MPEC 2006-E04 : COMET C/2006 CK10 (CATALINA)
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M.P.E.C. 2006-E04 Issued 2006 Mar. 2, 16:16 UT
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minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2006 CK10 (CATALINA)
Observations:
CK06C10K C2006 02 25.49019 13 34 15.42 +51 37 37.8 EE004693
CK06C10K C2006 02 25.49137 13 34 15.15 +51 37 42.6 EE004693
CK06C10K C2006 02 25.97536 13 32 27.65 +52 03 02.7 18.5 N EE004A74
CK06C10K C2006 02 25.97899 13 32 26.83 +52 03 14.6 18.9 N EE004A74
CK06C10K C2006 02 25.99350 13 32 23.47 +52 04 00.1 18.1 N EE004A74
CK06C10K C2006 02 25.99713 13 32 22.62 +52 04 11.3 19.2 N EE004A74
CK06C10K C2006 02 26.00076 13 32 21.82 +52 04 22.9 19.0 N EE004A74
CK06C10K C2006 03 02.34801 13 13 29.35 +55 50 03.7 17.3 T EE004703
CK06C10K C2006 03 02.35660 13 13 26.79 +55 50 30.5 17.3 T EE004703
Observer details:
693 Catalina Station, Tucson. Observers C. W. Hergenrother, A. C. Smith.
Measurer C. W. Hergenrother. 1.54-m reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observer E. J. Christensen. Measurers E. C. Beshore,
E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught. 0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
A74 Bergen-Enkheim Observatory. Observer U. Suessenberger. 0.36-m f/4.6
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2006 CK10 (Catalina)
T 2006 July 2.6713 TT MPC
q 1.757046 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 143.1050 -0.0838428 +0.8474326
Node 243.7873 +0.7161818 +0.4170423
e 1.0 Incl. 144.2441 +0.6928593 -0.3285327
From 63 observations 2006 Feb. 4-Mar. 2.
Ephemeris:
C/2006 CK10 (Catalina)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2006 02 24 13 39.46 +50 19.4 1.697 2.390 123.4 20.2 18.5
2006 03 06 12 53.29 +58 50.7 1.614 2.310 123.1 21.1 18.4
2006 03 16 11 33.40 +65 14.6 1.602 2.233 116.7 23.5 18.4
2006 03 26 09 49.41 +66 59.3 1.658 2.160 106.1 26.3 18.5
2006 04 05 08 24.21 +64 20.0 1.766 2.090 94.0 28.5 18.6
2006 04 15 07 33.21 +59 53.0 1.908 2.026 81.9 29.4 18.7
2006 04 25 07 05.11 +55 20.7 2.064 1.966 70.2 28.8 18.8
2006 05 05 06 49.70 +51 17.3 2.221 1.913 59.2 26.9 18.9
2006 05 15 06 41.32 +47 48.1 2.368 1.866 48.9 24.1 18.9
2006 05 25 06 36.99 +44 49.0 2.497 1.827 39.1 20.5 18.8
2006 06 04 06 35.04 +42 14.0 2.601 1.796 30.0 16.4 18.7
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2006 MPC M.P.E.C. 2006-E04
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