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    M.P.E.C. 2007-D71                                Issued 2007 Feb. 26, 15:39 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
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                          COMET P/2007 B3 = 1977 O1 (GARRADD)
    
    Observations:
        PJ77O010   1975 05 31.38253 12 14 18.41 -35 18 38.2          15.5 T ED071260
        PJ77O010   1975 06 03.38541 12 14 12.91 -35 05 48.1          15.5 T ED071260
        PJ77O010  A1977 07 18.57526 20 56 00.56 -33 51 39.3          18   T ED071413
        PJ77O010  A1977 07 18.62387 20 55 58.62 -33 51 39.0                 ED071413
        PJ77O010  A1977 07 19.61292 20 55 13.30 -33 51 22.7                 ED071413
        PJ77O010  A1977 07 19.66848 20 55 10.95 -33 51 22.4                 ED071413
        PK07B030   1996 02 26.64422 11 56 59.28 -22 50 02.8          17.8 T ED071260
        PK07B030   2007 02 11.68403 13 06 17.32 -34 21 47.0          18.1 T ED071372
    
    Observer details:
    260 Siding Spring-DSS.  1.2-m U.K. Schmidt.  Identified and measured by
        M. Meyer.
    372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
    413 Siding Spring.  1.2-m U.K. Schmidt.  Measurer R. D. Eberst.  From IAUC 3247
        (with time correction -0.02000 day to the fourth observation).  Identified
        by G. V. Williams.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2007 B3 = 1977 O1 (Garradd)
    Epoch 1976 Mar. 3.0 TT = JDT 2442840.5
    T 1976 Mar. 21.31702 TT                                 MPC
    q   4.3188403            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.09123384     Peri.  279.00893     -0.32565595     +0.91053949
    a   4.8868847      Node   328.02866     -0.56104334     -0.40291968
    e   0.1162386      Incl.   28.75086     -0.76103783     -0.09259356
    P  10.80
    
    Epoch 1997 Aug. 20.0 TT = JDT 2450680.5
    T 1997 Aug. 17.46303 TT                                 MPC
    q   4.2604621            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.09287291     Peri.  278.92216     -0.32816207     +0.90920037
    a   4.8292165      Node   327.91959     -0.55865348     -0.40554713
    e   0.1177737      Incl.   28.84763     -0.76171907     -0.09426672
    P  10.61
    
    Epoch 2008 Apr. 4.0 TT = JDT 2454560.5
    T 2008 Mar. 20.50299 TT                                 MPC
    q   4.2634747            (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.09267459     Peri.  278.74432     -0.33192417     +0.90771117
    a   4.8361035      Node   327.85449     -0.55709351     -0.40821838
    e   0.1184071      Incl.   28.84387     -0.76123135     -0.09704732
    P  10.64
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    750531 260  0.7-  0.1-    070127 H06 (2.2-  5.5+)   070207 E12  0.3-  0.3-
    750603 260  0.6-  0.9-    070128 147  0.7-  1.1+    070211 372  0.1+  0.2+
    770718 413  0.5-  1.3-    070128 147  0.2+  1.0+    070212 349  0.2+  0.4+
    770718 413 (3.4+  1.5-)   070128 147  0.8+  0.2-    070212 372  1.0-  0.3+
    770719 413  1.4-  1.1+    070128 H36  0.0   0.6+    070212 349  0.2-  0.2+
    770719 413  1.6+  0.5+    070128 H36  0.1-  0.5+    070212 372  0.0   0.4+
    960226 260  0.3+  0.4-    070128 H36  0.3+  0.5-    070214 423  0.7-  0.3+
    070125 E12  0.6-  1.2+    070129 808  0.4-  0.7-    070214 423  0.2-  0.2+
    070125 E12  0.5-  0.7+    070129 808  1.0+  0.1+    070216 415  0.7+  0.7-
    070125 E12  0.2-  0.6+    070129 E12  0.0   0.3+    070216 415  1.7+  0.1-
    070125 E12  0.5-  0.6+    070129 415  0.5+  0.1-    070217 673  0.5+  0.6-
    070126 808  0.0   0.1-    070129 415  0.5+  0.4-    070217 673  0.1+  1.1-
    070126 808  0.5+  0.6-    070129 E12  0.6-  0.1+    070217 423  0.4-  0.4+
    070126 808  0.4+  0.9-    070130 E12  0.2+  0.0     070217 423  0.4-  0.6+
    070126 808  0.6+  0.6-    070131 E12  0.2-  0.3+    070222 415  0.1+  0.4-
    070126 808  0.2+  0.9-    070131 E12  0.5-  0.5+    070222 415  0.3+  0.3-
    070126 423  0.9-  0.5-    070206 E12  0.4+  0.4+
    070127 H06 (0.7+  2.2+)   070207 E12  0.1-  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
        P/2007 B3 = 1977 O1 (Garradd)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2007 02 19    13 04.61   -35 13.9    3.862    4.403   117.3    11.5  16.9
    2007 03 01    13 00.80   -36 15.3    3.744    4.397   125.7    10.5  16.8
    2007 03 11    12 55.39   -37 03.0    3.645    4.390   133.7     9.4  16.7
    2007 03 21    12 48.67   -37 34.5    3.568    4.384   140.7     8.3  16.7
    2007 03 31    12 41.11   -37 48.3    3.514    4.378   146.1     7.3  16.6
    2007 04 10    12 33.31   -37 44.6    3.485    4.372   148.7     6.8  16.6
    2007 04 20    12 25.87   -37 24.7    3.483    4.366   147.8     7.0  16.6
    2007 04 30    12 19.40   -36 52.1    3.506    4.360   143.9     7.8  16.6
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-D71
    

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