    8.060    8.799   135.4     4.6  17.5
2007 04 10    09 36.68   -03 18.7    8.169    8.797   126.1     5.3  17.5
2007 04 20    09 36.70   -02 39.2    8.297    8.795   116.8     5.9  17.5
2007 04 30    09 37.43   -02 03.0    8.438    8.793   107.5     6.3  17.6
2007 05 10    09 38.84   -01 30.8    8.589    8.792    98.4     6.5  17.6
2007 05 20    09 40.91   -01 03.1    8.744    8.791    89.4     6.6  17.6
2007 05 30    09 43.62   -00 40.1    8.901    8.791    80.5     6.5  17.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-F64

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