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MPEC 2007-W37 : COMET P/2007 T6 = 2007 TU149 (CATALINA)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-W37                                Issued 2007 Nov. 19, 16:28 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 T6 = 2007 TU149 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    PK07T060  C2007 11 17.37975 09 09 21.34 +19 48 53.6          17.3 T EW037703
    PK07T060  C2007 11 17.38787 09 09 21.74 +19 48 56.8          17.2 T EW037703
    PK07T060  C2007 11 17.39602 09 09 22.32 +19 48 59.1          17.2 T EW037703
    PK07T060  C2007 11 17.40417 09 09 22.82 +19 49 01.9          17.4 T EW037703
    PK07T060  C2007 11 18.41213 09 10 25.16 +19 55 09.8          18.5 T EW037704
    PK07T060  C2007 11 18.42478 09 10 25.90 +19 55 14.6          18.7 T EW037704
    PK07T060  C2007 11 18.43732 09 10 26.65 +19 55 19.3          18.6 T EW037704
    PK07T060  C2007 11 18.44986 09 10 27.41 +19 55 23.8          18.6 T EW037704
    PK07T060  C2007 11 18.46242 09 10 28.17 +19 55 28.5          18.6 T EW037704

Observer details:
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.
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.

Orbital elements:
    P/2007 T6 (Catalina)
T 2007 Aug. 19.7227 TT                                  MPC
q   2.232655             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1033518      Peri.  335.8905      +0.1694669      -0.9142787
a   4.497012       Node   102.6375      +0.9543683      +0.0590954
e   0.503525       Incl.   22.1522      +0.2458906      +0.4007520
P   9.54
From 112 observations 2007 Oct. 8-Nov. 18.

Ephemeris:
    P/2007 T6 (Catalina)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 11 16    09 07.90   +19 40.8    1.968    2.344    99.5    24.6  17.7
2007 11 26    09 17.48   +20 47.2    1.874    2.370   107.8    23.4  17.6
2007 12 06    09 24.66   +22 12.8    1.788    2.397   116.6    21.6  17.6
2007 12 16    09 29.11   +23 58.7    1.714    2.427   126.1    19.1  17.5
2007 12 26    09 30.60   +26 02.8    1.654    2.459   136.0    16.1  17.5
2008 01 05    09 29.08   +28 20.0    1.615    2.492   146.1    12.7  17.5
2008 01 15    09 24.75   +30 41.1    1.599    2.527   155.5     9.3  17.5
2008 01 25    09 18.29   +32 54.6    1.609    2.564   162.0     6.8  17.6

     The double designation P/2007 T6 = 2007 TU149 is by S. Nakano.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-W37

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