MPEC 2007-P28 : COMET C/2007 K6 (McNAUGHT)
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M.P.E.C. 2007-P28 Issued 2007 Aug. 10, 19:34 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2007 K6 (McNAUGHT)
Observations:
CK07K060 C2007 08 04.48299 20 22 20.97 -40 49 43.2 18.0 T EP028423
CK07K060 C2007 08 04.50893 20 22 16.66 -40 49 24.9 17.8 T EP028423
CK07K060 C2007 08 04.53301 20 22 12.70 -40 49 07.1 17.9 T EP028423
CK07K060 C2007 08 06.52766 20 16 49.51 -40 24 14.2 18.0 N EP028474
CK07K060 C2007 08 06.52934 20 16 49.25 -40 24 13.0 18.1 N EP028474
CK07K060 C2007 08 06.53385 20 16 48.51 -40 24 09.4 18.0 N EP028474
CK07K060 C2007 08 06.65078 20 16 29.74 -40 22 40.0 18.1 N EP028415
CK07K060 C2007 08 06.65648 20 16 28.80 -40 22 35.4 18.5 N EP028415
Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra. Observer D. Herald. 0.36-m f/3.9
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
423 North Ryde. Observer S. G. McAndrew. 0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
+ CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observer A. C. Gilmore. 1.0-m f/7.7
reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2007 K6 (McNaught)
Epoch 2007 June 29.0 TT = JDT 2454280.5
T 2007 July 1.46699 TT MPC
q 3.4330001 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.0044724 Peri. 337.13828 +0.52274927 -0.02845654
+/-0.0000731 Node 298.07515 -0.55310287 -0.77184683
e 0.9846463 Incl. 105.06384 -0.64869902 +0.63517139
From 35 observations 2007 May 27-Aug. 6, mean residual 0".27.
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.005141
and +0.005184 (+/- 0.000073) AU^-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2007 MPC M.P.E.C. 2007-P28
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