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MPEC 2007-Q43 : COMET P/2007 Q2 (GILMORE)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-Q43                                Issued 2007 Aug. 30, 20:50 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 P/2007 Q2 (GILMORE)

Observations:
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 22.27301 22 44 14.37 -00 43 03.6          19.8 N EQ043704
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 22.28559 22 44 14.42 -00 43 11.0          20.2 N EQ043704
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 22.29816 22 44 14.35 -00 43 19.6          20.0 N EQ043704
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 22.31071 22 44 14.42 -00 43 27.2          19.6 N EQ043704
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 22.58265 22 44 16.31 -00 46 07.9          19.1 N EQ043474
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 22.59167 22 44 16.36 -00 46 13.7          19.3 N EQ043474
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 22.60139 22 44 16.41 -00 46 19.7          19.1 N EQ043474
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 24.44132 22 44 29.18 -01 06 17.2          19.5 N EQ043474
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 24.44780 22 44 29.21 -01 06 21.1          19.1 N EQ043474
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 24.45532 22 44 29.20 -01 06 26.0          18.6 N EQ043474
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 24.87593 22 44 31.80 -01 11 21.5          19.1 N EQ043B21
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 24.88024 22 44 31.77 -01 11 24.1          19.4 N EQ043B21
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 25.03124 22 44 32.13 -01 13 04.9          19.1 N EQ043A50
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 25.03507 22 44 32.14 -01 13 07.6          19.0 N EQ043A50
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 25.03891 22 44 32.16 -01 13 10.0          19.3 N EQ043A50
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 25.06839 22 44 32.53 -01 13 30.7                 EQ043J95
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 25.07412 22 44 32.54 -01 13 33.6                 EQ043J95
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 25.07985 22 44 32.55 -01 13 38.1          19.2 N EQ043J95
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 25.23958 22 44 34.00 -01 15 22.9          19.2 N EQ043673
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 25.24722 22 44 34.02 -01 15 28.0                 EQ043673
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 25.25799 22 44 34.05 -01 15 35.3                 EQ043673
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 25.26285 22 44 34.06 -01 15 38.7                 EQ043673
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 25.90377 22 44 37.65 -01 22 53.7          19.3 N EQ043151
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 25.90991 22 44 37.63 -01 22 58.1          19.3 N EQ043151
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 25.91606 22 44 37.62 -01 23 01.9          19.4 N EQ043151
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 25.94090 22 44 37.83 -01 23 20.1                 EQ043J95
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 25.96037 22 44 37.80 -01 23 32.9          19.2 N EQ043147
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 25.97126 22 44 37.85 -01 23 40.7                 EQ043147
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 25.97268 22 44 37.83 -01 23 40.6                 EQ043204
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 25.99613 22 44 37.98 -01 23 57.5                 EQ043J95
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 26.03658 22 44 38.09 -01 24 25.7          19.2 N EQ043J95
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 26.05062 22 44 38.03 -01 24 33.8          19.1 N EQ043204
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 26.09636 22 44 38.15 -01 25 05.0          18.7 N EQ043204
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 26.25782 22 44 39.33 -01 26 54.4          19.5 N EQ043H55
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 26.26336 22 44 39.33 -01 26 58.1          19.5 N EQ043H55
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 26.26885 22 44 39.34 -01 27 01.9          19.5 N EQ043H55
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 27.67969 22 44 46.48 -01 43 16.7          18.6 T EQ043D35
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 27.68159 22 44 46.49 -01 43 17.6          18.4 T EQ043D35
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 27.68348 22 44 46.49 -01 43 19.2          18.7 T EQ043D35
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 27.68539 22 44 46.49 -01 43 20.2          18.4 T EQ043D35
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 30.63014 22 44 59.17 -02 18 09.5          18.5 T EQ043413
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 30.63483 22 44 59.19 -02 18 12.7                 EQ043413
    PK07Q020  C2007 08 30.63950 22 44 59.15 -02 18 16.2                 EQ043413

Observer details:
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.
151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.9
    Hypergraph + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
    + CCD.
413 Siding Spring.  Observer K. Sarneczky.  1.02-m reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
    reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  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.
A50 Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory.  Observers Y. Ivashchenko,
    D. Kyrylenko.  0.6-m reflector + CCD.
B21 Gaisberg Observatory, Schaerding.  Observer R. Gierlinger.  0.6-m f/3.3
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
D35 Lulin Observatory.  Observers Q.-z. Ye, C.-S. Lin.  Measurer Q.-z. Ye.
    1.02-m f/8 Cassegrain + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2007 Q2 (Gilmore)
T 2007 Aug. 23.465 TT                                   MPC
q   1.83906              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.074318       Peri.  162.931       +0.908313       +0.417605
a   5.60282        Node   172.256       -0.401525       +0.886520
e   0.67176        Incl.   10.235       -0.117238       +0.199221
P  13.3
From 43 observations 2007 Aug. 22-30.

Ephemeris:
    P/2007 Q2 (Gilmore)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 08 28    22 44.80   -01 46.9    0.836    1.840   170.4     5.3  18.3
2007 09 07    22 45.45   -03 49.6    0.839    1.845   175.5     2.5  18.3
2007 09 17    22 46.49   -05 52.8    0.863    1.857   167.1     7.0  18.4
2007 09 27    22 48.84   -07 41.2    0.909    1.874   157.3    11.9  18.5
2007 10 07    22 53.05   -09 04.2    0.974    1.896   147.8    16.3  18.7
2007 10 17    22 59.35   -09 56.6    1.057    1.924   139.0    19.9  19.0
2007 10 27    23 07.73   -10 17.9    1.156    1.956   130.8    22.6  19.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-Q43

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