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    • MPEC 2007-P29 : COMET C/2007 M1 (McNAUGHT)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-P29                                Issued 2007 Aug. 10, 19:41 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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

                          COMET C/2007 M1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK07M010  C2007 08 04.99592 20 04 58.52 +00 20 36.2          18.8 N EP029204
    CK07M010  C2007 08 04.99985 20 04 58.25 +00 20 37.0          19.8 N EP029147
    CK07M010  C2007 08 05.02069 20 04 57.24 +00 20 34.9          19.2 N EP029147
    CK07M010  C2007 08 05.81977 20 04 19.12 +00 20 09.1          17.8 T EP029585
    CK07M010  C2007 08 05.82198 20 04 18.99 +00 20 08.3          17.8 T EP029585
    CK07M010  C2007 08 05.90562 20 04 15.01 +00 20 04.6                 EP029118
    CK07M010  C2007 08 05.91943 20 04 14.35 +00 20 05.0                 EP029118
    CK07M010  C2007 08 07.91883 20 02 39.13 +00 18 48.6                 EP029118
    CK07M010  C2007 08 07.92540 20 02 38.90 +00 18 48.3                 EP029118

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno.  Observers C. Cremaschini, D. Crespi,
    S. Foglia, G. Galli, S. Minuto.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, F. Luppi.  Measurer
    L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 M1 (McNaught)
T 2008 Aug. 11.5327 TT                                  MPC
q   7.472902             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   52.6552      +0.1756236      -0.9186875
                   Node   326.8133      -0.9748177      -0.1121167
e   1.0            Incl.  139.7329      +0.1374295      +0.3787388
From 67 observations 2007 June 16-Aug. 7.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-P29

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