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MPEC 2007-C31 : COMET C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-C31                                Issued 2007 Feb.  9, 16:02 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

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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK06V13Z  C2007 01 04.38625 22 28 05.61 +30 25 14.3                 EC031349
    CK06V13Z  C2007 01 04.38847 22 28 05.64 +30 25 13.1          18.2 T EC031349
    CK06V13Z  C2007 01 13.85145 22 29 14.39 +29 03 31.5          18.4 N EC031204

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, F. Luppi.  Measurer
    L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR)
T 2007 Aug. 10.9522 TT                                  MPC
q   1.015708             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  174.1090      -0.3380872      -0.6820800
                   Node    66.0269      -0.8898385      +0.4560050
e   1.0            Incl.  134.7936      -0.3064058      -0.5716873
From 91 observations 2006 Nov. 13-2007 Jan. 13.

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-C31

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