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MPEC 2006-O55 : COMET P/2006 H1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-O55                                Issued 2006 July 28, 17:47 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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                          COMET P/2006 H1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    PK06H010  C2006 07 21.93201 23 57 54.36 -08 26 44.3          17.8 T EO055585
    PK06H010  C2006 07 21.94010 23 57 54.51 -08 26 40.7          17.7 T EO055585
    PK06H010  C2006 07 21.95068 23 57 54.71 -08 26 38.4          18.5 N EO055585
    PK06H010  C2006 07 21.97847 23 57 54.97 -08 26 30.6          18.6 N EO055585
    PK06H010  C2006 07 22.71837 23 58 03.33 -08 23 02.3          18.0 T EO055423
    PK06H010  C2006 07 22.74551 23 58 03.54 -08 22 54.9          17.4 T EO055423
    PK06H010  C2006 07 26.01995 23 58 30.66 -08 08 43.5          17.9 T EO055215
    PK06H010  C2006 07 26.02065 23 58 30.64 -08 08 43.0          17.8 T EO055215
    PK06H010  C2006 07 26.02135 23 58 30.61 -08 08 42.3          17.6 T EO055215

Observer details:
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  Measurers A. Baransky,
    K. Churyumov, V. Kleschonok.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 H1 (McNaught)
T 2006 May 7.4142 TT                                    MPC
q   2.378636             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0726907      Peri.  310.1472      +0.6464548      +0.7629521
a   5.686131       Node     0.1310      -0.6146115      +0.5211600
e   0.581678       Incl.   12.8707      -0.4520496      +0.3824870
P  13.6
From 46 observations 2006 Apr. 29-July 26.

Ephemeris:
    P/2006 H1 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 07 24    23 58.27   -08 17.3    1.748    2.468   124.3    19.9  17.6
2006 08 03    23 58.40   -07 38.2    1.681    2.491   133.5    17.2  17.6
2006 08 13    23 55.93   -07 08.2    1.630    2.517   143.4    13.9  17.6
2006 08 23    23 51.10   -06 45.5    1.598    2.545   153.9    10.1  17.6
2006 09 02    23 44.45   -06 27.7    1.588    2.576   164.8     5.9  17.6
2006 09 12    23 36.83   -06 11.3    1.604    2.608   175.3     1.8  17.7
2006 09 22    23 29.19   -05 53.4    1.646    2.643   171.5     3.2  17.8
2006 10 02    23 22.47   -05 31.0    1.714    2.679   160.6     7.1  17.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-O55

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