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MPEC 2007-H66 : COMET C/2007 H2 (SKIFF)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-H66                                Issued 2007 Apr. 27, 15:22 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 H2 (SKIFF)

Observations:
    CK07H020  C2007 04 19.86450 13 39 56.64 +00 18 27.4          19.1 T EH066A41
    CK07H020  C2007 04 19.86951 13 39 56.63 +00 18 50.7          19.3 T EH066A41
    CK07H020  C2007 04 19.87075 13 39 56.42 +00 18 54.9          19.4 T EH066A41
    CK07H020  C2007 04 19.87199 13 39 56.64 +00 19 02.1          19.2 T EH066A41
    CK07H020  C2007 04 19.87323 13 39 56.60 +00 19 07.8          19.1 T EH066A41
    CK07H020  C2007 04 23.60115 13 38 47.03 +04 34 23.3          18.0 N EH066400
    CK07H020  C2007 04 23.60975 13 38 46.91 +04 34 56.9          18.1 N EH066400
    CK07H020  C2007 04 23.61547 13 38 46.67 +04 35 18.7          18.0 N EH066400
    CK07H020  C2007 04 23.62122 13 38 46.64 +04 35 39.9          18.0 N EH066400
    CK07H020  C2007 04 23.99522 13 38 40.56 +04 59 30.0          19.0 N EH066213
    CK07H020  C2007 04 24.02515 13 38 39.92 +05 01 22.5          19.0 N EH066213
    CK07H020  C2007 04 24.03399 13 38 39.75 +05 01 56.5          19.0 N EH066213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
400 Kitami.  Observer K. Endate.  0.30-m f/3.8 reflector + CCD.
A41 Rezman Observatory, Kamnik.  Observer R. Palcic.  0.40-m f/3.6 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 H2 (Skiff)
T 2007 Feb. 17.406 TT                                   MPC
q   1.41495              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  319.490       -0.854532       -0.408471
                   Node   203.790       +0.254686       -0.867853
e   1.0            Incl.   52.686       -0.452671       +0.282813
From 91 observations 2007 Apr. 19-24.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 H2 (Skiff)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 04 20    13 39.90   +00 28.4    0.669    1.665   168.0     7.2  18.3
2007 04 30    13 37.35   +10 36.8    0.787    1.742   152.0    15.8  18.9
2007 05 10    13 36.71   +17 13.5    0.938    1.824   139.0    21.3  19.5
2007 05 20    13 38.14   +21 13.6    1.110    1.912   128.5    24.5  20.0
2007 05 30    13 41.58   +23 27.4    1.296    2.003   119.8    26.1  20.6

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-H66

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