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MPEC 2007-M45 : COMET C/2007 M3 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-M45                                Issued 2007 June 26, 22:08 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 M3 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK07M030  C2007 06 22.96732 19 44 16.45 +02 07 55.8          16.9 T EM045A50
    CK07M030  C2007 06 22.96901 19 44 16.21 +02 07 55.6          17.6 T EM045A50
    CK07M030  C2007 06 22.97069 19 44 15.97 +02 07 54.9          17.4 T EM045A50
    CK07M030  C2007 06 22.97237 19 44 15.72 +02 07 54.6          17.3 T EM045A50
    CK07M030  C2007 06 22.97405 19 44 15.50 +02 07 54.2          17.2 T EM045A50
    CK07M030  C2007 06 23.30400 19 43 28.61 +02 06 44.2                 EM045G88
    CK07M030  C2007 06 23.31303 19 43 27.40 +02 06 41.3          17.0 T EM045G88
    CK07M030  C2007 06 23.32206 19 43 26.15 +02 06 39.2          17.1 T EM045G88
    CK07M030  C2007 06 23.97691 19 41 52.36 +02 04 17.5          15.3 N EM045J70
    CK07M030  C2007 06 23.97810 19 41 52.24 +02 04 16.3          16.0 N EM045J70
    CK07M030  C2007 06 23.97929 19 41 52.27 +02 04 16.4          14.8 N EM045J70
    CK07M030  C2007 06 23.98088 19 41 52.24 +02 04 15.9          16.2 N EM045J70
    CK07M030  C2007 06 23.99220 19 41 50.65 +02 04 10.1          16.5 N EM045J70
    CK07M030  C2007 06 24.10736 19 41 33.67 +02 03 44.2          16.4 N EM045213
    CK07M030  C2007 06 24.10890 19 41 33.43 +02 03 44.0          16.4 N EM045213
    CK07M030  C2007 06 24.11043 19 41 33.22 +02 03 43.9          16.4 N EM045213
    CK07M030  C2007 06 24.27697 19 41 09.48 +02 03 06.4          17.0 T EM045673
    CK07M030  C2007 06 24.28056 19 41 08.92 +02 03 05.9                 EM045673
    CK07M030  C2007 06 24.29039 19 41 07.49 +02 03 03.8                 EM045673
    CK07M030  C2007 06 24.29954 19 41 06.18 +02 03 01.4                 EM045673
    CK07M030  C2007 06 25.96660 19 37 03.89 +01 56 22.4          17.3 N EM045118
    CK07M030  C2007 06 25.96857 19 37 03.62 +01 56 21.8          17.2 N EM045118
    CK07M030  C2007 06 26.26875 19 36 19.69 +01 55 07.2          17.0 T EM045673
    CK07M030  C2007 06 26.27124 19 36 19.25 +01 55 07.5          17.0 T EM045704
    CK07M030  C2007 06 26.27396 19 36 18.94 +01 55 06.7                 EM045673
    CK07M030  C2007 06 26.27917 19 36 18.16 +01 55 05.0                 EM045673
    CK07M030  C2007 06 26.28438 19 36 17.36 +01 55 03.8                 EM045673
    CK07M030  C2007 06 26.29198 19 36 16.18 +01 55 01.6          17.1 T EM045704
    CK07M030  C2007 06 26.30272 19 36 14.61 +01 54 58.6          17.3 T EM045704
    CK07M030  C2007 06 26.31309 19 36 13.04 +01 54 55.6          17.3 T EM045704

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observers J. Young, D. Mayes.
    0.4-m f/8.4 Cassegrain + CCD, 0.61-m f/16 Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
A50 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory.  Observers D. Kyrylenko,
    Y. Ivashchenko.  0.6-m reflector + CCD.
G88 LAMP Observatory, New River.  Observer S. Loucks.  0.28-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J70 Obs. Astronomico Vega del Thader, El Palmar.  Observer J. P. Navarro P.
    0.20-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 M3 (LINEAR)
T 2007 Sept. 3.817 TT                                   MPC
q   3.47449              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  125.483       +0.077732       -0.975178
                   Node    41.500       -0.985679       -0.043957
e   1.0            Incl.  161.766       -0.149645       -0.217016
From 103 observations 2007 June 21-26.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 M3 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 06 19    19 53.42   +02 20.5    2.706    3.546   140.1    10.6  17.2
2007 06 29    19 29.55   +01 42.9    2.604    3.529   151.1     8.0  17.1
2007 07 09    19 03.71   +00 46.2    2.557    3.514   156.7     6.6  17.0
2007 07 19    18 37.57   -00 26.7    2.567    3.501   152.7     7.7  17.0
2007 07 29    18 12.91   -01 49.9    2.634    3.491   142.1    10.3  17.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-M45

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