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MPEC 2006-G50 : COMET P/2006 F4 (SPACEWATCH)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-G50                                Issued 2006 Apr. 13, 20:33 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 F4 (SPACEWATCH)

Observations:
    PK06F040  C2006 04 06.37580 14 16 45.01 -05 05 49.9          18.7 T EG050703
    PK06F040  C2006 04 06.38228 14 16 44.79 -05 05 49.4          18.9 T EG050703
    PK06F040  C2006 04 06.38875 14 16 44.54 -05 05 43.0          18.6 T EG050703
    PK06F040  C2006 04 06.39548 14 16 44.25 -05 05 38.9          18.8 T EG050703
    PK06F040  C2006 04 09.34815 14 15 29.86 -04 34 53.2          19.5 T EG050673
    PK06F040  C2006 04 09.35255 14 15 29.71 -04 34 50.3                 EG050673
    PK06F040  C2006 04 09.35273 14 15 29.41 -04 34 43.5                 EG050673
    PK06F040  C2006 04 09.35764 14 15 29.59 -04 34 46.8                 EG050673

Observer details:
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 F4 (Spacewatch)
T 2006 May 3.333 TT                                     MPC
q   2.33902              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.148709       Peri.   31.314       -0.816036       +0.577800
a   3.52840        Node   184.081       -0.564674       -0.802577
e   0.33709        Incl.   12.376       -0.123405       -0.148383
P   6.63
From 23 observations 2006 Mar. 26-Apr. 9.

Ephemeris:
    P/2006 F4 (Spacewatch)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 04 05    14 17.28   -05 20.0    1.383    2.346   159.6     8.6  19.4
2006 04 15    14 12.78   -03 35.8    1.351    2.342   168.2     5.0  19.3
2006 04 25    14 07.37   -01 55.8    1.345    2.340   168.9     4.8  19.3
2006 05 05    14 02.03   -00 29.6    1.363    2.339   160.8     8.2  19.4
2006 05 15    13 57.77   +00 35.2    1.405    2.340   150.9    12.1  19.4
2006 05 25    13 55.27   +01 14.9    1.467    2.343   141.1    15.8  19.5
2006 06 04    13 54.98   +01 29.0    1.547    2.348   131.8    18.8  19.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-G50

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