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MPEC 2007-U88 : COMET C/2007 S2 (LEMMON)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-U88                                Issued 2007 Oct. 30, 15:18 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 C/2007 S2 (LEMMON)

Observations:
    CK07S020  C2007 10 18.06762 08 33 52.33 +18 40 25.9          18.3 T EU088585
    CK07S020  C2007 10 22.43456 08 35 41.09 +18 27 10.8          19.1 T EU088704
    CK07S020  C2007 10 22.44639 08 35 41.40 +18 27 08.1          19.5 T EU088704
    CK07S020  C2007 10 22.45849 08 35 41.64 +18 27 06.2          19.5 T EU088704
    CK07S020  C2007 10 22.47032 08 35 41.93 +18 27 02.9          19.3 T EU088704
    CK07S020  C2007 10 22.48215 08 35 42.19 +18 27 01.2          19.4 T EU088704
    CK07S020  C2007 10 25.44227 08 36 49.64 +18 18 15.1          18.7 T EU088G96
    CK07S020  C2007 10 25.44943 08 36 49.78 +18 18 13.8          18.9 T EU088G96
    CK07S020  C2007 10 25.45655 08 36 49.96 +18 18 12.4          18.8 T EU088G96
    CK07S020  C2007 10 25.46373 08 36 50.11 +18 18 11.2          19.0 T EU088G96
    CK07S020  C2007 10 26.44134 08 37 11.24 +18 15 20.3          19.0 T EU088G96
    CK07S020  C2007 10 26.44976 08 37 11.42 +18 15 18.9          19.0 T EU088G96
    CK07S020  C2007 10 26.45824 08 37 11.60 +18 15 17.4          19.0 T EU088G96
    CK07S020  C2007 10 26.46647 08 37 11.78 +18 15 15.9          19.0 T EU088G96

Observer details:
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.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. Boattini.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
    S. M. Larson.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 S2 (Lemmon)
T 2008 Sept. 22.9241 TT                                 MPC
q   5.538857             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0226086      Peri.  211.2637      -0.8234025      -0.5041570
a  12.386633       Node   296.2435      +0.5618824      -0.6601826
e   0.552836       Incl.   16.8808      +0.0793503      -0.5567627
P  43.6
From 95 observations 2007 Sept. 25-Oct. 26.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-U88

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