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    • MPEC 2007-O31 : COMET C/2007 O1 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-O31                                Issued 2007 July 19, 16:11 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.

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

                           COMET C/2007 O1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.17333 19 06 15.98 -17 34 56.1          17.1 N EO031734
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.17625 19 06 15.91 -17 34 58.3          17.5 N EO031734
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.17917 19 06 15.83 -17 35 00.4          17.5 N EO031734
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.21264 19 06 15.01 -17 35 22.8          17.0 T EO031704
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.21271 19 06 14.97 -17 35 23.9          17.4 T EO031704
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.22235 19 06 14.89 -17 35 29.4          17.7 T EO031704
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.22242 19 06 14.81 -17 35 29.3          17.6 T EO031704
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.23194 19 06 14.61 -17 35 35.7          18.3 T EO031704
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.24159 19 06 14.38 -17 35 43.6          18.0 T EO031704
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.24167 19 06 14.44 -17 35 43.0          17.8 T EO031704
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.25129 19 06 14.10 -17 35 51.0          17.4 T EO031704
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.25137 19 06 14.17 -17 35 50.5          17.5 T EO031704
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.27650 19 06 13.66 -17 36 08.2          16.5 T EO031673
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.28252 19 06 13.51 -17 36 12.4                 EO031673
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.28935 19 06 13.34 -17 36 17.1                 EO031673
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.29317 19 06 13.25 -17 36 19.7                 EO031673
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.70558 19 06 03.88 -17 40 59.3          17.8 N EO031415
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.71402 19 06 03.62 -17 41 05.7          18.4 N EO031415
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.89423 19 05 59.96 -17 43 15.7          16.6 N EO031213
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.89818 19 05 59.88 -17 43 18.8          16.6 N EO031213
    CK07O010  C2007 07 18.90214 19 05 59.81 -17 43 21.6          16.6 N EO031213
    CK07O010  C2007 07 19.02558 19 05 56.84 -17 44 47.5                 EO031204
    CK07O010  C2007 07 19.04132 19 05 56.42 -17 44 57.3          17.2 N EO031204
    CK07O010  C2007 07 19.18855 19 05 53.30 -17 46 39.0          16.8 N EO031850
    CK07O010  C2007 07 19.24232 19 05 52.08 -17 47 20.6          18.0 N EO031850
    CK07O010  C2007 07 19.24317 19 05 52.29 -17 47 17.9          16.5 T EO031673
    CK07O010  C2007 07 19.25174 19 05 52.08 -17 47 23.8                 EO031673
    CK07O010  C2007 07 19.25926 19 05 51.90 -17 47 28.7                 EO031673
    CK07O010  C2007 07 19.26022 19 05 51.69 -17 47 29.0          17.5 N EO031850
    CK07O010  C2007 07 19.26748 19 05 51.72 -17 47 34.6                 EO031673

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, F. Luppi.  Measurer
    L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
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.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + 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 O1 (LINEAR)
T 2007 June 7.100 TT                                    MPC
q   2.87514              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  160.449       +0.143475       +0.918397
                   Node   116.266       -0.953905       +0.227571
e   1.0            Incl.   24.279       -0.263589       -0.323664
From 65 observations 2007 July 15-19.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 O1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 07 19    19 05.96   -17 44.4    1.903    2.906   168.8     3.9  16.0
2007 07 29    19 02.75   -19 38.2    1.952    2.923   159.1     7.1  16.1
2007 08 08    19 00.86   -21 25.4    2.026    2.943   149.1    10.2  16.2
2007 08 18    19 00.72   -23 02.4    2.123    2.966   139.3    12.8  16.4
2007 08 28    19 02.62   -24 26.9    2.241    2.992   130.0    15.0  16.5

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-O31

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