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MPEC 2007-W72 : COMET C/2007 U1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-W72                                Issued 2007 Nov. 26, 16:14 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 11 08.10398 07 29 38.72 +01 58 13.4          17.8 N EW072130
    CK07U010  C2007 11 08.10548 07 29 38.65 +01 58 13.2          18.1 N EW072130
    CK07U010  C2007 11 08.10649 07 29 38.59 +01 58 12.4          17.6 N EW072130
    CK07U010  C2007 11 08.11001 07 29 38.40 +01 58 12.6          17.9 N EW072130
    CK07U010  C2007 11 12.77458 07 24 44.53 +01 53 30.3          17.8 T EW072355
    CK07U010  C2007 11 12.77645 07 24 44.37 +01 53 30.5                 EW072355
    CK07U010  C2007 11 12.81439 07 24 41.79 +01 53 27.7                 EW072355
    CK07U010  C2007 11 12.81813 07 24 41.53 +01 53 27.6                 EW072355
    CK07U010  C2007 11 15.77096 07 21 15.41 +01 51 15.9                 EW072349
    CK07U010  C2007 11 15.77243 07 21 15.30 +01 51 15.7          17.7 T EW072349
    CK07U010  C2007 11 17.09341 07 19 38.03 +01 50 28.3                 EW072204
    CK07U010  C2007 11 17.14644 07 19 34.00 +01 50 26.7          18.1 N EW072204
    CK07U010  C2007 11 17.78811 07 18 45.51 +01 50 08.9                 EW072349
    CK07U010  C2007 11 17.79033 07 18 45.33 +01 50 08.6          17.7 T EW072349
    CK07U010  C2007 11 18.74529 07 17 31.83 +01 49 43.0                 EW072349
    CK07U010  C2007 11 18.74751 07 17 31.66 +01 49 42.9                 EW072349
    CK07U010  C2007 11 18.74975 07 17 31.47 +01 49 42.9          17.6 T EW072349
    CK07U010  C2007 11 20.02086 07 15 51.08 +01 49 15.8          17.2 N EW072585
    CK07U010  C2007 11 20.02666 07 15 50.58 +01 49 15.5          17.4 N EW072585
    CK07U010  C2007 11 20.03513 07 15 49.91 +01 49 14.8          17.1 N EW072585
    CK07U010  C2007 11 24.95334 07 08 53.32 +01 48 55.7          17.5 N EW072213
    CK07U010  C2007 11 24.99901 07 08 49.19 +01 48 55.3          17.5 N EW072213

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.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, F. Luppi.  Measurer
    L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
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.
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.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 U1 (LINEAR)
T 2008 Aug. 7.2098 TT                                   MPC
q   3.329338             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.    0.9458      +0.6537564      +0.6990050
                   Node    50.0493      +0.6917574      -0.7073148
e   1.0            Incl.  157.7865      +0.3067154      +0.1053460
From 99 observations 2007 Oct. 19-Nov. 24.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 U1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 11 26    07 07.31   +01 49.2    3.358    4.081   131.7    10.4  17.7
2007 12 06    06 50.65   +01 57.2    3.192    4.030   143.8     8.3  17.6
2007 12 16    06 31.34   +02 17.1    3.069    3.980   154.5     6.1  17.4
2007 12 26    06 10.21   +02 49.6    2.996    3.932   159.4     5.1  17.3
2008 01 05    05 48.45   +03 33.7    2.976    3.884   154.1     6.3  17.3
2008 01 15    05 27.38   +04 27.3    3.008    3.838   142.9     8.9  17.2
2008 01 25    05 08.21   +05 26.9    3.087    3.794   129.9    11.5  17.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-W72

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