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    • MPEC 2007-L64 : COMET C/2007 K5 (LOVEJOY)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-L64                                Issued 2007 June 15, 15:38 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                           COMET C/2007 K5 (LOVEJOY)

Observations:
    CK07K050  C2007 06 10.35248 07 05 16.02 -14 16 35.4          17.8 N EL064415
    CK07K050  C2007 06 10.35679 07 05 17.31 -14 16 34.0          17.9 N EL064415
    CK07K050  C2007 06 11.18869 07 09 17.15 -14 12 18.6          17.0 N EL064F85
    CK07K050  C2007 06 11.19774 07 09 19.76 -14 12 16.0                 EL064F85
    CK07K050  C2007 06 11.20615 07 09 22.17 -14 12 12.8                 EL064F85
    CK07K050  C2007 06 11.38333 07 10 13.16 -14 11 14.8          14.6 T EL064D87
    CK07K050  C2007 06 11.40208 07 10 18.86 -14 11 13.0          14.4 T EL064D87

Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
D87 Brooklyn Park.  Observer M. Mattiazzo.  0.28-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
F85 Tiki Observatory, Punaauia.  Observer N. Teamo.  Measurer S. Hoenig.
    0.41-m f/8.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2007 K5 (Lovejoy)
T 2007 May 2.415 TT                                     MPC
q   1.15466              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  256.028       +0.137070       -0.967249
                   Node   193.657       +0.769940       -0.031659
e   1.0            Incl.   64.800       -0.623221       -0.251847
From 32 observations 2007 May 29-June 11.

Ephemeris:
    C/2007 K5 (Lovejoy)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 06 09    06 58.72   -14 23.4    1.774    1.299    46.3    34.4  14.4
2007 06 14    07 22.62   -13 57.2    1.810    1.336    46.7    33.6  14.5
2007 06 19    07 45.60   -13 28.3    1.857    1.377    46.8    32.5  14.7
2007 06 24    08 07.49   -12 58.2    1.912    1.419    46.5    31.3  14.9
2007 06 29    08 28.24   -12 28.0    1.975    1.465    46.0    30.0  15.1
2007 07 04    08 47.81   -11 58.8    2.044    1.512    45.2    28.5  15.3
2007 07 09    09 06.22   -11 31.3    2.120    1.561    44.2    27.0  15.6
2007 07 14    09 23.53   -11 06.2    2.200    1.611    42.9    25.4  15.8
2007 07 19    09 39.79   -10 43.8    2.283    1.663    41.4    23.8  16.0
2007 07 24    09 55.08   -10 24.2    2.369    1.715    39.7    22.2  16.2
2007 07 29    10 09.47   -10 07.4    2.458    1.769    37.8    20.6  16.4

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.
     Further observations of comet C/2007 K6 are very desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-L64

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