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MPEC 2007-X45 : COMET C/2007 U1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-X45                                Issued 2007 Dec. 10, 16:22 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 30.10601 07 00 49.29 +01 51 06.3          17.0 T EX045585
    CK07U010  C2007 11 30.11606 07 00 48.37 +01 51 06.3          16.8 T EX045585
    CK07U010  C2007 11 30.12030 07 00 47.90 +01 51 06.0          17.0 T EX045585
    CK07U010  C2007 12 03.97962 06 54 14.91 +01 54 38.0          17.1 N EX045J46
    CK07U010  C2007 12 03.98612 06 54 14.22 +01 54 38.1          17.0 N EX045J46
    CK07U010  C2007 12 04.65369 06 53 03.51 +01 55 27.9          18.6 N EX045415
    CK07U010  C2007 12 04.65795 06 53 03.04 +01 55 28.2          18.3 N EX045415

Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
J46 Observatorio Montana Blanca, Tias.  Observer C. Piret.  0.20-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 U1 (LINEAR)
T 2008 Aug. 7.2219 TT                                   MPC
q   3.329051             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.    0.9535      +0.6538434      +0.6989218
                   Node    50.0497      +0.6916679      -0.7074023
e   1.0            Incl.  157.7864      +0.3067317      +0.1053103
From 119 observations 2007 Oct. 19-Dec. 4.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-X45

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