MPEC 2007-F65 : COMET C/2007 D2 (SPACEWATCH)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-F65                                Issued 2007 Mar. 23, 16:08 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
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                         COMET C/2007 D2 (SPACEWATCH)

Observations:
    CK07D020  C2007 03 12.87792 09 34 45.71 +16 04 22.5          20.2 T EF065215
    CK07D020  C2007 03 16.86005 09 15 17.76 +17 26 25.9                 EF065246
    CK07D020  C2007 03 16.86271 09 15 17.04 +17 26 29.8                 EF065246
    CK07D020  C2007 03 16.86523 09 15 16.32 +17 26 32.0                 EF065246

Observer details:
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 D2 (Spacewatch)
T 2006 Nov. 24.2995 TT                                  MPC
q   1.245214             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.018476       Peri.   65.1007      -0.6149261      -0.7882925
                   Node   297.1371      -0.7319370      +0.5604107
e   0.976993       Incl.  178.6178      -0.2934862      +0.2540370
From 64 observations 2007 Jan. 29-Mar. 16.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 D2 (Spacewatch)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 03 21    08 58.52   +18 30.1    1.287    2.088   131.9    20.8  20.7
2007 03 31    08 29.85   +20 02.6    1.576    2.194   115.0    24.4  21.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-F65

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