MPEC 2007-Y07 : COMET C/2007 T5 (GIBBS)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-Y07                                Issued 2007 Dec. 17, 16:26 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                            COMET C/2007 T5 (GIBBS)

Observations:
    CK07T050  C2007 12 09.09159 08 36 25.21 +25 10 42.6          17.4 N EY007J70
    CK07T050  C2007 12 09.09234 08 36 25.29 +25 10 43.3          17.9 N EY007J70
    CK07T050  C2007 12 09.09294 08 36 25.26 +25 10 43.2          17.8 N EY007J70
    CK07T050  C2007 12 09.09415 08 36 25.29 +25 10 43.5          18.6 N EY007J70
    CK07T050  C2007 12 13.33043 08 36 00.54 +25 51 58.8          19.6 T EY007704
    CK07T050  C2007 12 13.34333 08 36 00.36 +25 52 06.8          19.7 T EY007704
    CK07T050  C2007 12 13.35624 08 36 00.32 +25 52 14.7          19.5 T EY007704
    CK07T050  C2007 12 13.36914 08 36 00.21 +25 52 22.7          19.5 T EY007704
    CK07T050  C2007 12 13.38203 08 36 00.06 +25 52 30.5          19.4 T EY007704
    CK07T050  C2007 12 15.05016 08 35 45.27 +26 09 16.8          18.2 N EY007J51
    CK07T050  C2007 12 15.06624 08 35 45.15 +26 09 26.4          18.6 N EY007J51
    CK07T050  C2007 12 15.08410 08 35 44.96 +26 09 37.1          18.4 N EY007J51
    CK07T050  C2007 12 15.97829 08 35 36.07 +26 18 42.6          18.5 N EY007J47
    CK07T050  C2007 12 15.99300 08 35 35.88 +26 18 51.8          18.8 N EY007J47
    CK07T050  C2007 12 16.00865 08 35 35.70 +26 19 01.2          19.0 N EY007J47
    CK07T050  C2007 12 16.33250 08 35 32.11 +26 22 20.0          19.2 T EY007704
    CK07T050  C2007 12 16.34586 08 35 31.98 +26 22 28.8          19.7 T EY007704
    CK07T050  C2007 12 16.35892 08 35 31.83 +26 22 36.8          19.5 T EY007704
    CK07T050  C2007 12 16.37245 08 35 31.66 +26 22 45.6          19.4 T EY007704
    CK07T050  C2007 12 16.38544 08 35 31.41 +26 22 53.4          19.4 T EY007704

Observer details:
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
J47 Observatorio Nazaret.  Observer G. Muler.  0.20-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J51 Observatorio Atlante, Tenerife.  Observer J. A. Henriquez.  0.2-m f/9
    Cassegrain + CCD.
J70 Obs. Astronomico Vega del Thader, El Palmar.  Observer J. P. Navarro P.
    0.25-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 T5 (Gibbs)
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5
T 2008 May 24.17653 TT                                  MPC
q   4.0493399            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0213866      Peri.   34.40574     -0.65183029     -0.35104034
 +/-0.0000010      Node   109.84287     +0.42831225     -0.90191446
e   0.9133983      Incl.   45.61513     +0.62583216     +0.25163661
Residuals in seconds of arc
071013 703  1.6-  0.1+    071103 213  0.4+  0.1+    071118 213  0.2-  0.2-
071013 703  1.7+  0.0     071103 213  0.4+  0.3-    071118 213  0.6-  0.2-
071013 703  0.2-  0.3-    071103 213  0.2+  0.0     071118 213  0.6-  0.0
071013 703  0.0   0.3+    071103 850  0.1+  0.2-    071120 585  0.1-  1.3-
071013 703  0.5-  0.6+    071103 850  0.4-  0.1-    071120 585  0.2+  0.6-
071014 G96  0.2+  0.0     071103 703 (2.3-  0.3-)   071120 585  0.1-  1.3+
071014 G96  0.6+  0.5+    071103 703  0.6-  1.0+    071120 585  0.7+  0.3-
071014 G96  0.0   0.6+    071103 703 (2.2+  0.8+)   071120 704  0.9-  0.1-
071014 G96  0.5-  0.1-    071103 349  1.3-  0.9+    071120 704  1.2+  0.4-
071015 G96  0.2-  0.2-    071103 349  1.4-  0.4+    071120 704  0.9+  0.1-
071015 G96  0.3+  0.1+    071104 A55  1.1+  0.1-    071120 704  0.6+  0.2+
071015 673  0.4+  0.2-    071104 A55  0.5+  0.0     071130 585  1.2-  1.2+
071015 G96  0.3-  0.6-    071104 A55  1.0+  1.3+    071130 585  1.7+  0.8+
071015 G96  0.5+  0.1+    071104 850  1.7+  0.2+    071130 585 (3.1+  1.6-)
071015 673  1.3+  0.4-    071104 850  0.8+  0.4-    071201 349  0.7-  0.4+
071015 G96  0.0   0.3+    071104 701  1.7+  0.1-    071201 349  0.6-  0.6+
071015 673  0.8-  0.3+    071104 G96  0.3-  0.5-    071205 561  0.8-  0.0
071015 G96  0.7+  0.2+    071104 G96  0.1+  1.2-    071205 561  0.1-  0.8-
071015 G96  0.3+  0.2+    071104 701 (2.9+  0.9-)   071205 561  0.3-  0.0
071015 G96  0.0   0.6+    071104 G96  0.2-  0.6-    071207 213  0.7-  0.7-
071015 673  0.6-  0.3-    071104 G96  0.5+  0.1-    071207 213  0.6-  0.7-
071016 204  0.8+  0.7+    071104 701  0.4+  0.2-    071207 213  0.0   0.7+
071017 585 (1.1-  2.1-)   071104 701  0.9+  0.8-    071209 J70  0.3-  1.1+
071017 585  1.1-  1.3-    071105 J47  1.2-  0.9-    071209 J70  0.8+  1.3+
071017 585 (2.7-  1.8-)   071105 J47  1.1-  0.6-    071209 J70  0.4+  0.9+
071017 585  0.2-  0.2+    071106 585 (1.6-  2.2-)   071209 J70  0.9+  0.5+
071017 585  1.2-  0.6-    071106 585  0.5-  0.6+    071213 704  0.5+  0.9-
071018 585  0.7+  0.4+    071106 585  1.5-  0.7-    071213 704  0.4-  0.6-
071022 204  0.1-  0.5+    071107 734  0.3-  0.4-    071213 704  0.6+  0.5-
071022 413  0.1+  0.4+    071107 734  0.0   0.5-    071213 704  0.7+  0.2-
071022 413  0.7-  0.2-    071107 734  0.4-  0.2-    071213 704  0.2+  0.2-
071023 734  0.2+  0.4-    071108 130  0.4+  0.6+    071215 J51  1.3-  0.3+
071023 734  0.1-  0.1-    071108 130  0.2-  0.1-    071215 J51  0.6-  0.0
071023 734  0.1-  0.8+    071108 130  0.3+  0.9+    071215 J51  0.6-  0.2-
071025 G96  0.5-  0.4-    071112 G96  0.3-  0.0     071215 J47  0.9+  0.2-
071025 G96  0.2+  0.4-    071112 G96  1.0-  0.4+    071215 J47  0.5+  0.1-
071025 G96  0.3+  0.0     071112 G96  0.7-  0.0     071216 J47  0.5+  0.4-
071025 G96  0.5-  0.0     071112 G96  0.4-  0.6-    071216 704  0.2-  0.5-
071026 G96  0.2-  0.1-    071112 355  0.5+  0.3-    071216 704  0.2+  0.0
071026 G96  0.0   0.0     071112 355  0.6+  0.0     071216 704  0.3+  0.1-
071026 G96  0.4-  0.2+    071117 703  1.0-  0.2+    071216 704  0.2+  0.4+
071026 G96  0.3+  0.4-    071117 703  1.2+  0.6+    071216 704  1.1-  0.2+
071102 850  0.8-  0.1+    071117 703  0.1-  1.6+
071102 850  1.2+  0.7-    071117 703  0.1+  1.0-

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.021240
and +0.021733 (+/- 0.000001) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-Y07

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