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MPEC 2007-Q06 : COMET C/2007 M1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-Q06                                Issued 2007 Aug. 18, 18:41 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.

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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET C/2007 M1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK07M010  C2007 08 12.21446 19 59 17.51 +00 15 35.2          19.0 T EQ006704
    CK07M010  C2007 08 12.23806 19 59 16.37 +00 15 33.5          19.4 T EQ006704
    CK07M010  C2007 08 12.24987 19 59 15.78 +00 15 32.2          19.1 T EQ006704
    CK07M010  C2007 08 12.96061 19 58 42.84 +00 14 55.0          19.4 N EQ006204
    CK07M010  C2007 08 13.02657 19 58 39.71 +00 14 52.0                 EQ006204
    CK07M010  C2007 08 13.85041 19 58 01.76 +00 14 08.0                 EQ006046
    CK07M010  C2007 08 13.85676 19 58 01.48 +00 14 07.4                 EQ006046
    CK07M010  C2007 08 13.85808 19 58 01.40 +00 14 07.2                 EQ006046
    CK07M010  C2007 08 14.85526 19 57 15.76 +00 13 12.7          17.6 N EQ006A79
    CK07M010  C2007 08 14.86301 19 57 15.33 +00 13 12.8          18.1 N EQ006A79
    CK07M010  C2007 08 14.87191 19 57 14.88 +00 13 11.3          17.5 N EQ006A79
    CK07M010  C2007 08 16.82602 19 55 45.97 +00 11 17.3          18.2 T EQ006585
    CK07M010  C2007 08 16.83571 19 55 45.47 +00 11 16.0          18.3 T EQ006585
    CK07M010  C2007 08 16.86117 19 55 44.40 +00 11 15.3          18.3 T EQ006585
    CK07M010  C2007 08 16.86986 19 55 43.96 +00 11 13.9          19.1 N EQ006585

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Honkova, J. Ticha.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, F. Luppi.  Measurer
    L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + 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.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 M1 (McNaught)
T 2008 Aug. 10.5589 TT                                  MPC
q   7.475543             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   52.5836      +0.1767861      -0.9184740
                   Node   326.8147      -0.9746766      -0.1133600
e   1.0            Incl.  139.7344      +0.1369385      +0.3788865
From 81 observations 2007 June 16-Aug. 16.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-Q06

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