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    • MPEC 2007-T59 : COMET C/2007 T1 (McNAUGHT)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-T59                                Issued 2007 Oct. 10, 19:49 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 09.90909 17 17 57.63 -09 58 14.2          15.8 T ET059I77
    CK07T010  C2007 10 09.91341 17 17 57.45 -09 58 25.4          15.9 T ET059I77
    CK07T010  C2007 10 09.91695 17 17 57.26 -09 58 34.5          15.8 T ET059I77
    CK07T010  C2007 10 10.08382 17 17 50.75 -10 05 47.9          15.3 N ET059H06
    CK07T010  C2007 10 10.09656 17 17 50.17 -10 06 21.1          15.1 N ET059H06
    CK07T010  C2007 10 10.75286 17 17 24.60 -10 34 19.6          14.3 N ET059104
    CK07T010  C2007 10 10.76156 17 17 24.53 -10 34 42.2          14.5 N ET059104
    CK07T010  C2007 10 10.76573 17 17 24.24 -10 34 52.1          14.0 N ET059104
    CK07T010  C2007 10 10.77230 17 17 24.07 -10 35 08.5          13.9 N ET059104

Observer details:
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, G. Fagioli, M. Mazzucato,
    F. Dolfi.  Measurers L. Tesi, G. Fagioli.  0.60-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero.  0.25-m f/3.4
    reflector + CCD.
I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
    Measurer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 T1 (McNaught)
T 2007 Dec. 12.392 TT                                   MPC
q   0.97852              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  232.977       -0.129099       -0.552167
                   Node   111.292       -0.358322       +0.800480
e   1.0            Incl.  117.869       -0.924629       -0.233116
From 61 observations 2007 Oct. 9-10.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 T1 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 10 07    17 20.04   -07 50.8    1.537    1.477    67.4    38.7  13.1
2007 10 12    17 16.65   -11 26.7    1.589    1.419    61.6    38.2  13.0
2007 10 17    17 14.01   -14 48.5    1.640    1.363    56.0    37.3  12.9
2007 10 22    17 11.99   -17 58.1    1.690    1.308    50.6    36.0  12.8
2007 10 27    17 10.46   -20 57.1    1.736    1.256    45.4    34.3  12.7
2007 11 01    17 09.33   -23 47.6    1.777    1.207    40.4    32.2  12.6
2007 11 06    17 08.51   -26 31.2    1.813    1.160    35.6    29.8  12.4
2007 11 11    17 07.91   -29 09.6    1.842    1.117    31.1    27.2  12.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-T59

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