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MPEC 2007-Y06 : COMET P/2007 T2 (KOWALSKI)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-Y06                                Issued 2007 Dec. 17, 16:17 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
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                          COMET P/2007 T2 (KOWALSKI)

Observations:
    PK07T020  C2007 12 14.07572 10 03 37.41 +32 06 24.0          19.0 N EY006B49
    PK07T020  C2007 12 15.15535 10 01 57.84 +32 19 06.8          20.2 N EY006J47
    PK07T020  C2007 12 15.16006 10 01 57.42 +32 19 10.3          20.0 N EY006J47
    PK07T020  C2007 12 15.16571 10 01 56.88 +32 19 13.8          19.8 N EY006J47
    PK07T020  C2007 12 16.35160 10 00 02.71 +32 33 06.0          18.3 T EY006703
    PK07T020  C2007 12 16.35831 10 00 01.80 +32 33 12.3                 EY006703
    PK07T020  C2007 12 16.36506 10 00 01.26 +32 33 17.4                 EY006703
    PK07T020  C2007 12 16.37179 10 00 00.45 +32 33 23.6                 EY006703

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
    S. M. Larson.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
B49 Paus Observatory, Sabadell.  Observer J. Camarasa.  0.20-m f/5 Newtonian
    reflector + CCD.
J47 Observatorio Nazaret.  Observer G. Muler.  0.20-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2007 T2 (Kowalski)
Epoch 2007 Sept. 17.0 TT = JDT 2454360.5
T 2007 Sept. 19.02181 TT                                MPC
q   0.6958709            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.18146008     Peri.  358.54346     +0.99898607     -0.04339197
a   3.0899301      Node     4.00307     +0.04284831     +0.83461252
e   0.7747940      Incl.    9.89707     +0.01381513     +0.54912574
P   5.43
Residuals in seconds of arc
071009 703  0.5-  0.3+    071020 349  0.9+  0.3+    071116 G96  0.1+  0.2+
071009 703  0.3-  0.2+    071021 703  0.3-  1.3+    071116 850  1.0+  1.0-
071009 703  0.7-  0.3+    071021 703  0.7-  1.3+    071116 G96  0.3-  0.3+
071009 703  0.7-  0.6+    071021 703  0.6-  1.7+    071116 G96  0.2+  0.2+
071010 585  0.9+  0.2-    071021 703  0.5-  1.2+    071117 232  1.2+  0.5-
071010 585  0.8+  0.2+    071102 G96  0.4+  0.3-    071117 232  1.2+  0.9-
071010 585  1.6+  0.5+    071102 G96  0.1+  0.2-    071117 J47  0.5-  0.5+
071010 473  0.2-  0.0     071102 G96  0.2+  0.1-    071117 232  0.4-  0.3-
071010 585  0.1-  0.4+    071102 G96  0.6+  0.4-    071117 J47  0.2-  1.0+
071010 473  0.7-  0.2-    071103 850 (3.4+  1.1-)   071117 J47  0.4+  0.7+
071010 473  0.3-  0.1+    071103 850  0.7+  0.5-    071119 213  1.1+  1.0-
071010 473  0.2-  0.1+    071104 G96  1.4-  1.6+    071119 213  1.1-  0.3+
071010 850  0.3+  0.6-    071104 G96  1.0-  0.8+    071119 213 (2.8-  1.3+)
071010 850  0.3-  0.1-    071104 G96  0.6+  0.8-    071120 585 (1.9+  3.1-)
071010 703  0.2-  0.6+    071105 850  0.8+  0.3-    071120 585 (2.0+  2.6-)
071010 703  0.8-  0.4+    071105 850 (2.1+  1.8-)   071120 585 (1.1+  4.1-)
071010 G96  0.5-  0.1+    071105 850  0.4+  0.5-    071120 585 (0.1-  2.6-)
071010 G96  1.8+  0.9-    071106 585  0.4-  1.2-    071120 G96  1.3-  0.1+
071010 G96  0.6-  0.1+    071106 585  1.6+  1.8-    071127 213  1.1-  0.0
071010 G96  0.3-  0.3+    071106 585  0.3+  1.2-    071127 213  1.7+  1.2-
071011 204  0.1-  0.1+    071106 585  1.6+  1.5-    071127 213 (4.0+  1.9-)
071011 204  0.1-  0.1-    071107 734  0.8+  0.7-    071201 213  0.9+  0.0
071011 850  0.0   0.8-    071107 734  0.4-  0.4+    071201 213  0.2+  0.7+
071011 850  0.1-  0.1-    071107 734  0.4+  0.6-    071201 213 (1.1-  2.5+)
071011 850 (2.1+  0.3-)   071107 734  0.2-  0.0     071202 J47 (4.3-  3.3+)
071011 734  0.4-  0.1+    071111 213  0.5-  0.1-    071202 J47 (4.7-  3.3+)
071011 651  0.4+  0.2-    071111 213  1.3-  0.5+    071202 J47 (4.5-  3.0+)
071011 734  0.1-  0.1-    071111 213  1.4-  1.0+    071204 J47  1.8+  0.6+
071011 651  0.0   0.5+    071112 J51  0.6+  0.8+    071204 J47 (5.0-  5.0+)
071011 734  0.1+  0.2-    071112 J51 (2.7-  2.9+)   071204 J47 (4.0-  4.1+)
071011 734  0.1+  0.4-    071113 473 (2.1+  1.9-)   071205 213 (3.2-  1.8+)
071015 850  0.2+  0.1-    071113 473 (2.0+  1.7-)   071205 213  0.9+  1.0-
071015 850  0.0   0.1-    071113 473 (0.5-  3.3-)   071205 349  0.4-  0.2-
071015 G96 (4.0+  3.5-)   071114 J47  0.4-  1.8+    071205 349  0.4+  0.1+
071015 G96 (4.4+  3.1-)   071114 J47 (2.7-  2.5+)   071205 349  0.0   0.4+
071015 G96 (4.2+  4.0-)   071114 J47 (2.4-  2.2+)   071206 J47 (1.8-  4.8+)
071015 G96 (4.0+  3.2-)   071114 J47 (2.7-  2.7+)   071206 J47 (0.5+  2.6+)
071017 585 (0.7-  3.0-)   071114 J47 (2.7-  2.8+)   071206 J47 (1.1-  2.5+)
071017 585  0.1+  0.2-    071114 H06  1.4+  1.6-    071209 213  0.3-  0.2+
071017 585  0.0   0.6+    071114 G96 (2.3-  2.0+)   071209 213  0.5-  0.7+
071018 585  1.0+  1.4-    071114 G96  1.4-  1.4+    071209 213 (7.1-  5.8+)
071018 585 (0.6+  2.7-)   071114 G96  0.5-  0.5+    071214 B49 (2.2-  1.2+)
071018 585 (0.1-  2.2-)   071114 H06  1.2+  1.8-    071215 J47  0.4-  0.1-
071018 585  0.0   1.1-    071115 J95  0.9-  0.3+    071215 J47  0.2+  0.0
071018 585  0.3+  0.7-    071115 J95  0.3-  0.6-    071215 J47  0.4+  0.6-
071019 G96  0.2+  0.8-    071115 J95  1.0-  0.8+    071216 703 (3.5+  3.5-)
071019 G96  0.4+  0.8-    071116 213  0.0   1.0+    071216 703 (0.6+  2.1-)
071019 G96  0.6+  0.6-    071116 213  0.3-  0.4+    071216 703 (2.5+  2.0-)
071019 G96  0.1+  1.1-    071116 213  0.5-  1.6+    071216 703  1.0+  0.7-
071020 349  0.8+  0.3+    071116 850 (4.6+  3.5-)
071020 349  0.8+  0.4+    071116 G96  0.2+  0.4-

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-Y06

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