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MPEC 2006-M54 : COMET C/2006 K1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-M54                                Issued 2006 June 30, 15:13 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
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                          COMET C/2006 K1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK06K010  C2006 06 25.67885 23 31 54.14 -65 28 27.8          17.4 T EM054423
    CK06K010  C2006 06 25.70397 23 31 55.20 -65 28 40.3          17.6 T EM054423
    CK06K010  C2006 06 27.68326 23 33 17.61 -65 45 08.2          17.0 T EM054423
    CK06K010  C2006 06 27.71203 23 33 18.79 -65 45 22.5          17.5 T EM054423

Observer details:
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 K1 (McNaught)
T 2007 July 20.3900 TT                                  MPC
q   4.429233             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  296.3651      +0.6389504      +0.0258396
                   Node    72.1273      +0.5269671      +0.7133895
e   1.0            Incl.   53.8813      -0.5603998      +0.7002912
From 44 observations 2006 May 17-June 27.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 K1 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 06 24    23 30.67   -65 14.5    4.917    5.429   115.2     9.8  18.3
2006 07 04    23 37.16   -66 37.9    4.828    5.384   118.3     9.6  18.2
2006 07 14    23 41.47   -68 01.0    4.754    5.340   120.3     9.5  18.2
2006 07 24    23 43.23   -69 20.7    4.697    5.297   121.4     9.4  18.1
2006 08 03    23 42.10   -70 33.3    4.656    5.255   121.3     9.5  18.0
2006 08 13    23 37.95   -71 35.0    4.631    5.213   120.1     9.7  18.0
2006 08 23    23 30.96   -72 21.7    4.620    5.172   117.9     9.9  18.0
2006 09 02    23 21.77   -72 49.9    4.624    5.132   115.0    10.3  17.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-M54

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