MPEC 2007-O05 : COMET C/2007 N3 (LULIN)
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M.P.E.C. 2007-O05 Issued 2007 July 18, 00:05 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
COMET C/2007 N3 (LULIN)
Observations:
CK07N030 C2007 07 11.77867 22 33 35.14 -08 46 38.8 18.9 N EO005D35
CK07N030 C2007 07 11.78745 22 33 34.82 -08 46 40.4 19.1 N EO005D35
CK07N030 C2007 07 11.79627 22 33 34.56 -08 46 42.1 19.7 N EO005D35
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.08984 22 32 50.71 -08 50 51.6 EO005470
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.09417 22 32 50.56 -08 50 52.5 18.5 N EO005470
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.56539 22 32 34.30 -08 52 22.7 18.8 N EO005474
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.57106 22 32 34.10 -08 52 23.9 18.8 N EO005474
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.57569 22 32 33.93 -08 52 24.7 18.7 N EO005474
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.74807 22 32 27.95 -08 53 00.7 20.4 N EO005D35
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.75053 22 32 27.89 -08 53 00.8 19.8 N EO005D35
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.75150 22 32 27.86 -08 53 01.4 19.5 N EO005D35
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.75247 22 32 27.79 -08 53 01.4 19.3 N EO005D35
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.75872 22 32 27.56 -08 53 03.0 19.0 N EO005D35
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.76251 22 32 27.43 -08 53 03.8 19.3 N EO005D35
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.76626 22 32 27.29 -08 53 04.5 19.2 N EO005D35
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.84034 22 32 24.67 -08 53 19.3 18.9 N EO005D35
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.84127 22 32 24.64 -08 53 19.4 19.0 N EO005D35
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.84220 22 32 24.62 -08 53 19.3 18.9 N EO005D35
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.94471 22 32 21.11 -08 53 40.7 18.8 N EO005A17
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.96083 22 32 20.53 -08 53 43.5 18.8 N EO005A17
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.97413 22 32 20.03 -08 53 45.2 19.0 N EO005473
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.97571 22 32 20.01 -08 53 46.2 18.7 N EO005A17
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.98456 22 32 19.70 -08 53 47.9 19.1 N EO005198
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.98501 22 32 19.70 -08 53 47.9 18.8 N EO005473
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.98738 22 32 19.60 -08 53 48.4 19.0 N EO005198
CK07N030 C2007 07 13.99090 22 32 19.47 -08 53 49.2 19.2 N EO005198
CK07N030 C2007 07 14.01766 22 32 18.44 -08 53 54.7 18.9 N EO005470
CK07N030 C2007 07 14.02207 22 32 18.34 -08 53 55.2 18.6 N EO005470
CK07N030 C2007 07 14.05557 22 32 17.09 -08 54 01.7 18.9 N EO005151
CK07N030 C2007 07 14.05975 22 32 16.97 -08 54 02.7 18.9 N EO005151
CK07N030 C2007 07 14.06392 22 32 16.84 -08 54 03.7 19.0 N EO005151
CK07N030 C2007 07 14.28964 22 32 08.94 -08 54 48.7 19.3 N EO005H55
CK07N030 C2007 07 14.29555 22 32 08.76 -08 54 49.7 19.1 N EO005H55
CK07N030 C2007 07 14.30147 22 32 08.52 -08 54 50.9 19.1 N EO005H55
CK07N030 C2007 07 14.95660 22 31 45.33 -08 57 04.1 18.5 N EO005151
CK07N030 C2007 07 14.96566 22 31 44.95 -08 57 05.0 19.1 N EO005151
CK07N030 C2007 07 14.96891 22 31 44.85 -08 57 06.1 19.4 N EO005151
CK07N030 C2007 07 14.97641 22 31 44.60 -08 57 06.7 18.6 N EO005473
CK07N030 C2007 07 14.98721 22 31 44.24 -08 57 09.5 18.9 N EO005198
CK07N030 C2007 07 14.98936 22 31 44.15 -08 57 09.9 19.0 N EO005198
CK07N030 C2007 07 14.99079 22 31 44.10 -08 57 10.2 18.9 N EO005198
CK07N030 C2007 07 14.99106 22 31 44.05 -08 57 10.9 18.8 N EO005A13
CK07N030 C2007 07 15.00508 22 31 43.59 -08 57 13.7 18.4 N EO005473
CK07N030 C2007 07 15.00949 22 31 43.40 -08 57 14.4 18.9 N EO005A13
CK07N030 C2007 07 15.01427 22 31 43.22 -08 57 15.1 EO005204
CK07N030 C2007 07 15.02756 22 31 42.73 -08 57 18.2 18.5 N EO005473
CK07N030 C2007 07 15.04410 22 31 42.10 -08 57 21.3 18.7 N EO005473
CK07N030 C2007 07 15.06326 22 31 41.44 -08 57 25.0 18.5 N EO005204
CK07N030 C2007 07 15.06456 22 31 41.38 -08 57 25.8 18.7 N EO005473
CK07N030 C2007 07 15.06950 22 31 41.23 -08 57 26.2 18.7 N EO005620
CK07N030 C2007 07 15.07694 22 31 40.96 -08 57 28.0 18.5 N EO005620
CK07N030 C2007 07 15.08437 22 31 40.71 -08 57 29.1 18.3 N EO005620
CK07N030 C2007 07 15.09168 22 31 40.40 -08 57 30.8 18.9 N EO005941
CK07N030 C2007 07 15.09346 22 31 40.34 -08 57 31.1 19.0 N EO005941
CK07N030 C2007 07 15.09459 22 31 40.30 -08 57 31.3 19.2 N EO005941
CK07N030 C2007 07 15.09572 22 31 40.26 -08 57 31.5 19.0 N EO005941
CK07N030 C2007 07 15.09799 22 31 40.18 -08 57 32.0 19.1 N EO005941
CK07N030 C2007 07 15.63982 22 31 20.68 -08 59 21.5 19.0 N EO005E12
CK07N030 C2007 07 15.69642 22 31 18.59 -08 59 33.0 19.1 N EO005E12
CK07N030 C2007 07 16.44086 22 30 51.38 -09 02 08.8 19.0 N EO005673
CK07N030 C2007 07 16.44862 22 30 51.08 -09 02 10.4 EO005673
CK07N030 C2007 07 16.45359 22 30 50.90 -09 02 11.2 EO005673
CK07N030 C2007 07 16.46065 22 30 50.60 -09 02 12.9 EO005673
CK07N030 C2007 07 17.01260 22 30 30.16 -09 04 08.4 18.6 N EO005595
CK07N030 C2007 07 17.01751 22 30 30.03 -09 04 09.8 18.6 N EO005473
CK07N030 C2007 07 17.02579 22 30 29.67 -09 04 11.3 19.0 N EO005595
CK07N030 C2007 07 17.03762 22 30 29.27 -09 04 14.2 18.7 N EO005473
CK07N030 C2007 07 17.05511 22 30 28.61 -09 04 18.2 18.7 N EO005473
CK07N030 C2007 07 17.41181 22 30 15.27 -09 05 33.2 18.8 T EO005673
CK07N030 C2007 07 17.41470 22 30 15.04 -09 05 35.3 18.5 N EO005703
CK07N030 C2007 07 17.41895 22 30 14.87 -09 05 35.9 18.5 N EO005703
CK07N030 C2007 07 17.42211 22 30 14.85 -09 05 35.5 EO005673
CK07N030 C2007 07 17.42321 22 30 14.70 -09 05 36.6 18.3 N EO005703
CK07N030 C2007 07 17.42749 22 30 14.62 -09 05 37.6 18.4 N EO005703
CK07N030 C2007 07 17.43148 22 30 14.51 -09 05 37.5 EO005673
CK07N030 C2007 07 17.44144 22 30 14.14 -09 05 39.9 EO005673
Observer details:
151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur. Observer M. Griesser. 0.40-m f/5.9
Hypergraph + CCD.
198 Wildberg. Observer R. Apitzsch. 0.35-m f/4.2 reflector + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory. Observers L. Buzzi, F. Luppi. Measurer
L. Buzzi. 0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
470 Ceccano. Observer G. Masi. 0.28-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
473 Remanzacco. Observers L. Donato, M. Gonano, V. Gonano, E. Guido,
V. Santini, G. Sostero. 0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observer A. C. Gilmore. 1.0-m f/7.7
reflector + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo. Observers E. Pettarin, G. Lombardi. Measurer E. Pettarin.
0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
620 Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca. Observers S. Sanchez, R. Stoss,
J. Nomen. 0.30-m f/9 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.61-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observer A. R. Gibbs. 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.
941 Observatorio Pla D'Arguines. Observers R. Ferrando, M. Ferrando.
Measurer R. Ferrando. 0.40-m f/10 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
A13 Observatoire Naef, Marly. Observer P. Kocher. 0.5-m f/3.3 Hypergraph
+ CCD.
A17 Guidestar Observatory, Weinheim. Observers M. Emmerich, S. Melchert.
0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
D35 Lulin Observatory. Observers Q.-z. Ye, H.-C. Lin, C.-S. Lin, C.-Y. Shih.
Measurer Q.-z. Ye. 0.41-m f/8.8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey. Observer G. J. Garradd. 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
+ CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston. Observer R. Holmes.
Measurer H. Devore. 0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2007 N3 (Lulin)
T 2009 Jan. 7.354 TT MPC
q 1.18775 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 137.379 -0.932629 -0.360687
Node 338.515 -0.338210 +0.863786
e 1.0 Incl. 178.380 -0.125766 +0.351822
From 76 observations 2007 July 11-17.
Ephemeris:
C/2007 N3 (Lulin)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2007 07 09 22 35.08 -08 38.1 5.703 6.394 129.2 7.1 18.3
2007 07 19 22 29.24 -09 11.3 5.492 6.307 140.3 5.9 18.2
2007 07 29 22 22.21 -09 50.8 5.307 6.220 151.7 4.4 18.1
2007 08 08 22 14.11 -10 35.7 5.153 6.132 163.4 2.7 17.9
2007 08 18 22 05.17 -11 24.2 5.034 6.043 175.3 0.8 17.8
2007 08 28 21 55.72 -12 14.2 4.951 5.954 172.6 1.3 17.7
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2007 MPC M.P.E.C. 2007-O05
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