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MPEC 2007-X09 : COMET P/2007 T2 (KOWALSKI)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-X09                                Issued 2007 Dec. 3, 15:03 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 P/2007 T2 (KOWALSKI)

Observations:
    PK07T020  C2007 11 15.20859 10 21 18.14 +27 32 19.9                 EX009J95
    PK07T020  C2007 11 15.21294 10 21 18.21 +27 32 20.8                 EX009J95
    PK07T020  C2007 11 15.21728 10 21 18.18 +27 32 23.9          20.0 N EX009J95
    PK07T020  C2007 11 27.08597 10 19 49.07 +29 05 11.7          18.5 N EX009213
    PK07T020  C2007 11 27.14032 10 19 47.72 +29 05 41.1          18.5 N EX009213
    PK07T020  C2007 11 27.17655 10 19 46.82 +29 06 00.7          18.5 N EX009213
    PK07T020  C2007 12 01.09366 10 17 37.64 +29 43 19.2          18.7 N EX009213
    PK07T020  C2007 12 01.12917 10 17 36.06 +29 43 41.7          18.7 N EX009213
    PK07T020  C2007 12 01.15136 10 17 34.99 +29 43 57.1          18.7 N EX009213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2007 T2 (Kowalski)
T 2007 Sept. 19.0214 TT                                 MPC
q   0.695859             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1814045      Peri.  358.5498      +0.9989861      -0.0433965
a   3.090562       Node     3.9969      +0.0428412      +0.8346281
e   0.774844       Incl.    9.8954      +0.0138336      +0.5491017
P   5.43
From 94 observations 2007 Oct. 9-Dec. 1.

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-X09

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