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    • MPEC 2007-E26 : COMET P/2007 B1 (CHRISTENSEN)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-E26                                Issued 2007 Mar.  9, 18:23 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.

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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                         COMET P/2007 B1 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    PK07B010   2007 02 21.65104 08 39 31.56 +35 23 55.6                 EE026372
    PK07B010  C2007 02 25.88207 08 38 27.75 +35 25 21.1          19.0 N EE026213
    PK07B010  C2007 02 25.88396 08 38 27.72 +35 25 20.9          19.0 N EE026213
    PK07B010  C2007 02 25.88584 08 38 27.70 +35 25 20.8          19.0 N EE026213
    PK07B010  C2007 03 03.93968 08 37 44.03 +35 20 26.3          19.1 N EE026213
    PK07B010  C2007 03 03.94705 08 37 44.01 +35 20 25.6          19.1 N EE026213
    PK07B010  C2007 03 03.95810 08 37 43.95 +35 20 24.7          19.1 N EE026213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.

Orbital elements:
    P/2007 B1 (Christensen)
T 2007 Jan. 19.9456 TT                                  MPC
q   2.442762             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0700197      Peri.   46.9012      -0.5525260      -0.8067465
a   5.829832       Node    77.7868      +0.6888715      -0.5834749
e   0.580989       Incl.   12.3753      +0.4692240      -0.0933653
P  14.1
From 110 observations 2007 Jan. 17-Mar. 3.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-E26

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