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MPEC 2007-Y44 : COMET C/2007 W1 (BOATTINI)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-Y44                                Issued 2007 Dec. 24, 15:23 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 W1 (BOATTINI)

Observations:
    CK07W010  C2007 12 17.20408 12 10 51.10 -03 09 07.9          18.5 N EY044461
    CK07W010  C2007 12 17.20728 12 10 51.26 -03 09 09.8                 EY044461
    CK07W010  C2007 12 17.20958 12 10 51.39 -03 09 10.9                 EY044461
    CK07W010  C2007 12 17.21190 12 10 51.52 -03 09 11.3                 EY044461
    CK07W010  C2007 12 19.15983 12 12 34.27 -03 24 30.1                 EY044204
    CK07W010  C2007 12 19.23068 12 12 37.92 -03 25 03.4          17.0 N EY044204
    CK07W010  C2007 12 19.46566 12 12 50.31 -03 26 53.9          18.0 N EY044H45
    CK07W010  C2007 12 19.46699 12 12 50.36 -03 26 54.4          18.2 N EY044H45
    CK07W010  C2007 12 19.46809 12 12 50.40 -03 26 55.1          18.2 N EY044H45
    CK07W010  C2007 12 19.46961 12 12 50.49 -03 26 55.7          18.3 N EY044H45
    CK07W010  C2007 12 19.47083 12 12 50.54 -03 26 56.3          16.7 T EY044H45
    CK07W010  C2007 12 19.47191 12 12 50.64 -03 26 56.9          16.7 T EY044H45

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
    + CCD.
461 University of Szeged, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer K. Sarneczky.
    0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
H45 Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.51-m f/4
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 W1 (Boattini)
T 2008 June 24.971 TT                                   MPC
q   0.85070              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  306.519       +0.196750       +0.977670
                   Node   334.528       -0.835721       +0.127854
e   1.0            Incl.    9.885       -0.512699       +0.166776
From 71 observations 2007 Nov. 20-Dec. 19.

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    3.047    3.037    80.1    18.6  16.7
2007 12 26    12 18.42   -04 18.3    2.785    2.918    87.8    19.7  16.4
2008 01 05    12 26.43   -05 37.1    2.524    2.797    95.6    20.5  16.0
2008 01 15    12 33.60   -06 55.9    2.267    2.675   103.6    20.9  15.6
2008 01 25    12 39.68   -08 14.6    2.016    2.551   111.9    21.0  15.1
2008 02 04    12 44.32   -09 33.5    1.774    2.426   120.4    20.5  14.6
2008 02 14    12 47.09   -10 52.7    1.544    2.300   129.3    19.4  14.1
2008 02 24    12 47.44   -12 12.7    1.329    2.172   138.5    17.6  13.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-Y44

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