MPEC 2007-V97 : COMET C/2007 F1 (LONEOS)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-V97                                Issued 2007 Nov. 13, 16:27 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
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                           COMET C/2007 F1 (LONEOS)

Observations:
    CK07F010  C2007 10 28.36227 15 20 21.27 -03 57 51.0                 EV097349
    CK07F010  C2007 10 28.36257 15 20 21.43 -03 57 54.7                 EV097349
    CK07F010  C2007 10 28.36288 15 20 21.63 -03 57 58.6           6.3 T EV097349
    CK07F010  C2007 11 03.35440 16 10 44.09 -22 32 02.5                 EV097349
    CK07F010  C2007 11 03.35475 16 10 44.27 -22 32 05.8           6.8 T EV097349
    CK07F010  C2007 11 11.41832 16 51 21.05 -38 31 54.4          13.1 N EV097415
    CK07F010  C2007 11 11.41862 16 51 21.13 -38 31 55.4          13.0 N EV097415

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 F1 (LONEOS)
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5
T 2007 Oct. 28.75931 TT                                 MPC
q   0.4024016            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.0001606      Peri.  153.70617     +0.91375101     +0.39076249
 +/-0.0000417      Node   172.88838     -0.08276112     -0.08891845
e   1.0000646      Incl.  116.08506     +0.39775581     -0.91618677
From 189 observations 2007 Mar. 19-Nov. 11, mean residual 0".83.  Non-
   gravitational parameters A1 = +1.44 +/- 0.17, A2 = +0.5613 +/- 0.0779.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-V97

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