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MPEC 2006-O15 : COMET C/2006 L2 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-O15                                Issued 2006 July 21, 21:03 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 07 09.16539 14 12 26.54 -23 43 08.3          14.5 T EO015673
    CK06L020  C2006 07 09.16979 14 12 26.39 -23 43 00.3                 EO015673
    CK06L020  C2006 07 09.17743 14 12 26.09 -23 42 45.5                 EO015673
    CK06L020  C2006 07 09.18264 14 12 25.88 -23 42 35.2                 EO015673
    CK06L020  C2006 07 09.92111 14 12 00.22 -23 19 05.7          15.8 N EO015I77
    CK06L020  C2006 07 09.92442 14 12 00.05 -23 18 58.6          15.6 N EO015I77
    CK06L020  C2006 07 09.92745 14 11 59.99 -23 18 53.3          15.6 N EO015I77
    CK06L020  C2006 07 09.93058 14 12 00.01 -23 18 48.1          15.9 N EO015I77
    CK06L020  C2006 07 15.90771 14 09 17.17 -20 17 19.3          15.7 N EO015I77
    CK06L020  C2006 07 15.91193 14 09 17.07 -20 17 11.7          15.6 N EO015I77
    CK06L020  C2006 07 15.92135 14 09 16.85 -20 16 55.3          15.6 N EO015I77
    CK06L020  C2006 07 16.84326 14 08 58.59 -19 50 21.4          15.1 N EO015213
    CK06L020  C2006 07 16.84558 14 08 58.56 -19 50 16.6          15.1 N EO015213
    CK06L020  C2006 07 16.84648 14 08 58.54 -19 50 15.0          15.1 N EO015213
    CK06L020  C2006 07 16.98889 14 08 55.94 -19 46 05.8                 EO015808
    CK06L020  C2006 07 16.99514 14 08 55.82 -19 45 54.7                 EO015808
    CK06L020  C2006 07 17.00498 14 08 55.59 -19 45 38.3                 EO015808
    CK06L020  C2006 07 17.01319 14 08 55.44 -19 45 24.0                 EO015808
    CK06L020  C2006 07 17.02222 14 08 55.29 -19 45 08.1                 EO015808
    CK06L020  C2006 07 17.02951 14 08 55.13 -19 44 56.3                 EO015808
    CK06L020  C2006 07 17.03924 14 08 54.92 -19 44 39.1                 EO015808
    CK06L020  C2006 07 17.15948 14 08 52.74 -19 41 17.5          14.3 T EO015H06
    CK06L020  C2006 07 17.16147 14 08 52.73 -19 41 13.7                 EO015H06
    CK06L020  C2006 07 17.95579 14 08 39.07 -19 18 37.9                 EO015808
    CK06L020  C2006 07 17.96273 14 08 38.94 -19 18 26.4                 EO015808
    CK06L020  C2006 07 17.96898 14 08 38.87 -19 18 14.7                 EO015808
    CK06L020  C2006 07 19.35693 14 08 17.89 -18 39 30.5          17.0 N EO015415
    CK06L020  C2006 07 19.35839 14 08 17.86 -18 39 28.2          16.8 N EO015415
    CK06L020  C2006 07 20.84909 14 07 59.44 -17 58 52.7                 EO015170
    CK06L020  C2006 07 20.85007 14 07 59.46 -17 58 50.7          15.5 N EO015A77
    CK06L020  C2006 07 20.85294 14 07 59.38 -17 58 47.6          15.5 N EO015A77
    CK06L020  C2006 07 20.85340 14 07 59.41 -17 58 45.7                 EO015170
    CK06L020  C2006 07 20.85770 14 07 59.34 -17 58 38.4                 EO015170
    CK06L020  C2006 07 20.86497 14 07 59.35 -17 58 27.7          15.8 N EO015A77
    CK06L020  C2006 07 20.88013 14 07 59.07 -17 58 01.6          15.1 N EO015939
    CK06L020  C2006 07 20.88476 14 07 59.00 -17 57 54.3          15.1 N EO015939
    CK06L020  C2006 07 20.88938 14 07 58.93 -17 57 47.2          15.1 N EO015939

Observer details:
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.
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
808 El Leoncito.  Observer H. S. Lepez.  0.5-m f/7.5 double astrograph + CCD.
939 Observatorio Rodeno.  Observer J. Castellano.  0.20-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A77 Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, Dauban.  Observer F. Kugel.  0.20-m f/5.5
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H06 New Mexico Skies Observatory.  Observer M. Suzuki.  0.25-m f/3.4 reflector
    + CCD.
I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
    Measurer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 L2 (McNaught)
T 2006 Nov. 20.3210 TT                                  MPC
q   1.992267             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   48.1180      -0.4633754      +0.2711450
                   Node   239.2547      -0.7505078      +0.3861414
e   1.0            Incl.  100.9991      +0.4711913      +0.8816888
From 166 observations 2006 June 14-July 20.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-O15

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