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MPEC 2007-O48 : COMET C/2007 O1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-O48                                Issued 2007 July 26, 14:38 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.

             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 O1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.94211 19 05 58.95 -17 43 50.5          16.9 N EO048J70
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.94514 19 05 58.82 -17 43 51.5          15.6 N EO048J70
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.94531 19 05 58.80 -17 43 51.5          16.0 N EO048J70
    CK07O010  C2007 07 19.24082 19 05 52.23 -17 47 15.4          17.5 T EO048704
    CK07O010  C2007 07 19.26252 19 05 51.71 -17 47 29.8          17.7 T EO048704
    CK07O010  C2007 07 19.27287 19 05 51.49 -17 47 37.0          17.8 T EO048704
    CK07O010  C2007 07 19.96588 19 05 36.38 -17 55 37.7          16.8 N EO048A79
    CK07O010  C2007 07 19.97816 19 05 36.13 -17 55 47.9          16.8 N EO048A79
    CK07O010  C2007 07 19.98822 19 05 35.83 -17 55 52.5          16.9 N EO048A79
    CK07O010  C2007 07 19.99772 19 05 35.58 -17 55 56.3          16.3 N EO048A79
    CK07O010  C2007 07 20.30336 19 05 29.18 -17 59 31.3          18.3 T EO048673
    CK07O010  C2007 07 20.30752 19 05 29.07 -17 59 34.2                 EO048673
    CK07O010  C2007 07 20.31169 19 05 28.98 -17 59 36.9                 EO048673
    CK07O010  C2007 07 20.31586 19 05 28.86 -17 59 39.4                 EO048673
    CK07O010  C2007 07 20.96363 19 05 15.12 -18 07 08.9          16.3 N EO048J53
    CK07O010  C2007 07 20.97517 19 05 14.99 -18 07 19.5          16.0 N EO048J70
    CK07O010  C2007 07 20.97749 19 05 14.86 -18 07 15.7          16.1 N EO048J70
    CK07O010  C2007 07 20.98211 19 05 14.63 -18 07 19.3          16.2 N EO048J53
    CK07O010  C2007 07 20.98441 19 05 14.27 -18 07 24.8          17.4 N EO048J70
    CK07O010  C2007 07 21.01739 19 05 13.83 -18 07 44.0          16.9 N EO048213
    CK07O010  C2007 07 21.02552 19 05 13.69 -18 07 49.2          16.9 N EO048213
    CK07O010  C2007 07 21.02755 19 05 13.64 -18 07 50.4          16.9 N EO048213
    CK07O010  C2007 07 23.46242 19 04 24.12 -18 35 39.3          18.8 N EO048415
    CK07O010  C2007 07 23.47370 19 04 23.92 -18 35 47.4          18.5 N EO048415
    CK07O010  C2007 07 24.58762 19 04 02.11 -18 48 27.5          18.3 N EO048415
    CK07O010  C2007 07 24.59466 19 04 01.96 -18 48 33.2          18.4 N EO048415

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer H. Rhoades.  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.
A79 Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory, Plana.  Observers F. Fratev, E. Mihaylova,
    Y. Shopov.  Measurer F. Fratev.  0.25-m f/3.2 reflector + CCD.
J53 Posadas.  Observer R. Benavides.  0.28-m f/5.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J70 Obs. Astronomico Vega del Thader, El Palmar.  Observer J. P. Navarro Pina.
    0.20-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 O1 (LINEAR)
T 2007 June 4.193 TT                                    MPC
q   2.86948              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  159.594       +0.129834       +0.920575
                   Node   116.274       -0.957150       +0.213348
e   1.0            Incl.   24.255       -0.258858       -0.327146
From 87 observations 2007 July 15-24.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 O1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 07 19    19 05.96   -17 44.4    1.902    2.905   168.8     3.9  16.0
2007 07 29    19 02.75   -19 38.1    1.951    2.923   159.1     7.1  16.1
2007 08 08    19 00.86   -21 25.1    2.027    2.944   149.1    10.2  16.2
2007 08 18    19 00.73   -23 01.8    2.125    2.968   139.3    12.8  16.4
2007 08 28    19 02.63   -24 26.0    2.244    2.995   130.0    15.0  16.5
2007 09 07    19 06.61   -25 36.9    2.380    3.025   121.0    16.6  16.7
2007 09 17    19 12.60   -26 34.4    2.529    3.058   112.5    17.7  16.9
2007 09 27    19 20.47   -27 19.0    2.689    3.094   104.4    18.3  17.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-O48

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