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MPEC 2007-Y22 : COMET C/2007 Y1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-Y22                                Issued 2007 Dec. 18, 18:02 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2007 Y1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 16.37807 10 04 42.65 -15 05 40.6          18.8 N EY022704
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 16.39030 10 04 42.22 -15 05 33.7          19.0 N EY022704
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 16.40270 10 04 41.69 -15 05 26.6          19.6 N EY022704
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 16.41523 10 04 41.33 -15 05 22.2          19.3 N EY022704
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 16.42748 10 04 40.79 -15 05 15.0          19.2 N EY022704
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 17.14535 10 04 15.35 -14 59 12.0          19.3 T EY022461
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 17.14836 10 04 15.23 -14 59 10.4                 EY022461
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 17.15137 10 04 15.18 -14 59 08.2                 EY022461
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 17.15462 10 04 15.06 -14 59 07.3                 EY022461
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 17.41378 10 04 05.75 -14 56 53.6          18.8 T EY022H06
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 17.47169 10 04 03.54 -14 56 24.1          18.8 T EY022H06
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 18.44593 10 03 27.28 -14 47 51.4          18.2 T EY022711
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 18.45762 10 03 26.85 -14 47 45.3          18.1 T EY022711
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 18.45862 10 03 26.74 -14 47 45.5          19.2 T EY022H06
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 18.46864 10 03 26.42 -14 47 39.2          19.0 T EY022H06
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 18.46932 10 03 26.41 -14 47 39.1          18.1 T EY022711

Observer details:
461 University of Szeged, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer K. Sarneczky.
    0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
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.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero.  0.25-m f/3.4
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 Y1 (LINEAR)
T 2008 Mar. 10.736 TT                                   MPC
q   3.38036              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  354.944       -0.703890       +0.189692
                   Node   133.191       +0.680175       -0.097714
e   1.0            Incl.  110.137       +0.204700       +0.976969
From 16 observations 2007 Dec. 16-18.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 Y1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 12 16    10 04.93   -15 08.8    3.118    3.474   103.0    16.0  18.4
2007 12 26    09 57.91   -13 32.2    2.929    3.454   114.4    15.0  18.2
2008 01 05    09 48.20   -11 23.2    2.758    3.436   126.6    13.3  18.1
2008 01 15    09 35.85   -08 36.6    2.613    3.420   139.4    10.8  17.9
2008 01 25    09 21.28   -05 11.8    2.506    3.407   152.1     7.8  17.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-Y22

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