MPEC 2006-N38 : COMET C/2006 M4 (SWAN)
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M.P.E.C. 2006-N38 Issued 2006 July 15, 13:14 UT
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COMET C/2006 M4 (SWAN)
Observations:
CK06M040 C2006 07 12.35695 09 05 59.07 -01 55 43.8 12.3 T EN038E12
CK06M040 C2006 07 12.35925 09 05 59.27 -01 55 41.0 EN038E12
CK06M040 C2006 07 12.36157 09 05 59.46 -01 55 38.5 EN038E12
CK06M040 C2006 07 12.36387 09 05 59.63 -01 55 35.6 EN038E12
CK06M040 C2006 07 13.32914 09 07 08.20 -01 35 00.7 15.1 N EN038415
CK06M040 C2006 07 13.33216 09 07 08.37 -01 34 56.5 14.9 N EN038415
CK06M040 C2006 07 13.34177 09 07 09.08 -01 34 44.8 14.9 N EN038415
CK06M040 C2006 07 13.34965 09 07 09.65 -01 34 34.8 14.8 N EN038415
CK06M040 C2006 07 13.35205 09 07 09.84 -01 34 31.2 14.7 N EN038415
CK06M040 C2006 07 13.35793 09 07 10.23 -01 34 24.7 EN038E12
CK06M040 C2006 07 13.35986 09 07 10.33 -01 34 22.3 EN038E12
CK06M040 C2006 07 15.27894 09 09 28.36 -00 53 43.7 14.1 N EN038474
CK06M040 C2006 07 15.28096 09 09 28.47 -00 53 40.6 13.9 N EN038474
CK06M040 C2006 07 15.29091 09 09 29.22 -00 53 27.3 13.9 N EN038474
CK06M040 C2006 07 15.29184 09 09 29.23 -00 53 26.5 13.9 N EN038474
Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra. Observer D. Herald. 0.36-m f/3.9
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observer A. C. Gilmore. 1.0-m f/7.7
reflector + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey. Observer R. H. McNaught. 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2006 M4 (SWAN)
T 2006 Sept. 28.920 TT MPC
q 0.78912 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 62.260 -0.226864 +0.846131
Node 148.702 +0.152850 -0.458123
e 1.0 Incl. 111.815 +0.961857 +0.272369
From 15 observations 2006 July 12-15.
Ephemeris:
C/2006 M4 (SWAN)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2006 07 14 09 07.94 -01 20.8 2.334 1.580 32.8 20.4 12.3
2006 07 19 09 14.03 +00 24.2 2.323 1.511 28.6 18.8 12.1
2006 07 24 09 20.36 +02 07.9 2.306 1.443 24.3 16.9 11.9
2006 07 29 09 26.95 +03 51.2 2.283 1.375 20.1 14.7 11.7
2006 08 03 09 33.82 +05 34.9 2.254 1.307 15.8 12.2 11.4
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2006 MPC M.P.E.C. 2006-N38
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