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    M.P.E.C. 2007-C35                                Issued 2007 Feb.  9, 16:26 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                             COMET P/2007 B1 (CHRISTENSEN)
    
    Observations:
        PK07B010  C2007 01 21.68673 08 55 16.74 +33 04 49.0          18.8 T EC035300
        PK07B010  C2007 01 21.71574 08 55 15.76 +33 05 03.1          18.7 T EC035300
        PK07B010  C2007 01 21.72031 08 55 15.60 +33 05 04.7          18.7 T EC035300
        PK07B010  C2007 01 28.09887 08 51 42.02 +33 50 37.3          18.3 N EC035204
        PK07B010  C2007 01 28.15292 08 51 40.13 +33 50 57.8                 EC035204
        PK07B010  C2007 02 04.00759 08 47 42.89 +34 31 06.6                 EC035J95
        PK07B010  C2007 02 04.03325 08 47 41.93 +34 31 14.7          19.3 N EC035J95
        PK07B010  C2007 02 05.74549 08 46 44.59 +34 39 37.9          19.0 T EC035104
        PK07B010  C2007 02 05.76144 08 46 43.87 +34 39 43.2          19.5 T EC035104
        PK07B010  C2007 02 05.79128 08 46 42.71 +34 39 51.7          19.7 T EC035104
        PK07B010  C2007 02 05.80613 08 46 42.24 +34 39 56.7          19.2 T EC035104
        PK07B010  C2007 02 06.20575 08 46 28.88 +34 41 49.3          18.7 T EC035699
        PK07B010  C2007 02 06.22224 08 46 28.26 +34 41 55.8                 EC035699
        PK07B010  C2007 02 06.23871 08 46 27.84 +34 41 58.8                 EC035699
        PK07B010  C2007 02 06.25521 08 46 27.29 +34 42 03.5                 EC035699
        PK07B010  C2007 02 08.35590 08 45 18.24 +34 51 10.9          18.5 T EC035673
        PK07B010  C2007 02 08.36204 08 45 18.03 +34 51 12.4                 EC035673
        PK07B010  C2007 02 08.36748 08 45 17.84 +34 51 13.9                 EC035673
        PK07B010  C2007 02 08.37060 08 45 17.71 +34 51 14.4                 EC035673
        PK07B010  C2007 02 09.16758 08 44 52.74 +34 54 24.4          18.9 T EC035703
        PK07B010  C2007 02 09.17405 08 44 52.39 +34 54 25.7          18.4 T EC035703
    
    Observer details:
    104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, G. Fagioli, A. Boattini,
        M. Mazzucato, F. Dolfi, M. Tombelli.  Measurers G. Forti, L. Tesi,
        A. Boattini.  0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, F. Luppi.  Measurer
        L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
    300 Bisei Spaceguard Center--BATTeRS.  Observers A. Asami, N. Hashimoto,
        K. Nishiyama, S. Okumura, T. Sakamoto, S. Urakawa.  1.0-m f/3.0 reflector
        + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. W. Koehn.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
        + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2007 B1 (Christensen)
    T 2007 Jan. 20.029 TT                                   MPC
    q   2.44235              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.070056       Peri.   46.937       -0.552903       -0.806504
    a   5.82782        Node    77.777       +0.688608       -0.583766
    e   0.58091        Incl.   12.372       +0.469167       -0.093640
    P  14.1
    From 79 observations 2007 Jan. 17-Feb. 9.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-C35
    

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