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MPEC 2008-B24 : COMET C/2007 Y1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-B24                                Issued 2008 Jan. 21, 00:12 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 Y1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 30.75306 09 53 36.49 -12 35 00.2          18.0 T EB024355
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 30.75681 09 53 36.23 -12 34 57.1                 EB024355
    CK07Y010  C2007 12 30.77177 09 53 35.35 -12 34 46.9                 EB024355
    CK07Y010  C2008 01 15.59512 09 34 52.70 -08 23 20.7          18.3 T EB024423
    CK07Y010  C2008 01 15.63612 09 34 49.27 -08 22 34.0          18.0 T EB024423
    CK07Y010  C2008 01 16.99877 09 32 55.06 -07 56 19.4          18.0 N EB024B49
    CK07Y010  C2008 01 18.33082 09 31 00.84 -07 29 55.2          17.5 T EB024703
    CK07Y010  C2008 01 18.33738 09 31 00.30 -07 29 46.8          17.6 T EB024703
    CK07Y010  C2008 01 18.34389 09 30 59.68 -07 29 39.3          17.6 T EB024703
    CK07Y010  C2008 01 18.35045 09 30 59.11 -07 29 31.9          17.6 T EB024703
    CK07Y010  C2008 01 19.02177 09 30 00.89 -07 15 56.5          17.7 N EB024213
    CK07Y010  C2008 01 19.02483 09 30 00.61 -07 15 52.6          17.7 N EB024213
    CK07Y010  C2008 01 19.02652 09 30 00.44 -07 15 51.0          17.7 N EB024213
    CK07Y010  C2008 01 19.99392 09 28 35.32 -06 56 00.0          18.0 N EB024J40
    CK07Y010  C2008 01 19.99500 09 28 35.22 -06 55 59.6          18.1 N EB024J40
    CK07Y010  C2008 01 19.99765 09 28 34.96 -06 55 55.6          18.0 N EB024J40
    CK07Y010  C2008 01 20.33990 09 28 04.71 -06 48 47.4          18.2 T EB024704
    CK07Y010  C2008 01 20.35270 09 28 03.55 -06 48 30.9          18.4 T EB024704
    CK07Y010  C2008 01 20.37829 09 28 01.16 -06 47 58.5          18.3 T EB024704
    CK07Y010  C2008 01 20.39108 09 28 00.05 -06 47 43.5          18.1 T EB024704

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain.
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.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
    S. M. Larson.  0.68-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.
B49 Paus Observatory, Sabadell.  Observer J. Camarasa.  0.20-m f/5 Newtonian
    reflector + CCD.
J40 Malaga.  Observer J. M. Ruiz M.  0.20-m f/5 Newtonian reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 Y1 (LINEAR)
T 2008 Mar. 19.2837 TT                                  MPC
q   3.340879             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  357.1156      -0.6949950      +0.2171235
                   Node   133.0933      +0.6770465      -0.1233100
e   1.0            Incl.  110.1724      +0.2420536      +0.9683243
From 96 observations 2007 Dec. 16-2008 Jan. 20.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-B24

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