MPEC 2006-O17 : COMET C/2006 M4 (SWAN)
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M.P.E.C. 2006-O17 Issued 2006 July 21, 21:23 UT
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COMET C/2006 M4 (SWAN)
Observations:
CK06M040 C2006 07 16.18663 09 10 34.13 -00 34 36.2 13.9 N EO017F84
CK06M040 C2006 07 16.19138 09 10 34.47 -00 34 30.3 13.0 T EO017F84
CK06M040 C2006 07 16.21804 09 10 36.39 -00 33 56.5 EO017F84
CK06M040 C2006 07 17.19098 09 11 47.62 -00 13 30.7 14.5 N EO017F84
CK06M040 C2006 07 17.19594 09 11 48.02 -00 13 24.9 EO017F84
CK06M040 C2006 07 17.21119 09 11 49.11 -00 13 06.2 12.7 T EO017F84
CK06M040 C2006 07 17.27413 09 11 53.83 -00 11 44.3 14.1 N EO017474
CK06M040 C2006 07 17.27865 09 11 54.16 -00 11 37.9 13.9 N EO017474
CK06M040 C2006 07 17.28131 09 11 54.37 -00 11 35.4 14.3 N EO017474
CK06M040 C2006 07 19.19503 09 14 16.08 +00 28 22.6 12.3 T EO017F84
CK06M040 C2006 07 19.20637 09 14 16.89 +00 28 38.3 13.3 N EO017F84
CK06M040 C2006 07 19.33885 09 14 26.89 +00 31 25.0 14.5 N EO017415
CK06M040 C2006 07 19.33922 09 14 26.82 +00 31 24.9 14.0 N EO017415
CK06M040 C2006 07 20.19035 09 15 30.58 +00 49 07.1 13.6 N EO017F84
CK06M040 C2006 07 20.19659 09 15 31.12 +00 49 14.3 12.4 N EO017F84
CK06M040 C2006 07 20.21471 09 15 32.47 +00 49 37.1 EO017F84
CK06M040 C2006 07 20.33386 09 15 41.48 +00 52 06.5 13.7 N EO017415
CK06M040 C2006 07 20.33585 09 15 41.63 +00 52 10.3 14.6 N EO017415
CK06M040 C2006 07 20.33810 09 15 41.77 +00 52 13.0 14.1 N EO017415
CK06M040 C2006 07 21.19858 09 16 46.77 +01 10 04.2 14.2 N EO017F84
CK06M040 C2006 07 21.20987 09 16 47.60 +01 10 18.2 13.3 T EO017F84
CK06M040 C2006 07 21.33271 09 16 57.04 +01 12 53.2 14.9 N EO017415
CK06M040 C2006 07 21.33376 09 16 57.12 +01 12 55.1 13.4 N EO017415
CK06M040 C2006 07 21.33522 09 16 57.05 +01 12 56.6 13.5 N EO017415
Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra. Observer D. Herald. 0.36-m f/3.9
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo. Observer A. C. Gilmore. 1.0-m f/7.7
reflector + CCD.
F84 Hibiscus Observatory, Punaauia. Observers N. Teamo, S. F. Hoenig.
Measurer S. F. Hoenig. 0.35-m f/4 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2006 M4 (SWAN)
T 2006 Sept. 28.613 TT MPC
q 0.77860 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 62.851 -0.218469 +0.848697
Node 148.746 +0.148060 -0.459029
e 1.0 Incl. 111.822 +0.964546 +0.262691
From 39 observations 2006 July 12-21.
Ephemeris:
C/2006 M4 (SWAN)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2006 07 14 09 07.94 -01 20.8 2.330 1.575 32.8 20.5 12.3
2006 07 19 09 14.03 +00 24.3 2.318 1.506 28.6 18.8 12.1
2006 07 24 09 20.36 +02 08.1 2.301 1.438 24.3 16.9 11.9
2006 07 29 09 26.95 +03 51.4 2.278 1.369 20.1 14.8 11.7
2006 08 03 09 33.82 +05 35.4 2.248 1.301 15.8 12.3 11.4
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2006 MPC M.P.E.C. 2006-O17
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