MPEC 2007-L05 : COMET C/2007 K5 (LOVEJOY)
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M.P.E.C. 2007-L05 Issued 2007 June 2, 13:36 UT
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COMET C/2007 K5 (LOVEJOY)
Observations:
CK07K050 C2007 06 02.34311 06 25 48.19 -14 51 20.5 15.6 N EL005415
CK07K050 C2007 06 02.34644 06 25 49.22 -14 51 21.5 15.9 N EL005415
CK07K050 C2007 06 02.34751 06 25 49.37 -14 51 20.6 16.7 N EL005415
Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra. Observer D. Herald. 0.36-m f/3.9
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2007 K5 (Lovejoy)
T 2007 May 2.278 TT MPC
q 1.15389 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 255.881 +0.139886 -0.966975
Node 193.618 +0.769856 -0.029102
e 1.0 Incl. 64.807 -0.622699 -0.253205
From 10 observations 2007 May 29-June 2.
Ephemeris:
C/2007 K5 (Lovejoy)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2007 05 30 06 08.97 -15 01.6 1.731 1.235 44.6 35.2 14.1
2007 06 04 06 34.08 -14 45.3 1.747 1.265 45.6 34.9 14.2
2007 06 09 06 58.71 -14 23.4 1.774 1.299 46.3 34.4 14.4
2007 06 14 07 22.61 -13 57.3 1.811 1.337 46.7 33.5 14.6
2007 06 19 07 45.57 -13 28.5 1.858 1.377 46.8 32.5 14.7
2007 06 24 08 07.45 -12 58.4 1.913 1.420 46.5 31.3 14.9
2007 06 29 08 28.18 -12 28.3 1.976 1.465 46.0 29.9 15.1
2007 07 04 08 47.73 -11 59.1 2.045 1.513 45.2 28.5 15.4
2007 07 09 09 06.13 -11 31.8 2.121 1.562 44.2 27.0 15.6
2007 07 14 09 23.42 -11 06.8 2.201 1.612 42.9 25.4 15.8
2007 07 19 09 39.67 -10 44.4 2.285 1.664 41.4 23.8 16.0
2007 07 24 09 54.94 -10 24.9 2.371 1.716 39.7 22.2 16.2
2007 07 29 10 09.32 -10 08.2 2.459 1.770 37.8 20.6 16.4
Further observations of this comet are very desirable.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2007 MPC M.P.E.C. 2007-L05
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