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    • MPEC 2007-F89 : COMET C/2007 F1 (LONEOS)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-F89                                Issued 2007 Mar. 30, 16:55 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 C/2007 F1 (LONEOS)

Observations:
    CK07F010  C2007 03 22.62001 11 18 00.25 +20 57 55.4          18.8 T EF089300
    CK07F010  C2007 03 22.62344 11 17 59.94 +20 57 59.1          18.8 T EF089300
    CK07F010  C2007 03 22.62687 11 17 59.71 +20 58 01.3          18.7 T EF089300
    CK07F010  C2007 03 23.87396 11 16 08.05 +21 14 44.4          19.6 T EF089152
    CK07F010  C2007 03 23.88382 11 16 07.24 +21 14 51.2          19.7 T EF089152
    CK07F010  C2007 03 23.89291 11 16 06.45 +21 14 58.7          19.1 T EF089152
    CK07F010  C2007 03 23.90106 11 16 05.82 +21 15 02.4          19.8 T EF089152
    CK07F010  C2007 03 24.82505 11 14 42.94 +21 27 20.5          19.5 T EF089152
    CK07F010  C2007 03 24.83411 11 14 42.13 +21 27 29.8          18.3 T EF089152
    CK07F010  C2007 03 25.01944 11 14 25.05 +21 29 55.0          18.5 N EF089585
    CK07F010  C2007 03 25.02428 11 14 24.76 +21 29 58.8          18.6 N EF089585
    CK07F010  C2007 03 25.03259 11 14 23.81 +21 30 05.2          18.4 N EF089585

Observer details:
152 Moletai Astronomical Observatory.  Observers K. Cernis, J. Zdanavicius.
    Measurer K. Cernis.  0.35-m f/3.5 reflector + CCD.
300 Bisei Spaceguard Center--BATTeRS.  Observers A. Asami, S. Urakawa.
    1.0-m f/3.0 reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observers A. Baransky, S. Borysenko.  0.70-m f/4
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 F1 (LONEOS)
T 2007 Nov. 10.079 TT                                   MPC
q   0.49933              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  150.303       +0.890246       +0.447360
                   Node   174.237       -0.011844       -0.165177
e   1.0            Incl.  121.489       +0.455325       -0.878969
From 49 observations 2007 Mar. 19-25.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 F1 (LONEOS)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 03 21    11 20.41   +20 35.9    2.805    3.744   157.3     5.9  18.0
2007 03 31    11 05.45   +22 46.0    2.759    3.626   145.4     9.0  17.8
2007 04 10    10 50.75   +24 38.5    2.749    3.507   132.7    12.1  17.6
2007 04 20    10 37.22   +26 09.3    2.768    3.385   120.1    14.9  17.5
2007 04 30    10 25.59   +27 17.9    2.807    3.262   108.0    17.1  17.4
2007 05 10    10 16.28   +28 06.4    2.858    3.137    96.5    18.6  17.2
2007 05 20    10 09.47   +28 38.1    2.912    3.010    85.7    19.6  17.1
2007 05 30    10 05.16   +28 56.7    2.963    2.881    75.5    19.9  17.0

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-F89

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