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MPEC 2006-R33 : COMET C/2006 Q1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-R33                                Issued 2006 Sept. 8, 19:54 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
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                          COMET C/2006 Q1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK06Q010  C2006 08 31.80774 05 29 06.50 -26 42 22.1          17.7 N ER033E12
    CK06Q010  C2006 09 05.80700 05 31 01.26 -27 19 42.1                 ER033E12

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

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 Q1 (McNaught)
T 2008 July 2.817 TT                                    MPC
q   2.74972              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  344.588       -0.954336       -0.084739
                   Node   199.518       -0.086602       -0.839268
e   1.0            Incl.   59.029       -0.285906       +0.537073
From 40 observations 2006 Aug. 20-Sept. 5.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 Q1 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 09 02    05 29.58   -26 51.1    6.778    6.739    83.5     8.6  17.4
2006 09 12    05 33.10   -28 08.0    6.607    6.667    89.1     8.7  17.3
2006 09 22    05 35.72   -29 30.2    6.439    6.594    94.5     8.7  17.2
2006 10 02    05 37.32   -30 56.0    6.277    6.522    99.8     8.7  17.1
2006 10 12    05 37.78   -32 23.3    6.123    6.450   104.7     8.6  17.0
2006 10 22    05 37.04   -33 49.7    5.981    6.377   109.2     8.5  16.9
2006 11 01    05 35.06   -35 12.2    5.851    6.304   112.9     8.3  16.8
2006 11 11    05 31.86   -36 27.7    5.736    6.231   115.9     8.2  16.7
2006 11 21    05 27.54   -37 33.0    5.636    6.159   117.7     8.2  16.6
2006 12 01    05 22.32   -38 25.0    5.553    6.086   118.5     8.2  16.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-R33

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