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    • MPEC 2007-O30 : COMET C/2007 N3 (LULIN)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-O30                                Issued 2007 July 19, 16:07 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
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                            COMET C/2007 N3 (LULIN)

Observations:
    CK07N030  C2007 07 18.35833 22 29 39.41 -09 08 56.2          19.0 T EO030673
    CK07N030  C2007 07 18.36458 22 29 39.17 -09 08 57.9                 EO030673
    CK07N030  C2007 07 18.37373 22 29 38.81 -09 08 59.8                 EO030673
    CK07N030  C2007 07 18.38900 22 29 38.22 -09 09 03.3                 EO030673
    CK07N030  C2007 07 18.73683 22 29 24.82 -09 10 17.1          19.3 N EO030415
    CK07N030  C2007 07 18.74810 22 29 24.42 -09 10 20.0          19.6 N EO030415
    CK07N030  C2007 07 19.29723 22 29 03.18 -09 12 22.0          18.3 N EO030850
    CK07N030  C2007 07 19.32320 22 29 02.22 -09 12 28.0          18.8 N EO030850
    CK07N030  C2007 07 19.34918 22 29 01.09 -09 12 34.7          18.5 N EO030850
    CK07N030  C2007 07 19.41979 22 28 58.36 -09 12 48.3          19.0 T EO030673
    CK07N030  C2007 07 19.42269 22 28 58.24 -09 12 49.1                 EO030673
    CK07N030  C2007 07 19.43623 22 28 57.74 -09 12 52.2                 EO030673
    CK07N030  C2007 07 19.44167 22 28 57.51 -09 12 53.3                 EO030673

Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig, D. S. Hardage.
    0.30-m f/6 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 N3 (Lulin)
T 2009 Jan. 14.952 TT                                   MPC
q   1.24318              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  136.387       -0.925116       -0.379550
                   Node   338.687       -0.355548       +0.856646
e   1.0            Incl.  178.404       -0.133214       +0.349427
From 89 observations 2007 July 11-19.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 N3 (Lulin)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 07 19    22 29.25   -09 11.3    5.524    6.339   140.3     5.9  18.2
2007 07 29    22 22.22   -09 50.8    5.340    6.252   151.7     4.4  18.1
2007 08 08    22 14.14   -10 35.5    5.187    6.165   163.4     2.7  18.0
2007 08 18    22 05.22   -11 23.9    5.068    6.077   175.3     0.8  17.9
2007 08 28    21 55.80   -12 13.8    4.986    5.989   172.6     1.2  17.8

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-O30

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