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MPEC 2006-S07 : COMET P/2006 S1 (CHRISTENSEN)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-S07                                Issued 2006 Sept. 17, 12:24 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.

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                         COMET P/2006 S1 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.24646 23 25 47.64 +24 50 12.9          17.4 T ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.25292 23 25 48.14 +24 50 04.5                 ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.25937 23 25 48.70 +24 49 56.6                 ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.26583 23 25 49.14 +24 49 48.6                 ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.38385 23 25 58.44 +24 47 18.5          17.1 T ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.38862 23 25 58.78 +24 47 10.8                 ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.39339 23 25 59.12 +24 47 05.4                 ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.39822 23 25 59.50 +24 46 59.0                 ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.45645 23 26 04.23 +24 45 41.9          17.1 T ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.45803 23 26 04.36 +24 45 40.1                 ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.45959 23 26 04.55 +24 45 38.6                 ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.46117 23 26 04.64 +24 45 37.0                 ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.49676 23 26 07.60 +24 44 49.5          17.1 T ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.49729 23 26 07.65 +24 44 48.7                 ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.49782 23 26 07.72 +24 44 48.2                 ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.49835 23 26 07.75 +24 44 47.9                 ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.87270 23 26 41.66 +24 36 45.0          17.1 T ES007585
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.88088 23 26 42.44 +24 36 36.7          16.9 T ES007585
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.88285 23 26 43.16 +24 36 33.8          17.7 T ES007J87
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.88440 23 26 42.65 +24 36 34.3          17.0 T ES007585
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.88582 23 26 43.40 +24 36 29.8          17.7 T ES007J87
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.88880 23 26 43.66 +24 36 26.4          18.1 T ES007J87
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.89112 23 26 43.21 +24 36 24.0          18.3 N ES007585
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.89550 23 26 43.77 +24 36 19.8          18.3 N ES007585
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.89738 23 26 43.86 +24 36 17.5          18.2 N ES007585
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.90572 23 26 44.29 +24 36 05.7          18.0 N ES007585
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.93775 23 26 47.15 +24 35 22.2          17.4 T ES007473
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.93993 23 26 47.33 +24 35 19.4          17.4 T ES007473
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.94267 23 26 47.56 +24 35 15.6          17.4 T ES007473
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.95373 23 26 48.75 +24 35 04.0          17.6 T ES007941
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.95453 23 26 48.81 +24 35 02.9          17.7 T ES007941
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.95533 23 26 48.92 +24 35 02.3          17.7 T ES007941
    PK06S010  C2006 09 16.95613 23 26 48.98 +24 35 01.3          17.7 T ES007941
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.11367 23 27 03.45 +24 31 35.9          18.1 T ES007H06
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.12168 23 27 04.17 +24 31 24.3          18.1 T ES007H06
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.13006 23 27 04.79 +24 31 15.1          17.6 T ES007H06
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.13850 23 27 05.59 +24 31 02.8          17.8 T ES007G88
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.17165 23 27 08.22 +24 30 20.6          18.0 T ES007G88
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.20213 23 27 10.66 +24 29 40.6          17.4 T ES007G88
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.20848 23 27 11.01 +24 29 33.7                 ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.22146 23 27 12.09 +24 29 17.4                 ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.24736 23 27 14.18 +24 28 44.1                 ES007703
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.26586 23 27 15.92 +24 28 20.5          17.2 T ES007673
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.28975 23 27 17.81 +24 27 49.8                 ES007673
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.29404 23 27 18.14 +24 27 43.7                 ES007673
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.30041 23 27 18.62 +24 27 36.1                 ES007673
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.30134 23 27 18.43 +24 27 34.7          17.9 N ES007651
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.30245 23 27 18.52 +24 27 33.4          18.0 N ES007651
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.30356 23 27 18.60 +24 27 31.8          17.9 N ES007651
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.30467 23 27 18.68 +24 27 30.2          17.9 N ES007651
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.34600 23 27 21.50 +24 26 32.4          17.5 T ES007850
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.36101 23 27 22.67 +24 26 12.0          17.6 T ES007850
    PK06S010  C2006 09 17.37600 23 27 23.90 +24 25 52.6          18.5 T ES007850

Observer details:
473 Remanzacco.  Observers G. Sostero, E. Guido.  0.25-m f/5.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers E. J. Christensen, A. R. Gibbs.  Measurers
    E. C. Beshore, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer,
    R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt
    + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig, T. E. Stegall,
    E. A. Pierce.  0.30-m f/9.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
941 Observatorio Pla D'Arguines.  Observers R. Ferrando, M. Ferrando.
    Measurer R. Ferrando.  0.36-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G88 LAMP Observatory, New River.  Observer S. Loucks.  Measurer J. Loucks.
    0.28-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer J. Sue.  0.25-m reflector + CCD.
J87 La Canada.  Observer J. Lacruz.  0.30-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 S1 (Christensen)
T 2006 Aug. 27.422 TT                                   MPC
q   1.35354              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.146621       Peri.  124.815       +0.926858       +0.357559
a   3.56182        Node   214.641       -0.375004       +0.896022
e   0.61999        Incl.   11.610       +0.017498       +0.263241
P   6.72
From 47 observations 2006 Sept. 16-17.

Ephemeris:
    P/2006 S1 (Christensen)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 09 12    23 19.56   +26 13.2    0.399    1.366   149.4    22.0  16.9
2006 09 22    23 33.97   +22 38.4    0.406    1.386   156.3    16.9  17.0
2006 10 02    23 47.61   +18 16.8    0.429    1.415   161.6    12.9  17.2
2006 10 12    00 00.72   +13 52.4    0.469    1.452   162.2    12.1  17.5
2006 10 22    00 13.50   +10 01.1    0.528    1.496   157.4    14.8  17.9
2006 11 01    00 26.31   +07 03.5    0.604    1.547   150.3    18.6  18.3
2006 11 11    00 39.35   +05 03.7    0.698    1.602   142.7    22.0  18.8
2006 11 21    00 52.71   +03 55.4    0.808    1.662   135.2    24.8  19.2
2006 12 01    01 06.47   +03 29.3    0.933    1.726   128.0    26.8  19.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-S07

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