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MPEC 2007-S23 : COMET P/2007 R1 (LARSON)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-S23                                Issued 2007 Sept. 19, 15:20 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,
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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET P/2007 R1 (LARSON)

Observations:
    PK07R010  C2007 09 12.89989 00 07 18.73 +01 15 10.8          19.0 N ES023215
    PK07R010  C2007 09 12.90095 00 07 18.70 +01 15 11.0          19.0 N ES023215
    PK07R010  C2007 09 12.90200 00 07 18.67 +01 15 11.3          18.6 N ES023215
    PK07R010  C2007 09 13.31501 00 07 07.84 +01 13 27.3          18.2 T ES023699
    PK07R010  C2007 09 13.34063 00 07 07.03 +01 13 19.5                 ES023699
    PK07R010  C2007 09 13.36622 00 07 06.40 +01 13 12.2                 ES023699
    PK07R010  C2007 09 13.39182 00 07 05.61 +01 13 06.4                 ES023699
    PK07R010  C2007 09 14.00276 00 06 49.71 +01 10 30.9          18.6 N ES023J51
    PK07R010  C2007 09 14.01557 00 06 49.29 +01 10 27.4          18.7 N ES023J51
    PK07R010  C2007 09 14.02839 00 06 48.96 +01 10 24.5          18.8 N ES023J51
    PK07R010  C2007 09 15.67968 00 06 04.71 +01 03 15.7                 ES023349
    PK07R010  C2007 09 15.68692 00 06 04.52 +01 03 14.3          18.3 T ES023349
    PK07R010  C2007 09 15.75420 00 06 02.73 +01 02 59.1          19.4 T ES023D35
    PK07R010  C2007 09 15.77231 00 06 02.22 +01 02 54.3          19.2 T ES023D35
    PK07R010  C2007 09 15.79045 00 06 01.74 +01 02 49.5          19.3 T ES023D35
    PK07R010  C2007 09 15.87936 00 05 59.40 +01 02 25.7          19.0 N ES023B42
    PK07R010  C2007 09 15.96419 00 05 57.14 +01 02 03.6          18.7 N ES023157
    PK07R010  C2007 09 16.23781 00 05 49.82 +01 00 52.9          19.2 T ES023704
    PK07R010  C2007 09 16.24959 00 05 49.48 +01 00 47.8          20.0 T ES023704
    PK07R010  C2007 09 16.27316 00 05 48.82 +01 00 44.5          19.6 T ES023704
    PK07R010  C2007 09 16.28497 00 05 48.46 +01 00 40.4          19.8 T ES023704
    PK07R010  C2007 09 16.68959 00 05 37.59 +00 58 56.7          17.4 T ES023900
    PK07R010  C2007 09 16.69321 00 05 37.26 +00 58 56.3                 ES023900
    PK07R010  C2007 09 18.64300 00 04 44.52 +00 50 23.7          17.6 T ES023900
    PK07R010  C2007 09 18.64520 00 04 44.28 +00 50 22.3                 ES023900

Observer details:
157 Frasso Sabino.  Observers R. Haver, P. Caponnetto.  Measurer R. Haver.
    0.37-m f/5.8 Cassegrain + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + 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.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
B42 Vitebsk.  Observer V. Nevski.  0.3-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
D35 Lulin Observatory.  Observers Q.-z. Ye, H.-C. Lin, C.-S. Lin, C.-Y. Shih.
    Measurer Q.-z. Ye.  0.41-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J51 Observatorio Atlante, Tenerife.  Observer J. A. Henriquez.  0.2-m f/9
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2007 R1 (Larson)
T 2007 Aug. 13.146 TT                                   MPC
q   4.33338              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.066266       Peri.  173.787       +0.996835       +0.079394
a   6.04798        Node   181.674       -0.077521       +0.959843
e   0.28350        Incl.    7.801       -0.017599       +0.269069
P  14.9
From 64 observations 2007 Sept. 4-18.

Ephemeris:
    P/2007 R1 (Larson)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 09 17    00 05.49   +00 57.6    3.338    4.336   172.0     1.9  17.0
2007 09 27    00 00.89   +00 13.5    3.337    4.338   176.9     0.7  17.0
2007 10 07    23 56.43   -00 29.7    3.364    4.340   165.7     3.3  17.0
2007 10 17    23 52.52   -01 08.9    3.421    4.343   154.7     5.6  17.0
2007 10 27    23 49.52   -01 41.5    3.504    4.346   143.8     7.8  17.1
2007 11 06    23 47.68   -02 05.6    3.610    4.349   133.3     9.6  17.2
2007 11 16    23 47.16   -02 20.1    3.735    4.353   123.0    11.0  17.2
2007 11 26    23 48.04   -02 24.6    3.875    4.358   113.1    12.0  17.3

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-S23

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