[IAUC] IAUC 8848: V2467 Cyg; C/2007 J1-J6; 8P [25139-2008/05-R1]

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V2467 CYGNI
     S. Mazuk, D. K. Lynch, R. J. Rudy, R. W. Russell, R. L.
Pearson, The Aerospace Corporation; C. E. Woodward, University of
Minnesota; R. C. Puetter, Center for Astrophysics and Space Science,
University of California at San Diego; and R. B. Perry, Langley
Research Center, NASA, report 0.4- to 2.5-micron spectroscopy of
this nova (cf. IAUC 8821) using the Lick 3-m telescope (+ VNIRIS)
on May 7 UT, as well as 0.8- to 5.5-micron spectroscopy using the
Infrared Telescope Facility 3-m telescope (+ SpeX) on May 31.  The
spectrum increased in excitation between the two epochs, displaying
coronal lines of [Si VI], [Si VII], [Ca VIII], [S VIII], and [S IX]
at the later date.  All coronal lines had complex profiles.  He II
emission was also present, in addition to the unidentified novae
lines (Rudy et al. 2002, Ap.J. 573, 794) at 1.11, 1.19, 1.55, and
2.10 microns.  Despite the presence of these high-excitation
features, emission from C I, N I, and O I persisted.  There was no
evidence of dust formation.  The interstellar reddening derived
from the O I lines was E(B-V) = 1.5.


COMETS C/2007 J1-J6 (SOHO)
     Additional near-sun comets (cf. IAUC 8847) have been found on
SOHO website images -- all being Kreutz sungrazers except for
C/2007 J1 (Meyer group).  C/2007 J1 was stellar in appearance and
reached mag about 6.  C/2007 J5 was fuzzy, very faint, and tailless.
C/2007 J6 was very diffuse and somewhat elongated, with a hint of a
tail.  The remaining three objects were very small, slightly
diffuse, and faint (mag about 7.5-8).

 Comet       2007 UT      R.A.(2000)Decl.   Inst.  F    MPEC
 C/2007 J1   May  2.579    2 43.5  +15 29   C3/2   RK   2007-L03
 C/2007 J2        3.121    2 44.8  +14 17   C2     BZ   2007-L03
 C/2007 J3        4.746    2 54.4  +14 17   C3/2   TH   2007-L03
 C/2007 J4        4.771    2 50.9  +14 43   C2     TH   2007-L03
 C/2007 J5        7.538    3 01.3  +15 25   C2     BZ   2007-L16
 C/2007 J6        9.146    3 06.3  +15 48   C2     BZ   2007-L16


COMET 8P/TUTTLE
     C. W. Hergenrother reports his recovery of this comet as a
stellar object of mag 20.3-20.4 in co-added CCD exposures taken on
Apr. 22.5 and 26.5 UT with the Catalina 1.54-m reflector.  The
astrometry, revised orbital elements, and an ephemeris appear on
MPEC 2007-L45.

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2007 June 12                   (8848)            Daniel W. E. Green