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    • MPEC 2007-M55 : COMET C/2007 M3 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-M55                                Issued 2007 June 29, 14:18 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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                           COMET C/2007 M3 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK07M030   2007 06 26.70208 19 35 15.69 +01 53 17.6          17.2 T EM055372
    CK07M030   2007 06 26.71424 19 35 13.90 +01 53 15.4          17.1 T EM055372
    CK07M030  C2007 06 27.27153 19 33 51.53 +01 50 49.0          17.0 T EM055673
    CK07M030  C2007 06 27.27697 19 33 50.72 +01 50 47.4                 EM055673
    CK07M030  C2007 06 27.28252 19 33 49.88 +01 50 45.9                 EM055673
    CK07M030  C2007 06 27.28866 19 33 48.97 +01 50 44.2                 EM055673
    CK07M030  C2007 06 27.56070 19 33 08.59 +01 49 31.8          16.7 T EM055300
    CK07M030  C2007 06 27.56149 19 33 08.48 +01 49 31.7          16.8 T EM055300
    CK07M030  C2007 06 27.56549 19 33 07.85 +01 49 30.9          16.6 T EM055300
    CK07M030  C2007 06 27.56948 19 33 07.27 +01 49 29.8          16.8 T EM055300
    CK07M030  C2007 06 27.57186 19 33 06.92 +01 49 28.6          16.8 T EM055300

Observer details:
300 Bisei Spaceguard Center--BATTeRS.  Observers A. Asami, N. Hashimoto.
    1.0-m f/3.0 reflector + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 M3 (LINEAR)
T 2007 Sept. 4.611 TT                                   MPC
q   3.47260              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  125.689       +0.074712       -0.975382
                   Node    41.529       -0.985802       -0.040867
e   1.0            Incl.  161.764       -0.150372       -0.216700
From 114 observations 2007 June 21-27.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 M3 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 06 29    19 29.55   +01 42.9    2.604    3.528   151.1     8.0  17.1
2007 07 09    19 03.71   +00 46.2    2.556    3.513   156.7     6.6  17.0
2007 07 19    18 37.55   -00 26.7    2.566    3.500   152.7     7.7  17.0
2007 07 29    18 12.89   -01 50.0    2.633    3.490   142.1    10.3  17.0
2007 08 08    17 51.07   -03 17.1    2.748    3.482   129.5    13.0  17.1
2007 08 18    17 32.86   -04 42.8    2.902    3.476   116.7    15.1  17.2
2007 08 28    17 18.41   -06 03.9    3.083    3.473   104.3    16.4  17.4

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-M55

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