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MPEC 2006-H47 : COMET P/2006 G1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-H47                                Issued 2006 Apr. 26, 16:18 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 G1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    PK06G010  C2006 04 17.59117 14 25 02.50 -43 25 26.3          18.3 T EH047423
    PK06G010  C2006 04 17.62155 14 25 01.15 -43 25 27.8          18.5 T EH047423
    PK06G010  C2006 04 19.41945 14 23 47.93 -43 26 12.3          19.0 N EH047415
    PK06G010  C2006 04 19.42885 14 23 47.54 -43 26 12.7          18.2 N EH047415
    PK06G010  C2006 04 20.59387 14 22 58.24 -43 26 13.8          18.6 N EH047423
    PK06G010  C2006 04 20.62708 14 22 56.76 -43 26 14.3          19.1 N EH047423
    PK06G010  C2006 04 21.55495 14 22 17.28 -43 25 57.5          18.2 T EH047423
    PK06G010  C2006 04 21.58817 14 22 15.78 -43 25 56.7          18.4 T EH047423
    PK06G010  C2006 04 21.61774 14 22 14.40 -43 25 55.4          17.8 T EH047423
    PK06G010  C2006 04 22.52720 14 21 35.26 -43 25 24.4          18.4 T EH047423
    PK06G010  C2006 04 22.54381 14 21 34.45 -43 25 23.4          17.9 T EH047423
    PK06G010  C2006 04 24.60492 14 20 03.63 -43 23 17.9          18.6 N EH047415
    PK06G010  C2006 04 24.61335 14 20 03.23 -43 23 17.2          18.4 N EH047415
    PK06G010  C2006 04 25.59435 14 19 19.35 -43 21 49.6          19.1 N EH047423
    PK06G010  C2006 04 25.61096 14 19 18.61 -43 21 50.2          19.3 N EH047423

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.

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 G1 (McNaught)
T 2006 Aug. 19.183 TT                                   MPC
q   2.62867              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.093212       Peri.  314.215       -0.252775       +0.926809
a   4.81749        Node   299.209       -0.771962       -0.366234
e   0.45435        Incl.   18.553       -0.583249       +0.083059
P  10.6
From 55 observations 2006 Apr. 5-25.

Ephemeris:
    P/2006 G1 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 04 25    14 19.77   -43 22.7    1.840    2.755   149.6    10.7  17.7
2006 05 05    14 12.25   -42 54.2    1.802    2.735   152.2     9.9  17.6
2006 05 15    14 05.40   -41 59.7    1.787    2.716   151.1    10.4  17.6
2006 05 25    14 00.25   -40 45.1    1.795    2.699   146.7    11.9  17.6
2006 06 04    13 57.56   -39 18.5    1.824    2.684   140.3    14.0  17.6
2006 06 14    13 57.72   -37 48.7    1.873    2.671   133.0    16.1  17.6
2006 06 24    14 00.75   -36 22.5    1.938    2.659   125.4    18.2  17.7
2006 07 04    14 06.52   -35 04.9    2.018    2.649   117.8    19.8  17.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-H47

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