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MPEC 2006-R08 : COMET C/2006 R1 (SIDING SPRING)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-R08                                Issued 2006 Sept. 3, 03:19 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 R1 (SIDING SPRING)

Observations:
    CK06R010  C2006 09 01.49494 22 51 49.46 -53 09 50.0          17.7 T ER008E12
    CK06R010  C2006 09 01.50446 22 51 41.11 -53 10 24.7          18.3 T ER008E12
    CK06R010  C2006 09 01.51402 22 51 32.65 -53 10 59.3          18.8 T ER008E12
    CK06R010  C2006 09 01.52360 22 51 24.15 -53 11 31.3          17.9 T ER008E12
    CK06R010  C2006 09 01.57858 22 50 35.62 -53 14 42.2          18.5 T ER008E12
    CK06R010  C2006 09 01.58788 22 50 27.34 -53 15 14.4          17.8 T ER008E12
    CK06R010  C2006 09 01.59726 22 50 19.14 -53 15 46.1          18.0 T ER008E12
    CK06R010  C2006 09 01.60982 22 50 07.94 -53 16 29.2          17.9 T ER008E12
    CK06R010  C2006 09 01.61942 22 49 59.55 -53 17 02.0          17.8 T ER008E12
    CK06R010  C2006 09 01.63874 22 49 42.42 -53 18 06.7          17.6 T ER008E12
    CK06R010  C2006 09 01.65974 22 49 23.72 -53 19 17.7          18.5 T ER008E12
    CK06R010  C2006 09 01.67046 22 49 14.24 -53 19 53.6          18.0 T ER008E12
    CK06R010  C2006 09 01.68126 22 49 04.62 -53 20 31.3          18.0 T ER008E12
    CK06R010  C2006 09 02.37250 22 38 52.73 -53 57 22.6          18.6 T ER008E12
    CK06R010  C2006 09 02.37564 22 38 49.88 -53 57 32.4          18.6 T ER008E12
    CK06R010  C2006 09 02.54886 22 36 14.09 -54 06 13.5          18.6 T ER008E12
    CK06R010  C2006 09 02.55131 22 36 11.87 -54 06 20.8          18.5 T ER008E12
    CK06R010  C2006 09 02.72514 22 33 34.79 -54 14 39.6          18.6 T ER008E12

Observer details:
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer D. M. Burton.  Measurer R. H. McNaught.
    0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 R1 (Siding Spring)
T 2006 Sept. 3.244 TT                                   MPC
q   1.69969              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  251.186       +0.823223       -0.521536
                   Node   220.610       -0.296591       -0.731954
e   1.0            Incl.  159.844       -0.484085       -0.438456
From 18 observations 2006 Sept. 1-2.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 R1 (Siding Spring)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 09 02    22 44.40   -53 38.0    0.833    1.700   134.4    25.1  17.9
2006 09 07    21 29.47   -56 18.8    0.894    1.700   126.7    28.4  18.1
2006 09 12    20 23.50   -55 58.9    0.985    1.704   117.6    31.6  18.3
2006 09 17    19 34.49   -54 01.6    1.097    1.709   108.7    33.8  18.5
2006 09 22    19 00.68   -51 33.7    1.224    1.718   100.4    35.1  18.8
2006 09 27    18 37.67   -49 08.4    1.359    1.728    92.9    35.4  19.0
2006 10 02    18 21.91   -46 57.6    1.499    1.741    85.9    35.0  19.3
2006 10 07    18 10.99   -45 03.9    1.640    1.757    79.4    34.0  19.5
2006 10 12    18 03.41   -43 26.3    1.781    1.774    73.3    32.6  19.7
2006 10 17    17 58.17   -42 02.8    1.920    1.794    67.6    30.9  20.0
2006 10 22    17 54.66   -40 51.1    2.055    1.816    62.1    29.0  20.2
2006 10 27    17 52.42   -39 49.5    2.186    1.840    56.8    26.9  20.3
2006 11 01    17 51.14   -38 56.2    2.312    1.865    51.6    24.7  20.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-R08

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