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MPEC 2007-X47 : COMET C/2007 W1 (BOATTINI)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-X47                                Issued 2007 Dec. 10, 16:29 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 C/2007 W1 (BOATTINI)

Observations:
    CK07W010  C2007 11 30.12951 11 55 09.63 -00 55 35.0          17.1 T EX047585
    CK07W010  C2007 11 30.13434 11 55 09.93 -00 55 38.0          17.0 T EX047585
    CK07W010  C2007 11 30.13858 11 55 09.95 -00 55 39.2          17.2 T EX047585
    CK07W010  C2007 11 30.14326 11 55 10.36 -00 55 41.8          17.2 T EX047585
    CK07W010  C2007 12 05.06572 11 59 48.31 -01 34 02.9          17.2 T EX047561
    CK07W010  C2007 12 05.06935 11 59 48.62 -01 34 04.0          17.3 T EX047561
    CK07W010  C2007 12 05.07297 11 59 48.71 -01 34 04.8          17.3 T EX047561
    CK07W010  C2007 12 07.22595 12 01 48.79 -01 50 55.3          17.9 N EX047213
    CK07W010  C2007 12 07.23506 12 01 49.28 -01 50 59.5          17.9 N EX047213
    CK07W010  C2007 12 07.24418 12 01 49.77 -01 51 03.5          17.9 N EX047213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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 W1 (Boattini)
T 2008 June 25.440 TT                                   MPC
q   0.85692              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  306.312       +0.193136       +0.978401
                   Node   334.525       -0.836337       +0.124888
e   1.0            Incl.    9.865       -0.513068       +0.164726
From 53 observations 2007 Nov. 20-Dec. 7.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 W1 (Boattini)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 12 06    12 00.67   -01 41.3    3.310    3.157    72.5    17.3  17.1
2007 12 16    12 09.78   -02 59.6    3.050    3.040    80.1    18.6  16.7
2007 12 26    12 18.42   -04 18.2    2.789    2.921    87.8    19.7  16.4
2008 01 05    12 26.42   -05 37.0    2.528    2.800    95.6    20.5  16.0
2008 01 15    12 33.59   -06 55.7    2.270    2.678   103.6    20.9  15.6
2008 01 25    12 39.65   -08 14.3    2.019    2.555   111.9    20.9  15.1

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-X47

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