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MPEC 2006-T42 : COMET C/2006 S5 (HILL)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-T42                                Issued 2006 Oct. 6, 15:36 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 S5 (HILL)

Observations:
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.00602 00 50 01.28 +19 00 06.7          18.8 T ET042118
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.00940 00 50 01.13 +19 00 05.4          18.6 T ET042118
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.01503 00 50 01.00 +19 00 05.6          18.6 T ET042118
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.20255 00 49 55.57 +18 59 41.5          18.8 T ET042673
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.21308 00 49 55.27 +18 59 40.0                 ET042673
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.22373 00 49 54.91 +18 59 38.7                 ET042673
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.22604 00 49 54.77 +18 59 37.6          19.2 T ET042734
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.23339 00 49 54.52 +18 59 36.2          19.1 T ET042734
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.23782 00 49 54.41 +18 59 35.6          19.4 T ET042734
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.27694 00 49 53.20 +18 59 31.0          19.4 N ET042850
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.29208 00 49 52.76 +18 59 29.3          18.8 N ET042850
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.30718 00 49 52.21 +18 59 26.6          19.0 N ET042850
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.32237 00 49 51.72 +18 59 25.1          18.0 N ET042850
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.38721 00 49 49.79 +18 59 15.7          19.4 N ET042H45
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.38843 00 49 49.81 +18 59 16.1          19.2 N ET042H45
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.38946 00 49 49.75 +18 59 16.5          19.1 N ET042H45
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.39052 00 49 49.71 +18 59 15.8          18.2 T ET042H45
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.39175 00 49 49.66 +18 59 15.6          18.2 T ET042H45
    CK06S050  C2006 09 29.39279 00 49 49.65 +18 59 15.4          18.1 T ET042H45
    CK06S050  C2006 09 30.00739 00 49 31.32 +18 57 52.1          18.6 N ET042118
    CK06S050  C2006 09 30.02739 00 49 30.69 +18 57 48.8          18.1 N ET042118
    CK06S050  C2006 09 30.25868 00 49 23.88 +18 57 18.5          18.2 T ET042673
    CK06S050  C2006 09 30.27338 00 49 23.41 +18 57 16.4                 ET042673
    CK06S050  C2006 09 30.28519 00 49 23.04 +18 57 14.9                 ET042673
    CK06S050  C2006 09 30.29479 00 49 22.75 +18 57 13.6                 ET042673
    CK06S050  C2006 10 04.95042 00 47 00.12 +18 45 32.2                 ET042595
    CK06S050  C2006 10 04.96139 00 46 59.74 +18 45 30.6                 ET042595
    CK06S050  C2006 10 04.99836 00 46 58.64 +18 45 25.4          18.4 T ET042585
    CK06S050  C2006 10 05.02559 00 46 57.65 +18 45 20.3          18.3 T ET042585

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin.  Measurer E. Pettarin.
    0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  Measurer D. Tibbets.  0.7-m
    reflector + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/9.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H45 Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 S5 (Hill)
T 2007 Dec. 7.856 TT                                    MPC
q   2.57582              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  183.016       -0.251806       -0.952265
                   Node   281.616       +0.891566       -0.158893
e   1.0            Incl.   10.148       +0.376436       -0.260662
From 42 observations 2006 Sept. 14-Oct. 5.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 S5 (Hill)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 10 02    00 48.52   +18 53.2    4.021    4.990   164.0     3.2  18.0
2006 10 12    00 43.32   +18 24.7    3.936    4.915   167.3     2.6  17.9
2006 10 22    00 38.15   +17 49.7    3.881    4.839   162.3     3.6  17.8
2006 11 01    00 33.44   +17 10.7    3.856    4.763   153.3     5.4  17.7
2006 11 11    00 29.56   +16 30.6    3.857    4.688   143.2     7.3  17.6
2006 11 21    00 26.82   +15 52.5    3.883    4.613   132.9     9.0  17.6
2006 12 01    00 25.45   +15 19.2    3.929    4.537   122.7    10.5  17.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-T42

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