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MPEC 2007-M22 : COMET C/2007 K6 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-M22                                Issued 2007 June 21, 20:02 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.

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

                          COMET C/2007 K6 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK07K060  C2007 06 12.77551 22 32 13.97 -43 15 02.6          19.2 N EM022415
    CK07K060  C2007 06 12.78188 22 32 13.44 -43 15 03.9          17.4 N EM022415
    CK07K060  C2007 06 21.72674 22 17 05.52 -43 36 23.6          18.7 N EM022415
    CK07K060  C2007 06 21.73600 22 17 04.47 -43 36 25.0          18.4 N EM022415

Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 K6 (McNaught)
T 2007 July 4.757 TT                                    MPC
q   3.43726              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  337.829       +0.522453       -0.037505
                   Node   298.013       -0.562555       -0.765912
e   1.0            Incl.  105.228       -0.640761       +0.641851
From 16 observations 2007 May 27-June 21.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 K6 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 06 19    22 22.10   -43 30.3    2.803    3.440   121.2    14.6  18.6
2007 06 29    22 02.00   -43 48.5    2.671    3.438   132.2    12.7  18.5
2007 07 09    21 37.44   -43 47.8    2.570    3.437   143.1    10.2  18.4
2007 07 19    21 09.55   -43 14.6    2.507    3.440   152.4     7.9  18.4
2007 07 29    20 40.49   -42 00.1    2.488    3.445   156.8     6.7  18.4

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-M22

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