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    • MPEC 2007-C07 : COMET C/2007 B2 (SKIFF)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-C07                                Issued 2007 Feb. 2, 00:55 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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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                            COMET C/2007 B2 (SKIFF)

Observations:
    CK07B020  C2007 01 25.31713 09 53 46.99 +44 01 36.9          19.0 T EC007704
    CK07B020  C2007 01 25.32897 09 53 46.59 +44 01 39.5          19.3 T EC007704
    CK07B020  C2007 01 25.34068 09 53 46.10 +44 01 42.0          19.2 T EC007704
    CK07B020  C2007 01 25.35226 09 53 45.69 +44 01 43.5          19.6 T EC007704
    CK07B020  C2007 01 25.36387 09 53 45.13 +44 01 45.9          19.0 T EC007704
    CK07B020  C2007 01 25.44534 09 53 42.41 +44 01 59.7          18.4 T EC007682
    CK07B020  C2007 01 25.47430 09 53 41.36 +44 02 04.8          18.6 T EC007682
    CK07B020  C2007 01 25.73236 09 53 32.56 +44 02 49.0                 EC007349
    CK07B020  C2007 01 25.73804 09 53 32.37 +44 02 49.9                 EC007349
    CK07B020  C2007 01 25.74374 09 53 32.14 +44 02 50.7          18.3 T EC007349
    CK07B020   2007 01 25.75035 09 53 32.00 +44 02 51.9          18.2 T EC007372
    CK07B020  C2007 01 25.95258 09 53 25.01 +44 03 26.6                 EC007J95
    CK07B020  C2007 01 25.96188 09 53 24.67 +44 03 28.2                 EC007J95
    CK07B020  C2007 01 25.97094 09 53 24.36 +44 03 29.9          18.4 N EC007J95
    CK07B020  C2007 01 26.93317 09 52 50.75 +44 06 14.6          18.5 N EC007213
    CK07B020  C2007 01 26.93467 09 52 50.68 +44 06 14.8          18.5 N EC007213
    CK07B020  C2007 01 26.93618 09 52 50.62 +44 06 15.0          18.5 N EC007213
    CK07B020  C2007 01 28.01682 09 52 12.12 +44 09 12.7          18.5 N EC007213
    CK07B020  C2007 01 28.01833 09 52 12.07 +44 09 13.1          18.5 N EC007213
    CK07B020  C2007 01 28.01983 09 52 12.01 +44 09 13.2          18.5 N EC007213
    CK07B020  C2007 01 28.05049 09 52 10.86 +44 09 17.7          18.5 N EC007232
    CK07B020  C2007 01 28.06197 09 52 10.49 +44 09 19.3          18.3 N EC007232
    CK07B020  C2007 01 28.07344 09 52 10.11 +44 09 21.0          18.3 N EC007232
    CK07B020  C2007 01 28.42601 09 51 57.34 +44 10 18.6          19.0 N EC007H45
    CK07B020  C2007 01 28.42760 09 51 57.27 +44 10 18.6          19.0 N EC007H45
    CK07B020  C2007 01 28.42887 09 51 57.24 +44 10 19.3          17.8 T EC007H45
    CK07B020  C2007 01 28.43005 09 51 57.19 +44 10 19.3          17.9 T EC007H45
    CK07B020  C2007 01 28.43138 09 51 57.13 +44 10 19.5          17.9 T EC007H45
    CK07B020  C2007 01 29.94492 09 51 02.23 +44 14 15.8          17.9 N EC007213
    CK07B020  C2007 01 29.94790 09 51 02.11 +44 14 16.3          17.9 N EC007213
    CK07B020  C2007 01 29.94939 09 51 02.04 +44 14 16.5          17.9 N EC007213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
682 Kanab.  Observer E. Sheridan.  0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
H45 Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.51-m f/4.5
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 B2 (Skiff)
T 2008 Aug. 16.119 TT                                   MPC
q   2.98670              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  205.328       -0.775026       +0.620596
                   Node    14.980       -0.472401       -0.443756
e   1.0            Incl.   27.447       -0.419728       -0.646483
From 58 observations 2007 Jan. 23-29.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 B2 (Skiff)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 01 30    09 51.00   +44 14.4    5.085    5.962   150.5     4.7  17.3
2007 02 09    09 44.55   +44 34.8    5.015    5.891   150.1     4.8  17.2
2007 02 19    09 37.77   +44 43.9    4.974    5.821   146.2     5.4  17.1
2007 03 01    09 31.14   +44 40.3    4.959    5.751   139.8     6.4  17.1
2007 03 11    09 25.16   +44 23.8    4.968    5.680   132.0     7.5  17.0
2007 03 21    09 20.23   +43 55.0    4.997    5.610   123.6     8.5  17.0
2007 03 31    09 16.65   +43 15.3    5.044    5.540   115.0     9.4  16.9

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-C07

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