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MPEC 2008-A28 : COMET C/2007 W1 (BOATTINI)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-A28                                Issued 2008 Jan. 7, 00:29 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
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                          COMET C/2007 W1 (BOATTINI)

Observations:
    CK07W010  C2008 01 02.07254 12 24 10.04 -05 14 03.7          17.0 N EA028595
    CK07W010  C2008 01 02.08035 12 24 10.40 -05 14 07.5          17.4 N EA028595
    CK07W010  C2008 01 02.80017 12 24 44.20 -05 19 48.1                 EA028349
    CK07W010  C2008 01 02.80603 12 24 44.48 -05 19 50.9                 EA028349
    CK07W010  C2008 01 02.81190 12 24 44.75 -05 19 53.6          16.9 T EA028349
    CK07W010  C2008 01 03.11097 12 24 58.57 -05 22 16.1          16.2 T EA028585
    CK07W010  C2008 01 03.11583 12 24 58.98 -05 22 16.8          16.3 T EA028585
    CK07W010  C2008 01 03.12008 12 24 59.21 -05 22 19.7          16.4 T EA028585
    CK07W010  C2008 01 03.12432 12 24 59.48 -05 22 20.6          16.3 T EA028585
    CK07W010  C2008 01 05.17155 12 26 33.91 -05 38 29.7          17.8 N EA028B42
    CK07W010  C2008 01 05.17757 12 26 34.28 -05 38 33.7          18.1 N EA028B42
    CK07W010  C2008 01 05.18387 12 26 34.52 -05 38 36.4          17.7 N EA028B42
    CK07W010  C2008 01 05.77762 12 27 01.55 -05 43 16.3          16.9 T EA028900
    CK07W010  C2008 01 05.78645 12 27 02.06 -05 43 20.7                 EA028900

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers F. Piani, L. Bittesini, G. Lombardi,
    E. Pettarin.  Measurers F. Piani, E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector
    + CCD.
900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
B42 Vitebsk.  Observer V. Nevski.  0.3-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 W1 (Boattini)
T 2008 June 24.8869 TT                                  MPC
q   0.849556             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  306.5578      +0.1974231      +0.9775328
                   Node   334.5288      -0.8356089      +0.1284099
e   1.0            Incl.    9.8879      -0.5126226      +0.1671545
From 95 observations 2007 Nov. 20-2008 Jan. 5.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-A28

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