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MPEC 2007-G15 : COMET C/2007 E2 (LOVEJOY)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-G15                                Issued 2007 Apr. 6, 14:06 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,
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                           COMET C/2007 E2 (LOVEJOY)

Observations:
    CK07E020  C2007 03 31.64775 20 19 39.57 -39 38 03.2          13.9 N EG015E94
    CK07E020  C2007 03 31.64856 20 19 39.48 -39 38 00.3          13.9 N EG015E94
    CK07E020  C2007 03 31.64938 20 19 39.39 -39 37 57.3          13.9 N EG015E94
    CK07E020  C2007 03 31.65019 20 19 39.32 -39 37 54.3          13.9 N EG015E94
    CK07E020  C2007 04 03.82148 20 12 59.31 -36 01 00.1          11.5 T EG015361
    CK07E020  C2007 04 03.82865 20 12 58.17 -36 00 29.2          11.3 T EG015361
    CK07E020  C2007 04 04.80994 20 10 44.59 -34 44 43.5                 EG015349
    CK07E020  C2007 04 04.81139 20 10 44.37 -34 44 36.9                 EG015349
    CK07E020  C2007 04 04.81286 20 10 44.16 -34 44 30.0           9.8 T EG015349
    CK07E020  C2007 04 04.81620 20 10 43.77 -34 44 14.3          11.3 T EG015361
    CK07E020  C2007 04 04.81793 20 10 43.47 -34 44 06.9          11.5 T EG015361
    CK07E020  C2007 04 04.82667 20 10 42.42 -34 43 22.0          14.5 N EG015361
    CK07E020  C2007 04 04.82841 20 10 42.03 -34 43 14.5          11.6 T EG015361
    CK07E020  C2007 04 04.83014 20 10 41.59 -34 43 09.3          14.4 N EG015361

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
361 Sumoto.  Observer S. Nakano.  0.25-m f/4.8 reflector + CCD.
E94 Gisborne.  Observer J. Drummond.  0.41-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)
T 2007 Mar. 27.517 TT                                   MPC
q   1.09304              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  340.550       -0.547753       -0.279700
                   Node   232.437       -0.573131       -0.561145
e   1.0            Incl.   95.890       -0.609498       +0.779028
From 81 observations 2007 Mar. 18-Apr. 4.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 03 31    20 20.92   -40 17.9    0.827    1.095    73.0    60.8   9.5
2007 04 02    20 16.90   -38 10.4    0.782    1.097    74.9    61.6   9.4
2007 04 04    20 12.58   -35 47.4    0.739    1.100    76.9    62.3   9.3
2007 04 06    20 07.92   -33 06.6    0.696    1.104    79.0    62.8   9.1
2007 04 08    20 02.87   -30 04.8    0.655    1.109    81.2    63.1   9.0
2007 04 10    19 57.40   -26 38.5    0.615    1.115    83.6    63.2   8.9
2007 04 12    19 51.44   -22 44.3    0.578    1.122    86.1    63.0   8.8
2007 04 14    19 44.95   -18 18.5    0.544    1.130    88.7    62.5   8.7
2007 04 16    19 37.85   -13 18.3    0.513    1.139    91.5    61.7   8.6
2007 04 18    19 30.07   -07 42.3    0.487    1.148    94.3    60.7   8.5
2007 04 20    19 21.53   -01 32.1    0.466    1.159    97.2    59.3   8.5
2007 04 22    19 12.17   +05 07.0    0.451    1.170    99.8    57.8   8.5
2007 04 24    19 01.90   +12 04.9    0.443    1.182   102.2    56.3   8.5
2007 04 26    18 50.64   +19 07.7    0.443    1.194   104.1    54.8   8.5
2007 04 28    18 38.34   +26 00.1    0.450    1.208   105.5    53.4   8.6
2007 04 30    18 24.95   +32 27.7    0.464    1.222   106.3    52.3   8.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-G15

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