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MPEC 2007-X43 : COMET C/2007 T5 (GIBBS)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-X43                                Issued 2007 Dec. 10, 16:11 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 30.06485 08 36 18.24 +23 49 24.7          17.6 T EX043585
    CK07T050  C2007 11 30.06775 08 36 18.46 +23 49 25.7          17.7 T EX043585
    CK07T050  C2007 11 30.08882 08 36 18.66 +23 49 34.1          17.7 T EX043585
    CK07T050  C2007 12 01.79338 08 36 25.77 +24 04 14.4                 EX043349
    CK07T050  C2007 12 01.79699 08 36 25.79 +24 04 16.5          18.0 T EX043349
    CK07T050  C2007 12 05.97506 08 36 31.96 +24 41 33.5          18.7 T EX043561
    CK07T050  C2007 12 05.97870 08 36 32.01 +24 41 34.7          19.0 T EX043561
    CK07T050  C2007 12 05.98234 08 36 31.99 +24 41 37.5          18.4 T EX043561
    CK07T050  C2007 12 07.01066 08 36 30.82 +24 51 06.4          18.3 N EX043213
    CK07T050  C2007 12 07.01249 08 36 30.82 +24 51 07.5          18.3 N EX043213
    CK07T050  C2007 12 07.01431 08 36 30.86 +24 51 09.9          18.2 N EX043213

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.
561 Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer J. Kelemen.  0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 T5 (Gibbs)
T 2008 May 24.2869 TT                                   MPC
q   4.048923             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.021349       Peri.   34.4268      -0.6519571      -0.3508096
                   Node   109.8424      +0.4279848      -0.9020694
e   0.913558       Incl.   45.6147      +0.6259240      +0.2514030
From 102 observations 2007 Oct. 13-Dec. 7.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-X43

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