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    • MPEC 2007-J35 : COMET P/2007 H1 (McNAUGHT)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-J35                                Issued 2007 May 10, 20:22 UT

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                          COMET P/2007 H1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK07H010   2007 04 25.79618 22 13 16.34 -08 15 05.1          17.0 T EJ035372
    CK07H010  C2007 04 28.76317 22 18 16.22 -07 55 09.7                 EJ035349
    CK07H010  C2007 04 28.76470 22 18 16.35 -07 55 09.1          16.0 T EJ035349
    CK07H010  C2007 05 05.72187 22 29 48.76 -07 09 07.0          17.9 N EJ035415
    CK07H010  C2007 05 05.72554 22 29 49.09 -07 09 05.4          17.6 N EJ035415
    CK07H010  C2007 05 10.77631 22 38 01.96 -06 36 37.8          17.3 N EJ035415
    CK07H010  C2007 05 10.77848 22 38 02.16 -06 36 36.9          17.5 N EJ035415

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2007 H1 (McNaught)
T 2007 Aug. 8.740 TT                                    MPC
q   2.31257              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.123085       Peri.  199.594       +0.958417       +0.259705
a   4.00251        Node   144.670       -0.226864       +0.944831
e   0.42222        Incl.   11.802       -0.173114       +0.199618
P   8.01
From 35 observations 2007 Apr. 17-May 10.

Ephemeris:
    P/2007 H1 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 05 10    22 36.78   -06 41.6    2.544    2.405    70.6    23.3  15.8
2007 05 20    22 52.62   -05 40.3    2.416    2.387    76.2    24.3  15.7
2007 05 30    23 07.77   -04 45.2    2.288    2.370    82.0    25.1  15.5
2007 06 09    23 22.08   -03 58.3    2.161    2.355    88.0    25.5  15.4
2007 06 19    23 35.40   -03 22.2    2.037    2.342    94.2    25.6  15.2
2007 06 29    23 47.52   -02 59.4    1.916    2.332   100.9    25.4  15.1
2007 07 09    23 58.21   -02 52.4    1.800    2.324   107.9    24.6  14.9
2007 07 19    00 07.19   -03 03.7    1.692    2.318   115.4    23.3  14.8
2007 07 29    00 14.17   -03 35.1    1.593    2.314   123.5    21.5  14.7

     Further observations of this comet are very desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-J35

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