• Processing (Info)

    • MPEC 2007-D10 : COMET P/2007 C2 (CATALINA)

    The following Minor Planet Electronic Circular may be linked-to from your own Web pages, but must not otherwise be redistributed electronically.

    A form allowing access to any MPEC is at the bottom of this page.

    Read MPEC 2007-D09 Read MPEC 2007-D11 

    M.P.E.C. 2007-D10                                Issued 2007 Feb. 16, 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 C2 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    PK07C020  C2007 02 13.74019 03 03 16.51 +22 08 34.0          20.1 T ED010104
    PK07C020  C2007 02 13.78013 03 03 18.15 +22 08 34.0          19.8 T ED010104
    PK07C020  C2007 02 13.78617 03 03 18.39 +22 08 33.9          19.6 T ED010104
    PK07C020  C2007 02 15.82032 03 04 44.33 +22 09 40.6          18.9 T ED010215
    PK07C020  C2007 02 15.86265 03 04 46.03 +22 09 41.4          18.8 N ED010213
    PK07C020  C2007 02 15.86813 03 04 46.28 +22 09 42.1          18.8 N ED010213
    PK07C020  C2007 02 15.87422 03 04 46.58 +22 09 41.5          18.8 N ED010213
    PK07C020  C2007 02 16.13105 03 04 57.68 +22 09 52.0          18.8 T ED010G96
    PK07C020  C2007 02 16.13565 03 04 57.86 +22 09 52.4          19.0 T ED010G96
    PK07C020  C2007 02 16.14023 03 04 58.08 +22 09 52.4          18.9 T ED010G96
    PK07C020  C2007 02 16.14469 03 04 58.26 +22 09 52.6          19.0 T ED010G96

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.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon 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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2007 C2 (Catalina)
Epoch 2007 Sept. 17.0 TT = JDT 2454360.5
T 2007 Sept. 4.55350 TT                                 MPC
q   3.7799674            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.05290994     Peri.  179.44577     -0.09704680     -0.98391679
a   7.0271285      Node   276.11703     +0.91257007     -0.02782776
e   0.4620893      Incl.    8.67470     +0.39723768     -0.17644649
P  18.63
From 66 observations 2006 Oct. 19-2007 Feb. 16, mean residual 0".48.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-D10

    Read MPEC 2007-D09 Read MPEC 2007-D11

    MPEC number:

    Enter an MPEC number in one of the following forms:

    • 1997-B01 (the full form)
    • J97B01 (the packed version of the full form)
    • B01 (the abbreviated form)