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MPEC 2007-X42 : COMET P/2007 T2 (KOWALSKI)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-X42                                Issued 2007 Dec. 10, 16:08 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 T2 (KOWALSKI)

Observations:
    PK07T020  C2007 12 02.16852 10 16 52.19 +29 54 13.3          19.4 N EX042J47
    PK07T020  C2007 12 02.17446 10 16 51.87 +29 54 17.0          19.0 N EX042J47
    PK07T020  C2007 12 02.18086 10 16 51.58 +29 54 20.7          19.4 N EX042J47
    PK07T020  C2007 12 04.14720 10 15 18.65 +30 14 38.8          18.3 N EX042J47
    PK07T020  C2007 12 04.19046 10 15 15.73 +30 15 11.3          19.3 N EX042J47
    PK07T020  C2007 12 04.23258 10 15 13.45 +30 15 37.5          19.2 N EX042J47
    PK07T020  C2007 12 05.03352 10 14 31.43 +30 24 00.9          18.7 N EX042213
    PK07T020  C2007 12 05.04846 10 14 30.90 +30 24 08.1          18.7 N EX042213
    PK07T020  C2007 12 05.74615 10 13 51.51 +30 31 41.9                 EX042349
    PK07T020  C2007 12 05.75336 10 13 51.13 +30 31 47.0                 EX042349
    PK07T020  C2007 12 05.76058 10 13 50.65 +30 31 52.1          18.4 T EX042349
    PK07T020  C2007 12 06.16970 10 13 26.78 +30 36 24.1          20.7 N EX042J47
    PK07T020  C2007 12 06.19103 10 13 25.61 +30 36 36.1          19.8 N EX042J47
    PK07T020  C2007 12 06.19634 10 13 25.15 +30 36 39.6          20.4 N EX042J47
    PK07T020  C2007 12 09.03817 10 10 21.75 +31 08 07.7          18.8 N EX042213
    PK07T020  C2007 12 09.06069 10 10 20.10 +31 08 24.0          18.8 N EX042213
    PK07T020  C2007 12 09.08210 10 10 18.02 +31 08 44.1          18.8 N EX042213

Observer details:
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.
J47 Observatorio Nazaret.  Observer G. Muler.  0.20-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2007 T2 (Kowalski)
T 2007 Sept. 19.0214 TT                                 MPC
q   0.695861             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1814107      Peri.  358.5498      +0.9989862      -0.0433948
a   3.090491       Node     3.9968      +0.0428397      +0.8346285
e   0.774838       Incl.    9.8954      +0.0138329      +0.5491012
P   5.43
From 100 observations 2007 Oct. 9-Dec. 9.

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-X42

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