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MPEC 2006-M05 : COMET C/2006 L1 (GARRADD)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-M05                                Issued 2006 June 16, 16:42 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 L1 (GARRADD)

Observations:
    CK06L010  C2006 06 13.42141 09 54 52.02 -29 22 45.9          17.8 T EM005E12
    CK06L010  C2006 06 13.43087 09 54 51.66 -29 22 28.4          17.5 T EM005E12
    CK06L010  C2006 06 13.44032 09 54 51.30 -29 22 10.7          17.7 T EM005E12
    CK06L010  C2006 06 13.44978 09 54 50.90 -29 21 53.9          17.6 T EM005E12
    CK06L010  C2006 06 15.37484 09 53 42.64 -28 24 03.2                 EM005E12
    CK06L010  C2006 06 15.38336 09 53 42.32 -28 23 48.0                 EM005E12
    CK06L010  C2006 06 15.39185 09 53 42.07 -28 23 33.8          17.7 T EM005E12
    CK06L010  C2006 06 15.40039 09 53 41.71 -28 23 17.9                 EM005E12

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

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 L1 (Garradd)
T 2006 Oct. 17.848 TT                                   MPC
q   1.46573              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  338.263       -0.480515       +0.652653
                   Node   101.808       +0.866662       +0.251196
e   1.0            Incl.  143.241       +0.134174       +0.714804
From 35 observations 2006 June 4-15.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 L1 (Garradd)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 06 14    09 54.51   -29 05.2    2.143    2.251    82.7    26.6  17.2
2006 06 24    09 50.14   -24 27.1    2.247    2.156    71.7    26.6  17.1
2006 07 04    09 48.44   -20 35.1    2.350    2.064    61.3    25.6  17.0
2006 07 14    09 48.53   -17 22.7    2.441    1.974    51.4    23.7  16.9
2006 07 24    09 49.82   -14 42.5    2.515    1.888    42.1    21.2  16.8
2006 08 03    09 51.88   -12 27.7    2.563    1.807    33.6    18.1  16.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-M05

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