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MPEC 2006-R30 : COMET P/2006 K2 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-R30                                Issued 2006 Sept. 8, 19:40 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 P/2006 K2 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    PK06K020  C2006 08 14.41701 16 01 46.72 -29 11 14.7          19.3 N ER030E12
    PK06K020  C2006 08 14.47525 16 01 51.89 -29 11 20.0          19.2 N ER030E12
    PK06K020  C2006 08 20.40924 16 11 06.84 -29 21 01.7          19.0 N ER030E12
    PK06K020  C2006 08 20.41274 16 11 07.02 -29 21 01.6                 ER030E12

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

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 K2 (McNaught)
Epoch 2006 July 4.0 TT = JDT 2453920.5
T 2006 June 27.21796 TT                                 MPC
q   2.0867254            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.13890846     Peri.  238.04968     -0.28432177     +0.95822187
a   3.6924696      Node    15.52438     -0.83561473     -0.23173778
e   0.4348700      Incl.    6.68920     -0.47000974     -0.16765575
P   7.10
Residuals in seconds of arc
060522 735  0.8-  0.4+    060524 104 (2.3-  0.4-)   060604 673  0.5-  0.4-
060522 735  1.3-  0.2+    060524 104  0.7+  0.7-    060606 E12  0.2-  0.3+
060522 E12  0.7-  0.3+    060524 104 (3.8+  1.0-)   060606 E12  0.6-  0.8+
060522 E12  0.8-  0.0     060524 104 (6.6+  1.3-)   060606 E12  0.4-  1.6-
060522 E12  0.0   0.9+    060525 735  0.3-  0.3-    060606 E12  0.4-  0.6+
060522 E12  0.2-  0.2-    060525 735  0.4-  0.3-    060607 423  0.4-  0.4+
060522 E12  0.2-  0.1-    060525 735  0.8-  0.6+    060617 423  0.2-  0.1-
060522 E12  0.7+  0.5+    060525 423  0.6+  0.3-    060617 423  0.5-  0.5-
060522 E12  0.3+  0.6-    060525 423  0.6+  1.1+    060617 585  1.5+  1.1-
060522 E12  0.3+  0.6-    060525 213  0.5+  0.2+    060617 585  0.3+  0.6-
060523 649  0.5+  0.4+    060525 213  0.0   0.5+    060617 585  0.9+  1.8+
060523 649  0.9-  0.1+    060525 213  0.1+  0.4+    060628 423  0.7-  0.5-
060523 649  0.5+  0.6-    060526 423  0.1+  0.3+    060628 423  0.3+  0.8-
060523 854  0.5-  0.4-    060526 423  0.2+  0.2+    060629 423  0.5+  0.4+
060523 E12  0.7-  0.2-    060526 E12  0.3-  1.2+    060629 423  0.9+  0.1+
060523 E12  0.4+  0.3+    060526 E12  0.2-  0.4+    060701 423  1.1-  0.7+
060523 E12  0.4+  0.4-    060527 423  0.2-  0.1+    060701 423  0.8-  0.6+
060523 E12  0.6+  0.8-    060529 E12  0.6+  0.7-    060704 423  0.3+  0.4-
060523 E12  0.1-  0.1-    060529 E12  0.2+  0.2+    060704 423  0.5-  0.4-
060523 E12  0.5+  0.1-    060529 E12  0.2-  0.0     060705 423  0.0   0.3+
060523 E12  0.1+  0.3+    060529 E12  0.3-  0.2+    060705 423  0.2-  0.1+
060523 E12  0.1-  0.1-    060530 E12  0.1+  0.5-    060706 423  0.7+  0.9-
060523 E12  0.4+  0.1+    060530 E12  0.6+  0.1-    060706 423  0.7+  0.2-
060523 E12  0.0   0.5-    060530 E12  0.1+  0.4+    060712 673  0.3-  0.1+
060523 E12  0.3+  0.0     060531 428  0.5-  0.0     060712 673  0.6-  0.0
060523 E12  0.2-  0.0     060601 428  0.1-  0.3+    060712 673  0.6-  0.0
060524 673  0.8+  0.2-    060601 428  0.3-  0.4+    060712 673  0.7-  0.1+
060524 673  0.5+  0.2-    060602 428  0.2+  0.7-    060730 423  1.0+  0.3+
060524 673  0.2+  0.1-    060602 428  0.2-  0.2+    060730 423  0.2+  0.5+
060524 673  0.1+  0.1-    060602 428  0.3+  0.3-    060814 E12  0.0   0.1-
060524 E12  0.4-  0.3-    060602 428  0.4+  0.3-    060814 E12  0.4+  0.1-
060524 E12  0.3+  0.0     060604 673  0.0   0.1+    060820 E12  0.7+  0.2-
060524 E12  0.1+  0.0     060604 673  0.2-  0.1-    060820 E12  1.3-  0.2+

Ephemeris:
    P/2006 K2 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 09 02    16 32.73   -29 39.6    1.871    2.151    91.7    28.0  18.7
2006 09 12    16 51.48   -29 50.2    1.993    2.171    86.1    27.6  18.9
2006 09 22    17 11.32   -29 54.9    2.119    2.193    80.7    26.9  19.0
2006 10 02    17 31.99   -29 52.4    2.247    2.218    75.4    25.9  19.2
2006 10 12    17 53.25   -29 41.2    2.376    2.244    70.2    24.7  19.4
2006 10 22    18 14.88   -29 20.7    2.506    2.273    65.0    23.4  19.6
2006 11 01    18 36.68   -28 50.5    2.635    2.303    59.9    21.9  19.7
2006 11 11    18 58.48   -28 10.3    2.763    2.335    54.7    20.3  19.9
2006 11 21    19 20.13   -27 20.4    2.888    2.369    49.6    18.5  20.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-R30

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