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MPEC 2007-W70 : COMET C/2007 T5 (GIBBS)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-W70                                Issued 2007 Nov. 26, 15:57 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 12.82805 08 32 32.11 +21 40 54.3          18.1 T EW070355
    CK07T050  C2007 11 12.82991 08 32 32.16 +21 40 55.4                 EW070355
    CK07T050  C2007 11 20.04958 08 34 39.24 +22 30 26.3          17.6 T EW070585
    CK07T050  C2007 11 20.05464 08 34 39.33 +22 30 29.2          17.7 N EW070585
    CK07T050  C2007 11 20.06314 08 34 39.43 +22 30 34.8          17.7 N EW070585
    CK07T050  C2007 11 20.06875 08 34 39.56 +22 30 35.7          17.7 N EW070585
    CK07T050  C2007 11 20.34145 08 34 43.44 +22 32 35.7          19.7 T EW070704
    CK07T050  C2007 11 20.35404 08 34 43.76 +22 32 41.0          19.6 T EW070704
    CK07T050  C2007 11 20.36664 08 34 43.91 +22 32 46.9          19.8 T EW070704
    CK07T050  C2007 11 20.37920 08 34 44.06 +22 32 52.7          19.6 T EW070704

Observer details:
355 Hadano.  Observer A. Asami.  0.28-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
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.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 T5 (Gibbs)
T 2008 May 24.4275 TT                                   MPC
q   4.048442             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.021290       Peri.   34.4538      -0.6521093      -0.3504718
                   Node   109.8429      +0.4275545      -0.9022751
e   0.913808       Incl.   45.6174      +0.6260596      +0.2511357
From 91 observations 2007 Oct. 13-Nov. 20.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-W70

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