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MPEC 2006-F28 : COMET C/2006 E1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-F28                                Issued 2006 Mar. 24, 20:56 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.

                  Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
                  Supported in part by the TABASGO Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                          COMET C/2006 E1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK06E010  C2006 03 11.74071 19 31 31.33 -46 07 56.2          18.0 T EF028E12
    CK06E010  C2006 03 11.74600 19 31 31.51 -46 07 58.2          18.0 T EF028E12
    CK06E010  C2006 03 11.75130 19 31 31.72 -46 08 00.4          18.3 T EF028E12
    CK06E010  C2006 03 11.75661 19 31 31.94 -46 08 02.9          18.1 T EF028E12
    CK06E010  C2006 03 11.78456 19 31 32.97 -46 08 14.5                 EF028E12
    CK06E010  C2006 03 11.78789 19 31 33.09 -46 08 16.1          18.5 T EF028E12
    CK06E010  C2006 03 11.79123 19 31 33.16 -46 08 17.1          18.7 T EF028E12
    CK06E010  C2006 03 12.74392 19 32 08.04 -46 14 53.0          18.4 T EF028E12
    CK06E010  C2006 03 12.75994 19 32 08.68 -46 15 00.2          17.9 T EF028E12
    CK06E010  C2006 03 18.75909 19 35 38.88 -46 58 02.7                 EF028E12
    CK06E010  C2006 03 18.76451 19 35 39.11 -46 58 03.5                 EF028E12
    CK06E010  C2006 03 19.77621 19 36 12.92 -47 05 35.5                 EF028E12
    CK06E010  C2006 03 19.78108 19 36 13.03 -47 05 37.9                 EF028E12
    CK06E010  C2006 03 23.72052 19 38 19.67 -47 35 37.9                 EF028E12
    CK06E010  C2006 03 23.72369 19 38 19.84 -47 35 40.2                 EF028E12

Observer details:
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observers R. H. McNaught, G. J. Garradd.  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.  0.5-m Uppsala
    Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 E1 (McNaught)
T 2006 Dec. 14.954 TT                                   MPC
q   6.10616              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  230.496       +0.148761       +0.010831
                   Node    94.949       -0.269393       +0.962563
e   1.0            Incl.   82.985       -0.951471       -0.270840
From 15 observations 2006 Mar. 11-23.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 E1 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 03 16    19 34.07   -46 37.9    6.670    6.395    69.8     8.4  18.2
2006 03 26    19 39.48   -47 53.5    6.504    6.375    78.2     8.8  18.1
2006 04 05    19 43.94   -49 16.9    6.335    6.355    86.6     9.0  18.0
2006 04 15    19 47.25   -50 47.9    6.169    6.337    95.0     9.1  18.0
2006 04 25    19 49.19   -52 26.2    6.010    6.318   103.3     8.9  17.9
2006 05 05    19 49.51   -54 10.8    5.862    6.301   111.4     8.6  17.8
2006 05 15    19 47.94   -55 59.9    5.730    6.284   119.1     8.1  17.8
2006 05 25    19 44.25   -57 50.9    5.617    6.268   126.2     7.5  17.7
2006 06 04    19 38.22   -59 40.5    5.527    6.253   132.2     6.9  17.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-F28

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