MPEC 2006-A40 : COMET C/2006 A1 (POJMANSKI)
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M.P.E.C. 2006-A40 Issued 2006 Jan. 8, 20:03 UT
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COMET C/2006 A1 (POJMANSKI)
Observations:
CK06A010 C2006 01 06.42743 21 25 01.13 -66 37 23.2 16.2 N EA040415
CK06A010 C2006 01 06.43593 21 24 59.76 -66 37 12.0 15.7 N EA040415
CK06A010 C2006 01 06.43994 21 24 59.05 -66 37 05.2 15.8 N EA040415
CK06A010 C2006 01 06.44098 21 24 58.93 -66 37 04.6 15.9 N EA040415
CK06A010 C2006 01 06.45027 21 24 57.50 -66 36 51.4 15.5 N EA040415
CK06A010 C2006 01 07.44344 21 22 22.94 -66 14 08.0 15.8 N EA040415
CK06A010 C2006 01 07.44446 21 22 22.71 -66 14 05.6 15.5 N EA040415
CK06A010 C2006 01 07.49301 21 22 15.34 -66 12 57.5 15.6 N EA040415
CK06A010 C2006 01 07.49074 21 22 15.78 -66 13 01.8 13.0 T EA040D87
CK06A010 C2006 01 07.49509 21 22 15.03 -66 12 56.3 13.2 T EA040D87
CK06A010 C2006 01 07.50483 21 22 13.45 -66 12 42.9 13.0 T EA040D87
CK06A010 C2006 01 07.51033 21 22 12.44 -66 12 36.2 13.0 T EA040D87
CK06A010 C2006 01 07.51778 21 22 11.49 -66 12 24.2 13.1 T EA040D87
CK06A010 C2006 01 08.38447 21 20 00.31 -65 52 20.8 14.7 N EA040467
CK06A010 C2006 01 08.38556 21 20 00.14 -65 52 19.3 14.8 N EA040467
CK06A010 C2006 01 08.38620 21 20 00.06 -65 52 18.4 14.5 N EA040467
CK06A010 C2006 01 08.42282 21 19 54.64 -65 51 26.3 14.8 N EA040467
CK06A010 C2006 01 08.42350 21 19 54.49 -65 51 25.3 15.0 N EA040467
CK06A010 C2006 01 08.42416 21 19 54.39 -65 51 24.2 14.9 N EA040467
CK06A010 C2006 01 08.42481 21 19 54.31 -65 51 23.3 15.0 N EA040467
CK06A010 C2006 01 08.42547 21 19 54.23 -65 51 22.3 15.1 N EA040467
CK06A010 C2006 01 08.43839 21 19 52.19 -65 51 06.2 15.8 N EA040415
CK06A010 C2006 01 08.44538 21 19 51.19 -65 50 55.5 15.3 N EA040415
CK06A010 C2006 01 08.46056 21 19 48.90 -65 50 34.0 15.4 N EA040415
CK06A010 C2006 01 08.49803 21 19 43.44 -65 49 40.7 15.0 N EA040423
CK06A010 C2006 01 08.50822 21 19 41.88 -65 49 26.2 15.0 N EA040423
CK06A010 C2006 01 08.51840 21 19 40.40 -65 49 12.1 15.3 N EA040423
Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra. Observer D. Herald. 0.36-m f/3.9
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
423 North Ryde. Observer S. G. McAndrew. 0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
+ CCD.
467 Auckland Observatory. Observer G. W Christie. 0.35-m f/11
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
D87 Brooklyn Park. Observer M. Mattiazzo. 0.28-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2006 A1 (Pojmanski)
T 2006 Feb. 22.1695 TT MPC
q 0.554831 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 351.2319 -0.8406724 -0.1546637
Node 211.3038 -0.4162462 -0.4285086
e 1.0 Incl. 92.7256 -0.3464232 +0.8902019
From 41 observations 2005 Dec. 29-2006 Jan. 8.
Ephemeris:
C/2006 A1 (Pojmanski)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2006 01 05 21 28.87 -67 09.7 1.510 1.157 50.0 40.6 14.5
2006 01 15 21 04.70 -63 11.4 1.428 0.994 44.0 43.5 13.7
2006 01 25 20 44.31 -58 23.5 1.313 0.835 39.4 48.5 12.8
2006 02 04 20 26.05 -51 39.2 1.162 0.691 36.4 57.8 11.7
2006 02 14 20 13.05 -40 34.8 0.983 0.586 34.6 73.1 10.6
2006 02 24 20 14.45 -21 40.0 0.824 0.556 34.2 89.5 10.0
2006 03 06 20 36.93 +04 26.9 0.773 0.617 38.5 90.3 10.3
2006 03 16 21 15.99 +28 00.6 0.872 0.740 46.1 75.7 11.4
2006 03 26 22 02.77 +43 14.1 1.065 0.892 51.1 60.5 12.6
2006 04 05 22 50.43 +52 08.6 1.291 1.053 52.9 49.3 13.8
2006 04 15 23 35.10 +57 29.4 1.521 1.216 52.9 41.1 14.8
2006 04 25 00 15.23 +60 56.0 1.742 1.378 52.2 35.2 15.6
2006 05 05 00 50.60 +63 22.1 1.948 1.536 51.4 30.9 16.3
2006 05 15 01 21.54 +65 15.7 2.136 1.691 50.9 27.6 16.9
2006 05 25 01 48.56 +66 52.7 2.305 1.843 50.9 25.3 17.5
2006 06 04 02 12.05 +68 22.3 2.453 1.991 51.7 23.6 17.9
2006 06 14 02 32.19 +69 49.6 2.582 2.136 53.3 22.4 18.4
2006 06 24 02 48.97 +71 18.0 2.691 2.277 55.6 21.6 18.7
2006 07 04 03 02.03 +72 49.5 2.782 2.416 58.8 21.1 19.1
2006 07 14 03 10.56 +74 25.0 2.855 2.552 62.6 20.7 19.3
2006 07 24 03 13.20 +76 04.0 2.914 2.686 67.0 20.4 19.6
2006 08 03 03 07.44 +77 44.2 2.960 2.817 72.0 20.0 19.9
2006 08 13 02 49.43 +79 19.3 2.997 2.945 77.3 19.6 20.1
2006 08 23 02 14.20 +80 37.0 3.028 3.072 82.9 19.1 20.3
2006 09 02 01 19.76 +81 16.2 3.056 3.197 88.7 18.4 20.5
2006 09 12 00 16.18 +80 54.3 3.086 3.319 94.5 17.6 20.7
2006 09 22 23 22.02 +79 26.3 3.122 3.440 100.0 16.7 20.8
2006 10 02 22 46.20 +77 06.5 3.168 3.560 104.9 15.8 21.0
Gareth V. Williams (C) Copyright 2006 MPC M.P.E.C. 2006-A40
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