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MPEC 2007-H32 : COMET C/2007 H1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-H32                                Issued 2007 Apr. 20, 18:41 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://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET C/2007 H1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK07H010  C2007 04 17.78663 21 59 34.74 -09 09 15.9          16.1 T EH032E12
    CK07H010  C2007 04 17.79411 21 59 35.48 -09 09 13.0                 EH032E12
    CK07H010  C2007 04 17.80161 21 59 36.25 -09 09 09.8                 EH032E12
    CK07H010  C2007 04 17.80909 21 59 37.04 -09 09 07.5                 EH032E12
    CK07H010  C2007 04 17.81840 21 59 38.00 -09 09 03.4                 EH032E12
    CK07H010  C2007 04 18.43525 22 00 41.82 -09 04 56.0          16.8 T EH032H36
    CK07H010  C2007 04 18.43782 22 00 42.13 -09 04 54.3          17.0 T EH032H36
    CK07H010  C2007 04 18.44039 22 00 42.37 -09 04 51.7          16.7 T EH032H36
    CK07H010  C2007 04 18.46156 22 00 44.64 -09 04 44.6                 EH032H06
    CK07H010  C2007 04 18.46992 22 00 45.44 -09 04 40.7          16.1 T EH032H06
    CK07H010  C2007 04 18.75709 22 01 15.25 -09 02 40.4          16.2 T EH032E12
    CK07H010  C2007 04 18.75797 22 01 15.33 -09 02 40.0                 EH032E12
    CK07H010  C2007 04 18.75885 22 01 15.43 -09 02 39.4                 EH032E12
    CK07H010  C2007 04 19.47110 22 02 28.99 -08 57 52.9          16.4 T EH032H06
    CK07H010  C2007 04 19.47812 22 02 29.73 -08 57 51.1          16.5 T EH032H06
    CK07H010  C2007 04 19.58353 22 02 40.58 -08 57 04.3          16.7 N EH032F85
    CK07H010  C2007 04 19.59146 22 02 41.43 -08 57 00.9                 EH032F85
    CK07H010  C2007 04 19.63088 22 02 45.42 -08 56 44.9          16.9 N EH032F85
    CK07H010  C2007 04 19.78571 22 03 01.47 -08 55 40.8          16.8 T EH032E03
    CK07H010  C2007 04 19.79453 22 03 02.36 -08 55 37.1          16.9 T EH032E03
    CK07H010  C2007 04 19.80847 22 03 03.78 -08 55 32.3                 EH032E12
    CK07H010  C2007 04 20.43614 22 04 08.48 -08 51 20.9          17.2 T EH032H36
    CK07H010  C2007 04 20.43873 22 04 08.72 -08 51 18.3          16.9 N EH032H36
    CK07H010  C2007 04 20.44132 22 04 08.92 -08 51 17.1          16.2 N EH032H36
    CK07H010  C2007 04 20.44389 22 04 09.24 -08 51 18.4          17.8 N EH032H36

Observer details:
E03 RAS Observatory, Victoria.  Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero.  0.31-m f/9.0
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.
F85 Tiki Observatory, Punaauia.  Observers N. Teamo, S. Hoenig.  Measurer
    S. Hoenig.  0.41-m f/8.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero.  0.25-m f/3.4
    reflector + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 H1 (McNaught)
T 2007 June 15.828 TT                                   MPC
q   2.61460              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  181.324       +0.856820       +0.505410
                   Node   147.663       -0.471297       +0.847973
e   1.0            Incl.   11.002       -0.209138       +0.159697
From 25 observations 2007 Apr. 17-20.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 H1 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 04 20    22 03.39   -08 54.3    3.045    2.683    59.7    18.9  16.2
2007 04 30    22 20.32   -07 46.9    2.923    2.662    65.1    20.1  16.1
2007 05 10    22 36.70   -06 41.5    2.801    2.644    70.6    21.1  16.0
2007 05 20    22 52.42   -05 40.1    2.680    2.630    76.3    21.9  15.8
2007 05 30    23 07.35   -04 44.7    2.560    2.621    82.1    22.5  15.7
2007 06 09    23 21.36   -03 57.3    2.444    2.616    88.1    22.8  15.6
2007 06 19    23 34.27   -03 19.9    2.331    2.615    94.5    22.8  15.5
2007 06 29    23 45.90   -02 54.7    2.224    2.618   101.2    22.4  15.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-H32

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