MPEC 2007-G42 : COMET C/2007 E2 (LOVEJOY)
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M.P.E.C. 2007-G42 Issued 2007 Apr. 13, 14:38 UT
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COMET C/2007 E2 (LOVEJOY)
Observations:
CK07E020 2007 03 28.83750 20 24 57.38 -42 21 21.0 12.5 T EG042372
CK07E020 C2007 04 03.80179 20 13 01.86 -36 02 28.3 EG042D81
CK07E020 C2007 04 03.80348 20 13 01.59 -36 02 19.3 EG042D81
CK07E020 C2007 04 03.80525 20 13 01.41 -36 02 12.7 EG042D81
CK07E020 C2007 04 03.80696 20 13 01.16 -36 02 05.6 10.9 T EG042D81
CK07E020 2007 04 03.82674 20 12 58.51 -36 00 34.4 12.0 T EG042372
CK07E020 C2007 04 06.68182 20 06 15.27 -32 06 57.4 9.6 T EG042E03
CK07E020 C2007 04 06.68376 20 06 14.95 -32 06 47.0 9.5 T EG042E03
CK07E020 C2007 04 08.70546 20 01 00.24 -28 54 49.2 14.7 N EG042415
CK07E020 C2007 04 08.70577 20 01 00.17 -28 54 47.7 14.6 N EG042415
CK07E020 C2007 04 09.73479 19 58 09.63 -27 07 14.8 15.3 N EG042415
CK07E020 C2007 04 09.73526 19 58 09.56 -27 07 11.5 15.2 N EG042415
CK07E020 C2007 04 09.78006 19 58 01.83 -27 02 36.3 EG042349
CK07E020 C2007 04 09.78155 19 58 01.58 -27 02 26.6 EG042349
CK07E020 C2007 04 09.78307 19 58 01.33 -27 02 16.8 9.6 T EG042349
CK07E020 C2007 04 09.79369 19 57 59.54 -27 01 07.2 EG042D70
CK07E020 C2007 04 09.79828 19 57 58.79 -27 00 37.2 EG042D70
CK07E020 C2007 04 09.81137 19 57 56.49 -26 59 12.9 EG042D70
CK07E020 C2007 04 09.81917 19 57 55.11 -26 58 22.3 13.0 T EG042D70
CK07E020 2007 04 11.77639 19 52 08.58 -23 12 03.9 11.5 T EG042372
CK07E020 C2007 04 11.81134 19 52 02.01 -23 07 46.6 13.9 N EG042379
CK07E020 C2007 04 11.81228 19 52 01.84 -23 07 39.7 13.8 N EG042379
CK07E020 C2007 04 11.81598 19 52 01.07 -23 07 11.5 13.8 N EG042379
CK07E020 C2007 04 11.81691 19 52 00.90 -23 07 04.8 13.9 N EG042379
Observer details:
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
372 Geisei. Observer T. Seki. 0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
379 Hamamatsu-Yuto. Observer S. Wakuda. 0.25-m f/5.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
415 Kambah, near Canberra. Observer D. Herald. 0.36-m f/3.9
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
D70 Tosa. Observer S. Shimomoto. 0.20-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
D81 Nagano. Observer Y. Ohshima. 0.30-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
E03 RAS Observatory, Victoria. Observer M. Suzuki. 0.32-m f/9.0 reflector
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)
T 2007 Mar. 27.518 TT MPC
q 1.09303 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 340.551 -0.547765 -0.279700
Node 232.437 -0.573142 -0.561119
e 1.0 Incl. 95.891 -0.609477 +0.779046
From 105 observations 2007 Mar. 18-Apr. 11.
Ephemeris:
C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2007 04 10 19 57.40 -26 38.5 0.615 1.115 83.6 63.2 8.9
2007 04 15 19 41.48 -15 52.8 0.528 1.134 90.1 62.2 8.7
2007 04 20 19 21.53 -01 32.0 0.466 1.159 97.2 59.3 8.5
2007 04 25 18 56.39 +15 36.8 0.442 1.188 103.2 55.5 8.5
2007 04 30 18 24.95 +32 27.9 0.464 1.222 106.3 52.3 8.7
2007 05 05 17 46.74 +45 50.2 0.527 1.259 105.9 50.4 9.1
2007 05 10 17 02.92 +54 50.8 0.616 1.300 103.5 49.0 9.6
2007 05 15 16 16.90 +60 14.1 0.723 1.344 100.4 47.7 10.1
2007 05 20 15 33.31 +63 05.3 0.838 1.391 97.0 46.2 10.5
2007 05 25 14 55.84 +64 20.1 0.958 1.439 93.8 44.6 11.0
2007 05 30 14 25.85 +64 38.0 1.081 1.490 90.7 42.9 11.4
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2007 MPC M.P.E.C. 2007-G42
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