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MPEC 2008-Q26 : COMET C/2007 VO53 (SPACEWATCH)

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M.P.E.C. 2008-Q26                                Issued 2008 Aug. 25, 00:04 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.

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                        COMET C/2007 VO53 (SPACEWATCH)

Observations:
    CK07V53O  C2008 08 21.03754 04 21 16.65 +32 50 10.4          20.5 T EQ026461
    CK07V53O  C2008 08 21.04863 04 21 16.71 +32 50 14.6                 EQ026461
    CK07V53O  C2008 08 22.07117 04 21 22.28 +32 56 19.4          20.5 T EQ026461

Observer details:
461 University of Szeged, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer K. Sarneczky.
    0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 VO53 (Spacewatch)
Epoch 2010 May 4.0 TT = JDT 2455320.5
T 2010 Apr. 26.46482 TT                                 MPC
q   4.8426497            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0000303      Peri.   75.02801     +0.08638409     -0.49858210
 +/-0.0000070      Node    59.73677     -0.15556072     -0.86189485
e   0.9998534      Incl.   86.98991     +0.98404200     -0.09248327
Residuals in seconds of arc
071020 G96  0.9+  0.0     080111 G96  0.3+  0.1+    080113 701  1.4-  0.8-
071020 G96  0.9+  0.2+    080111 G96  0.0   0.0     080114 G96  0.2+  0.3-
071020 G96  1.4+  0.5-    080111 G96  0.2-  0.3-    080114 G96  0.6+  0.1-
071020 G96  0.8+  0.3+    080111 G96  0.3-  0.2-    080114 G96  0.1-  0.3-
071101 691  0.3-  0.0     080111 G96  0.4+  0.1-    080114 G96  0.2-  0.1+
071101 691  0.2-  0.2-    080111 G96  0.3-  0.1-    080115 291  0.7+  0.6+
071101 691  0.1+  0.4+    080112 291  0.1-  0.6+    080115 H55  0.4-  0.1-
071105 691  0.5-  0.5-    080112 701  0.8+  0.2-    080115 H55  0.5+  0.4+
071105 691  0.5+  0.1+    080112 291  0.1+  0.3+    080115 291  0.4+  0.2+
071105 691  0.0   0.1+    080112 G96  0.3-  0.4+    080115 G96  0.1-  0.2-
071109 691  0.4+  0.8+    080112 291  0.2+  0.2+    080115 H55  0.4-  0.2+
071109 691  0.2-  0.1+    080112 701  0.6+  0.3-    080115 G96  0.0   0.2-
071109 691  0.9-  0.0     080112 G96  0.6+  0.2-    080115 G96  0.3+  0.1+
071119 291  0.0   0.2-    080112 G96  0.7+  0.5-    080115 G96  0.7+  0.6-
071119 291  0.1+  0.4-    080112 G96  0.4-  0.3-    080116 H55  0.2-  0.5-
071119 291  0.2-  0.0     080112 701  0.5+  0.1-    080116 H55  0.7-  0.2+
080111 G96  0.3+  0.4-    080112 701  0.3-  0.1-    080116 H55  0.6+  0.1-
080111 G96  0.0   0.0     080113 G96  0.4+  0.3-    080202 204  0.1-  0.7+
080111 G96  0.2+  0.1+    080113 G96  0.6+  0.0     080202 204  0.2+  0.1-
080111 G96  0.2-  0.0     080113 G96  0.1+  0.3-    080208 215  0.3+  0.3-
080111 G96  0.0   0.4-    080113 G96  0.2+  0.8-    080208 204  0.7+  0.4-
080111 G96  0.2+  0.5-    080113 701  2.2-  0.7-    080821 461  0.2+  0.3-
080111 G96  0.1-  1.3-    080113 291  0.4-  0.2+    080821 461  0.2+  0.0
080111 G96  0.1+  0.6-    080113 701  0.6-  0.3-    080822 461  0.5-  0.6+
080111 G96  0.1+  0.0     080113 291  0.7-  0.2+
080111 G96  0.1-  0.1-    080113 291  0.3-  0.2-

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000066
and +0.000093 (+/- 0.000007) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-Q26

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