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MPEC 2007-Y08 : COMET P/2007 T6 (CATALINA)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-Y08                                Issued 2007 Dec. 17, 16:33 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 P/2007 T6 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    PK07T060  C2007 12 16.39048 09 29 13.16 +24 03 13.5          18.3 T EY008704
    PK07T060  C2007 12 16.40363 09 29 13.42 +24 03 23.2          18.8 T EY008704
    PK07T060  C2007 12 16.41669 09 29 13.65 +24 03 33.2          19.0 T EY008704
    PK07T060  C2007 12 16.42973 09 29 13.82 +24 03 41.7          18.7 T EY008704
    PK07T060  C2007 12 16.44276 09 29 14.01 +24 03 51.6          18.6 T EY008704
    PK07T060  C2007 12 17.34142 09 29 28.73 +24 14 21.4          17.6 T EY008H45
    PK07T060  C2007 12 17.34377 09 29 28.73 +24 14 22.6          17.7 T EY008H45
    PK07T060  C2007 12 17.34672 09 29 28.74 +24 14 24.4          17.7 T EY008H45
    PK07T060  C2007 12 17.34803 09 29 28.74 +24 14 25.7          17.7 T EY008H45
    PK07T060  C2007 12 17.35013 09 29 28.75 +24 14 26.4          17.6 T EY008H45
    PK07T060  C2007 12 17.35184 09 29 28.79 +24 14 27.8          17.9 T EY008H45

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.
H45 Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.51-m f/4
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2007 T6 (Catalina)
Epoch 2007 Aug. 8.0 TT = JDT 2454320.5
T 2007 Aug. 19.66798 TT                                 MPC
q   2.2322731            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.10352920     Peri.  335.86923     +0.16986851     -0.91420964
a   4.4918732      Node   102.63405     +0.95433437     +0.05950624
e   0.5030418      Incl.   22.15107     +0.24574500     +0.40084877
P   9.52
Residuals in seconds of arc
071008 704  0.5+  0.1+    071021 J47  0.4+  0.2-    071110 J47  0.1+  0.3+
071008 704  0.6+  0.1+    071021 J47  0.8+  0.4+    071111 J52  0.1-  0.2+
071008 704  0.5+  0.3-    071022 704  0.4+  0.7+    071111 J52  0.7-  1.9-
071008 704  0.1+  0.2+    071022 704  0.5+  0.5+    071111 G96  0.2+  0.5-
071008 704  0.8-  0.3+    071022 704  0.6+  0.7+    071111 G96  0.4+  0.3-
071011 704  0.5+  0.2+    071022 704  0.2+  0.6+    071111 G96  0.1+  0.3-
071011 704  0.2-  0.4+    071022 704  0.5+  0.6+    071111 G96  0.6+  0.3-
071011 704  0.4+  0.0     071023 734  0.1-  0.4-    071117 703  1.0-  0.3+
071011 704  0.5-  0.0     071023 734  0.1+  0.4-    071117 703 (2.4-  0.5+)
071011 704  0.8-  0.2+    071023 734  0.1+  0.3-    071117 703  1.2-  0.2-
071013 703  0.3-  0.0     071025 G96  0.5-  0.3-    071117 703  1.2-  0.3-
071013 703  0.3-  0.0     071025 G96  0.0   0.3-    071118 704  1.8+  0.2-
071013 703  0.6-  0.3-    071025 G96  0.1-  0.1-    071118 704  1.6+  0.2-
071013 703  0.2-  0.1+    071025 G96  0.0   0.0     071118 704  1.7+  0.2-
071013 703  1.2-  0.2+    071026 G96  0.1-  0.0     071118 704  1.9+  0.3-
071013 703  1.0-  0.1-    071026 G96  0.1-  0.1-    071118 704 (2.1+  0.3-)
071014 H06  0.3+  0.3-    071026 G96  0.1-  0.1-    071120 704  1.6-  0.5-
071014 H06  0.3+  0.2-    071026 G96  0.9-  0.7-    071120 704  0.9+  0.3-
071014 H06  0.6+  0.6-    071102 850  0.2+  1.0-    071120 704  0.9+  0.4-
071014 G96  0.1+  0.3+    071102 850  0.9+  0.6-    071120 704  0.8+  0.5-
071014 G96  0.3-  0.1+    071103 349  0.1+  0.2-    071120 704  1.0+  0.6+
071014 G96  0.1+  0.0     071103 349  0.3+  0.2-    071120 349  0.4+  0.4+
071014 G96  0.0   0.1-    071103 349  0.1+  0.0     071120 349  0.5+  0.3+
071014 673  0.1+  0.5-    071104 213  0.2-  0.7+    071120 349  0.6+  0.3+
071014 673  0.1+  0.8-    071104 213  0.6-  0.7+    071124 349  0.1+  0.0
071014 673  0.2+  0.7-    071104 213  0.1+  0.3+    071124 349  0.0   0.1+
071014 673  0.3+  0.5-    071106 585  1.6-  0.9-    071124 349  0.2+  0.1-
071015 H06  0.8+  0.1-    071106 585  0.2+  0.1-    071127 204  0.1+  0.2-
071015 H06  0.5+  0.6-    071106 585  0.2-  0.2-    071203 703  0.5-  0.8+
071015 G96  0.4-  0.2+    071106 704  0.8+  0.1-    071203 703  1.3-  2.0+
071015 G96  0.0   0.1+    071106 703  0.2-  0.1+    071203 703  1.5-  1.5+
071015 G96  0.2-  0.1+    071106 704  0.4+  0.2-    071203 703  1.2-  1.5+
071015 G96  0.3-  0.2+    071106 703  0.8-  0.5+    071205 561  0.3-  0.5-
071015 673  0.0   0.5+    071106 703  0.8-  0.2+    071205 561  0.3+  1.2-
071015 673  0.6+  0.2+    071106 704  0.4+  0.2+    071205 561  0.4-  0.9-
071016 204  0.2+  0.1-    071106 703  0.8-  0.4+    071206 J47  0.4+  0.6-
071017 585  1.1-  0.2-    071106 704  0.4-  0.4-    071206 J47  0.3-  0.8-
071017 585  0.5-  0.4+    071106 704  0.5+  0.7-    071206 J47  0.4+  0.3-
071017 585  0.7+  0.7-    071107 703  0.6-  0.5+    071216 704  0.4+  0.4+
071017 585 (2.9-  0.0 )   071107 703  0.7-  0.8+    071216 704  1.1+  0.9+
071018 585  0.2-  0.3-    071107 703  1.3-  0.7+    071216 704  1.6+  1.7+
071018 585  1.4-  1.0-    071107 703  1.4+  1.2+    071216 704  1.2+  1.1+
071020 704  0.8+  0.4+    071107 850  0.2+  0.4-    071216 704  1.1+  1.9+
071020 704  1.8+  0.5+    071107 850  0.2+  0.5-    071217 H45  0.1+  0.3-
071020 704  0.9+  0.9+    071108 130  1.1-  0.8-    071217 H45  0.3-  0.8-
071020 704  0.1+  0.2+    071108 130  0.4-  0.0     071217 H45  0.7-  1.1-
071020 704  0.0   0.7+    071108 130  0.4-  0.1+    071217 H45  1.0-  0.7-
071020 349  0.8-  0.4+    071108 130  0.8-  0.2-    071217 H45  1.2-  1.5-
071020 349  0.4-  0.7+    071110 J47  0.7-  0.7+    071217 H45  1.0-  1.3-
071021 J47  0.5+  0.1+    071110 J47  0.6-  0.5+

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-Y08

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