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MPEC 2006-S84 : COMET C/2006 S5 (HILL)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-S84                                Issued 2006 Sept. 29, 03:47 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 S5 (HILL)

Observations:
    CK06S050  C2006 09 14.44971 00 56 35.37 +19 22 22.2          19.2 N ES084644
    CK06S050  C2006 09 14.46172 00 56 35.14 +19 22 22.3          19.7 N ES084644
    CK06S050  C2006 09 14.47284 00 56 34.87 +19 22 21.5          19.8 N ES084644
    CK06S050  C2006 09 28.28000 00 50 22.81 +19 01 40.8          18.6 T ES084703
    CK06S050  C2006 09 28.28836 00 50 22.52 +19 01 39.3          18.3 T ES084703
    CK06S050  C2006 09 28.29671 00 50 22.34 +19 01 39.2          18.5 T ES084703
    CK06S050  C2006 09 28.30506 00 50 22.05 +19 01 38.2          18.4 T ES084703
    CK06S050  C2006 09 28.33979 00 50 20.94 +19 01 32.5          18.4 T ES084703
    CK06S050  C2006 09 28.34707 00 50 20.76 +19 01 32.2          18.6 T ES084703
    CK06S050  C2006 09 28.35442 00 50 20.54 +19 01 31.2          18.4 T ES084703
    CK06S050  C2006 09 28.36169 00 50 20.32 +19 01 30.0          18.3 T ES084703
    CK06S050  C2006 09 28.99677 00 50 01.55 +19 00 08.0          19.0 N ES084595
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.01819 00 50 00.87 +19 00 04.9          18.6 N ES084595

Observer details:
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin.  Measurer E. Pettarin.
    0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers M. Brown, R. Bambery, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  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.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 S5 (Hill)
T 2007 Dec. 24.713 TT                                   MPC
q   2.54479              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  183.411       -0.289494       -0.941595
                   Node   283.471       +0.882329       -0.192840
e   1.0            Incl.   10.189       +0.371064       -0.276065
From 13 observations 2006 Sept. 14-29.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 S5 (Hill)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 09 22    00 53.36   +19 13.2    4.263    5.194   155.7     4.6  18.3
2006 10 02    00 48.52   +18 53.2    4.149    5.118   164.0     3.1  18.2
2006 10 12    00 43.34   +18 25.2    4.063    5.042   167.3     2.5  18.1
2006 10 22    00 38.19   +17 50.8    4.008    4.966   162.3     3.5  18.0
2006 11 01    00 33.49   +17 12.4    3.982    4.889   153.3     5.2  17.9
2006 11 11    00 29.58   +16 33.1    3.984    4.813   143.2     7.1  17.8
2006 11 21    00 26.79   +15 55.5    4.009    4.737   132.9     8.8  17.8
2006 12 01    00 25.31   +15 22.6    4.055    4.661   122.6    10.3  17.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-S84

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