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    • MPEC 2007-O44 : COMET P/2007 H1 (McNAUGHT)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-O44                                Issued 2007 July 26, 14:20 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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          URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET P/2007 H1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    PK07H010  C2007 07 19.38714 00 07 36.22 -03 06 47.3          19.1 T EO044704
    PK07H010  C2007 07 19.39730 00 07 36.80 -03 06 48.8          18.9 T EO044704
    PK07H010  C2007 07 19.40746 00 07 37.32 -03 06 51.0          19.7 T EO044704
    PK07H010  C2007 07 19.41760 00 07 37.76 -03 06 51.8          19.3 T EO044704
    PK07H010  C2007 07 19.42777 00 07 38.31 -03 06 56.6          16.8 T EO044704
    PK07H010  C2007 07 20.04740 00 08 07.54 -03 08 24.2          15.6 N EO044A79
    PK07H010  C2007 07 20.05259 00 08 07.74 -03 08 25.3          15.6 N EO044A79
    PK07H010  C2007 07 23.74365 00 10 52.73 -03 18 51.1                 EO044349
    PK07H010  C2007 07 23.74602 00 10 52.84 -03 18 51.3          14.4 T EO044349
    PK07H010  C2007 07 25.00224 00 11 45.12 -03 23 04.4          15.3 N EO044A79
    PK07H010  C2007 07 25.00748 00 11 45.37 -03 23 05.3          15.2 N EO044A79
    PK07H010  C2007 07 25.01251 00 11 45.51 -03 23 06.0          15.5 N EO044A79
    PK07H010  C2007 07 25.01753 00 11 45.71 -03 23 08.1          15.4 N EO044A79
    PK07H010  C2007 07 25.12258 00 11 49.94 -03 23 30.2          15.2 N EO044J59
    PK07H010  C2007 07 25.13270 00 11 50.32 -03 23 31.6          15.4 N EO044J59
    PK07H010  C2007 07 25.14303 00 11 50.75 -03 23 34.7          15.3 N EO044J59
    PK07H010  C2007 07 25.22304 00 11 54.23 -03 23 44.6          16.0 N EO044I05
    PK07H010  C2007 07 25.24215 00 11 54.92 -03 23 48.7          16.2 N EO044I05

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + 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.
A79 Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory, Plana.  Observers F. Fratev, E. Mihaylova,
    Y. Shopov.  Measurer F. Fratev.  0.25-m f/3.2 reflector + CCD.
I05 Las Campanas Observatory-TIE.  Observer J. McCue.  0.36-m SoTIE reflector
    + CCD.
J59 Observatorio Linceo, Santander.  Observer J. Temprano.  0.25-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2007 H1 (McNaught)
Epoch 2007 Aug. 8.0 TT = JDT 2454320.5
T 2007 Aug. 17.64170 TT                                 MPC
q   2.2809731            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.14035265     Peri.  202.60983     +0.96952108     +0.21369428
a   3.6670962      Node   144.37555     -0.18128556     +0.95473902
e   0.3779893      Incl.   11.87393     -0.16481630     +0.20690133
P   7.02
From 109 observations 2007 Apr. 17-July 25, mean residual 0".65.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-O44

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