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MPEC 2006-S91 : COMET C/2006 OF2 (BROUGHTON)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-S91                                Issued 2006 Sept. 29, 18:08 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
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                         COMET C/2006 OF2 (BROUGHTON)

Observations:
    CK06O02F  C2006 09 20.12346 20 15 55.14 -27 19 03.1                 ES091693
    CK06O02F  C2006 09 20.12613 20 15 55.12 -27 19 02.7                 ES091693
    CK06O02F  C2006 09 20.12821 20 15 55.09 -27 19 02.5                 ES091693
    CK06O02F  C2006 09 20.13038 20 15 55.05 -27 19 02.3          18.2 T ES091693
    CK06O02F  C2006 09 22.14412 20 15 26.90 -27 15 52.1                 ES091693
    CK06O02F  C2006 09 26.15742 20 14 38.15 -27 09 06.2                 ES091693
    CK06O02F  C2006 09 26.15914 20 14 38.13 -27 09 06.0          17.8 T ES091693

Observer details:
693 Catalina Station, Tucson.  Observer C. W. Hergenrother.  1.54-m reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 OF2 (Broughton)
Epoch 2008 Sept. 11.0 TT = JDT 2454720.5
T 2008 Sept. 15.55096 TT                                MPC
q   2.4313868            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.0004302      Peri.   95.60321     +0.49689792     -0.80140941
 +/-0.0000708      Node   318.50934     +0.45174643     +0.56642845
e   1.0010461      Incl.   30.16697     +0.74095723     +0.19209832
Residuals in seconds of arc
060623 644  0.1+  0.5+    060721 854  0.0   0.5+    060801 428  0.0   0.1-
060623 644  0.1+  0.3+    060721 854  0.6+  0.2+    060805 204  0.6+  0.3-
060623 644  0.0   0.4+    060721 854  0.4-  0.8+    060812 428  0.2+  0.1+
060708 E12  0.0   0.4+    060721 423  0.0   0.0     060812 428  0.2+  0.0
060717 428  0.1+  0.3-    060721 423  0.3-  0.1+    060813 428  0.1+  0.0
060717 428  0.2+  0.3-    060721 E12  0.4+  0.2+    060813 428  0.2+  0.0
060718 428  0.6-  0.2-    060721 E12  0.7-  1.1-    060814 204  0.8-  0.5-
060718 428  0.6-  0.4+    060721 E12  0.7+  0.8-    060814 204  0.6-  0.2+
060719 428  0.7-  0.4-    060721 130  0.2+  0.3+    060819 644  0.1-  0.2+
060719 428  0.4+  0.3-    060721 130  0.0   0.8-    060819 644  0.1+  0.1+
060719 428  0.3+  0.0     060721 130  0.3+  1.2-    060819 644  0.3-  0.3+
060720 J87  0.1-  0.4-    060724 844  0.6-  0.5+    060819 428  0.2+  0.3+
060720 J87  0.1+  0.2-    060724 844  0.1-  0.5+    060819 428  0.1+  0.0
060720 J87  0.3-  0.3-    060724 844  0.3-  0.1-    060819 428  0.1+  0.0
060720 844  0.6-  0.2+    060724 844  0.1-  0.0     060819 428  0.4+  0.3+
060720 844  0.4-  0.5+    060724 844  0.7-  0.0     060823 644  0.1+  0.3+
060720 844  0.8-  0.8+    060726 428  0.5+  0.3-    060823 644  0.1+  0.3+
060720 844  0.3-  0.7+    060726 428  0.1-  0.1+    060823 644  0.1-  0.4+
060720 734  1.2+  0.3+    060729 428  0.0   0.2-    060823 428  0.4+  0.4-
060720 844  0.4-  0.3-    060729 428  0.0   0.1-    060823 428  0.3+  0.4-
060720 734  0.3+  0.3+    060729 428  0.0   0.3-    060824 428  0.2-  0.1+
060720 734  0.6+  0.4-    060730 423  0.1-  0.2+    060824 428  0.1-  0.3+
060720 F84  0.1-  0.0     060730 428  0.0   0.0     060907 428  0.2+  0.1+
060720 F84  0.0   0.0     060730 428  0.1-  0.2-    060908 644  0.3-  0.4+
060720 F84  0.0   0.0     060730 423  0.1-  0.1-    060908 644  0.0   0.2+
060720 428  0.2+  0.6-    060730 428  0.0   0.1-    060908 644  0.3+  0.1-
060720 428  0.0   0.4-    060730 428  0.1-  0.0     060912 428  0.4-  0.6-
060720 428  0.2-  0.3-    060731 E12  0.3-  0.4-    060918 428  0.2+  0.0
060721 I77  0.2+  0.2+    060731 E12  0.2-  0.0     060918 428  0.0   0.0
060721 I77  0.3+  0.2+    060731 E12  0.4+  0.2+    060918 428  0.1+  0.0
060721 734  0.6+  0.2-    060731 E12  0.5-  0.3+    060920 693  0.0   0.1-
060721 734  0.6+  0.2+    060731 E12  0.4+  0.2-    060920 693  0.2+  0.1+
060721 734  0.0   0.4+    060731 E12  0.0   0.1+    060920 693  0.3+  0.1+
060721 G96  0.2-  0.2-    060731 E12  0.2+  0.1-    060920 693  0.2+  0.1+
060721 G96  0.1-  0.0     060731 E12  0.1-  0.3+    060922 693  0.4-  0.0
060721 G96  0.0   0.1-    060801 428  0.4+  0.5-    060926 693  0.2-  0.0
060721 G96  0.1-  0.1-    060801 428  0.3-  0.1+    060926 693  0.2-  0.0

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 OF2 (Broughton)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 09 22    20 15.48   -27 16.1    6.655    7.222   120.9     6.8  18.2
2006 10 02    20 13.75   -26 58.2    6.730    7.149   110.9     7.5  18.2
2006 10 12    20 13.06   -26 37.1    6.815    7.075   101.1     8.0  18.2
2006 10 22    20 13.44   -26 13.0    6.905    7.000    91.4     8.2  18.1
2006 11 01    20 14.85   -25 46.2    6.996    6.926    81.9     8.2  18.1
2006 11 11    20 17.26   -25 17.0    7.083    6.851    72.5     7.9  18.1
2006 11 21    20 20.58   -24 45.7    7.162    6.777    63.3     7.5  18.1
2006 12 01    20 24.72   -24 12.2    7.229    6.702    54.3     6.9  18.1
2006 12 11    20 29.59   -23 36.7    7.281    6.627    45.4     6.1  18.0
2006 12 21    20 35.08   -22 59.2    7.314    6.551    36.6     5.1  18.0

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are -0.000063
and -0.000749 (+/- 0.000071) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-S91

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