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MPEC 2006-J29 : COMET P/2006 G1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-J29                                Issued 2006 May 6, 18:38 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 29.63079 14 16 16.84 -43 13 03.2          18.8 N EJ029423
    PK06G010  C2006 04 29.66117 14 16 15.35 -43 12 56.8          18.6 N EJ029423
    PK06G010  C2006 05 02.55950 14 14 04.38 -43 03 45.8          18.2 T EJ029423
    PK06G010  C2006 05 02.58786 14 14 02.99 -43 03 39.4          17.5 T EJ029423
    PK06G010  C2006 05 04.69529 14 12 28.62 -42 55 30.1          19.3 N EJ029415
    PK06G010  C2006 05 04.70092 14 12 28.34 -42 55 28.8          18.6 N EJ029415
    PK06G010  C2006 05 05.57560 14 11 49.89 -42 51 46.1          18.0 T EJ029423
    PK06G010  C2006 05 05.61843 14 11 47.90 -42 51 35.6          17.8 T EJ029E12
    PK06G010  C2006 05 05.63056 14 11 47.32 -42 51 31.8          17.9 T EJ029E12
    PK06G010  C2006 05 05.64260 14 11 46.78 -42 51 28.3          17.8 T EJ029E12
    PK06G010  C2006 05 05.65466 14 11 46.21 -42 51 24.8          17.8 T EJ029E12
    PK06G010  C2006 05 05.66700 14 11 45.65 -42 51 21.2          17.9 T EJ029E12
    PK06G010  C2006 05 05.66936 14 11 45.72 -42 51 21.7                 EJ029E12
    PK06G010  C2006 05 05.67172 14 11 45.45 -42 51 20.0          17.6 T EJ029E12
    PK06G010  C2006 05 05.67409 14 11 45.31 -42 51 19.2          17.5 T EJ029E12

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.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer 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:
    P/2006 G1 (McNaught)
T 2006 Aug. 18.5375 TT                                  MPC
q   2.631743             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0931709      Peri.  313.9408      -0.2562311      +0.9259039
a   4.818913       Node   299.2684      -0.7704403      -0.3690479
e   0.453872       Incl.   18.5538      -0.5837528      +0.0806574
P  10.6
From 72 observations 2006 Apr. 5-May 5.

Ephemeris:
    P/2006 G1 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 05 05    14 12.26   -42 54.2    1.803    2.736   152.2     9.9  17.7
2006 05 15    14 05.41   -41 59.8    1.789    2.718   151.1    10.4  17.6
2006 05 25    14 00.26   -40 45.3    1.797    2.701   146.7    11.9  17.6
2006 06 04    13 57.57   -39 18.8    1.826    2.686   140.3    13.9  17.6
2006 06 14    13 57.73   -37 49.1    1.875    2.673   133.0    16.1  17.6
2006 06 24    14 00.76   -36 23.0    1.940    2.661   125.4    18.1  17.7
2006 07 04    14 06.52   -35 05.5    2.020    2.652   117.8    19.8  17.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-J29

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