MPEC 2006-N24 : OBSERVABLE COMETS (2006 JULY 24.0 TT)
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M.P.E.C. 2006-N24 Issued 2006 July 13, 19:56 UT
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OBSERVABLE COMETS (2006 JULY 24.0 TT)
Ephemerides and orbital elements for the objects listed here
are available on the Minor Planet Center's WWW site at:
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Designation (and name) Orbit Ephem. Last obs. code Mag.
9P/Tempel 45657 56617 2005 Dec. 25 213 17.5 N
10P/Tempel 45656 57282 2006 Feb. 25 699 19.6 T
17P/Holmes 51822 55726 2001 Feb. 20 867 18.6 T
21P/Giacobini-Zinner 54166 53180 2006 Mar. 26 415 19.9 N
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 42666 56808 2006 Apr. 2 J76
31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 41899 55729 2003 May 5 360 19.1 T
32P/Comas Sola 52907 54834 2006 May 30 G96 17.0 T
37P/Forbes 54167 56807 2006 Jan. 23 215 18.3 T
41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 56170 54832 2006 July 6 J67 15.4 N
45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova 56957 2006 June 6 D87 11.4 N
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 56802 54833 2002 Mar. 5 704 19.4 T
49P/Arend-Rigaux 45656 55391 2006 May 27 703 19.7 T
60P/Tsuchinshan 45658 2006 Apr. 21 699 18.8 T
65P/Gunn 40670 57280 2006 Feb. 24 G96 19.1 T
71P/Clark 55982 55991 2006 July 7 415 14.2 N
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 55524 56425 2006 June 24 467 13.1 N
76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 48384 56427 1994 Mar. 30 360 18.1 T
77P/Longmore 56804 57281 2003 Aug. 2 E14 17.7 N
82P/Gehrels 31664 56807 2002 Mar. 8 360 20.3 T
84P/Giclas 48383 56426 2000 May 1 695 19.4 T
98P/Takamizawa 48382 2006 June 30 204 17.2 N
99P/Kowal 51821 54713 2006 May 12 644 17.9 T
101P/Chernykh 54561 57282 2006 Mar. 19 461 20.5 T
102P/Shoemaker 48382 56426 1992 Dec. 2 691 22.2 T
106P/Schuster 51822 56619 2000 Mar. 1 900 15.2 T
110P/Hartley 54167 55994 2002 Apr. 8 644 19.7 T
116P/Wild 56804 56618 2004 Sept.14 651 19.4 T
117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 45658 55728 2006 July 1 939 15.5 N
118P/Shoemaker-Levy 50140 56618 2004 June 18 704 19.5 T
121P/Shoemaker-Holt 42667 2006 May 26 691 21.1 T
124P/Mrkos 54168 57281 2002 Apr. 2 704 19.1 T
128P/Shoemaker-Holt 51822 56428 1999 Apr. 16 693 19.5 T
129P/Shoemaker-Levy 50140 54713 2006 Apr. 26 J67 19.2 N
136P/Mueller 51823 55596 1999 Dec. 26 897 18.3 T
139P/Vaisala-Oterma 54168 55728 1999 Mar. 16 691 19.8 T
143P/Kowal-Mrkos 56803 56809 2004 Oct. 14 691 21.6 T
156P/Russell-LINEAR 51823 55725 2001 Jan. 19 704 18.7 N
158P/Kowal-LINEAR 50356 54571 2006 May 4 G96 18.9 T
159P/LONEOS 50461 54572 2006 Feb. 18 941
166P/NEAT 54366 57281 2006 Jan. 23 215 20.5 T
167P/CINEOS 54367 55993 2005 July 31 599 20.2 T
169P/NEAT 56805 54710 2006 May 25 G96 21.5 T
170P/Christensen 54701 56808 2005 Nov. 25 G96 19.5 T
173P/Mueller 54987 56965 2006 Jan. 23 215 18.8 T
177P/Barnard 57134 57279 2006 July 7 H45 16.0 T
P/1990 V1 (Shoemaker-Levy) 51824 56428 1991 Jan. 18 801
P/1991 V1 (Shoemaker-Levy) 48384 56425 1992 Jan. 8 801
P/1995 A1 (Jedicke) 51823 56422 1996 Jan. 21 695 22.6 T
P/1998 QP54 (LONEOS-Tucker) 51822 55595 1999 Feb. 14 693 19.6 T
P/1998 S1 (LINEAR-Mueller) 51824 56426 2001 Mar. 20 867
P/1998 U2 (Mueller) 51823 56619 1999 Feb. 14 693 19.9 T
P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR) 54169 55727 1999 Jan. 14 693 19.1 T
P/1999 WJ7 (Korlevic) 45334 56619 2002 Apr. 12 704 20.1 T
P/1999 X1 (Hug-Bell) 48383 56965 2000 Feb. 7 734 20.3 T
P/1999 XN120 (Catalina) 54170 55993 2000 Mar. 30 360 17.8 T
P/2001 YX127 (LINEAR) 51367 55726 2004 May 29 691 21.5 T
P/2002 T5 (LINEAR) 53465 54831 2005 Apr. 5 360 18.6 T
P/2003 CP7 (LINEAR-NEAT) 48921 55994 2003 June 26 448 19.6 N
P/2003 HT15 (LINEAR) 49277 56422 2003 July 10 204 19.7 N
P/2003 SQ215 (NEAT-LONEOS) 50916 54711 2004 Feb. 20 A33 18.3 T
P/2004 A1 (LONEOS) 53465 54832 2006 Apr. 26 699 18.3 T
P/2004 DO29 (Spacewatch-LINEAR) 54558 55595 2005 July 10 673 19.5 T
P/2004 F3 (NEAT) 54164 56427 2006 June 8 I77 16.9 N
P/2004 VR8 (LONEOS) 56169 54712 2006 June 30 215 18.1 T
P/2005 E1 (Tubbiolo) 54164 55390 2005 May 9 673 19.8 T
P/2005 JY126 (Catalina) 54366 56429 2005 Sept.24 703 16.9 T
P/2005 L1 (McNaught) 54559 55729 2005 Sept.15 E12 16.6 T
P/2005 Q4 (LINEAR) 55521 2006 May 1 290 21.5 T
P/2005 RV25 (LONEOS-Christensen) 55978 56966 2006 Jan. 28 G96 20.6 T
P/2005 S2 (Skiff) 54987 56619 2005 Nov. 8 A32 19.6 N
P/2005 SB216 (LONEOS) 55978 56808 2006 Mar. 6 147 18.8 N
P/2005 V1 (Bernardi) 57131 2006 Apr. 28 568 21.6 T
P/2005 XA54 (LONEOS-Hill) 55981 55990 2006 June 1 704 18.1 T
P/2005 Y2 (McNaught) 55981 56617 2006 Jan. 7 673 18.5 T
P/2006 F1 (Kowalski) 56610 56616 2006 July 3 170 17.6 T
P/2006 F4 (Spacewatch) 56954 56616 2006 May 31 561 19.5 T
P/2006 G1 (McNaught) 56955 56806 2006 June 28 423 18.4 T
P/2006 H1 (McNaught) 56955 56964 2006 June 4 E12 17.6 T
P/2006 K2 (McNaught) 57132 56964 2006 July 6 423 18.0 T
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 42547 55726 2005 Aug. 4 320 18.7 N
C/2001 HT50 (LINEAR-NEAT) 52904 55994 2006 Jan. 7 204 18.5 N
C/2001 K5 (LINEAR) 44860 56428 2005 Jan. 2 213 18.7 N
C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) 52163 56427 2006 Feb. 18 J97 18.6 N
C/2002 L9 (NEAT) 52905 2006 Apr. 19 415 17.8 N
C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) 52164 54710 2006 Mar. 20 215 19.6 T
C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR) 49591 56618 2006 July 2 213 16.9 N
C/2003 E1 (NEAT) 51182 56422 2004 Sept.11 704 20.5 T
C/2003 K4 (LINEAR) 52315 56807 2006 Feb. 25 I05 17.6 N
C/2003 O1 (LINEAR) 52164 54571 2006 Feb. 25 941
C/2003 T3 (Tabur) 52315 54713 2005 May 3 349 17.6 T
C/2003 T4 (LINEAR) 53949 56807 2006 Mar. 25 415 19.8 N
C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR) 56169 54428 2006 July 1 A18 15.2 N
C/2004 B1 (LINEAR) 57131 55728 2006 July 6 J67 15.4 N
C/2004 D1 (NEAT) 56169 54426 2006 July 3 J97 16.8 N
C/2004 K1 (Catalina) 56169 54834 2006 May 26 I05 18.1 N
C/2004 L2 (LINEAR) 54823 56421 2006 Mar. 25 415 18.4 N
C/2004 Q1 (Tucker) 54698 2006 Apr. 29 204 19.3 N
C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) 54558 55391 2006 July 1 213 17.1 N
C/2004 T3 (Siding Spring) 53465 55992 2006 Jan. 31 415 21.1 N
C/2004 X3 (LINEAR) 56953 54711 2006 Mar. 31 474 20.2 T
C/2005 B1 (Christensen) 54164 53474 2006 July 1 442 15.6 N
C/2005 EL173 (LONEOS) 55978 54712 2006 May 8 E12 17.4 T
C/2005 G1 (LINEAR) 57131 56965 2006 June 30 215 17.7 T
C/2005 H1 (LINEAR) 54558 54831 2005 Sept.25 215 19.6 T
C/2005 J2 (Catalina) 55978 55990 2006 Jan. 1 568 20.6 T
C/2005 K1 (Skiff) 56954 55725 2006 July 7 415 18.7 N
C/2005 L3 (McNaught) 54699 55727 2006 July 7 415 17.9 N
C/2005 O1 (NEAT) 54985 55727 2005 Oct. 7 G96 21.1 T
C/2005 O2 (Christensen) 54985 55995 2005 Dec. 25 E12 18.9 T
C/2005 Q1 (LINEAR) 57131 55594 2006 June 3 130 18.8 N
C/2005 R4 (LINEAR) 55978 56808 2006 Mar. 6 147 18.0 N
C/2005 S4 (McNaught) 56954 55993 2006 July 7 415 19.2 N
C/2006 A1 (Pojmanski) 57131 56421 2006 July 1 A18 17.1 N
C/2006 B1 (McNaught) 56609 56617 2006 Apr. 30 703
C/2006 CK10 (Catalina) 56609 57281 2006 May 9 J97 17.2 N
C/2006 E1 (McNaught) 56954 56806 2006 July 7 415 19.3 N
C/2006 F2 (Christensen) 56954 56616 2006 May 24 G96 19.6 T
C/2006 GZ2 (Spacewatch) 56796 56805 2006 Apr. 26 691 20.6 T
C/2006 HW51 (Siding Spring) 57131 2006 June 27 467 17.5 N
C/2006 K1 (McNaught) 57132 56964 2006 July 7 423 17.7 T
C/2006 K3 (McNaught) 57132 56963 2006 June 29 423 18.4 T
C/2006 K4 (NEAT) 57132 56964 2006 July 2 J67 19.2 N
C/2006 L1 (Garradd) 57133 56964 2006 June 28 E12 17.2 T
C/2006 L2 (McNaught) 57133 57279 2006 July 3 213 14.9 N
C/2006 M1 (LINEAR) 57133 57280 2006 July 2 850 17.2 N
C/2006 M2 (Spacewatch) 57133 57279 2006 June 22 291 21.1 N
Ephemeris Positions Of Observable Comets For 2006 July 24.0 TT
Designation (and name) R.A. (2000) Decl. Geo. Hel. El. Ph.
C/2004 X3 (LINEAR) 08 41.77 -53 46.7 5.66 5.46 74.0 10.3
21P/Giacobini-Zinner 09 27.19 -04 36.4 4.69 3.85 30.7 7.7
C/2006 L1 (Garradd) 09 49.82 -14 42.6 2.51 1.89 42.1 21.1
C/2005 G1 (LINEAR) 10 17.85 +51 53.9 5.82 5.09 40.2 7.4
C/2006 B1 (McNaught) 10 22.55 +08 59.4 4.64 3.83 33.3 8.4
C/2004 K1 (Catalina) 10 35.00 +15 23.0 5.65 4.84 34.2 6.8
P/2003 SQ215 (NEAT-LONEOS) 10 40.47 +03 04.5 6.69 5.95 39.8 6.3
C/2006 GZ2 (Spacewatch) 10 43.45 +07 15.8 4.05 3.31 38.7 11.1
C/2003 T3 (Tabur) 10 48.68 +12 05.2 9.15 8.37 38.3 4.3
C/2003 WT42 (LINEAR) 10 49.70 +35 51.5 6.01 5.25 37.9 6.8
159P/LONEOS 11 15.20 +25 58.5 6.28 5.57 42.3 7.1
C/2004 D1 (NEAT) 11 32.69 +46 35.8 5.75 5.13 48.5 8.5
99P/Kowal 11 36.96 +04 19.9 5.32 4.76 52.1 9.7
169P/NEAT 11 38.02 +04 23.3 3.91 3.38 52.3 13.7
C/2006 F2 (Christensen) 12 34.14 -09 51.5 4.59 4.37 70.9 12.7
129P/Shoemaker-Levy 12 39.91 -09 27.9 3.59 3.42 72.1 16.4
P/2004 A1 (LONEOS) 13 04.13 +03 55.8 6.34 6.12 72.6 9.1
41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak 13 06.98 +04 24.8 0.98 1.19 73.1 54.7
C/2003 O1 (LINEAR) 13 13.52 +30 21.3 9.12 8.79 67.7 6.1
47P/Ashbrook-Jackson 13 15.18 -16 42.3 4.88 4.86 82.8 12.0
C/2002 VQ94 (LINEAR) 13 18.48 +54 42.8 7.23 6.88 66.1 7.8
P/2005 XA54 (LONEOS-Hill) 13 21.67 +08 55.6 2.33 2.29 75.1 25.3
P/2002 T5 (LINEAR) 13 24.17 +22 32.9 6.96 6.71 71.8 8.3
P/2004 VR8 (LONEOS) 13 35.10 +01 56.6 3.39 3.37 80.6 17.3
C/2006 L2 (McNaught) 14 07.58 -16 36.0 2.15 2.45 94.5 24.4
32P/Comas Sola 14 11.71 -10 09.7 3.91 4.10 93.3 14.3
P/2005 E1 (Tubbiolo) 14 22.91 -18 16.1 4.83 5.09 98.5 11.4
P/2006 G1 (McNaught) 14 25.09 -33 05.2 2.21 2.64 103.3 22.0
P/2006 F4 (Spacewatch) 14 26.27 -02 00.3 2.10 2.40 93.9 25.0
P/1990 V1 (Shoemaker-Levy) 14 44.88 -18 01.6 4.65 4.98 103.4 11.4
49P/Arend-Rigaux 14 56.57 +02 07.9 3.96 4.25 99.6 13.6
C/2006 M2 (Spacewatch) 15 29.45 +00 25.2 5.12 5.52 107.9 10.1
C/2004 B1 (LINEAR) 15 32.60 +30 52.8 2.37 2.67 95.8 22.3
P/2006 K2 (McNaught) 15 34.76 -28 39.9 1.43 2.10 117.0 25.6
P/2006 F1 (Kowalski) 15 38.70 +01 50.9 3.98 4.42 109.5 12.5
17P/Holmes 16 00.22 -43 40.7 2.22 2.90 122.9 17.1
C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) 16 04.68 +00 44.3 5.84 6.35 116.0 8.3
C/2005 H1 (LINEAR) 16 09.91 +00 07.1 6.06 6.59 117.4 7.9
177P/Barnard 16 59.87 +17 04.8 0.37 1.24 120.0 45.1
P/2004 DO29 (Spacewatch-LINEAR) 17 18.50 -08 08.9 4.60 5.38 136.3 7.5
118P/Shoemaker-Levy 17 23.14 -14 02.9 4.12 4.93 139.2 7.7
P/1991 V1 (Shoemaker-Levy) 17 25.30 -53 18.2 0.99 1.84 133.8 23.4
P/1998 QP54 (LONEOS-Tucker) 17 41.62 -45 45.6 2.23 3.08 139.8 12.3
C/2005 O1 (NEAT) 17 54.32 -08 16.0 4.25 5.11 144.6 6.6
136P/Mueller 18 00.30 -15 29.2 2.82 3.73 148.3 8.2
156P/Russell-LINEAR 18 10.53 -49 10.3 2.35 3.21 142.0 11.2
P/1998 S1 (LINEAR-Mueller) 18 29.19 -36 42.3 3.08 4.00 151.9 6.9
C/2006 E1 (McNaught) 18 36.58 -66 14.5 5.44 6.15 131.2 7.1
P/1998 U2 (Mueller) 18 47.32 -25 20.4 2.40 3.37 159.7 6.0
C/2005 K1 (Skiff) 18 48.98 -20 57.3 3.31 4.28 160.4 4.6
C/2005 L3 (McNaught) 19 23.70 -24 10.7 5.80 6.80 167.9 1.8
71P/Clark 19 36.92 -42 19.2 0.64 1.63 156.4 14.5
C/2006 M1 (LINEAR) 19 41.83 +48 25.4 3.52 4.00 111.3 13.7
P/1999 WJ7 (Korlevic) 19 42.35 -21 04.3 4.74 5.75 172.9 1.3
C/2006 K4 (NEAT) 20 13.54 +11 23.5 4.59 5.49 148.7 5.5
P/2001 YX127 (LINEAR) 20 19.40 -29 53.6 3.79 4.79 169.9 2.1
P/1998 VS24 (LINEAR) 20 40.79 -14 42.3 3.37 4.37 171.4 2.0
82P/Gehrels 21 02.81 -15 25.3 3.58 4.58 167.2 2.8
106P/Schuster 21 11.18 -47 19.1 1.88 2.81 150.1 10.4
139P/Vaisala-Oterma 21 20.52 -12 31.2 3.33 4.31 162.1 4.2
C/2001 HT50 (LINEAR-NEAT) 21 30.83 +04 29.7 8.87 9.76 148.9 3.1
31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 21 37.28 -16 31.0 4.08 5.04 159.6 4.0
C/2005 S4 (McNaught) 21 41.28 -16 10.6 5.42 6.38 158.6 3.3
167P/CINEOS 21 54.39 -00 42.4 11.89 12.76 148.5 2.4
C/2005 O2 (Christensen) 21 57.62 -37 30.9 3.37 4.29 151.2 6.5
P/1999 XN120 (Catalina) 22 19.95 -05 53.8 3.59 4.46 146.0 7.3
117P/Helin-Roman-Alu 22 47.32 -20 39.4 2.34 3.22 143.8 10.8
P/2005 L1 (McNaught) 22 54.40 -09 13.5 2.45 3.29 139.5 11.6
P/2003 CP7 (LINEAR-NEAT) 22 57.22 -12 15.7 4.07 4.89 139.8 7.7
110P/Hartley 23 11.47 +07 10.9 3.06 3.77 128.3 12.2
C/2006 K1 (McNaught) 23 43.23 -69 20.7 4.70 5.30 121.4 9.4
C/2003 E1 (NEAT) 23 46.76 -20 35.0 6.51 7.21 130.0 6.2
P/2006 H1 (McNaught) 23 58.41 -08 17.3 1.79 2.50 124.2 19.6
P/1995 A1 (Jedicke) 00 25.52 -17 12.0 4.07 4.67 120.3 10.8
C/2005 Q1 (LINEAR) 00 29.28 +79 34.5 6.99 6.79 74.8 8.3
128P/Shoemaker-Holt 01 07.31 +09 53.5 3.18 3.52 101.6 16.4
C/2005 B1 (Christensen) 01 07.32 +54 22.7 3.49 3.51 82.9 16.7
P/2004 F3 (NEAT) 01 14.13 -11 24.5 3.50 3.93 107.4 14.3
P/2003 HT15 (LINEAR) 01 16.14 -24 29.1 5.56 5.99 110.5 9.1
C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) 01 50.71 +50 49.7 8.78 8.62 78.0 6.6
C/2001 K5 (LINEAR) 02 05.37 +52 55.0 11.05 10.83 75.2 5.2
116P/Wild 02 06.89 +12 53.0 4.71 4.76 86.9 12.3
124P/Mrkos 02 08.11 +27 53.0 4.43 4.40 81.7 13.2
P/2005 Y2 (McNaught) 02 14.25 -07 11.9 4.62 4.76 92.0 12.3
9P/Tempel 02 18.15 +04 34.6 3.24 3.34 87.1 17.7
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 02 23.59 -12 11.8 0.53 1.16 91.6 61.4
102P/Shoemaker 02 32.07 +31 49.2 2.01 2.01 75.6 29.3
P/2005 S2 (Skiff) 02 40.07 +13 02.5 6.51 6.40 79.2 9.0
P/2005 JY126 (Catalina) 02 40.35 +18 55.5 2.43 2.42 77.4 24.2
C/2003 K4 (LINEAR) 03 10.63 -00 22.7 7.53 7.36 76.5 7.7
77P/Longmore 03 10.83 +29 06.5 5.12 4.83 68.1 11.3
C/2005 R4 (LINEAR) 03 11.79 +23 55.1 5.57 5.29 69.0 10.3
C/2006 A1 (Pojmanski) 03 13.90 +76 07.6 2.91 2.68 67.0 20.4
C/2004 T3 (Siding Spring) 03 24.44 -26 27.0 11.21 11.15 83.8 5.2
84P/Giclas 03 28.32 +11 49.1 1.97 1.86 68.4 30.6
37P/Forbes 03 42.36 +27 57.6 3.67 3.31 61.5 15.7
P/2005 SB216 (LONEOS) 03 53.87 +37 34.5 4.44 4.00 58.2 12.5
76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura 04 01.24 -04 03.1 2.14 1.97 66.1 28.2
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 04 02.19 +29 16.9 6.32 5.83 57.0 8.4
170P/Christensen 04 12.27 +12 07.3 3.50 3.09 58.0 16.2
143P/Kowal-Mrkos 04 15.64 +21 53.6 6.04 5.52 55.0 8.7
173P/Mueller 04 24.07 +10 51.8 5.49 4.99 55.5 9.7
P/1999 X1 (Hug-Bell) 04 45.94 +15 08.0 2.46 1.95 49.3 23.2
P/2005 RV25 (LONEOS-Christensen) 04 50.35 +23 10.6 4.25 3.63 46.9 11.8
C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) 04 52.13 -82 36.2 23.37 23.66 105.1 2.4
C/2004 L2 (LINEAR) 05 16.50 -21 18.9 4.79 4.37 59.6 11.6
65P/Gunn 05 41.75 +24 59.5 5.52 4.73 35.1 7.1
166P/NEAT 06 06.00 +29 18.0 10.95 10.08 30.1 2.9
C/2003 T4 (LINEAR) 06 20.99 -14 00.8 6.67 5.98 43.6 6.7
C/2006 K3 (McNaught) 07 36.43 -53 01.6 3.65 3.50 73.4 16.2
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