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MPEC 2006-S93 : COMET C/2006 Q1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-S93                                Issued 2006 Sept. 29, 18:31 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 09 27.63133 05 36 45.46 -30 18 08.4          17.8 T ES093423
    CK06Q010  C2006 09 27.66935 05 36 45.813-30 18 28.91         17.1 T ES093E12
    CK06Q010  C2006 09 27.71940 05 36 46.33 -30 18 54.3          17.6 T ES093423
    CK06Q010  C2006 09 28.68563 05 36 54.74 -30 27 13.5          17.1 T ES093423
    CK06Q010  C2006 09 28.70256 05 36 54.91 -30 27 22.4          17.0 T ES093423

Observer details:
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 Q1 (McNaught)
T 2008 July 3.8672 TT                                   MPC
q   2.765300             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  344.3342      -0.9537803      -0.0886046
                   Node   199.5627      -0.0836072      -0.8395717
e   1.0            Incl.   59.0443      -0.2886399      +0.5359744
From 52 observations 2006 Aug. 20-Sept. 28.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 Q1 (McNaught)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 09 22    05 35.72   -29 30.2    6.444    6.600    94.5     8.7  17.2
2006 10 02    05 37.32   -30 55.9    6.282    6.527    99.8     8.7  17.1
2006 10 12    05 37.79   -32 23.2    6.129    6.455   104.7     8.6  17.0
2006 10 22    05 37.05   -33 49.6    5.986    6.382   109.2     8.5  16.9
2006 11 01    05 35.07   -35 12.0    5.857    6.310   112.9     8.3  16.8
2006 11 11    05 31.88   -36 27.5    5.742    6.237   115.9     8.2  16.7
2006 11 21    05 27.57   -37 32.8    5.642    6.165   117.7     8.2  16.7
2006 12 01    05 22.37   -38 24.8    5.560    6.092   118.5     8.2  16.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-S93

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