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MPEC 2007-N37 : COMET C/2007 M3 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-N37                                Issued 2007 July 13, 14:32 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 07 05.72458 19 12 17.47 +01 06 44.0                 EN037349
    CK07M030  C2007 07 05.72635 19 12 17.20 +01 06 43.2          16.5 T EN037349
    CK07M030  C2007 07 06.93905 19 09 07.09 +00 59 18.1          16.6 N EN037A24
    CK07M030  C2007 07 06.96497 19 09 03.02 +00 59 10.2          15.6 N EN037A24
    CK07M030  C2007 07 06.98454 19 08 59.93 +00 59 02.6          16.2 N EN037A79
    CK07M030  C2007 07 06.98609 19 08 59.65 +00 59 00.6          16.7 N EN037B19
    CK07M030  C2007 07 06.98815 19 08 59.29 +00 59 00.2          16.8 N EN037A79
    CK07M030  C2007 07 06.99107 19 08 58.76 +00 58 59.7          16.3 N EN037A24
    CK07M030  C2007 07 06.99200 19 08 58.68 +00 58 59.8          16.3 N EN037A79
    CK07M030  C2007 07 06.99209 19 08 58.65 +00 58 59.4          15.9 N EN037A24
    CK07M030  C2007 07 06.99822 19 08 57.70 +00 58 57.1          16.4 N EN037A79
    CK07M030  C2007 07 07.02524 19 08 53.43 +00 58 45.5          15.9 N EN037J53
    CK07M030  C2007 07 07.02911 19 08 52.82 +00 58 44.6          15.9 N EN037J53
    CK07M030  C2007 07 07.03106 19 08 52.51 +00 58 44.2          16.0 N EN037J53
    CK07M030  C2007 07 07.88150 19 06 38.77 +00 53 22.3          17.4 T EN037561
    CK07M030  C2007 07 07.88397 19 06 38.38 +00 53 21.1          17.4 T EN037561
    CK07M030  C2007 07 07.88644 19 06 37.94 +00 53 20.2          17.6 T EN037561
    CK07M030  C2007 07 07.92655 19 06 31.64 +00 53 04.3          17.0 N EN037157
    CK07M030  C2007 07 07.92856 19 06 31.31 +00 53 03.7          16.8 N EN037157
    CK07M030  C2007 07 07.93059 19 06 31.03 +00 53 02.4          16.8 N EN037157
    CK07M030  C2007 07 07.93262 19 06 30.67 +00 53 01.5          16.9 N EN037157
    CK07M030  C2007 07 09.20159 19 03 10.56 +00 44 48.4          17.5 N EN037850
    CK07M030  C2007 07 09.22102 19 03 07.49 +00 44 41.3          16.9 N EN037850
    CK07M030  C2007 07 09.25762 19 03 01.62 +00 44 26.3          17.7 N EN037850
    CK07M030  C2007 07 10.22273 19 00 29.30 +00 37 59.5          17.2 N EN037850
    CK07M030  C2007 07 10.23925 19 00 26.64 +00 37 51.8          17.6 N EN037850
    CK07M030  C2007 07 11.49410 18 57 08.42 +00 29 20.4          16.8 N EN037474
    CK07M030  C2007 07 11.49792 18 57 07.83 +00 29 18.6          17.4 N EN037474
    CK07M030  C2007 07 11.50093 18 57 07.34 +00 29 17.4          17.2 N EN037474
    CK07M030  C2007 07 11.91531 18 56 02.13 +00 26 20.1          17.2 N EN037J51
    CK07M030  C2007 07 11.92830 18 55 59.98 +00 26 14.4          17.2 N EN037J51
    CK07M030  C2007 07 11.93557 18 55 58.77 +00 26 11.0          17.4 N EN037J51
    CK07M030  C2007 07 12.02471 18 55 44.58 +00 25 32.7          16.8 N EN037J53
    CK07M030  C2007 07 12.03103 18 55 43.59 +00 25 30.0          16.7 N EN037J53
    CK07M030  C2007 07 12.03339 18 55 43.22 +00 25 29.0          16.7 N EN037J53
    CK07M030  C2007 07 12.09783 18 55 33.21 +00 25 02.0          16.8 N EN037850
    CK07M030  C2007 07 12.12019 18 55 29.70 +00 24 52.1          17.2 N EN037850
    CK07M030  C2007 07 12.14265 18 55 26.12 +00 24 42.9          17.6 N EN037850

Observer details:
157 Frasso Sabino.  Observers R. Haver, P. Caponnetto.  Measurer R. Haver.
    0.37-m f/5.7 Cassegrain + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
    reflector + CCD.
561 Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer J. Kelemen.  0.6-m Schmidt + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig, D. S. Hardage,
    K. H.  Burton, M. A. Mitchell, D. K. Hayes, A. J. Grubbs, C. P,
    J. T. Newton, S. A. Crosby.  0.30-m f/6 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
A24 New Millennium Observatory, Mozzate.  Observer E. Cozzi.  0.36-m f/7.6
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A79 Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory, Plana.  Observers F. Fratev, E. Mihaylova,
    Y. Shopov.  Measurer F. Fratev.  0.25-m f/3.2 reflector + CCD.
B19 Observatori Iluro, Mataro.  Observer J. M. Villegas.  0.15-m f/8.0
    refractor + CCD.
J51 Observatorio Atlante, Tenerife.  Observer J. A. Henriquez.  0.2-m f/9
    Cassegrain + CCD.
J53 Posadas.  Observer R. Benavides.  0.28-m f/5.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 M3 (LINEAR)
T 2007 Sept. 4.080 TT                                   MPC
q   3.47376              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  125.573       +0.076720       -0.975224
                   Node    41.531       -0.985716       -0.042895
e   1.0            Incl.  161.763       -0.149924       -0.217021
From 181 observations 2007 June 21-July 12.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 M3 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 07 09    19 03.71   +00 46.2    2.556    3.513   156.7     6.6  17.0
2007 07 19    18 37.56   -00 26.8    2.567    3.501   152.7     7.7  17.0
2007 07 29    18 12.90   -01 50.0    2.633    3.491   142.1    10.3  17.0
2007 08 08    17 51.09   -03 17.1    2.749    3.483   129.5    13.0  17.1
2007 08 18    17 32.89   -04 42.8    2.903    3.477   116.7    15.1  17.2
2007 08 28    17 18.45   -06 03.9    3.084    3.474   104.3    16.4  17.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-N37

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