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MPEC 2006-T39 : COMET P/2006 R2 (CHRISTENSEN)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-T39                                Issued 2006 Oct. 6, 15:22 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 P/2006 R2 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    PK06R020  C2006 09 27.98332 23 09 42.19 -18 14 42.0                 ET039204
    PK06R020  C2006 09 28.02001 23 09 41.16 -18 14 53.7          17.8 N ET039204
    PK06R020  C2006 10 01.44875 23 08 12.21 -18 31 55.0          18.9 T ET039423
    PK06R020  C2006 10 01.48110 23 08 11.42 -18 32 04.9          18.5 T ET039423

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  Measurers L. Buzzi,
    F. Luppi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 R2 (Christensen)
T 2006 June 15.4665 TT                                  MPC
q   3.038026             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1158504      Peri.  188.9259      +0.8445751      +0.5029492
a   4.167456       Node   139.1400      -0.4722981      +0.8613818
e   0.271012       Incl.   16.3050      -0.2522448      +0.0711586
P   8.51
From 94 observations 2006 Aug. 30-Oct. 1.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-T39

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