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M.P.E.C. 2006-O54 Issued 2006 July 28, 17:25 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
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COMET 102P/SHOEMAKER
Observations:
0102P C1999 12 31.89346 05 52 15.29 +58 50 52.6 20.5 T EO054461
0102P C1999 12 31.89809 05 52 14.23 +58 50 48.8 EO054461
0102P C1999 12 31.90208 05 52 13.83 +58 50 49.2 EO054461
0102P C2000 01 01.91799 05 50 46.01 +58 43 41.9 20 T EO054461
0102P C2000 01 01.92253 05 50 45.36 +58 43 37.6 EO054461
0102P C2006 07 24.06249 02 32 48.64 +31 56 10.5 EO054J95
0102P C2006 07 24.07923 02 32 50.29 +31 56 30.9 EO054J95
0102P C2006 07 24.08495 02 32 51.00 +31 56 37.8 20.4 N EO054J95
0102P C2006 07 25.07300 02 34 30.67 +32 17 57.8 EO054J95
0102P C2006 07 25.08113 02 34 31.36 +32 18 08.4 EO054J95
0102P C2006 07 25.08935 02 34 32.24 +32 18 17.4 19.9 T EO054J95
0102P C2006 07 28.07551 02 39 31.54 +33 22 34.4 EO054J95
0102P C2006 07 28.08098 02 39 32.09 +33 22 42.0 EO054J95
0102P C2006 07 28.08596 02 39 32.61 +33 22 48.3 20.4 N EO054J95
Observer details:
461 Szeged University, Piszkesteto Stn. (Konkoly). Observers K. Sarneczky, L.
Kiss. Measurer K. Sarneczky. 0.60-m Schmidt + CCD. These observations
are somewhat questionable.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.40-m f/6.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
102P/Shoemaker
Epoch 2006 May 25.0 TT = JDT 2453880.5
T 2006 June 6.78287 TT MPC
q 1.9737575 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.13630822 Peri. 18.53268 +0.98840654 -0.00699718
a 3.7392804 Node 339.94674 -0.10852470 +0.66605234
e 0.4721558 Incl. 26.25210 +0.10618333 +0.74587219
P 7.23
From 18 observations 1991-2006, mean residual 0".82. Nongravitational
parameters A1 = +2.32 +/- 0.53, A2 = -0.6508 +/- 0.0190.
Ephemeris:
102P/Shoemaker
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2006 07 24 02 32.70 +31 54.8 2.011 2.013 75.5 29.2 14.1 21.3
2006 08 03 02 49.23 +35 29.3 1.938 2.031 80.4 29.5 14.1 21.3
2006 08 13 03 04.90 +39 00.3 1.867 2.052 85.4 29.5 14.1 21.2
2006 08 23 03 19.34 +42 27.2 1.799 2.076 90.8 29.2 14.1 21.1
2006 09 02 03 31.99 +45 48.9 1.736 2.103 96.4 28.5 14.2 21.1
2006 09 12 03 42.21 +49 03.8 1.678 2.132 102.2 27.5 14.2 21.0
2006 09 22 03 49.17 +52 09.4 1.627 2.164 108.3 26.1 14.3 20.9
2006 10 02 03 51.90 +55 01.0 1.584 2.197 114.6 24.5 14.3 20.8
2006 10 12 03 49.58 +57 31.7 1.551 2.233 120.8 22.6 14.4 20.8
2006 10 22 03 41.74 +59 32.2 1.531 2.271 126.7 20.6 14.5 20.7
2006 11 01 03 28.90 +60 51.8 1.525 2.310 131.9 18.6 14.7 20.7
2006 11 11 03 13.07 +61 22.6 1.536 2.351 135.9 17.1 14.9 20.7
2006 11 21 02 57.19 +61 03.3 1.566 2.393 137.9 16.1 15.1 20.7
2006 12 01 02 44.27 +60 00.7 1.614 2.435 137.6 15.8 15.3 20.8
2006 12 11 02 36.14 +58 28.3 1.682 2.479 135.1 16.3 15.5 21.0
2006 12 21 02 33.24 +56 40.2 1.769 2.524 130.8 17.2 15.8 21.2
2006 12 31 02 35.20 +54 48.7 1.873 2.570 125.3 18.2 16.1 21.4
2007 01 10 02 41.23 +53 02.4 1.993 2.616 119.1 19.2 16.3 21.6
2007 01 20 02 50.49 +51 25.8 2.126 2.662 112.5 20.0 16.6 21.8
2007 01 30 03 02.31 +50 00.9 2.270 2.709 105.8 20.5 16.9 22.0
2007 02 09 03 16.06 +48 47.6 2.422 2.756 99.1 20.7 17.2 22.1
2007 02 19 03 31.31 +47 44.6 2.581 2.804 92.5 20.6 17.5 22.3
2007 03 01 03 47.70 +46 50.4 2.745 2.851 86.0 20.3 17.8 22.5
The observations on MPEC 2006-N36 should be deleted.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2006 MPC M.P.E.C. 2006-O54
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