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MPEC 2007-W36 : COMET C/2007 T5 (GIBBS)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-W36                                Issued 2007 Nov. 19, 16:13 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 T5 (GIBBS)

Observations:
    CK07T050  C2007 11 08.14746 08 30 46.43 +21 11 58.0          19.6 N EW036130
    CK07T050  C2007 11 08.15395 08 30 46.54 +21 11 59.6          19.2 N EW036130
    CK07T050  C2007 11 08.16069 08 30 46.74 +21 12 03.0          19.7 N EW036130
    CK07T050  C2007 11 17.37811 08 33 57.45 +22 11 25.8          18.2 T EW036703
    CK07T050  C2007 11 17.38623 08 33 57.74 +22 11 29.6          17.6 T EW036703
    CK07T050  C2007 11 17.39438 08 33 57.78 +22 11 34.0          17.6 T EW036703
    CK07T050  C2007 11 17.40251 08 33 57.92 +22 11 34.9          18.0 T EW036703
    CK07T050  C2007 11 18.09157 08 34 09.25 +22 16 25.3          18.5 N EW036213
    CK07T050  C2007 11 18.13912 08 34 09.96 +22 16 45.6          18.5 N EW036213
    CK07T050  C2007 11 18.18667 08 34 10.69 +22 17 05.9          18.5 N EW036213

Observer details:
130 Lumezzane.  Observers M. Casali, W. Marinello, M. Micheli, G. Pizzetti,
    A. Soffiantini.  Measurer W. Marinello.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
    S. M. Larson.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 T5 (Gibbs)
T 2008 May 24.5307 TT                                   MPC
q   4.047694             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.021468       Peri.   34.4719      -0.6521990      -0.3502828
                   Node   109.8412      +0.4272860      -0.9024014
e   0.913105       Incl.   45.6178      +0.6261494      +0.2509455
From 81 observations 2007 Oct. 13-Nov. 18.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 T5 (Gibbs)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 11 16    08 33.56   +22 01.9    3.926    4.333   107.9    12.5  17.3
2007 11 26    08 35.82   +23 15.9    3.756    4.305   117.7    11.7  17.2
2007 12 06    08 36.53   +24 41.8    3.602    4.278   127.9    10.5  17.1
2007 12 16    08 35.59   +26 19.0    3.467    4.253   138.4     8.8  17.0
2007 12 26    08 33.02   +28 05.3    3.356    4.229   148.9     6.9  16.9
2008 01 05    08 28.95   +29 57.4    3.274    4.206   158.9     4.8  16.8
2008 01 15    08 23.66   +31 50.5    3.223    4.185   166.2     3.2  16.8
2008 01 25    08 17.63   +33 39.3    3.205    4.165   165.4     3.4  16.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-W36

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