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    M.P.E.C. 2007-D53                                Issued 2007 Feb. 23, 16:16 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.

             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 A2 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    PK07A020  C2007 02 16.74874 08 28 45.39 +08 52 54.7          19.3 N ED053104
    PK07A020  C2007 02 16.75579 08 28 45.10 +08 52 50.1          19.6 N ED053104
    PK07A020  C2007 02 16.76650 08 28 44.67 +08 52 46.2          19.7 N ED053104
    PK07A020  C2007 02 17.23259 08 28 23.80 +08 49 53.5          19.0 T ED053703
    PK07A020  C2007 02 17.23910 08 28 23.55 +08 49 51.0          18.8 T ED053703
    PK07A020  C2007 02 17.24556 08 28 23.23 +08 49 48.0          18.6 T ED053703
    PK07A020  C2007 02 17.25202 08 28 22.94 +08 49 47.2          19.2 T ED053703

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.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  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 (Christensen)
T 2007 Jan. 17.8829 TT                                  MPC
q   2.796292             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0618312      Peri.  186.9803      -0.6050766      -0.6984587
a   6.333798       Node   301.0449      +0.7503362      -0.3397613
e   0.558513       Incl.   26.4897      +0.2662291      -0.6298553
P  15.9
From 87 observations 2006 Nov. 24-2007 Feb. 17.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-D53

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