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MPEC 2006-T43 : COMET P/2006 S6 (HILL)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-T43                                Issued 2006 Oct. 6, 15:40 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 S6 (HILL)

Observations:
    PK06S060  C2006 09 28.45170 03 04 26.83 +26 00 03.4          18.5 T ET043703
    PK06S060  C2006 09 28.45907 03 04 26.72 +26 00 06.8          18.5 T ET043703
    PK06S060  C2006 09 28.46648 03 04 26.72 +26 00 10.6          18.5 T ET043703
    PK06S060  C2006 09 28.47385 03 04 26.61 +26 00 14.1          18.4 T ET043703
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.29396 03 04 20.64 +26 07 06.6          18.7 N ET043850
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.30932 03 04 20.42 +26 07 13.2          18.6 N ET043850
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.31370 03 04 20.52 +26 07 15.4          19.7 T ET043734
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.31663 03 04 20.46 +26 07 17.2          19.4 T ET043734
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.31964 03 04 20.44 +26 07 18.8          19.4 T ET043734
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.32465 03 04 20.36 +26 07 21.1          18.3 N ET043850
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.38356 03 04 19.90 +26 07 51.3          18.7 T ET043673
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.39074 03 04 19.82 +26 07 55.0                 ET043673
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.39850 03 04 19.74 +26 07 58.7                 ET043673
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.40632 03 04 19.50 +26 08 02.3          18.9 N ET043H45
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.40756 03 04 19.50 +26 08 02.3          18.8 N ET043H45
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.40928 03 04 19.49 +26 08 03.2          19.0 N ET043H45
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.41139 03 04 19.46 +26 08 05.1          19.0 N ET043H45
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.41235 03 04 19.46 +26 08 05.1          19.0 N ET043H45
    PK06S060  C2006 09 29.41337 03 04 19.40 +26 08 05.5          18.6 T ET043H45
    PK06S060  C2006 09 30.07571 03 04 13.61 +26 13 30.9          19.0 N ET043A11
    PK06S060  C2006 09 30.08230 03 04 13.44 +26 13 37.8          19.0 N ET043A11
    PK06S060  C2006 09 30.08890 03 04 13.27 +26 13 40.7          19.0 N ET043A11
    PK06S060  C2006 09 30.09770 03 04 13.25 +26 13 46.0          18.9 N ET043A11
    PK06S060  C2006 09 30.10054 03 04 13.11 +26 13 45.6          18.7 N ET043118
    PK06S060  C2006 09 30.10279 03 04 13.07 +26 13 46.6          18.6 N ET043118
    PK06S060  C2006 09 30.41470 03 04 10.06 +26 16 22.6          18.4 T ET043673
    PK06S060  C2006 09 30.43565 03 04 09.77 +26 16 32.8                 ET043673
    PK06S060  C2006 09 30.44711 03 04 09.61 +26 16 38.4                 ET043673
    PK06S060   2006 10 03.71285 03 03 25.73 +26 42 55.1          18.7 T ET043372
    PK06S060  C2006 10 04.92990 03 03 04.70 +26 52 25.0          18.2 T ET043585
    PK06S060  C2006 10 04.93796 03 03 04.44 +26 52 29.0          18.2 T ET043585
    PK06S060  C2006 10 04.94494 03 03 04.31 +26 52 32.1          18.8 N ET043585
    PK06S060  C2006 10 04.95203 03 03 04.24 +26 52 35.8          18.2 T ET043585
    PK06S060  C2006 10 04.95637 03 03 04.17 +26 52 38.1          18.3 T ET043585
    PK06S060  C2006 10 04.96057 03 03 03.98 +26 52 39.8          18.3 T ET043585
    PK06S060  C2006 10 04.96484 03 03 03.92 +26 52 41.6          18.3 T ET043585
    PK06S060  C2006 10 04.97948 03 03 03.66 +26 52 49.4          18.2 T ET043585
    PK06S060  C2006 10 04.98343 03 03 03.55 +26 52 49.8          18.9 N ET043585
    PK06S060  C2006 10 05.30218 03 02 57.44 +26 55 19.0          18.2 N ET043850
    PK06S060  C2006 10 05.32494 03 02 56.98 +26 55 30.0          18.2 N ET043850

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  Measurer D. Tibbets.  0.7-m
    reflector + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig, P. D. Taylor.
    0.30-m f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A11 Wormhout.  Observer S. Takbou.  0.20-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H45 Petit Jean Mountain South.  Observer P. C. Sherrod.  0.41-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 S6 (Hill)
T 2006 Oct. 18.3396 TT                                  MPC
q   2.398532             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1157737      Peri.   31.2677      +0.7643496      -0.6437986
a   4.169295       Node     9.0743      +0.5344695      +0.6013764
e   0.424715       Incl.   13.1799      +0.3607106      +0.4731489
P   8.51
From 62 observations 2006 Aug. 29-Oct. 5.

Ephemeris:
    P/2006 S6 (Hill)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 10 02    03 03.85   +26 29.3    1.571    2.401   136.9    16.6  18.3
2006 10 12    03 00.17   +27 44.3    1.503    2.399   146.5    13.3  18.2
2006 10 22    02 53.79   +28 45.4    1.455    2.399   156.0     9.7  18.1
2006 11 01    02 45.51   +29 28.9    1.431    2.401   164.0     6.5  18.1
2006 11 11    02 36.55   +29 53.7    1.432    2.405   166.0     5.7  18.1
2006 11 21    02 28.27   +30 01.8    1.459    2.411   159.9     8.1  18.1
2006 12 01    02 21.94   +29 58.2    1.510    2.419   150.7    11.5  18.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-T43

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