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MPEC 2007-N16 : COMET C/2007 M1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-N16                                Issued 2007 July 6, 14:16 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 M1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK07M010  C2007 07 04.29742 20 30 02.53 +00 13 31.2          19.0 N EN016850
    CK07M010  C2007 07 04.32720 20 30 01.19 +00 13 35.1          19.2 N EN016850
    CK07M010  C2007 07 05.23233 20 29 21.07 +00 14 29.9          20.2 N EN016850
    CK07M010  C2007 07 05.27797 20 29 18.97 +00 14 32.0          18.0 N EN016850
    CK07M010  C2007 07 05.32586 20 29 16.79 +00 14 36.0          19.3 N EN016850

Observer details:
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 M1 (McNaught)
T 2008 Aug. 21.328 TT                                   MPC
q   7.44479              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   53.404       +0.163645       -0.920976
                   Node   326.822       -0.976224       -0.099533
e   1.0            Incl.  139.750       +0.142150       +0.376692
From 39 observations 2007 June 16-July 5.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 M1 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 06 29    20 33.89   +00 07.3    7.072    7.896   141.8     4.6  19.2
2007 07 09    20 26.50   +00 17.9    6.973    7.875   150.7     3.6  19.2
2007 07 19    20 18.65   +00 23.2    6.906    7.855   157.6     2.8  19.1
2007 07 29    20 10.59   +00 23.3    6.874    7.836   160.1     2.5  19.1
2007 08 08    20 02.57   +00 18.7    6.876    7.817   156.5     3.0  19.1
2007 08 18    19 54.86   +00 10.0    6.913    7.798   149.0     3.8  19.1
2007 08 28    19 47.70   -00 01.8    6.981    7.779   139.8     4.8  19.1

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-N16

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