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MPEC 2006-L27 : COMET C/2006 HW51 (SIDING SPRING)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-L27                                Issued 2006 June 5, 15:54 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 C/2006 HW51 (SIDING SPRING)

Observations:
    CK06H51W  C2006 06 04.25346 10 22 22.49 -26 02 43.8                 EL027F65
    CK06H51W  C2006 06 04.25501 10 22 22.63 -26 02 42.6                 EL027F65
    CK06H51W  C2006 06 04.25778 10 22 22.86 -26 02 40.3                 EL027F65
    CK06H51W  C2006 06 04.25912 10 22 22.98 -26 02 39.1                 EL027F65
    CK06H51W  C2006 06 04.26317 10 22 23.33 -26 02 35.5                 EL027F65
    CK06H51W  C2006 06 05.25313 10 23 51.66 -25 48 41.3                 EL027F65
    CK06H51W  C2006 06 05.25557 10 23 51.86 -25 48 39.3                 EL027F65
    CK06H51W  C2006 06 05.25791 10 23 52.08 -25 48 37.4          17.3 T EL027F65
    CK06H51W  C2006 06 05.26030 10 23 52.29 -25 48 35.4          17.3 T EL027F65

Observer details:
F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North.  Observers A. Fitzsimmons, S. C. Lowry,
    C. Snodgrass.  2.0-m f/10.0 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 HW51 (Siding Spring)
T 2006 Sept. 29.4083 TT                                 MPC
q   2.265030             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  359.9812      -0.6673543      +0.5191258
                   Node   228.1499      -0.6831923      -0.7121596
e   1.0            Incl.   45.7966      -0.2964566      +0.4725856
From 113 observations 2006 Apr. 23-June 5.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 HW51 (Siding Spring)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 06 04    10 22.00   -26 06.3    2.343    2.624    94.4    22.7  17.0
2006 06 14    10 37.51   -23 52.3    2.386    2.570    88.6    23.3  17.0
2006 06 24    10 54.36   -21 53.9    2.438    2.519    82.7    23.6  16.9
2006 07 04    11 12.34   -20 11.8    2.497    2.473    76.8    23.6  16.9
2006 07 14    11 31.21   -18 45.3    2.561    2.430    71.1    23.3  16.9
2006 07 24    11 50.79   -17 33.3    2.629    2.391    65.4    22.7  16.9
2006 08 03    12 10.96   -16 34.3    2.699    2.358    59.8    21.8  16.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-L27

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