MPEC 2007-Q26 : COMET P/2007 N1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-Q26                                Issued 2007 Aug. 26, 15:11 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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                          COMET P/2007 N1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    PK07N010  C2007 08 22.01688 02 45 23.02 +03 24 56.6          17.0 T EQ026585
    PK07N010  C2007 08 22.02106 02 45 23.44 +03 24 56.8          16.9 T EQ026585
    PK07N010  C2007 08 22.02885 02 45 23.96 +03 24 57.1          18.0 N EQ026585
    PK07N010  C2007 08 22.04039 02 45 24.80 +03 24 57.4          18.0 N EQ026585
    PK07N010  C2007 08 22.38642 02 45 48.92 +03 25 07.0          17.7 T EQ026704
    PK07N010  C2007 08 22.39872 02 45 49.77 +03 25 07.9          18.1 T EQ026704
    PK07N010  C2007 08 22.41122 02 45 50.61 +03 25 08.3          18.0 T EQ026704
    PK07N010  C2007 08 22.42353 02 45 51.43 +03 25 08.2          18.1 T EQ026704
    PK07N010  C2007 08 22.43564 02 45 52.25 +03 25 08.7          17.8 T EQ026704
    PK07N010  C2007 08 24.09639 02 47 45.61 +03 25 37.7          17.5 N EQ026213
    PK07N010  C2007 08 24.09721 02 47 45.66 +03 25 37.7          17.5 N EQ026213
    PK07N010  C2007 08 24.09802 02 47 45.72 +03 25 37.6          17.5 N EQ026213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.

Orbital elements:
    P/2007 N1 (McNaught)
T 2007 Sept. 13.0755 TT                                 MPC
q   2.048196             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1483320      Peri.  274.1508      +0.9243508      -0.3524944
a   3.534376       Node   106.5387      +0.3815438      +0.8541471
e   0.420493       Incl.    8.7618      -0.0001727      +0.3823355
P   6.64
From 74 observations 2007 July 10-Aug. 24.

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-Q26

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