MPEC 2007-Y45 : COMET C/2007 W3 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2007-Y45 Issued 2007 Dec. 24, 15:28 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2007 W3 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK07W030 C2007 12 19.70694 03 37 16.11 +79 25 16.9 19 N EY045461
CK07W030 C2007 12 19.71155 03 37 12.96 +79 25 18.4 EY045461
CK07W030 C2007 12 19.71617 03 37 09.79 +79 25 20.6 EY045461
CK07W030 C2007 12 19.72084 03 37 06.58 +79 25 22.0 EY045461
CK07W030 C2007 12 19.72546 03 37 03.43 +79 25 24.1 EY045461
CK07W030 C2007 12 19.73010 03 37 00.29 +79 25 26.0 EY045461
CK07W030 C2007 12 20.21774 03 31 26.65 +79 28 18.9 19.2 T EY045704
CK07W030 C2007 12 20.26094 03 30 56.85 +79 28 32.0 19.2 T EY045704
CK07W030 C2007 12 20.27381 03 30 48.26 +79 28 36.7 19.4 T EY045704
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.
Orbital elements:
C/2007 W3 (LINEAR)
T 2008 June 2.797 TT MPC
q 1.77714 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 112.608 -0.285375 -0.196597
Node 73.070 -0.649045 -0.680505
e 1.0 Incl. 78.675 +0.705197 -0.705877
From 77 observations 2007 Nov. 29-Dec. 20.
Ephemeris:
C/2007 W3 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2007 12 16 04 17.55 +78 49.4 2.072 2.745 123.8 17.3 18.0
2007 12 26 02 25.63 +79 29.3 2.042 2.658 118.7 18.9 17.8
2008 01 05 00 56.25 +77 37.5 2.039 2.573 111.9 20.8 17.7
2008 01 15 00 07.10 +74 45.1 2.055 2.490 104.5 22.5 17.5
2008 01 25 23 42.66 +71 56.5 2.082 2.408 96.9 23.9 17.4
2008 02 04 23 31.04 +69 38.3 2.114 2.329 89.8 25.0 17.3
2008 02 14 23 26.24 +67 59.8 2.144 2.253 83.3 25.8 17.2
2008 02 24 23 25.09 +67 03.4 2.167 2.180 77.6 26.3 17.1
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2007 MPC M.P.E.C. 2007-Y45
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