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MPEC 2006-K17 : COMET P/2006 H1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-K17                                Issued 2006 May 19, 18:57 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 H1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    PK06H010  C2006 05 09.75627 22 45 49.19 -17 56 11.3          17.4 T EK017E12
    PK06H010  C2006 05 09.76600 22 45 50.08 -17 56 06.0          17.7 T EK017E12
    PK06H010  C2006 05 09.77590 22 45 51.07 -17 56 00.0          17.3 T EK017E12
    PK06H010  C2006 05 09.78575 22 45 51.99 -17 55 53.4          17.4 T EK017E12
    PK06H010  C2006 05 16.81821 22 56 41.88 -16 46 50.9                 EK017E12
    PK06H010  C2006 05 16.81929 22 56 41.97 -16 46 50.8                 EK017E12

Observer details:
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 H1 (McNaught)
T 2006 May 6.587 TT                                     MPC
q   2.41577              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.049038       Peri.  309.291       +0.647806       +0.761793
a   7.39232        Node     1.114       -0.613047       +0.524648
e   0.67321        Incl.   12.770       -0.452240       +0.380021
P  20.1
From 29 observations 2006 Apr. 29-May 16.

Ephemeris:
    P/2006 H1 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 05 15    22 53.95   -17 04.6    2.455    2.417    75.9    23.9  18.3
2006 05 25    23 08.48   -15 28.6    2.353    2.422    81.6    24.4  18.2
2006 06 04    23 21.54   -13 57.4    2.251    2.429    87.5    24.7  18.1
2006 06 14    23 32.99   -12 32.3    2.152    2.441    93.9    24.5  18.0
2006 06 24    23 42.64   -11 14.7    2.055    2.455   100.6    24.0  18.0
2006 07 04    23 50.24   -10 05.9    1.963    2.473   107.9    23.0  17.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-K17

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