MPEC 2008-B23 : COMET C/2007 W3 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2008-B23 Issued 2008 Jan. 21, 00:08 UT
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COMET C/2007 W3 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK07W030 C2007 12 31.48059 01 31 12.08 +78 41 18.5 EB023355
CK07W030 C2007 12 31.49574 01 31 03.91 +78 41 08.4 17.6 T EB023355
CK07W030 C2007 12 31.49877 01 31 02.50 +78 41 06.3 EB023355
CK07W030 C2008 01 12.85611 00 14 58.42 +75 23 08.6 18.9 N EB023585
CK07W030 C2008 01 12.86086 00 14 57.37 +75 23 02.7 18.9 N EB023585
CK07W030 C2008 01 12.86661 00 14 55.90 +75 22 54.2 19.1 N EB023585
CK07W030 C2008 01 12.87154 00 14 54.80 +75 22 49.8 19.0 N EB023585
CK07W030 C2008 01 12.87647 00 14 53.78 +75 22 42.2 19.0 N EB023585
CK07W030 C2008 01 12.88141 00 14 52.41 +75 22 38.2 19.1 N EB023585
CK07W030 C2008 01 16.15301 00 03 17.70 +74 24 39.6 18.0 T EB023673
CK07W030 C2008 01 16.16354 00 03 15.57 +74 24 28.1 EB023673
CK07W030 C2008 01 16.16817 00 03 14.76 +74 24 23.0 EB023673
CK07W030 C2008 01 16.17292 00 03 13.98 +74 24 18.4 EB023673
Observer details:
355 Hadano. Observer A. Asami. 0.28-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station. Observer A. Baransky. 0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.61-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2007 W3 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2008 May 14.0 TT = JDT 2454600.5
T 2008 June 2.81555 TT MPC
q 1.7761788 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.0000634 Peri. 112.64703 -0.28565810 -0.19645653
+/-0.0000518 Node 73.06407 -0.64943620 -0.68006102
e 0.9998873 Incl. 78.66714 +0.70472127 -0.70634400
Residuals in seconds of arc
071129 704 0.3+ 0.5+ 071203 104 0.8- 0.7- 071229 157 0.4- 0.1+
071129 704 0.4+ 0.0 071203 104 0.5- 0.1+ 071229 130 1.1+ 0.3-
071129 704 0.0 0.6- 071204 349 0.3+ 0.0 071229 130 0.2+ 0.5+
071129 704 0.7+ 0.1- 071204 349 0.4+ 0.1+ 071229 130 0.7+ 0.2+
071129 704 0.5+ 0.6+ 071204 349 0.2+ 0.2+ 071229 130 0.4- 0.5-
071130 130 0.2+ 0.7- 071204 213 1.2+ 1.0+ 071231 355 0.0 0.4-
071130 130 0.7+ 0.0 071204 213 0.6+ 0.6+ 071231 355 0.3- 0.7+
071130 130 0.5+ 0.5+ 071204 213 0.4- 0.1+ 071231 355 0.3+ 0.8+
071201 595 0.1+ 0.7- 071204 561 0.5- 0.2+ 071231 349 0.7+ 0.6-
071201 595 0.0 0.7- 071205 561 0.1- 0.0 071231 349 0.6+ 0.7-
071201 H55 0.2- 0.4- 071205 561 0.3- 1.5+ 071231 349 0.6+ 0.5-
071201 H55 0.2- 0.2- 071205 561 0.0 0.1- 080102 585 (2.3- 0.7-)
071201 H55 0.2- 0.0 071205 561 0.2+ 0.5- 080102 585 0.6- 1.5+
071201 J95 0.1+ 0.1- 071205 561 0.0 0.1+ 080102 585 (0.4- 3.4+)
071201 J95 0.6- 0.3- 071205 561 0.1- 0.1+ 080102 585 1.6+ 0.1-
071201 J95 0.0 0.2- 071205 561 0.6- 0.6+ 080102 585 (3.7+ 2.9+)
071202 704 0.0 0.3+ 071205 213 0.4+ 1.0- 080102 585 (3.9+ 3.0+)
071202 704 0.4+ 1.1+ 071205 213 0.5+ 1.0- 080102 585 1.3- 0.5-
071202 704 0.2- 0.7+ 071205 213 0.6+ 1.2- 080102 585 1.2- 1.8+
071202 704 0.2+ 0.7+ 071210 213 0.4- 0.6- 080103 585 (0.2+ 2.5-)
071202 D35 0.4- 0.3- 071210 213 0.4- 0.4- 080103 585 1.1+ 0.2-
071202 D35 0.2- 0.7+ 071210 213 0.3- 0.4- 080106 046 0.5- 0.4-
071202 D35 0.0 0.0 071215 349 1.0- 0.7+ 080106 046 0.4- 0.4-
071202 D35 0.5+ 0.3+ 071215 349 0.8- 0.2+ 080106 046 0.2+ 0.3+
071203 682 0.8- 1.1+ 071215 349 1.1- 0.4+ 080106 046 0.2+ 0.6+
071203 673 0.4+ 0.3+ 071216 J46 0.3+ 0.5+ 080106 046 0.4- 0.5+
071203 682 0.6- 0.5+ 071216 J46 0.3+ 0.4+ 080106 046 0.8- 0.1+
071203 673 0.5+ 0.3+ 071219 461 0.3- 0.4+ 080106 046 0.2- 0.2+
071203 673 0.5+ 0.1+ 071219 461 0.3- 0.0 080106 046 0.3- 0.4+
071203 673 (3.3+ 3.6-) 071219 461 0.3- 0.4+ 080110 B30 0.9+ 1.0-
071203 701 0.1- 0.2- 071219 461 0.3- 0.0 080110 B30 (2.7- 1.7+)
071203 701 0.4+ 0.1- 071219 461 0.3- 0.3+ 080112 585 (0.2+ 2.2+)
071203 701 0.0 0.1- 071219 461 0.2- 0.3+ 080112 585 0.5+ 1.5+
071203 701 0.0 0.1- 071220 704 0.5+ 0.1- 080112 585 0.1+ 0.8-
071203 734 0.3- 0.1+ 071220 704 0.9+ 0.7- 080112 585 0.4+ 0.1+
071203 734 0.1+ 0.1+ 071220 704 1.8+ 0.0 080112 585 (1.0+ 2.1-)
071203 734 0.2+ 0.1+ 071228 704 0.8+ 0.7- 080112 585 0.2+ 0.8-
071203 734 0.4+ 0.1- 071228 704 0.1- 0.0 080116 673 0.2- 0.2-
071203 734 0.2+ 0.2- 071228 704 0.4- 0.7- 080116 673 0.6- 0.4-
071203 H06 0.2+ 1.2+ 071228 704 1.1- 0.2- 080116 673 0.3- 0.5-
071203 H06 0.6- 1.6- 071229 215 0.2- 0.1+ 080116 673 0.2+ 0.0
071203 104 0.4- 0.2- 071229 215 0.3- 0.3+
071203 104 0.5- 0.3- 071229 215 0.6+ 0.0
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000146
and +0.000542 (+/- 0.000052) AU^-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2008 MPC M.P.E.C. 2008-B23
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