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MPEC 2008-B22 : COMET C/2007 W1 (BOATTINI)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-B22                                Issued 2008 Jan. 21, 00:01 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  C2008 01 02.81357 12 24 44.81 -05 19 54.6          16.7 T EB022355
    CK07W010  C2008 01 02.81810 12 24 44.99 -05 19 56.3                 EB022355
    CK07W010  C2008 01 02.82262 12 24 45.22 -05 19 59.4                 EB022355
    CK07W010  C2008 01 02.82714 12 24 45.36 -05 20 01.1                 EB022355
    CK07W010  C2008 01 13.71447 12 32 44.47 -06 45 48.6                 EB022349
    CK07W010  C2008 01 13.71780 12 32 44.63 -06 45 50.4          16.4 T EB022349
    CK07W010  C2008 01 14.72073 12 33 25.23 -06 53 43.8                 EB022349
    CK07W010  C2008 01 14.72517 12 33 25.41 -06 53 46.1                 EB022349
    CK07W010  C2008 01 14.72961 12 33 25.58 -06 53 48.2          16.2 T EB022349
    CK07W010  C2008 01 15.67313 12 34 03.21 -07 01 09.7          16.4 T EB022423
    CK07W010  C2008 01 15.69570 12 34 04.10 -07 01 20.4          16.3 T EB022423
    CK07W010  C2008 01 19.12667 12 36 15.71 -07 28 27.0          16.0 N EB022232
    CK07W010  C2008 01 19.12969 12 36 15.76 -07 28 26.7          16.0 N EB022232
    CK07W010  C2008 01 19.13272 12 36 15.84 -07 28 30.3          16.2 N EB022232
    CK07W010  C2008 01 20.09597 12 36 51.51 -07 36 03.8          16.0 N EB022J51
    CK07W010  C2008 01 20.10401 12 36 51.79 -07 36 08.0          16.3 N EB022J51
    CK07W010  C2008 01 20.11366 12 36 52.13 -07 36 13.0          16.4 N EB022J51

Observer details:
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina L.  0.25-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
355 Hadano.  Observer A. Asami.  0.28-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.
J51 Observatorio Atlante, Tenerife.  Observer J. A. Henriquez.  0.2-m f/9
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 W1 (Boattini)
Epoch 2008 June 23.0 TT = JDT 2454640.5
T 2008 June 24.83201 TT                                 MPC
q   0.8482639            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0003510      Peri.  306.62254     +0.19838346     +0.97733496
 +/-0.0001296      Node   334.52007     -0.83546962     +0.12920234
e   0.9997023      Incl.    9.89073     -0.51247880     +0.16769955
Residuals in seconds of arc
071120 G96  0.3-  0.2-    071130 349  0.3+  0.4-    080103 585 (2.5-  0.6-)
071120 G96  0.2-  0.1-    071130 349  0.1+  0.6-    080103 585  0.3+  1.0+
071120 G96  0.0   0.1-    071205 561  0.5-  0.3-    080103 585  0.8+  0.1+
071120 G96  0.3-  0.1-    071205 561  1.1+  0.3+    080103 585  1.9+  1.2+
071120 G96  0.2+  0.3+    071205 561  0.6-  1.2+    080105 585  0.5+  0.4-
071120 G96  0.4-  0.2+    071207 213  0.0   0.2-    080105 585  0.1+  0.6-
071120 G96  0.4-  0.3+    071207 213  0.1-  0.1-    080105 585  0.4+  0.6-
071120 G96  0.3-  0.4+    071207 213  0.2-  0.2+    080105 585  0.7+  0.4-
071121 H06  0.1-  0.0     071214 423  0.2+  0.5+    080105 585  0.5+  0.5-
071121 G96  0.1-  0.1-    071214 423  0.9-  0.2+    080105 B42  0.2-  0.8+
071121 G96  0.1-  0.2+    071216 703  0.2+  1.0+    080105 B42  1.3+  0.4-
071121 G96  0.1-  0.2+    071216 703  0.2-  0.8+    080105 585  0.5+  0.8-
071121 G96  0.3-  0.1+    071216 703  0.2+  1.4+    080105 585  1.1-  0.2+
071121 G96  0.5-  0.7+    071216 703  1.0-  0.5+    080105 B42  0.7+  0.1-
071121 H06  0.1-  0.1-    071217 461  0.1-  0.0     080105 900  1.3-  0.1+
071121 G96  0.2+  0.3+    071217 461  0.2-  0.4-    080105 900  0.5+  0.2-
071121 G96  0.3-  0.2+    071217 461  0.0   0.4-    080108 945  1.4+  0.5-
071121 G96  0.4-  0.4+    071217 461  0.1+  0.3+    080108 945  1.3+  0.3-
071121 G96  0.1-  0.1-    071219 204  0.4-  0.3-    080108 945  0.1+  0.1-
071121 G96  0.2-  0.2-    071219 204  0.4-  0.2-    080108 945  0.2-  0.3+
071121 G96  0.1-  0.3-    071219 H45  0.1+  0.3-    080108 945  1.1+  0.1-
071121 G96  0.0   0.2-    071219 H45  0.2-  0.2-    080109 B30  0.8+  0.3+
071123 809  0.5+  0.3-    071219 H45  0.5-  0.3-    080109 B30  0.9-  0.5+
071123 809  0.6+  0.2-    071219 H45  0.3-  0.2-    080110 423  0.2-  0.0
071123 809  0.5+  0.3-    071219 H45  0.5-  0.3-    080110 423  0.3-  0.2-
071123 809  0.6+  0.3-    071219 H45  0.2+  0.3-    080111 215  0.3-  0.2-
071123 809  0.4+  0.1-    071227 H06  0.5+  0.5-    080111 215  0.3-  0.2-
071123 809  0.4+  0.1-    071227 H06  0.0   0.2-    080111 215  0.2-  0.1-
071123 809  0.5+  0.2-    071228 213  0.3-  0.4+    080111 423  0.3-  0.1-
071123 809  0.5+  0.2-    071228 213  0.3-  0.3+    080111 423  0.6-  0.1+
071123 809  0.6+  0.4-    071228 213  0.3-  0.2+    080113 939  0.3-  0.6+
071123 809  0.5+  0.1-    071228 423  0.8-  0.4+    080113 939  0.3-  0.2+
071124 349  0.3-  0.2-    071228 423  0.3-  0.2+    080113 939  0.4-  0.4-
071124 349  0.4-  0.2-    071229 415  1.2+  0.1-    080113 349  0.4-  0.1+
071127 213  0.1-  0.9+    071229 415  0.6+  0.4+    080113 349  0.0   0.1-
071127 213  0.2+  0.5+    071229 415  0.3+  0.2+    080114 349  0.3-  0.4+
071127 213  0.6+  0.4-    071229 415  0.0   1.2-    080114 349  0.2-  0.2+
071130 585  0.2+  0.1+    080102 595  0.1-  0.3+    080114 349  0.2-  0.2+
071130 585  0.6+  0.7-    080102 595  0.1-  0.2+    080115 423  0.4-  0.2+
071130 585 (2.7-  0.1+)   080102 349  0.2-  0.2-    080115 423  0.1-  0.2+
071130 585  0.5-  0.3-    080102 349  0.0   0.2-    080119 232  0.3+  0.3-
071130 850  0.5+  0.0     080102 349  0.0   0.2-    080119 232  0.6-  1.4+
071130 850  0.5-  0.2+    080102 355  0.3-  0.4-    080119 232  1.0-  0.7-
071130 850  0.1-  0.1-    080102 355  0.7-  0.1+    080120 J51  0.6+  0.3+
071130 850  0.3-  0.2-    080102 355  0.3-  0.9-    080120 J51  0.5+  0.1-
071130 349  0.0   0.6-    080102 355  1.3-  0.5-    080120 J51  0.5+  0.5-

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000552
and +0.001182 (+/- 0.000130) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-B22

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