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MPEC 2006-T41 : COMET C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-T41                                Issued 2006 Oct. 6, 15:32 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.

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                           COMET C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK06S020  C2006 09 27.95149 18 17 02.23 +42 09 33.4                 ET041204
    CK06S020  C2006 09 27.95657 18 17 02.31 +42 09 25.8          18.3 N ET041204
    CK06S020  C2006 09 29.80749 18 17 23.06 +41 22 56.2          18.1 N ET041118
    CK06S020  C2006 09 29.81087 18 17 23.20 +41 22 50.5          18.4 N ET041118
    CK06S020  C2006 10 01.83139 18 17 50.70 +40 32 12.6          18.1 N ET041A33
    CK06S020  C2006 10 01.83722 18 17 50.75 +40 32 04.5          18.2 N ET041A33

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  Measurers L. Buzzi,
    F. Luppi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
A33 Volkssternwarte Kirchheim.  Observer B. Brinkmann.  0.5-m f/5.0 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)
T 2007 May 8.053 TT                                     MPC
q   3.15483              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  166.577       +0.427501       -0.044119
                   Node   113.928       -0.893506       +0.131232
e   1.0            Incl.   98.947       -0.137441       -0.990370
From 83 observations 2006 Sept. 17-Oct. 1.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 10 02    18 17.89   +40 28.0    3.649    3.777    89.6    15.4  18.6
2006 10 12    18 21.36   +36 21.6    3.679    3.727    85.0    15.5  18.5
2006 10 22    18 26.48   +32 25.3    3.723    3.679    79.7    15.4  18.5
2006 11 01    18 32.93   +28 43.3    3.779    3.631    73.9    15.2  18.5
2006 11 11    18 40.43   +25 18.1    3.841    3.586    67.8    14.8  18.5
2006 11 21    18 48.74   +22 11.3    3.906    3.542    61.5    14.2  18.5
2006 12 01    18 57.68   +19 23.2    3.969    3.501    55.2    13.4  18.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-T41

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