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MPEC 2007-U92 : COMET C/2007 U1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-U92                                Issued 2007 Oct. 30, 15:46 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 U1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK07U010  C2007 10 22.38556 07 42 21.14 +02 23 54.8          18.8 N EU092H06
    CK07U010  C2007 10 22.42036 07 42 19.92 +02 23 51.3          18.7 T EU092H55
    CK07U010  C2007 10 22.42519 07 42 19.73 +02 23 51.2          18.3 N EU092H06
    CK07U010  C2007 10 22.42717 07 42 19.72 +02 23 51.1          18.9 T EU092704
    CK07U010  C2007 10 22.42858 07 42 19.64 +02 23 50.4          18.7 T EU092H55
    CK07U010  C2007 10 22.43712 07 42 19.35 +02 23 49.4          18.6 T EU092H55
    CK07U010  C2007 10 22.43900 07 42 19.32 +02 23 49.4          18.9 T EU092704
    CK07U010  C2007 10 22.45109 07 42 18.90 +02 23 48.3          19.2 T EU092704
    CK07U010  C2007 10 22.46292 07 42 18.43 +02 23 45.9          19.5 T EU092704
    CK07U010  C2007 10 22.79178 07 42 07.52 +02 23 11.0          17.7 T EU092D35
    CK07U010  C2007 10 22.81446 07 42 06.72 +02 23 08.5          17.9 T EU092D35
    CK07U010  C2007 10 22.81457 07 42 06.66 +02 23 10.5          18.7 T EU092D21
    CK07U010  C2007 10 22.83095 07 42 06.15 +02 23 10.3          18.4 T EU092D21
    CK07U010  C2007 10 22.83686 07 42 05.94 +02 23 06.4          18.0 T EU092D35
    CK07U010  C2007 10 22.84734 07 42 05.55 +02 23 07.5          18.5 T EU092D21
    CK07U010  C2007 10 23.42476 07 41 45.82 +02 22 03.2          18.6 T EU092704
    CK07U010  C2007 10 23.43647 07 41 45.33 +02 22 02.0          19.2 T EU092704
    CK07U010  C2007 10 23.47152 07 41 44.12 +02 21 57.3          18.9 T EU092704
    CK07U010  C2007 10 23.75831 07 41 34.13 +02 21 26.2                 EU092349
    CK07U010  C2007 10 23.77641 07 41 33.50 +02 21 24.5          18.4 T EU092349
    CK07U010  C2007 10 24.43615 07 41 09.98 +02 20 14.1          19.1 T EU092704
    CK07U010  C2007 10 24.44794 07 41 09.52 +02 20 13.7          19.4 T EU092704
    CK07U010  C2007 10 24.45958 07 41 09.18 +02 20 12.4          19.1 T EU092704
    CK07U010  C2007 10 24.47120 07 41 08.64 +02 20 10.5          19.5 T EU092704
    CK07U010  C2007 10 28.11307 07 38 47.68 +02 13 54.5          17.8 N EU092213
    CK07U010  C2007 10 28.11958 07 38 47.39 +02 13 54.2          17.8 N EU092213
    CK07U010  C2007 10 28.13261 07 38 46.81 +02 13 53.5          17.8 N EU092213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 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.
D21 Shenton Park.  Observers P. Luckas, P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.
    Measurer P. R. Holvorcem.  0.35-m f/9.4 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
D35 Lulin Observatory.  Observer Q.-z. Ye.  0.41-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero.  0.25-m f/3.4
    reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 U1 (LINEAR)
T 2008 Aug. 7.074 TT                                    MPC
q   3.33847              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.    0.679       +0.651463       +0.701383
                   Node    49.976       +0.694283       -0.704851
e   1.0            Incl.  157.808       +0.305885       +0.106056
From 66 observations 2007 Oct. 19-28.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 U1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 10 27    07 39.55   +02 15.8    4.020    4.246    96.3    13.5  18.3
2007 11 06    07 31.65   +02 00.8    3.784    4.192   107.6    13.0  18.1
2007 11 16    07 20.99   +01 51.1    3.562    4.138   119.4    12.0  17.9
2007 11 26    07 07.34   +01 49.1    3.363    4.086   131.6    10.4  17.7
2007 12 06    06 50.70   +01 57.1    3.198    4.036   143.8     8.3  17.6
2007 12 16    06 31.42   +02 16.9    3.075    3.986   154.5     6.1  17.4
2007 12 26    06 10.33   +02 49.3    3.002    3.937   159.4     5.0  17.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-U92

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