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MPEC 2007-K15 : COMET C/2007 H2 (SKIFF)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-K15                                Issued 2007 May 18, 15:38 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.

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                            COMET C/2007 H2 (SKIFF)

Observations:
    CK07H020  C2007 05 11.88547 13 36 50.61 +18 09 03.5          19.8 N EK015J87
    CK07H020  C2007 05 11.89107 13 36 50.59 +18 09 12.5          20.4 N EK015J87
    CK07H020  C2007 05 11.89705 13 36 50.54 +18 09 22.5          20.4 N EK015J87
    CK07H020  C2007 05 18.14348 13 37 45.05 +20 38 13.2          20.0 N EK015850
    CK07H020  C2007 05 18.17337 13 37 45.11 +20 38 50.0          20.0 N EK015850

Observer details:
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/9.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 H2 (Skiff)
T 2007 Feb. 17.0724 TT                                  MPC
q   1.410722             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.019383       Peri.  319.3170      -0.8550105      -0.4092458
                   Node   203.7723      +0.2598534      -0.8696376
e   0.972656       Incl.   52.2087      -0.4488132      +0.2761309
From 100 observations 2007 Apr. 19-May 18.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 H2 (Skiff)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 05 10    13 36.72   +17 13.6    0.927    1.815   139.0    21.4  19.9
2007 05 20    13 38.18   +21 13.4    1.098    1.901   128.5    24.6  20.5
2007 05 30    13 41.65   +23 26.8    1.282    1.991   119.8    26.2  21.0
2007 06 09    13 46.89   +24 29.8    1.475    2.083   112.2    26.8  21.5
2007 06 19    13 53.62   +24 46.0    1.674    2.179   105.5    26.7  22.0

     Further observations of this comet are very desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-K15

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