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MPEC 2006-P42 : COMET C/2006 O2 (GARRADD)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-P42                                Issued 2006 Aug. 11, 19:12 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 C/2006 O2 (GARRADD)

Observations:
    CK06O020  C2006 08 01.89857 14 49 44.46 -38 21 18.5          17.7 N EP042I77
    CK06O020  C2006 08 01.90361 14 49 45.13 -38 21 09.2          17.7 N EP042I77
    CK06O020  C2006 08 01.91067 14 49 45.99 -38 20 55.6          17.8 N EP042I77
    CK06O020  C2006 08 09.43646 15 05 54.42 -34 29 50.7          17.9 N EP042E12
    CK06O020  C2006 08 10.41020 15 08 02.94 -34 00 25.5          17.7 T EP042E12
    CK06O020  C2006 08 10.41185 15 08 03.22 -34 00 20.6          16.6 T EP042E12
    CK06O020  C2006 08 10.41353 15 08 03.40 -34 00 18.1          17.0 T EP042E12
    CK06O020  C2006 08 10.41520 15 08 03.55 -34 00 14.5          17.1 T EP042E12
    CK06O020  C2006 08 10.41685 15 08 03.88 -34 00 12.0          17.2 T EP042E12

Observer details:
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + 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 O2 (Garradd)
T 2006 Oct. 5.323 TT                                    MPC
q   1.55592              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   19.928       +0.459044       +0.589881
                   Node   283.327       -0.879207       +0.194266
e   1.0            Incl.   43.055       -0.127564       +0.783773
From 37 observations 2006 July 30-Aug. 10.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 O2 (Garradd)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 08 03    14 52.05   -37 47.1    1.284    1.779   100.8    34.1  17.0
2006 08 13    15 13.80   -32 42.8    1.308    1.718    94.7    36.0  16.9
2006 08 23    15 36.62   -27 52.2    1.344    1.665    88.8    37.4  16.9
2006 09 02    16 00.18   -23 18.5    1.392    1.622    83.4    38.2  16.8
2006 09 12    16 24.23   -19 01.9    1.448    1.589    78.4    38.4  16.8
2006 09 22    16 48.59   -15 01.8    1.511    1.567    74.0    38.0  16.8
2006 10 02    17 13.19   -11 16.2    1.580    1.557    70.1    37.2  16.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-P42

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