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MPEC 2007-B79 : COMET P/2006 XG16 (SPACEWATCH)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-B79                                Issued 2007 Jan. 31, 15:49 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.

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                        COMET P/2006 XG16 (SPACEWATCH)

Observations:
    PK06X16G  C2007 01 27.19020 07 02 36.26 +32 18 29.6                 EB079693
    PK06X16G  C2007 01 27.19341 07 02 36.14 +32 18 30.4                 EB079693
    PK06X16G  C2007 01 27.20081 07 02 35.82 +32 18 32.7                 EB079693
    PK06X16G  C2007 01 28.18168 07 02 05.71 +32 22 26.0                 EB079693
    PK06X16G  C2007 01 28.18596 07 02 05.57 +32 22 27.0                 EB079693
    PK06X16G  C2007 01 28.19025 07 02 05.42 +32 22 28.1          18.2 T EB079693

Observer details:
693 Catalina Station, Tucson.  Observer C. W. Hergenrother.  1.54-m reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 XG16 (Spacewatch)
Epoch 2007 Mar. 1.0 TT = JDT 2454160.5
T 2007 Feb.  9.95745 TT                                 MPC
q   2.1022175            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.14247112     Peri.   41.30951     -0.48832534     -0.85886038
a   3.6306537      Node    78.45435     +0.75349797     -0.50433358
e   0.4209810      Incl.    9.07805     +0.44020356     -0.08947899
P   6.92
Residuals in seconds of arc
061115 G96  0.6+  0.2-    061215 704  0.1-  0.1+    070107 644  0.6+  0.2+
061115 G96  0.1-  0.1-    061218 704  0.5+  0.2+    070107 644  0.3+  0.0
061115 G96  0.3-  0.1+    061218 704  0.0   0.4-    070109 704  0.4+  1.3+
061115 G96  0.1-  0.1-    061218 704  0.4+  0.6+    070109 704  0.0   0.6-
061210 691  0.0   0.3+    061218 704  0.4-  0.1+    070109 704  0.7+  0.6-
061210 691  0.0   0.2+    061218 704  0.9+  0.7+    070109 704  0.1-  0.9+
061210 691  0.1+  0.0     061226 691  0.0   0.2-    070127 693  0.1+  0.3-
061212 691  0.2-  0.1-    061226 691  0.0   0.1-    070127 693  0.0   0.3-
061212 691  0.7-  0.3-    061226 691  0.1-  0.2-    070127 693  0.8-  0.1+
061212 691  0.1+  0.1-    070107 644  0.3-  0.1+    070128 693  0.0   0.1-
061215 704  0.3+  0.1+    070107 644  0.3-  0.0     070128 693  0.0   0.1-
061215 704  0.2+  0.1-    070107 644  0.1-  0.7+    070128 693  0.1-  0.1-
061215 704  0.6+  0.2+    070107 644  0.0   0.3-

Ephemeris:
    P/2006 XG16 (Spacewatch)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 01 30    07 01.23   +32 29.2    1.184    2.104   151.8    12.8  18.1
2007 02 09    06 58.38   +32 55.2    1.238    2.102   141.5    17.0  18.2
2007 02 19    06 59.10   +33 04.4    1.311    2.103   131.8    20.5  18.3
2007 03 01    07 03.57   +32 59.1    1.397    2.107   123.0    23.2  18.5
2007 03 11    07 11.47   +32 41.5    1.495    2.114   114.9    25.2  18.6
2007 03 21    07 22.33   +32 12.8    1.601    2.123   107.4    26.6  18.8
2007 03 31    07 35.63   +31 33.5    1.714    2.136   100.6    27.4  19.0
2007 04 10    07 50.79   +30 44.0    1.831    2.150    94.2    27.7  19.1
2007 04 20    08 07.36   +29 44.4    1.952    2.168    88.2    27.6  19.3
2007 04 30    08 24.91   +28 35.0    2.075    2.187    82.6    27.2  19.5
2007 05 10    08 43.10   +27 16.2    2.200    2.209    77.2    26.5  19.7
2007 05 20    09 01.66   +25 48.8    2.326    2.233    72.1    25.5  19.8
2007 05 30    09 20.39   +24 13.4    2.451    2.259    67.1    24.4  20.0
2007 06 09    09 39.10   +22 31.1    2.576    2.287    62.2    23.1  20.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-B79

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