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MPEC 2006-M34 : COMET C/2006 L2 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-M34                                Issued 2006 June 23, 22:18 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

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET C/2006 L2 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK06L020  C2006 06 16.99907 14 37 09.42 -36 42 38.5          15.4 N EM034I77
    CK06L020  C2006 06 17.00141 14 37 09.20 -36 42 33.0          15.5 N EM034I77
    CK06L020  C2006 06 17.00433 14 37 08.82 -36 42 26.3          15.3 N EM034I77
    CK06L020  C2006 06 17.00722 14 37 08.55 -36 42 20.0          15.3 N EM034I77
    CK06L020  C2006 06 17.04201 14 37 05.09 -36 41 02.9                 EM034808
    CK06L020  C2006 06 17.04792 14 37 04.50 -36 40 49.7                 EM034808
    CK06L020  C2006 06 17.05486 14 37 03.79 -36 40 34.5                 EM034808
    CK06L020  C2006 06 17.39916 14 36 29.13 -36 27 57.2          15.9 N EM034423
    CK06L020  C2006 06 17.42346 14 36 26.66 -36 27 03.6          16.4 N EM034423
    CK06L020  C2006 06 17.44777 14 36 24.15 -36 26 10.3          15.7 N EM034423
    CK06L020  C2006 06 17.47207 14 36 21.67 -36 25 16.9          16.0 N EM034423
    CK06L020  C2006 06 17.93867 14 35 35.40 -36 08 13.4          15.2 N EM034J55
    CK06L020  C2006 06 17.94571 14 35 34.69 -36 07 57.8          15.1 N EM034J55
    CK06L020  C2006 06 17.95276 14 35 33.99 -36 07 42.2          15.2 N EM034J55
    CK06L020  C2006 06 17.95617 14 35 33.77 -36 07 32.0          15.3 N EM034I77
    CK06L020  C2006 06 17.97822 14 35 31.58 -36 06 43.5          15.2 N EM034I77
    CK06L020  C2006 06 18.00050 14 35 29.32 -36 05 54.5          15.5 N EM034I77
    CK06L020  C2006 06 18.02317 14 35 27.00 -36 05 04.4          15.3 N EM034I77
    CK06L020  C2006 06 18.44047 14 34 46.42 -35 49 43.6          16.4 N EM034423
    CK06L020  C2006 06 18.45436 14 34 45.06 -35 49 13.5          16.0 N EM034423
    CK06L020  C2006 06 18.46825 14 34 43.68 -35 48 43.6          16.4 N EM034423
    CK06L020  C2006 06 18.99167 14 33 53.63 -35 29 30.9          15.0 N EM034I77
    CK06L020  C2006 06 18.99406 14 33 53.38 -35 29 25.5          15.2 N EM034I77
    CK06L020  C2006 06 18.99647 14 33 53.13 -35 29 20.2          15.4 N EM034I77
    CK06L020  C2006 06 18.99888 14 33 52.91 -35 29 14.8          15.5 N EM034I77
    CK06L020  C2006 06 19.29620 14 33 24.83 -35 18 19.5          14.8 N EM034F84
    CK06L020  C2006 06 19.33613 14 33 20.99 -35 16 51.3          14.8 N EM034F84
    CK06L020  C2006 06 19.35722 14 33 18.96 -35 16 04.6          14.8 N EM034F84
    CK06L020  C2006 06 19.38352 14 33 16.45 -35 15 06.5          14.9 N EM034F84
    CK06L020   2006 06 19.51858 14 33 03.86 -35 10 11.5          14.7 T EM034372
    CK06L020  C2006 06 22.86114 14 28 10.98 -33 07 40.3          14.6 N EM034213
    CK06L020  C2006 06 22.86166 14 28 10.93 -33 07 39.2          14.6 N EM034213
    CK06L020  C2006 06 22.86347 14 28 10.77 -33 07 34.8          14.6 N EM034213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.
808 El Leoncito.  Observer H. S. Lepez.  0.5-m f/7.5 double astrograph + CCD.
F84 Hibiscus Observatory, Punaauia.  Observers N. Teamo, S. F. Hoenig.
    Measurer S. F. Hoenig.  0.35-m f/3.29 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
    Measurer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J55 Los Altos de Arguineguin Observatory.  Observers R. Morales, J. L. Doreste.
    Measurer J. L. Doreste.  0.36-m f/6.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 L2 (McNaught)
T 2006 Nov. 20.276 TT                                   MPC
q   1.99392              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   48.052       -0.464006       +0.270488
                   Node   239.247       -0.750735       +0.385382
e   1.0            Incl.  101.022       +0.470208       +0.882223
From 82 observations 2006 June 14-22.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 L2 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 06 14    14 42.49   -38 32.0    1.870    2.740   141.7    13.3  14.7
2006 06 24    14 26.66   -32 26.1    1.891    2.665   130.4    16.9  14.6
2006 07 04    14 16.09   -26 33.1    1.951    2.591   118.1    20.2  14.6
2006 07 14    14 10.01   -21 13.7    2.042    2.520   106.0    22.8  14.6
2006 07 24    14 07.58   -16 36.2    2.152    2.451    94.5    24.4  14.6
2006 08 03    14 08.07   -12 40.2    2.273    2.385    83.7    25.0  14.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-M34

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