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MPEC 2006-N11 : COMET C/2006 K1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-N11                                Issued 2006 July 7, 17:58 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 K1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK06K010  C2006 07 03.69897 23 36 59.78 -66 35 25.4          17.0 T EN011E12
    CK06K010  C2006 07 03.71009 23 37 00.30 -66 35 30.9          17.0 T EN011E12
    CK06K010  C2006 07 04.58565 23 37 28.69 -66 42 49.5          18.8 N EN011415
    CK06K010  C2006 07 04.59267 23 37 28.88 -66 42 53.3          18.7 N EN011415
    CK06K010  C2006 07 04.66264 23 37 30.93 -66 43 29.0          16.9 T EN011423
    CK06K010  C2006 07 04.69505 23 37 31.91 -66 43 45.2          17.4 T EN011423
    CK06K010  C2006 07 05.65804 23 38 02.11 -66 51 48.9          17.1 T EN011423
    CK06K010  C2006 07 05.68681 23 38 02.82 -66 52 03.0          17.3 T EN011423
    CK06K010  C2006 07 06.70413 23 38 33.38 -67 00 33.1          18.5 N EN011415
    CK06K010  C2006 07 06.70977 23 38 33.41 -67 00 35.8          18.8 N EN011415
    CK06K010  C2006 07 07.65603 23 39 00.42 -67 08 29.6          17.5 T EN011423
    CK06K010  C2006 07 07.67466 23 39 00.98 -67 08 38.8          17.7 T EN011423

Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
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 K1 (McNaught)
T 2007 July 20.2975 TT                                  MPC
q   4.430203             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  296.3407      +0.6388930      +0.0260448
                   Node    72.1322      +0.5267271      +0.7136092
e   1.0            Incl.   53.8833      -0.5606910      +0.7000597
From 55 observations 2006 May 17-July 7.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 K1 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
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    4.755    5.341   120.3     9.5  18.2
2006 07 24    23 43.23   -69 20.7    4.697    5.298   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 37.96   -71 35.0    4.631    5.213   120.1     9.7  18.0
2006 08 23    23 30.97   -72 21.7    4.621    5.173   117.9     9.9  18.0
2006 09 02    23 21.78   -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-N11

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