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MPEC 2006-T38 : COMET C/2006 Q1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-T38                                Issued 2006 Oct. 6, 14:33 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET C/2006 Q1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK06Q010  C2006 10 01.68137 05 37 17.09 -30 53 09.4          16.6 T ET038423
    CK06Q010  C2006 10 01.70055 05 37 17.32 -30 53 20.0          17.2 T ET038423
    CK06Q010  C2006 10 02.78336 05 37 23.93 -31 02 45.2          17.1 T ET038E12
    CK06Q010  C2006 10 04.67956 05 37 33.62 -31 19 15.5          17.1 T ET038423
    CK06Q010  C2006 10 04.69837 05 37 33.70 -31 19 25.8          17.1 T ET038423

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 3.6780 TT                                   MPC
q   2.762434             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  344.3826      -0.9538975      -0.0878882
                   Node   199.5515      -0.0841356      -0.8395215
e   1.0            Incl.   59.0403      -0.2880984      +0.5361710
From 57 observations 2006 Aug. 20-Oct. 4.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-T38

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