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MPEC 2006-H46 : COMET C/2006 E1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-H46                                Issued 2006 Apr. 26, 16:13 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 04 20.69661 19 48 32.64 -51 43 22.7          17.6 T EH046423
    CK06E010  C2006 04 20.72375 19 48 32.88 -51 43 39.3          17.6 T EH046423
    CK06E010  C2006 04 21.69310 19 48 43.23 -51 53 16.4          16.9 T EH046423
    CK06E010  C2006 04 21.71741 19 48 43.48 -51 53 30.7          17.1 T EH046423
    CK06E010  C2006 04 22.68999 19 48 52.80 -52 03 15.3          17.2 T EH046423
    CK06E010  C2006 04 22.71429 19 48 53.14 -52 03 31.4          17.9 T EH046423

Observer details:
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 E1 (McNaught)
T 2007 Jan. 4.1789 TT                                   MPC
q   6.046660             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  232.5390      +0.1472227      +0.0023784
                   Node    95.0288      -0.2347952      +0.9714977
e   1.0            Incl.   83.1792      -0.9608313      -0.2370372
From 32 observations 2006 Mar. 11-Apr. 22.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 E1 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 04 25    19 49.19   -52 26.6    5.992    6.301   103.3     8.9  17.9
2006 05 05    19 49.50   -54 11.6    5.843    6.282   111.4     8.6  17.8
2006 05 15    19 47.92   -56 01.1    5.709    6.263   119.1     8.1  17.8
2006 05 25    19 44.20   -57 52.7    5.594    6.246   126.2     7.5  17.7
2006 06 04    19 38.12   -59 42.8    5.502    6.229   132.2     6.9  17.6
2006 06 14    19 29.57   -61 27.5    5.436    6.212   136.5     6.5  17.6
2006 06 24    19 18.64   -63 02.4    5.396    6.197   138.7     6.2  17.6
2006 07 04    19 05.67   -64 23.4    5.384    6.182   138.5     6.3  17.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-H46

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