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MPEC 2006-N14 : COMET C/2006 L2 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-N14                                Issued 2006 July 7, 18:18 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 22.07853 14 29 16.20 -33 36 11.9                 EN014834
    CK06L020  C2006 06 22.09813 14 29 14.54 -33 35 29.0                 EN014834
    CK06L020   2006 06 24.48611 14 26 01.57 -32 08 26.7          14.4 T EN014372
    CK06L020   2006 06 24.49236 14 26 01.17 -32 08 12.1          14.8 T EN014372
    CK06L020  C2006 06 29.52342 14 20 12.54 -29 07 50.6                 EN014E12
    CK06L020  C2006 06 29.53092 14 20 12.07 -29 07 34.8                 EN014E12
    CK06L020  C2006 06 29.53848 14 20 11.60 -29 07 18.7                 EN014E12
    CK06L020  C2006 07 01.15858 14 18 35.74 -28 10 39.7          14.0 T EN014H06
    CK06L020  C2006 07 01.16049 14 18 35.62 -28 10 35.8          14.0 T EN014H06
    CK06L020  C2006 07 01.87794 14 17 55.57 -27 45 45.1          15.3 N EN014232
    CK06L020  C2006 07 01.88048 14 17 55.41 -27 45 39.7          15.3 N EN014232
    CK06L020  C2006 07 01.88303 14 17 55.24 -27 45 34.6          15.5 N EN014232
    CK06L020  C2006 07 03.85528 14 16 12.42 -26 38 01.9          14.9 N EN014213
    CK06L020  C2006 07 03.85572 14 16 12.40 -26 38 01.1          14.9 N EN014213
    CK06L020  C2006 07 03.85616 14 16 12.32 -26 38 00.2          14.9 N EN014213

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
834 Buenos Aires-AAAA.  Observers R. Mackintosh, M. Konishi.  Measurer
    R. Mackintosh.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.
H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer M. Suzuki.  0.25-m f/3.4 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 L2 (McNaught)
T 2006 Nov. 20.305 TT                                   MPC
q   1.99273              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   48.099       -0.463534       +0.270963
                   Node   239.253       -0.750593       +0.385909
e   1.0            Incl.  101.004       +0.470899       +0.881847
From 129 observations 2006 June 14-July 3.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 L2 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 07 04    14 16.09   -26 33.1    1.951    2.590   118.1    20.2  14.6
2006 07 14    14 10.01   -21 13.6    2.041    2.519   106.0    22.8  14.6
2006 07 24    14 07.58   -16 36.0    2.152    2.450    94.5    24.4  14.6
2006 08 03    14 08.07   -12 40.1    2.272    2.385    83.7    25.0  14.6
2006 08 13    14 10.91   -09 20.6    2.393    2.323    73.7    24.8  14.6
2006 08 23    14 15.63   -06 31.0    2.510    2.265    64.4    23.8  14.5
2006 09 02    14 21.92   -04 04.2    2.615    2.211    55.8    22.2  14.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-N14

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