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MPEC 2007-T36 : COMET P/2007 Q2 (GILMORE)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-T36                                Issued 2007 Oct.  9, 15:03 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 P/2007 Q2 (GILMORE)

Observations:
    PK07Q020  C2007 09 21.15209 22 47 16.30 -06 40 41.3          19.1 N ET036850
    PK07Q020  C2007 09 21.18905 22 47 16.64 -06 41 06.0          19.4 N ET036850
    PK07Q020  C2007 09 21.22601 22 47 17.04 -06 41 29.9          19.9 N ET036850
    PK07Q020  C2007 09 21.26297 22 47 17.39 -06 41 54.6          19.9 N ET036850
    PK07Q020  C2007 09 30.17715 22 49 58.07 -08 11 03.6          20.0 T ET036691
    PK07Q020  C2007 09 30.19866 22 49 58.49 -08 11 15.5          20.0 T ET036691
    PK07Q020  C2007 09 30.22016 22 49 58.93 -08 11 27.0          20.1 T ET036691
    PK07Q020  C2007 10 04.26528 22 51 42.00 -08 44 51.9          18.8 T ET036673
    PK07Q020  C2007 10 04.27199 22 51 42.14 -08 44 54.7                 ET036673
    PK07Q020  C2007 10 04.27616 22 51 42.23 -08 44 56.5                 ET036673
    PK07Q020  C2007 10 04.28137 22 51 42.40 -08 44 58.7                 ET036673
    PK07Q020  C2007 10 07.78785 22 53 28.69 -09 09 59.8                 ET036246
    PK07Q020  C2007 10 07.78861 22 53 28.70 -09 10 00.7                 ET036246
    PK07Q020  C2007 10 07.78953 22 53 28.76 -09 10 01.4                 ET036246
    PK07Q020  C2007 10 07.79030 22 53 28.76 -09 10 01.9                 ET036246
    PK07Q020  C2007 10 07.79139 22 53 28.85 -09 10 02.0          18.5 T ET036246
    PK07Q020  C2007 10 07.79251 22 53 28.87 -09 10 02.1                 ET036246

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2007 Q2 (Gilmore)
T 2007 Aug. 23.8876 TT                                  MPC
q   1.838850             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0745607      Peri.  163.1520      +0.9098738      +0.4141924
a   5.590656       Node   172.2502      -0.3981929      +0.8880277
e   0.671085       Incl.   10.2364      -0.1164990      +0.1996284
P  13.2
From 121 observations 2007 Aug. 22-Oct. 7.

Ephemeris:
    P/2007 Q2 (Gilmore)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 10 07    22 53.05   -09 04.6    0.972    1.895   147.8    16.3  18.7
2007 10 17    22 59.37   -09 57.2    1.055    1.922   139.0    19.9  19.0
2007 10 27    23 07.76   -10 18.6    1.154    1.954   130.8    22.7  19.2
2007 11 06    23 17.97   -10 11.7    1.267    1.991   123.1    24.7  19.5
2007 11 16    23 29.71   -09 40.4    1.393    2.031   115.9    26.0  19.8
2007 11 26    23 42.66   -08 49.0    1.530    2.075   109.2    26.7  20.1

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-T36

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