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MPEC 2007-G40 : COMET C/2007 D1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-G40                                Issued 2007 Apr. 13, 14:24 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 22.91485 09 38 17.52 -04 35 33.5          17.7 N EG040J70
    CK07D010  C2007 03 22.91597 09 38 17.52 -04 35 33.7          17.8 N EG040J70
    CK07D010  C2007 03 24.91037 09 38 01.17 -04 26 56.0          17.4 T EG040585
    CK07D010  C2007 04 05.88023 09 36 51.67 -03 35 46.3          18.6 N EG040585
    CK07D010  C2007 04 05.90921 09 36 51.55 -03 35 38.7          18.5 N EG040585
    CK07D010  C2007 04 06.87465 09 36 48.28 -03 31 37.7          17.2 N EG040B30
    CK07D010  C2007 04 06.88645 09 36 48.32 -03 31 34.2          17.8 N EG040213
    CK07D010  C2007 04 06.88646 09 36 48.23 -03 31 34.8          17.0 N EG040B30
    CK07D010  C2007 04 06.88912 09 36 48.31 -03 31 33.3          17.8 N EG040213
    CK07D010  C2007 04 06.89016 09 36 48.31 -03 31 34.2          18.3 N EG040B30
    CK07D010  C2007 04 06.89173 09 36 48.29 -03 31 32.7          17.8 N EG040213
    CK07D010  C2007 04 07.51726 09 36 46.41 -03 28 54.9          19.3 N EG040415
    CK07D010  C2007 04 07.52571 09 36 46.42 -03 28 52.3          19.4 N EG040415
    CK07D010  C2007 04 09.85178 09 36 40.70 -03 19 17.7          18.5 T EG040215
    CK07D010  C2007 04 11.50889 09 36 38.01 -03 12 31.0          18.9 N EG040415
    CK07D010  C2007 04 11.51451 09 36 38.00 -03 12 29.7          19.4 N EG040415

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observers A. Baransky, S. Borysenko.  Measurer
    A. Baransky.  0.70-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
B30 Szamotuly-Galowo.  Observer M. Reszelski.  0.20-m reflector + CCD.
J70 Obs. Astronomico Vega del Thader, El Palmar.  Observer J. P. Navarro P.
    0.20-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 D1 (LINEAR)
T 2007 June 8.2710 TT                                   MPC
q   8.796918             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  339.5478      -0.8852380      -0.4537655
                   Node   171.1125      +0.4622687      -0.8338895
e   1.0            Incl.   41.4289      -0.0515887      +0.3142056
From 151 observations 2007 Feb. 17-Apr. 11.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 D1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 04 10    09 36.67   -03 18.7    8.176    8.804   126.1     5.3  17.5
2007 04 20    09 36.70   -02 39.1    8.303    8.802   116.8     5.8  17.5
2007 04 30    09 37.42   -02 02.9    8.444    8.800   107.5     6.3  17.6
2007 05 10    09 38.83   -01 30.7    8.595    8.799    98.4     6.5  17.6
2007 05 20    09 40.90   -01 03.0    8.751    8.798    89.4     6.6  17.7
2007 05 30    09 43.60   -00 40.0    8.907    8.797    80.5     6.5  17.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-G40

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