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    M.P.E.C. 2007-R56                                Issued 2007 Sept. 12, 14:28 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 N3 (LULIN)

Observations:
    CK07N030  C2007 08 21.30508 22 02 07.01 -11 40 29.4          17.5 T ER056699
    CK07N030  C2007 08 21.32694 22 02 05.76 -11 40 35.9                 ER056699
    CK07N030  C2007 08 21.34881 22 02 04.55 -11 40 42.5                 ER056699
    CK07N030  C2007 08 21.37071 22 02 03.30 -11 40 49.1                 ER056699
    CK07N030  C2007 08 22.29159 22 01 11.31 -11 45 25.3          17.5 T ER056699
    CK07N030  C2007 08 22.31349 22 01 10.07 -11 45 32.0                 ER056699
    CK07N030  C2007 08 22.33546 22 01 08.82 -11 45 38.4                 ER056699
    CK07N030  C2007 09 03.22485 21 49 47.28 -12 44 53.5          17.9 T ER056703
    CK07N030  C2007 09 03.23129 21 49 46.88 -12 44 55.5          17.9 T ER056703
    CK07N030  C2007 09 03.23771 21 49 46.56 -12 44 57.6          17.7 T ER056703
    CK07N030  C2007 09 03.24417 21 49 46.16 -12 44 59.5          17.8 T ER056703
    CK07N030  C2007 09 03.93093 21 49 06.66 -12 48 21.5          17.3 N ER056J70
    CK07N030  C2007 09 03.93287 21 49 06.54 -12 48 21.4          16.8 N ER056J70
    CK07N030  C2007 09 03.93323 21 49 06.46 -12 48 20.8          17.3 N ER056J70
    CK07N030  C2007 09 03.93361 21 49 06.55 -12 48 22.5          17.9 N ER056J70
    CK07N030  C2007 09 03.93473 21 49 06.48 -12 48 22.5          17.6 N ER056J70
    CK07N030  C2007 09 05.88532 21 47 14.70 -12 57 51.9          17.1 T ER056585
    CK07N030  C2007 09 05.89094 21 47 14.43 -12 57 52.9          17.2 T ER056585
    CK07N030  C2007 09 05.89941 21 47 13.78 -12 57 57.0          18.0 N ER056585
    CK07N030  C2007 09 07.69086 21 45 31.49 -13 06 34.3          17.9 T ER056349
    CK07N030  C2007 09 07.83109 21 45 23.57 -13 07 16.4          17.6 N ER056473
    CK07N030  C2007 09 07.83781 21 45 23.19 -13 07 18.6          17.6 N ER056473
    CK07N030  C2007 09 07.93145 21 45 17.82 -13 07 44.8          17.6 N ER056J51
    CK07N030  C2007 09 07.95162 21 45 16.66 -13 07 50.1          17.8 N ER056J51
    CK07N030  C2007 09 07.97092 21 45 15.57 -13 07 55.6          17.9 N ER056J51
    CK07N030  C2007 09 08.57729 21 44 41.05 -13 10 49.5                 ER056349
    CK07N030  C2007 09 08.57985 21 44 40.92 -13 10 50.1                 ER056349
    CK07N030  C2007 09 08.58243 21 44 40.77 -13 10 50.9          17.8 T ER056349
    CK07N030  C2007 09 08.91512 21 44 21.92 -13 12 27.1                 ER056204
    CK07N030  C2007 09 09.01526 21 44 16.20 -13 12 55.2          17.5 N ER056204
    CK07N030  C2007 09 09.02906 21 44 15.41 -13 12 59.5          17.3 N ER056J51
    CK07N030  C2007 09 09.03523 21 44 15.06 -13 13 00.9          17.6 N ER056J51
    CK07N030  C2007 09 09.04140 21 44 14.72 -13 13 02.6          17.7 N ER056J51
    CK07N030  C2007 09 09.61774 21 43 42.08 -13 15 45.1          17.7 N ER056415
    CK07N030  C2007 09 09.62621 21 43 41.59 -13 15 47.3          18.2 N ER056415

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, F. Luppi.  Measurer
    L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    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.
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer S. Karcz.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
    + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
    S. M. Larson.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
J51 Observatorio Atlante, Tenerife.  Observer J. A. Henriquez.  0.2-m f/9
    Cassegrain + 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. 10.7452 TT                                  MPC
q   1.211903             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  136.8430      -0.9293902      -0.3689517
                   Node   338.4873      -0.3459034      +0.8607862
e   1.0            Incl.  178.3716      -0.1287818      +0.3506020
From 288 observations 2007 July 11-Sept. 9.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-R56

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