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MPEC 2006-M03 : COMET C/2006 K3 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-M03                                Issued 2006 June 16, 15:32 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.

                  Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
                  Supported in part by the TABASGO Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                          COMET C/2006 K3 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK06K030  C2006 06 13.36085 07 05 05.81 -58 24 33.0          17.6 T EM003E12
    CK06K030  C2006 06 13.36174 07 05 05.87 -58 24 32.0          17.3 T EM003E12
    CK06K030  C2006 06 14.38256 07 05 51.88 -58 12 02.5          18.0 T EM003423
    CK06K030  C2006 06 14.41983 07 05 53.42 -58 11 34.2          17.6 T EM003423

Observer details:
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 K3 (McNaught)
T 2007 Mar. 13.421 TT                                   MPC
q   2.49721              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  328.183       +0.535353       +0.372724
                   Node    49.352       +0.815325       +0.006276
e   1.0            Incl.   92.604       -0.220552       +0.927921
From 42 observations 2006 May 22-June 14.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 K3 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 06 14    07 05.58   -58 16.7    3.750    3.781    84.0    15.5  16.6
2006 06 24    07 13.25   -56 24.9    3.730    3.708    81.0    15.7  16.5
2006 07 04    07 21.11   -54 54.8    3.708    3.636    78.1    15.9  16.5
2006 07 14    07 28.90   -53 47.0    3.681    3.565    75.5    16.0  16.4
2006 07 24    07 36.44   -53 01.7    3.647    3.495    73.4    16.2  16.2
2006 08 03    07 43.51   -52 39.0    3.605    3.426    71.8    16.3  16.1

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-M03

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