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  • MPEC 2007-F06 : COMET C/2007 D3 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-F06                                Issued 2007 Mar. 16, 15:21 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 C/2007 D3 (LINEAR)
    
    Observations:
        CK07D030  C2007 03 08.05259 05 40 26.07 -16 57 46.4          18.1 N EF006850
        CK07D030  C2007 03 08.09011 05 40 26.78 -16 57 24.1          18.7 N EF006850
        CK07D030  C2007 03 12.08304 05 41 48.69 -16 17 40.0          18.6 N EF006850
        CK07D030  C2007 03 12.11294 05 41 49.35 -16 17 22.6          18.6 N EF006850
        CK07D030  C2007 03 12.80251 05 42 04.76 -16 10 32.6          18.5 T EF006215
        CK07D030  C2007 03 13.76006 05 42 26.57 -16 01 09.0          17.7 N EF006104
        CK07D030  C2007 03 13.76897 05 42 26.70 -16 00 58.8          18.1 N EF006104
        CK07D030  C2007 03 13.77671 05 42 26.93 -16 00 54.7          18.7 N EF006104
        CK07D030  C2007 03 13.78216 05 42 26.99 -16 00 52.4          18.6 N EF006104
        CK07D030  C2007 03 14.49784 05 42 43.81 -15 53 46.3          20.4 N EF006415
        CK07D030  C2007 03 14.50628 05 42 44.00 -15 53 41.4          20.3 N EF006415
        CK07D030  C2007 03 14.81303 05 42 51.26 -15 50 42.1          17.5 N EF006213
        CK07D030  C2007 03 14.81525 05 42 51.30 -15 50 40.9          17.5 N EF006213
        CK07D030  C2007 03 14.81637 05 42 51.33 -15 50 40.3          17.5 N EF006213
    
    Observer details:
    104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, A. Boattini, G. Fagioli,
        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.
    415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig, E. F. Wolfe,
        D. S. Hardage.  0.30-m f/9.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2007 D3 (LINEAR)
    T 2007 May 27.6965 TT                                   MPC
    q   5.208954             (2000.0)            P               Q
    z  +0.001565       Peri.  309.0877      -0.2545969      -0.8909729
                       Node   148.4389      +0.9467231      -0.1503522
    e   0.991850       Incl.   45.9142      -0.1972199      +0.4284408
    From 56 observations 2007 Jan. 25-Mar. 14.
    
    Ephemeris:
        C/2007 D3 (LINEAR)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2007 03 11    05 41.42   -16 28.4    5.090    5.241    93.3    10.9  18.2
    2007 03 21    05 45.53   -14 50.4    5.198    5.234    86.6    11.0  18.3
    2007 03 31    05 50.72   -13 16.4    5.309    5.227    79.9    10.8  18.3
    2007 04 10    05 56.88   -11 47.9    5.420    5.221    73.3    10.6  18.3
    2007 04 20    06 03.88   -10 25.9    5.530    5.217    66.8    10.2  18.4
    2007 04 30    06 11.62   -09 11.2    5.635    5.213    60.5     9.7  18.4
    2007 05 10    06 19.96   -08 04.3    5.734    5.211    54.3     9.1  18.5
    2007 05 20    06 28.80   -07 05.5    5.825    5.209    48.4     8.4  18.5
    2007 05 30    06 38.05   -06 14.9    5.907    5.209    42.8     7.6  18.5
    
         Further observations of this comet are desirable.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-F06
    

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