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    M.P.E.C. 2008-D06                                Issued 2008 Feb. 18, 00:29 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 Y1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK07Y010  C2008 02 11.33489 08 52 28.88 +02 03 41.4          18.2 T ED006704
    CK07Y010  C2008 02 11.34686 08 52 27.66 +02 04 00.2          18.3 T ED006704
    CK07Y010  C2008 02 11.35902 08 52 26.43 +02 04 19.3          18.3 T ED006704
    CK07Y010  C2008 02 11.37086 08 52 25.25 +02 04 38.2          18.4 T ED006704
    CK07Y010  C2008 02 11.38273 08 52 24.01 +02 04 57.1          18.1 T ED006704
    CK07Y010  C2008 02 12.01628 08 51 20.81 +02 21 43.1          15.0 T ED006585
    CK07Y010  C2008 02 12.02218 08 51 20.26 +02 21 52.3          15.1 T ED006585
    CK07Y010  C2008 02 12.02642 08 51 19.75 +02 21 58.6          17.3 N ED006585
    CK07Y010  C2008 02 12.03066 08 51 19.37 +02 22 05.7          17.3 N ED006585
    CK07Y010  C2008 02 12.04456 08 51 17.96 +02 22 28.4          17.2 N ED006585
    CK07Y010  C2008 02 12.04748 08 51 17.87 +02 22 30.3          17.4 N ED006585
    CK07Y010  C2008 02 12.88465 08 49 54.50 +02 44 45.7          17.4 N ED006235
    CK07Y010  C2008 02 16.67518 08 43 41.09 +04 25 37.9                 ED006349
    CK07Y010  C2008 02 16.67742 08 43 40.89 +04 25 41.3                 ED006349
    CK07Y010  C2008 02 16.67963 08 43 40.66 +04 25 45.0          17.4 T ED006349

Observer details:
235 CAST Observatory, Talmassons.  Observer R. Ligustri.  0.35-m f/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.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 Y1 (LINEAR)
T 2008 Mar. 19.3275 TT                                  MPC
q   3.340731             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  357.1264      -0.6949527      +0.2172530
                   Node   133.0932      +0.6770248      -0.1234387
e   1.0            Incl.  110.1723      +0.2422356      +0.9682789
From 140 observations 2007 Dec. 16-2008 Feb. 16.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-D06

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