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    • MPEC 2007-R14 : COMET C/2007 N3 (LULIN)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-R14                                Issued 2007 Sept. 4, 16:10 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 N3 (LULIN)

Observations:
    CK07N030  C2007 08 23.81635 21 59 44.88 -11 53 03.4          17.4 T ER014585
    CK07N030  C2007 08 23.82249 21 59 44.46 -11 53 05.7          17.3 T ER014585
    CK07N030  C2007 08 23.83030 21 59 44.11 -11 53 08.2          17.4 T ER014585
    CK07N030  C2007 08 23.84060 21 59 43.47 -11 53 11.4          17.4 T ER014585
    CK07N030  C2007 08 23.84484 21 59 43.20 -11 53 12.9          18.4 N ER014585
    CK07N030  C2007 08 23.84907 21 59 42.94 -11 53 13.9          18.4 N ER014585
    CK07N030  C2007 08 23.87374 21 59 41.58 -11 53 21.6          17.4 N ER014473
    CK07N030  C2007 08 23.88385 21 59 40.97 -11 53 24.2          18.5 N ER014585
    CK07N030  C2007 08 23.96103 21 59 36.40 -11 53 45.8          17.1 N ER014J70
    CK07N030  C2007 08 23.96765 21 59 36.17 -11 53 49.0          17.2 N ER014J70
    CK07N030  C2007 08 23.97017 21 59 36.03 -11 53 49.9          17.2 N ER014J70
    CK07N030  C2007 08 23.97066 21 59 35.99 -11 53 50.2          17.2 N ER014J70
    CK07N030  C2007 08 23.98514 21 59 35.21 -11 53 56.4          17.3 N ER014J70
    CK07N030  C2007 09 01.03905 21 51 53.00 -12 34 07.4          18.6 N ER014232
    CK07N030  C2007 09 01.04877 21 51 52.45 -12 34 10.5          18.5 N ER014232
    CK07N030  C2007 09 01.05849 21 51 51.91 -12 34 13.6          17.9 N ER014232
    CK07N030  C2007 09 01.89280 21 51 03.94 -12 38 20.3          17.5 N ER014213
    CK07N030  C2007 09 01.89454 21 51 03.84 -12 38 20.7          17.5 N ER014213
    CK07N030  C2007 09 01.89889 21 51 03.58 -12 38 21.7          17.5 N ER014213
    CK07N030  C2007 09 01.97584 21 50 59.12 -12 38 44.9          17.6 N ER014204

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer 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.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + 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.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
J70 Obs. Astronomico Vega del Thader, El Palmar.  Observer J. P. Navarro P.
    0.25-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 N3 (Lulin)
T 2009 Jan. 10.6804 TT                                  MPC
q   1.211365             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  136.8615      -0.9294649      -0.3687636
                   Node   338.4943      -0.3457228      +0.8608509
e   1.0            Incl.  178.3729      -0.1287274      +0.3506410
From 253 observations 2007 July 11-Sept. 1.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-R14

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