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MPEC 2006-J07 : COMET C/2006 E1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-J07                                Issued 2006 May 2, 02:40 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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                  Supported in part by the TABASGO Foundation
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                          COMET C/2006 E1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK06E010  C2006 04 27.68745 19 49 26.87 -52 54 18.7          19.3 N EJ007415
    CK06E010  C2006 04 27.69382 19 49 26.92 -52 54 23.0          19.1 N EJ007415
    CK06E010  C2006 04 29.69442 19 49 33.41 -53 15 13.4          17.4 T EJ007423
    CK06E010  C2006 04 29.71913 19 49 33.49 -53 15 29.2          17.7 T EJ007423

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:
    C/2006 E1 (McNaught)
T 2007 Jan. 6.1528 TT                                   MPC
q   6.040864             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  232.7399      +0.1470861      +0.0016156
                   Node    95.0351      -0.2313797      +0.9723098
e   1.0            Incl.   83.1944      -0.9616803      -0.2336901
From 36 observations 2006 Mar. 11-Apr. 29.

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    5.991    6.300   103.3     8.9  17.9
2006 05 05    19 49.50   -54 11.6    5.841    6.280   111.4     8.6  17.8
2006 05 15    19 47.92   -56 01.2    5.707    6.262   119.1     8.1  17.7
2006 05 25    19 44.20   -57 52.8    5.592    6.244   126.2     7.5  17.7
2006 06 04    19 38.11   -59 43.0    5.500    6.227   132.2     6.9  17.6
2006 06 14    19 29.56   -61 27.7    5.434    6.210   136.5     6.5  17.6
2006 06 24    19 18.61   -63 02.7    5.394    6.194   138.7     6.2  17.6
2006 07 04    19 05.63   -64 23.7    5.382    6.179   138.5     6.3  17.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-J07

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