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MPEC 2006-P05 : COMET C/2006 O2 (GARRADD)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-P05                                Issued 2006 Aug. 1, 20:20 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 O2 (GARRADD)

Observations:
    CK06O020  C2006 07 30.38855 14 44 32.89 -39 39 31.8          17.4 T EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 07 30.39975 14 44 34.22 -39 39 10.4          17.4 T EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 07 30.41091 14 44 35.55 -39 38 51.1          16.6 T EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 07 30.47708 14 44 43.67 -39 36 44.9          17.1 T EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 07 30.47796 14 44 43.79 -39 36 43.5          17.1 T EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 07 30.47970 14 44 43.97 -39 36 39.7          17.1 T EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 07 30.48118 14 44 44.08 -39 36 37.0          17.1 T EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 07 30.53273 14 44 50.27 -39 34 59.1                 EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 07 30.55263 14 44 52.73 -39 34 20.8                 EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 07 31.35581 14 46 32.28 -39 09 19.2          17.8 N EP005423
    CK06O020  C2006 07 31.37728 14 46 34.97 -39 08 39.4          17.2 N EP005423
    CK06O020  C2006 07 31.39916 14 46 37.60 -39 07 58.6          17.2 N EP005423
    CK06O020  C2006 07 31.46610 14 46 45.68 -39 05 51.3                 EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 07 31.47651 14 46 46.98 -39 05 32.7          17.4 N EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 07 31.48690 14 46 48.22 -39 05 12.5          17.4 N EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 07 31.49734 14 46 49.49 -39 04 52.6          17.0 N EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 07 31.49847 14 46 49.55 -39 04 50.6                 EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 07 31.49901 14 46 49.65 -39 04 49.3                 EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 07 31.49952 14 46 49.71 -39 04 48.8                 EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 07 31.50006 14 46 49.81 -39 04 47.5                 EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 08 01.34095 14 48 34.84 -38 38 37.4          17.6 N EP005423
    CK06O020  C2006 08 01.35756 14 48 36.89 -38 38 06.0          17.9 N EP005423
    CK06O020  C2006 08 01.39308 14 48 41.18 -38 37 00.2                 EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 08 01.39858 14 48 41.80 -38 36 49.9                 EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 08 01.40407 14 48 42.51 -38 36 39.3          17.0 N EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 08 01.40958 14 48 43.22 -38 36 29.3                 EP005E12
    CK06O020  C2006 08 01.41065 14 48 43.34 -38 36 26.8          17.2 N EP005423
    CK06O020  C2006 08 01.43310 14 48 46.05 -38 35 45.5          17.2 N EP005423

Observer details:
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer G. J. Garradd.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 O2 (Garradd)
T 2006 Oct. 5.228 TT                                    MPC
q   1.56375              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   19.660       +0.452384       +0.591388
                   Node   283.123       -0.882134       +0.186693
e   1.0            Incl.   43.270       -0.131102       +0.784478
From 28 observations 2006 July 30-Aug. 1.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 O2 (Garradd)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 07 24    14 31.86   -43 00.3    1.281    1.852   106.9    31.7  17.2
2006 08 03    14 52.05   -37 47.1    1.290    1.784   100.8    34.0  17.1
2006 08 13    15 13.77   -32 43.0    1.315    1.724    94.7    35.9  17.0
2006 08 23    15 36.53   -27 53.1    1.353    1.672    88.8    37.2  16.9
2006 09 02    16 00.01   -23 20.2    1.401    1.629    83.3    38.0  16.9
2006 09 12    16 23.96   -19 04.8    1.458    1.596    78.4    38.1  16.8
2006 09 22    16 48.21   -15 06.0    1.522    1.574    73.9    37.8  16.9
2006 10 02    17 12.69   -11 21.9    1.592    1.564    70.0    37.0  17.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-P05

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