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MPEC 2008-A62 : COMET C/2007 W3 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-A62                                Issued 2008 Jan. 14, 01:18 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 W3 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK07W030  C2008 01 02.97257 01 10 46.25 +78 08 04.8          18.5 N EA062585
    CK07W030  C2008 01 02.99287 01 10 36.77 +78 07 44.9          18.5 N EA062585
    CK07W030  C2008 01 06.87793 00 44 18.52 +77 07 05.1                 EA062046
    CK07W030  C2008 01 06.87906 00 44 18.14 +77 07 04.0                 EA062046
    CK07W030  C2008 01 06.88072 00 44 17.71 +77 07 03.0                 EA062046
    CK07W030  C2008 01 06.88343 00 44 16.75 +77 07 00.5                 EA062046
    CK07W030  C2008 01 06.88424 00 44 16.27 +77 06 59.6                 EA062046
    CK07W030  C2008 01 06.88572 00 44 15.62 +77 06 57.7                 EA062046
    CK07W030  C2008 01 06.88654 00 44 15.50 +77 06 57.0                 EA062046
    CK07W030  C2008 01 06.88728 00 44 15.21 +77 06 56.4                 EA062046
    CK07W030  C2008 01 10.98197 00 22 55.13 +75 56 18.4          17.7 N EA062B30
    CK07W030  C2008 01 10.98638 00 22 52.95 +75 56 16.4          17.8 N EA062B30

Observer details:
046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Honkova, J. Ticha.  Measurer M. Honkova.
    0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
B30 Szamotuly-Galowo.  Observer M. Reszelski.  0.20-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 W3 (LINEAR)
T 2008 June 2.8036 TT                                   MPC
q   1.776371             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  112.6364      -0.2855830      -0.1964901
                   Node    73.0660      -0.6493294      -0.6801832
e   1.0            Incl.   78.6690      +0.7048501      -0.7062170
From 106 observations 2007 Nov. 29-2008 Jan. 10.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-A62

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