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    M.P.E.C. 2007-T54                                Issued 2007 Oct.  9, 22:37 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 T1 (McNAUGHT)
    
    Observations:
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.41918 17 18 17.36 -09 37 07.2                 ET054E12
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.42315 17 18 17.19 -09 37 17.5          12.8 T ET054E12
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.42713 17 18 17.03 -09 37 27.9          12.6 T ET054E12
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.43113 17 18 16.86 -09 37 38.1          12.5 T ET054E12
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.72165 17 18 05.26 -09 50 15.8          15.6 T ET054595
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.72250 17 18 05.27 -09 50 18.3          15.7 T ET054473
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.72451 17 18 05.07 -09 50 22.9          16.1 T ET054473
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.72529 17 18 05.09 -09 50 25.4          16.2 T ET054595
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.72837 17 18 05.03 -09 50 33.3          16.2 T ET054595
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.73292 17 18 04.75 -09 50 45.9          15.6 T ET054024
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.73366 17 18 04.78 -09 50 46.9          16.6 N ET054151
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.73460 17 18 04.76 -09 50 49.8          16.2 N ET054151
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.73500 17 18 04.69 -09 50 51.1          15.7 T ET054024
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.73553 17 18 04.73 -09 50 52.3          16.3 N ET054151
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.73707 17 18 04.59 -09 50 56.6          15.9 T ET054024
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.74547 17 18 04.23 -09 51 17.4          15.5 N ET054B04
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.74607 17 18 04.22 -09 51 19.4          15.7 N ET054B04
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.74648 17 18 04.26 -09 51 20.4          15.8 N ET054B04
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.74691 17 18 04.21 -09 51 21.7          16.4 N ET054151
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.74699 17 18 04.17 -09 51 21.8          15.6 N ET054B04
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.74737 17 18 04.20 -09 51 22.4          16.3 T ET054595
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.74785 17 18 04.17 -09 51 24.2          16.4 N ET054151
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.74878 17 18 04.12 -09 51 26.7          16.3 N ET054151
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.75004 17 18 04.05 -09 51 29.5          15.6 N ET054B04
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.75093 17 18 03.97 -09 51 31.9          15.9 N ET054B04
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.75101 17 18 04.06 -09 51 32.1          16.4 T ET054595
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.75868 17 18 03.77 -09 51 52.1          13.5 T ET054A77
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.75925 17 18 03.75 -09 51 53.8          13.5 T ET054A77
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.75979 17 18 03.72 -09 51 54.7          13.5 T ET054A77
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.76086 17 18 03.69 -09 51 57.6          13.4 T ET054A77
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.76122 17 18 03.60 -09 51 58.0                 ET054046
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.76139 17 18 03.65 -09 51 58.9          13.4 N ET054A77
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.76197 17 18 03.58 -09 52 00.1                 ET054046
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.76250 17 18 03.54 -09 52 01.9                 ET054046
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.76303 17 18 03.52 -09 52 02.9                 ET054046
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.76328 17 18 03.57 -09 52 03.9          14.0 T ET054A77
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.76354 17 18 03.49 -09 52 04.2                 ET054046
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.76406 17 18 03.46 -09 52 05.7                 ET054046
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.76459 17 18 03.43 -09 52 06.6                 ET054046
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.76512 17 18 03.40 -09 52 08.0                 ET054046
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.76565 17 18 03.38 -09 52 09.6                 ET054046
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.76805 17 18 03.39 -09 52 16.0          15.2 N ET054A77
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.76953 17 18 03.31 -09 52 19.7          16.4 N ET054J95
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.77122 17 18 03.28 -09 52 24.4          14.1 T ET054A77
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.77217 17 18 03.22 -09 52 26.7          16.1 N ET054J95
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.77276 17 18 03.18 -09 52 28.5          15.1 T ET054J95
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.77632 17 18 03.03 -09 52 37.8          15.6 T ET054J95
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.77968 17 18 02.88 -09 52 46.0          14.1 T ET054A77
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.78283 17 18 02.76 -09 52 54.1          15.1 N ET054A77
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.78442 17 18 02.69 -09 52 58.4          14.0 T ET054A77
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.79079 17 18 02.44 -09 53 14.6          14.0 T ET054A77
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.79237 17 18 02.37 -09 53 18.5          15.2 N ET054A77
        CK07T010  C2007 10 09.79395 17 18 02.29 -09 53 22.5          14.1 T ET054A77
    
    Observer details:
    024 Heidelberg-Konigstuhl.  Observer F. Hormuth.  0.70-m reflector + CCD.
    046 Klet.  Observers M. Tichy, M. Honkova, J. Ticha.  Measurer M. Tichy.
        0.57-m f/5.2 reflector + CCD.
    151 Eschenberg Observatory, Winterthur.  Observer M. Griesser.  0.40-m f/5.9
        Hypergraph + CCD.
    473 Remanzacco.  Observers L. Donato, V. Gonano.  0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian
        reflector + CCD.
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers E. Pettarin, G. Lombardi, L. Bittesini.
        Measurers G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
    A77 Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, Dauban.  Observer C. Rinner, F. Kugel.
        0.5-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
    B04 Saint-Barthelemy Observatory.  Observers A. Carbognani, P. Calcidese.
        Measurer A. Carbognani.  0.81-m f/7.9 reflector + CCD.
    E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
        + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2007 T1 (McNaught)
    T 2007 Nov. 23.742 TT                                   MPC
    q   0.30498              (2000.0)            P               Q
                       Peri.  284.051       +0.067352       -0.769807
                       Node   136.922       +0.750823       +0.458052
    e   1.0            Incl.   68.327       -0.657061       +0.444507
    From 53 observations 2007 Oct. 9.
    
    Ephemeris:
        C/2007 T1 (McNaught)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2007 10 07    17 19.99   -07 53.5    1.177    1.216    67.4    49.4  12.7
    2007 10 12    17 16.59   -11 28.4    1.168    1.119    61.6    51.7  12.3
    2007 10 17    17 13.44   -15 06.4    1.158    1.020    55.9    54.0  11.9
    2007 10 22    17 10.18   -18 48.9    1.143    0.917    50.2    56.5  11.4
    2007 10 27    17 06.30   -22 37.4    1.125    0.812    44.5    59.2  10.9
    2007 11 01    17 00.98   -26 32.9    1.100    0.704    38.9    62.3  10.2
    2007 11 06    16 52.88   -30 33.7    1.069    0.594    33.2    66.2   9.4
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-T54
    

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