MPEC 2007-Y10 : COMET C/2007 W1 (BOATTINI)
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M.P.E.C. 2007-Y10 Issued 2007 Dec. 17, 16:41 UT
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COMET C/2007 W1 (BOATTINI)
Observations:
CK07W010 C2007 12 14.68561 12 08 36.80 -02 49 17.5 17.2 T EY010423
CK07W010 C2007 12 14.69426 12 08 37.19 -02 49 21.8 17.3 T EY010423
CK07W010 C2007 12 16.47377 12 10 12.41 -03 03 22.2 17.0 T EY010703
CK07W010 C2007 12 16.48048 12 10 12.73 -03 03 25.6 EY010703
CK07W010 C2007 12 16.48715 12 10 13.11 -03 03 28.1 EY010703
CK07W010 C2007 12 16.49388 12 10 13.38 -03 03 32.2 EY010703
Observer details:
423 North Ryde. Observer S. G. McAndrew. 0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
+ CCD.
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.
Orbital elements:
C/2007 W1 (Boattini)
T 2008 June 25.152 TT MPC
q 0.85312 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 306.440 +0.195338 +0.977958
Node 334.525 -0.835978 +0.126706
e 1.0 Incl. 9.875 -0.512819 +0.165963
From 59 observations 2007 Nov. 20-Dec. 16.
Ephemeris:
C/2007 W1 (Boattini)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2007 12 16 12 09.78 -02 59.6 3.048 3.038 80.1 18.6 16.7
2007 12 26 12 18.42 -04 18.2 2.787 2.919 87.8 19.7 16.4
2008 01 05 12 26.43 -05 37.0 2.526 2.798 95.6 20.5 16.0
2008 01 15 12 33.60 -06 55.8 2.268 2.676 103.6 20.9 15.6
2008 01 25 12 39.67 -08 14.5 2.017 2.553 111.9 21.0 15.1
Further observations of this comet are desirable.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2007 MPC M.P.E.C. 2007-Y10
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