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    M.P.E.C. 2007-H07                                Issued 2007 Apr. 16, 11:59 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,
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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2007 G1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK07G010  C2007 04 12.06530 18 04 44.97 +34 01 16.8          18.5 T EH007A21
    CK07G010  C2007 04 12.07556 18 04 44.81 +34 01 19.5          18.3 T EH007A21
    CK07G010  C2007 04 12.91590 18 04 31.24 +34 05 03.1          17.3 T EH007561
    CK07G010  C2007 04 12.91953 18 04 31.19 +34 05 03.8          17.1 T EH007561
    CK07G010  C2007 04 12.92316 18 04 31.18 +34 05 05.1          17.0 T EH007561
    CK07G010  C2007 04 13.11127 18 04 27.94 +34 05 55.2          17.7 N EH007118
    CK07G010  C2007 04 13.11390 18 04 27.90 +34 05 55.9          17.6 N EH007118
    CK07G010  C2007 04 13.11718 18 04 27.83 +34 05 56.9          17.8 N EH007118
    CK07G010  C2007 04 13.12047 18 04 27.79 +34 05 57.6          17.8 N EH007118
    CK07G010  C2007 04 13.12393 18 04 27.70 +34 05 58.6          17.7 N EH007118
    CK07G010  C2007 04 13.33555 18 04 24.20 +34 06 54.8          18.2 N EH007850
    CK07G010  C2007 04 13.35818 18 04 23.80 +34 07 01.3          18.0 N EH007850
    CK07G010  C2007 04 13.38081 18 04 23.46 +34 07 07.5          18.0 N EH007850
    CK07G010  C2007 04 13.40344 18 04 23.01 +34 07 13.0          18.0 N EH007850
    CK07G010  C2007 04 13.96928 18 04 13.23 +34 09 42.6          17.6 N EH007A94
    CK07G010  C2007 04 13.97150 18 04 13.27 +34 09 42.2          18.0 N EH007473
    CK07G010  C2007 04 13.97941 18 04 13.12 +34 09 45.0          17.5 N EH007A94
    CK07G010  C2007 04 13.98753 18 04 12.99 +34 09 47.0          17.6 N EH007A94
    CK07G010  C2007 04 13.99528 18 04 12.88 +34 09 48.8          18.0 N EH007473
    CK07G010  C2007 04 14.04594 18 04 11.93 +34 10 02.1          17.7 T EH007215
    CK07G010  C2007 04 14.04699 18 04 11.91 +34 10 02.6          17.7 T EH007215
    CK07G010  C2007 04 14.04805 18 04 11.89 +34 10 03.0          17.7 T EH007215
    CK07G010  C2007 04 14.96813 18 03 55.40 +34 14 04.1          18.1 N EH007473
    CK07G010  C2007 04 14.97673 18 03 55.23 +34 14 06.7          18.0 N EH007473
    CK07G010  C2007 04 15.03306 18 03 54.17 +34 14 21.5                 EH007246
    CK07G010  C2007 04 15.03380 18 03 54.16 +34 14 21.8                 EH007246
    CK07G010  C2007 04 15.03589 18 03 54.11 +34 14 22.4                 EH007246
    CK07G010  C2007 04 15.03690 18 03 54.10 +34 14 22.6                 EH007246
    CK07G010  C2007 04 15.03777 18 03 54.09 +34 14 22.7                 EH007246
    CK07G010  C2007 04 15.03858 18 03 54.07 +34 14 23.1                 EH007246
    CK07G010  C2007 04 15.04019 18 03 54.04 +34 14 23.2                 EH007246
    CK07G010  C2007 04 16.26089 18 03 30.87 +34 19 40.1          18.1 N EH007850
    CK07G010  C2007 04 16.29073 18 03 30.08 +34 19 48.4          18.2 N EH007850
    CK07G010  C2007 04 16.38094 18 03 28.43 +34 20 11.5          17.9 N EH007850
    CK07G010  C2007 04 16.41025 18 03 27.88 +34 20 19.4          18.1 N EH007850

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, A. Lepardo, V. Gonano, E. Guido,
    V. Santini, G. Sostero, L. Monzo.  0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
561 Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly).  Observer J. Kelemen.  0.6-m Schmidt + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig,
    W. R. O'Farrell.  0.30-m f/9.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A21 Irmtraut.  Observer J. J. Muller.  0.31-m f/4.8 reflector + CCD.
A94 Cormons.  Observer E. G. Basiglio Ribaudo.  0.25-m f/8.60 Ritchey-Chretien
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 G1 (LINEAR)
T 2008 Nov. 30.825 TT                                   MPC
q   2.63131              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  225.135       -0.132369       +0.155456
                   Node    78.255       -0.353930       +0.915104
e   1.0            Incl.   89.073       -0.925857       -0.372045
From 85 observations 2007 Apr. 10-16.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 G1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 04 10    18 05.26   +33 52.0    6.013    6.255    99.4     9.1  17.4
2007 04 20    18 02.19   +34 35.5    5.850    6.181   104.7     9.0  17.2
2007 04 30    17 57.64   +35 13.6    5.695    6.107   109.6     8.9  17.1
2007 05 10    17 51.65   +35 43.1    5.552    6.033   113.9     8.8  17.0
2007 05 20    17 44.34   +36 00.6    5.424    5.958   117.4     8.7  16.9
2007 05 30    17 35.95   +36 02.9    5.312    5.884   119.9     8.6  16.8

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-H07

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