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    M.P.E.C. 2007-M30                                Issued 2007 June 23, 14:41 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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

                          COMET C/2007 M2 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    CK07M020  C2007 06 20.18640 11 47 05.74 +40 16 38.7          20.4 N EM030703
    CK07M020  C2007 06 20.19447 11 47 05.67 +40 16 33.1          19.8 N EM030703
    CK07M020  C2007 06 20.20248 11 47 05.67 +40 16 28.9          20.1 N EM030703
    CK07M020  C2007 06 20.21048 11 47 05.56 +40 16 22.5          20.2 N EM030703
    CK07M020  C2007 06 20.26304 11 47 05.17 +40 15 50.9          19.3 N EM030703
    CK07M020  C2007 06 20.26918 11 47 05.10 +40 15 46.9          19.2 N EM030703
    CK07M020  C2007 06 20.27596 11 47 05.23 +40 15 42.1          18.6 N EM030703
    CK07M020  C2007 06 20.28311 11 47 05.22 +40 15 37.5          19.4 N EM030703
    CK07M020  C2007 06 21.13313 11 47 00.36 +40 06 51.2          19.3 N EM030H55
    CK07M020  C2007 06 21.14326 11 47 00.31 +40 06 44.9          19.5 N EM030H55
    CK07M020  C2007 06 21.15338 11 47 00.28 +40 06 38.4          19.4 N EM030H55
    CK07M020  C2007 06 21.18412 11 47 00.09 +40 06 19.8          18.9 N EM030G96
    CK07M020  C2007 06 21.18543 11 47 00.09 +40 06 18.5          19.0 N EM030G96
    CK07M020  C2007 06 21.18674 11 47 00.06 +40 06 17.8          19.1 N EM030G96
    CK07M020  C2007 06 21.18804 11 47 00.06 +40 06 17.0          19.2 N EM030G96
    CK07M020  C2007 06 21.19086 11 47 00.06 +40 06 15.6          19.0 T EM030673
    CK07M020  C2007 06 21.19525 11 47 00.03 +40 06 12.8                 EM030673
    CK07M020  C2007 06 21.20729 11 46 59.96 +40 06 05.2                 EM030673
    CK07M020  C2007 06 21.21319 11 46 59.92 +40 06 01.7                 EM030673
    CK07M020  C2007 06 21.26112 11 46 59.66 +40 05 31.1          18.9 N EM030G96
    CK07M020  C2007 06 21.26604 11 46 59.63 +40 05 27.9          19.1 N EM030G96
    CK07M020  C2007 06 21.27098 11 46 59.61 +40 05 24.9          19.0 N EM030G96
    CK07M020  C2007 06 21.27590 11 46 59.58 +40 05 21.9          19.0 N EM030G96
    CK07M020  C2007 06 22.14105 11 46 55.40 +39 56 23.7          20.0 N EM030850
    CK07M020  C2007 06 22.16561 11 46 55.31 +39 56 08.8          19.1 N EM030850
    CK07M020  C2007 06 22.19238 11 46 55.18 +39 55 52.0          19.6 N EM030850
    CK07M020  C2007 06 22.20000 11 46 55.19 +39 55 47.2          19.7 N EM030G96
    CK07M020  C2007 06 22.20504 11 46 55.14 +39 55 44.4          19.5 N EM030G96
    CK07M020  C2007 06 22.21019 11 46 55.13 +39 55 41.0          19.7 N EM030G96
    CK07M020  C2007 06 22.21537 11 46 55.12 +39 55 37.8          19.4 N EM030G96
    CK07M020  C2007 06 23.19051 11 46 51.29 +39 45 30.1          19.6 N EM030850
    CK07M020  C2007 06 23.21231 11 46 51.03 +39 45 16.4          20.2 N EM030850

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers R. E. Hill, A. Boattini.  Measurers
    E. C. Beshore, A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig,
    M. F. Councill, S. D. Johnson.  0.30-m f/3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers A. Boattini, E. Beshore.  Measurers
    E. C. Beshore, A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer H. Devore.  0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 M2 (Catalina)
T 2008 Nov. 28.605 TT                                   MPC
q   3.03493              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  229.179       -0.657781       +0.752381
                   Node   357.947       +0.203238       +0.132138
e   1.0            Incl.   80.452       -0.725271       -0.645339
From 32 observations 2007 June 20-23.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 M2 (Catalina)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 06 19    11 47.23   +40 28.9    5.895    5.715    74.9     9.9  19.4
2007 06 29    11 46.73   +38 44.8    5.953    5.645    67.6     9.6  19.4
2007 07 09    11 47.48   +36 59.4    6.005    5.575    60.5     9.1  19.4
2007 07 19    11 49.33   +35 13.8    6.048    5.506    53.6     8.5  19.3
2007 07 29    11 52.12   +33 29.0    6.080    5.436    46.9     7.8  19.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-M30

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