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    • MPEC 2007-C05 : COMET P/2007 A2 = 2006 WY182 (CHRISTENSEN)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-C05                                Issued 2007 Feb. 2, 00:47 UT

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         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                  COMET P/2007 A2 = 2006 WY182 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    PK07A020   2007 01 18.72326 08 54 17.44 +12 21 20.3          19.1 T EC005372
    PK07A020  C2007 01 19.99614 08 53 10.11 +12 11 13.5          19.2 N EC005130
    PK07A020  C2007 01 20.00555 08 53 09.66 +12 11 09.5          19.9 N EC005130
    PK07A020  C2007 01 25.26602 08 48 22.82 +11 30 10.6          18.4 T EC005703
    PK07A020  C2007 01 25.27574 08 48 22.24 +11 30 05.5          18.8 T EC005703
    PK07A020  C2007 01 25.28551 08 48 21.70 +11 30 01.2          19.1 T EC005703

Observer details:
130 Lumezzane.  Observers M. Casali, W. Marinello, M. Micheli, G. Pizzetti,
    A. Soffiantini.  Measurers W. Marinello, A. Soffiantini.  0.40-m f/4.5
    reflector + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    E. J. Christensen, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2007 A2 = 2006 WY182 (Christensen)
T 2007 Jan. 17.9123 TT                                  MPC
q   2.796127             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0618645      Peri.  186.9883      -0.6051663      -0.6983920
a   6.331523       Node   301.0443      +0.7502930      -0.3398751
e   0.558380       Incl.   26.4881      +0.2661469      -0.6298679
P  15.9
From 67 observations 2006 Nov. 24-2007 Jan. 25.

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-C05

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