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MPEC 2007-X10 : COMET P/2007 T6 (CATALINA)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-X10                                Issued 2007 Dec. 3, 15:06 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 P/2007 T6 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    PK07T060  C2007 11 24.70876 09 16 22.67 +20 37 35.2                 EX010349
    PK07T060  C2007 11 24.71250 09 16 22.86 +20 37 36.9                 EX010349
    PK07T060  C2007 11 24.71623 09 16 23.06 +20 37 38.4          17.2 T EX010349
    PK07T060  C2007 11 27.09062 09 18 23.54 +20 55 33.3          17.5 N EX010204

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
    + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2007 T6 (Catalina)
T 2007 Aug. 19.6870 TT                                  MPC
q   2.232407             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1035031      Peri.  335.8775      +0.1697200      -0.9142326
a   4.492627       Node   102.6349      +0.9543470      +0.0593524
e   0.503095       Incl.   22.1519      +0.2457985      +0.4008193
P   9.52
From 125 observations 2007 Oct. 8-Nov. 27.

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-X10

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