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    • MPEC 2008-A29 : COMET C/2007 W3 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2008-A29                                Issued 2008 Jan. 7, 00:32 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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                           COMET C/2007 W3 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK07W030  C2007 12 29.82395 01 46 21.22 +78 59 55.9          18.3 N EA029130
    CK07W030  C2007 12 29.82495 01 46 20.31 +78 59 56.1          18.3 N EA029130
    CK07W030  C2007 12 29.82595 01 46 19.92 +78 59 55.2          18.5 N EA029130
    CK07W030  C2007 12 29.82696 01 46 18.94 +78 59 53.8          18.6 N EA029130
    CK07W030  C2007 12 31.63416 01 29 51.26 +78 39 22.9                 EA029349
    CK07W030  C2007 12 31.64084 01 29 47.73 +78 39 17.7                 EA029349
    CK07W030  C2007 12 31.64755 01 29 44.23 +78 39 12.8          18.1 T EA029349
    CK07W030  C2008 01 02.97089 01 10 46.46 +78 08 04.1          17.5 T EA029585
    CK07W030  C2008 01 02.97343 01 10 45.94 +78 08 05.9          17.6 T EA029585
    CK07W030  C2008 01 02.97472 01 10 45.98 +78 08 01.3          18.3 N EA029585
    CK07W030  C2008 01 02.97890 01 10 44.76 +78 08 00.6          18.4 N EA029585
    CK07W030  C2008 01 02.98794 01 10 40.72 +78 07 52.8          18.5 N EA029585
    CK07W030  C2008 01 02.99781 01 10 34.55 +78 07 42.9          18.2 N EA029585
    CK07W030  C2008 01 03.00274 01 10 32.79 +78 07 34.2          18.5 N EA029585
    CK07W030  C2008 01 03.03529 01 10 18.32 +78 07 07.9          18.3 N EA029585

Observer details:
130 Lumezzane.  Observers M. Casali, W. Marinello, M. Micheli, G. Pizzetti,
    A. Soffiantini.  Measurers M. Casali, W. Marinello.  0.40-m f/4.5
    reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 W3 (LINEAR)
T 2008 June 2.8017 TT                                   MPC
q   1.776674             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  112.6253      -0.2854910      -0.1965293
                   Node    73.0682      -0.6492221      -0.6803098
e   1.0            Incl.   78.6718      +0.7049862      -0.7060841
From 95 observations 2007 Nov. 29-2008 Jan. 3.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-A29

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