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    • MPEC 2007-D56 : COMET P/2007 B3 (GARRADD)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-D56                                Issued 2007 Feb. 23, 16:34 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                           COMET P/2007 B3 (GARRADD)

Observations:
    PK07B030  C2007 02 16.68370 13 05 14.65 -34 57 59.5          18.5 N ED056415
    PK07B030  C2007 02 16.69005 13 05 14.63 -34 58 01.5          18.3 N ED056415
    PK07B030  C2007 02 17.48241 13 05 02.09 -35 03 34.7          17.5 T ED056673
    PK07B030  C2007 02 17.49248 13 05 01.89 -35 03 39.4                 ED056673
    PK07B030  C2007 02 17.64779 13 04 59.43 -35 04 40.0          18.1 T ED056423
    PK07B030  C2007 02 17.68729 13 04 58.75 -35 04 56.2          18.3 T ED056423
    PK07B030  C2007 02 22.63980 13 03 25.27 -35 37 41.2          18.0 N ED056415
    PK07B030  C2007 02 22.64825 13 03 25.09 -35 37 44.3          18.0 N ED056415

Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2007 B3 (Garradd)
T 2008 Mar. 21.454 TT                                   MPC
q   4.26257              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.092760       Peri.  278.817       -0.329968       +0.908509
a   4.83314        Node   327.908       -0.557764       -0.406752
e   0.11805        Incl.   28.854       -0.761590       -0.095730
P  10.6
From 42 observations 2007 Jan. 25-Feb. 22.

Ephemeris:
    P/2007 B3 (Garradd)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 02 19    13 04.61   -35 13.9    3.862    4.404   117.3    11.5  16.9
2007 03 01    13 00.80   -36 15.3    3.745    4.397   125.7    10.5  16.8
2007 03 11    12 55.39   -37 03.0    3.646    4.391   133.7     9.4  16.7
2007 03 21    12 48.67   -37 34.5    3.568    4.385   140.7     8.3  16.7
2007 03 31    12 41.11   -37 48.4    3.514    4.378   146.1     7.3  16.6
2007 04 10    12 33.31   -37 44.6    3.486    4.372   148.7     6.8  16.6
2007 04 20    12 25.87   -37 24.9    3.483    4.366   147.8     7.0  16.6
2007 04 30    12 19.40   -36 52.3    3.506    4.361   143.9     7.8  16.6

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-D56

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