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MPEC 2006-P43 : COMET C/2006 P1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-P43                                Issued 2006 Aug. 11, 19:18 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

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                          COMET C/2006 P1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK06P010  C2006 08 08.57587 16 37 55.41 -18 00 14.5          18.1 N EP043E12
    CK06P010  C2006 08 08.58066 16 37 55.11 -18 00 12.8          18.0 N EP043E12
    CK06P010  C2006 08 09.41204 16 37 07.29 -17 55 57.4          17.8 N EP043E12
    CK06P010  C2006 08 09.41927 16 37 06.87 -17 55 55.4          18.2 N EP043E12
    CK06P010  C2006 08 09.54798 16 36 59.41 -17 55 15.3                 EP043E12
    CK06P010  C2006 08 09.55875 16 36 58.81 -17 55 11.5                 EP043E12
    CK06P010  C2006 08 10.41125 16 36 11.12 -17 50 53.0          17.2 T EP043E12
    CK06P010  C2006 08 10.41292 16 36 10.98 -17 50 52.7          17.2 T EP043E12
    CK06P010  C2006 08 10.41458 16 36 10.93 -17 50 51.6          17.3 T EP043E12
    CK06P010  C2006 08 10.41624 16 36 10.83 -17 50 51.5          17.3 T EP043E12
    CK06P010  C2006 08 10.41789 16 36 10.72 -17 50 49.7          17.4 T EP043E12
    CK06P010  C2006 08 10.41947 16 36 10.64 -17 50 50.2                 EP043E12
    CK06P010  C2006 08 10.42186 16 36 10.49 -17 50 49.5                 EP043E12
    CK06P010  C2006 08 10.84549 16 35 47.18 -17 48 43.7          18.7 N EP043A77
    CK06P010  C2006 08 10.85397 16 35 46.63 -17 48 43.3          18.1 N EP043A77
    CK06P010  C2006 08 10.86245 16 35 46.18 -17 48 40.8          17.4 N EP043A77
    CK06P010  C2006 08 10.90220 16 35 43.82 -17 48 29.2          17.5 N EP043A77
    CK06P010  C2006 08 11.36560 16 35 19.02 -17 46 04.2          17.0 T EP043E12
    CK06P010  C2006 08 11.36797 16 35 18.90 -17 46 03.6                 EP043E12
    CK06P010  C2006 08 11.51879 16 35 10.61 -17 45 18.2          18.1 N EP043E12
    CK06P010  C2006 08 11.52630 16 35 10.22 -17 45 15.8          18.0 N EP043E12

Observer details:
A77 Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, Dauban.  Observer F. Kugel.  0.20-m f/5.5
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 P1 (McNaught)
T 2007 Jan. 11.742 TT                                   MPC
q   0.16964              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  156.022       +0.137954       -0.198530
                   Node   267.400       +0.676404       +0.734540
e   1.0            Incl.   76.249       +0.723496       -0.648874
From 39 observations 2006 Aug. 7-11.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 P1 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 08 03    16 43.77   -18 29.7    2.454    3.106   121.4    16.2  16.9
2006 08 13    16 33.89   -17 38.0    2.476    2.970   109.4    18.8  16.7
2006 08 23    16 26.75   -16 52.1    2.508    2.831    98.0    20.7  16.5
2006 09 02    16 22.39   -16 13.1    2.542    2.690    87.2    22.0  16.3
2006 09 12    16 20.66   -15 40.8    2.572    2.544    77.1    22.7  16.1
2006 09 22    16 21.39   -15 14.1    2.592    2.395    67.5    22.8  15.9
2006 10 02    16 24.38   -14 51.8    2.596    2.241    58.4    22.4  15.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-P43

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