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    • MPEC 2007-V106: COMET P/2007 V2 (HILL)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-V106                               Issued 2007 Nov. 13, 17:18 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
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                            COMET P/2007 V2 (HILL)

Observations:
    PK07V020  C2007 11 10.18834 02 37 38.92 +12 03 36.0          20.4 T EV106H55
    PK07V020  C2007 11 10.19701 02 37 38.54 +12 03 34.8          20.7 T EV106H55
    PK07V020  C2007 11 10.20568 02 37 38.17 +12 03 33.4          20.5 T EV106H55
    PK07V020  C2007 11 10.95560 02 37 07.14 +12 01 41.2          19.2 N EV106213
    PK07V020  C2007 11 10.95925 02 37 06.97 +12 01 41.0          19.2 N EV106213
    PK07V020  C2007 11 10.96289 02 37 06.83 +12 01 40.5          19.2 N EV106213
    PK07V020  C2007 11 10.97742 02 37 06.21 +12 01 41.2          19.5 N EV106J47
    PK07V020  C2007 11 10.98064 02 37 06.04 +12 01 40.8          19.5 N EV106J47
    PK07V020  C2007 11 11.01530 02 37 04.64 +12 01 33.8          19.4 N EV106J47
    PK07V020  C2007 11 11.05102 02 37 03.11 +12 01 28.6          19.6 N EV106J47
    PK07V020  C2007 11 11.67957 02 36 37.34 +11 59 54.5                 EV106349
    PK07V020  C2007 11 11.68527 02 36 37.13 +11 59 53.9                 EV106349
    PK07V020  C2007 11 11.69096 02 36 36.89 +11 59 53.1          19.2 T EV106349

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
J47 Observatorio Nazaret.  Observer G. Muler.  0.20-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2007 V2 (Hill)
T 2007 July 31.834 TT                                   MPC
q   2.75030              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.120258       Peri.  278.045       +0.948740       -0.313245
a   4.06500        Node   100.217       +0.304205       +0.868910
e   0.32342        Incl.    2.451       +0.085746       +0.383241
P   8.20
From 42 observations 2007 Oct. 14-Nov. 11.

Ephemeris:
    P/2007 V2 (Hill)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 11 06    02 40.58   +12 14.5    1.819    2.809   176.4     1.3  18.8
2007 11 16    02 33.76   +11 50.0    1.850    2.821   166.4     4.7  18.8
2007 11 26    02 28.01   +11 32.6    1.909    2.834   155.0     8.5  18.9
2007 12 06    02 23.98   +11 24.9    1.992    2.849   144.0    11.7  19.0
2007 12 16    02 22.07   +11 28.6    2.097    2.864   133.4    14.4  19.2
2007 12 26    02 22.44   +11 43.8    2.219    2.881   123.5    16.5  19.3

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-V106

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