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MPEC 2007-Q27 : COMET C/2007 N3 (LULIN)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-Q27                                Issued 2007 Aug. 26, 15:15 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 N3 (LULIN)

Observations:
    CK07N030   2007 08 10.62569 22 11 51.03 -10 48 02.1          18.4 T EQ027372
    CK07N030  C2007 08 10.99105 22 11 31.86 -10 49 44.9          17.7 N EQ027A02
    CK07N030  C2007 08 11.04559 22 11 28.84 -10 50 03.5          17.7 N EQ027A02
    CK07N030  C2007 08 11.10014 22 11 25.96 -10 50 19.1          17.7 N EQ027A02
    CK07N030  C2007 08 11.14597 22 11 23.54 -10 50 32.0          17.7 N EQ027A02
    CK07N030   2007 08 14.61875 22 08 17.51 -11 07 22.8          18.3 T EQ027372
    CK07N030   2007 08 16.60764 22 06 28.84 -11 17 07.4          18.4 T EQ027372
    CK07N030  C2007 08 18.92626 22 04 20.39 -11 28 38.3                 EQ027046
    CK07N030  C2007 08 18.92838 22 04 20.29 -11 28 39.0          17.4 T EQ027046
    CK07N030  C2007 08 18.92926 22 04 20.20 -11 28 39.1                 EQ027046
    CK07N030  C2007 08 18.93014 22 04 20.17 -11 28 39.2                 EQ027046
    CK07N030  C2007 08 18.93102 22 04 20.15 -11 28 39.5                 EQ027046
    CK07N030  C2007 08 18.93189 22 04 20.08 -11 28 39.4                 EQ027046
    CK07N030  C2007 08 21.93878 22 01 31.27 -11 43 40.3          17.4 T EQ027585
    CK07N030  C2007 08 21.94047 22 01 31.13 -11 43 40.8          17.4 T EQ027585
    CK07N030  C2007 08 21.95075 22 01 30.63 -11 43 43.7          18.5 N EQ027585
    CK07N030  C2007 08 21.96204 22 01 29.94 -11 43 47.8          18.5 N EQ027585
    CK07N030  C2007 08 22.95412 22 00 33.79 -11 48 45.2          17.6 N EQ027213
    CK07N030  C2007 08 22.95765 22 00 33.59 -11 48 46.1          17.6 N EQ027213
    CK07N030  C2007 08 22.96383 22 00 33.24 -11 48 47.8          17.6 N EQ027213
    CK07N030  C2007 08 23.87530 21 59 41.51 -11 53 21.7          17.5 N EQ027473
    CK07N030  C2007 08 23.87842 21 59 41.34 -11 53 22.8          17.8 N EQ027473
    CK07N030  C2007 08 24.30231 21 59 17.13 -11 55 30.0          18.0 T EQ027673
    CK07N030  C2007 08 24.30718 21 59 16.86 -11 55 31.3                 EQ027673
    CK07N030  C2007 08 24.31204 21 59 16.56 -11 55 32.8                 EQ027673
    CK07N030  C2007 08 24.31690 21 59 16.29 -11 55 34.3                 EQ027673
    CK07N030  C2007 08 25.92671 21 57 44.40 -12 03 38.5          18.7 N EQ027147
    CK07N030  C2007 08 25.94225 21 57 43.50 -12 03 43.8          18.2 N EQ027147

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Honkova, J. Ticha.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno.  Observers D. Crespi, S. Foglia,
    G. Galli, S. Minuto.  Measurers S. Foglia, G. Galli.  0.40-m f/4 reflector
    + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, M. Gonano, V. Gonano, E. Guido,
    V. Santini, G. Sostero.  0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer D. Mayes.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
A02 Masia Cal Maciarol Modul 8.  Observers J. L. Salto, A. Salto.  Measurer
    J. L. Salto.  0.25-m f/7.2 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 N3 (Lulin)
T 2009 Jan. 10.6935 TT                                  MPC
q   1.211472             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  136.8597      -0.9294501      -0.3688010
                   Node   338.4948      -0.3457569      +0.8608367
e   1.0            Incl.  178.3729      -0.1287426      +0.3506366
From 233 observations 2007 July 11-Aug. 25.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-Q27

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