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MPEC 2006-N15 : COMET C/2006 M1 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-N15                                Issued 2006 July 7, 18:24 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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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2006 M1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK06M010  C2006 06 23.02114 19 59 14.05 +44 51 15.8          17.6 T EN015958
    CK06M010  C2006 06 23.03781 19 59 13.64 +44 51 27.1          18.1 T EN015958
    CK06M010  C2006 06 23.05833 19 59 13.17 +44 51 39.1          18.2 T EN015958
    CK06M010  C2006 06 23.95179 19 58 51.81 +45 00 45.7          18.6 N EN015130
    CK06M010  C2006 06 23.95580 19 58 51.68 +45 00 48.2          18.0 N EN015130
    CK06M010  C2006 06 30.88904 19 55 42.72 +46 06 10.2          17.5 N EN015213
    CK06M010  C2006 06 30.89020 19 55 42.71 +46 06 10.5          17.5 N EN015213
    CK06M010  C2006 06 30.89136 19 55 42.67 +46 06 10.7          17.5 N EN015213
    CK06M010  C2006 07 01.95468 19 55 10.34 +46 15 19.3          18.0 N EN015J67
    CK06M010  C2006 07 01.96362 19 55 10.07 +46 15 23.8          17.8 N EN015J67
    CK06M010  C2006 07 01.97025 19 55 09.83 +46 15 27.3          17.9 N EN015J67
    CK06M010  C2006 07 02.04929 19 55 07.21 +46 16 07.3          17.5 T EN015170
    CK06M010  C2006 07 02.05442 19 55 07.10 +46 16 09.1          17.7 T EN015170
    CK06M010  C2006 07 02.18869 19 55 03.08 +46 17 17.2          18.8 N EN015850
    CK06M010  C2006 07 02.20381 19 55 02.59 +46 17 26.6          18.4 N EN015850
    CK06M010  C2006 07 02.21888 19 55 02.32 +46 17 34.8          17.4 N EN015850
    CK06M010  C2006 07 02.23395 19 55 01.73 +46 17 41.6          17.6 N EN015850
    CK06M010  C2006 07 02.24903 19 55 01.24 +46 17 48.5          17.5 N EN015850
    CK06M010  C2006 07 02.26410 19 55 00.71 +46 17 57.1          17.2 N EN015850

Observer details:
130 Lumezzane.  Observers M. Casali, W. Marinello, M. Micheli, G. Pizzetti,
    A. Soffiantini.  Measurers M. Micheli, G. Pizzetti.  0.40-m f/4.5
    reflector + CCD.
170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.36-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/9.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
958 Observatoire de Dax.  Observer P. Dupouy.  Measurer C. Rinner.  0.4-m f/4
    reflector + CCD.
J67 Observatorio La Puebla de Vallbona.  Observer E. Arce.  0.25-m f/4.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 M1 (LINEAR)
T 2007 Feb. 13.944 TT                                   MPC
q   3.55791              (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.00637        Peri.  122.860       +0.715576       +0.276427
                   Node   231.650       -0.157967       +0.958615
e   0.97735        Incl.   54.886       +0.680439       -0.068155
From 83 observations 2006 June 18-July 2.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 M1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 07 04    19 54.10   +46 32.2    3.635    4.083   109.1    13.6  17.4
2006 07 14    19 48.27   +47 41.1    3.571    4.041   110.5    13.6  17.3
2006 07 24    19 41.83   +48 25.4    3.518    4.000   111.3    13.7  17.3
2006 08 03    19 35.44   +48 43.8    3.475    3.961   111.5    13.8  17.2
2006 08 13    19 29.76   +48 36.8    3.441    3.923   111.2    13.9  17.1
2006 08 23    19 25.43   +48 06.1    3.417    3.887   110.4    14.1  17.1
2006 09 02    19 22.95   +47 14.9    3.402    3.852   109.1    14.3  17.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-N15

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