MPEC 2006-U81 : COMET C/2006 A2 (CATALINA)
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M.P.E.C. 2006-U81 Issued 2006 Oct. 30, 18:25 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 A2 (CATALINA)
Observations:
CK06A020 C2006 10 03.40246 03 16 09.12 +11 26 57.1 19.6 T EU081G96
CK06A020 C2006 10 03.40819 03 16 08.86 +11 26 54.9 19.8 T EU081G96
CK06A020 C2006 10 03.41390 03 16 08.61 +11 26 52.6 19.5 T EU081G96
CK06A020 C2006 10 03.41964 03 16 08.32 +11 26 49.7 19.8 T EU081G96
CK06A020 C2006 10 21.33662 03 00 56.66 +09 21 27.3 19.8 T EU081G96
CK06A020 C2006 10 21.34219 03 00 56.37 +09 21 24.4 19.8 T EU081G96
CK06A020 C2006 10 21.34789 03 00 56.12 +09 21 21.8 19.9 T EU081G96
CK06A020 C2006 10 21.35345 03 00 55.76 +09 21 20.1 19.8 T EU081G96
Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey. Observers E. C. Beshore, E. J. Christensen. Measurers
E. C. Beshore, E. J. Christensen, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer,
R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson. 1.5-m reflector + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2006 A2 (Catalina)
Epoch 2005 May 30.0 TT = JDT 2453520.5
T 2005 May 20.13331 TT MPC
q 5.3161703 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.0003617 Peri. 141.02484 +0.03665559 +0.90647675
+/-0.0000145 Node 233.22633 +0.73393520 +0.26126951
e 0.9980772 Incl. 148.32056 +0.67822967 -0.33171998
Residuals in seconds of arc
060121 703 1.5- 1.4- 060123 673 0.8- 0.3- 060131 213 0.5+ 0.2-
060121 703 1.3- 0.4- 060123 651 0.4+ 1.3+ 060202 147 0.3+ 0.0
060121 703 0.1- 0.0 060123 673 1.2- 0.3- 060202 147 0.0 0.3-
060121 703 0.2- 0.4- 060123 673 (2.1- 0.5-) 060202 147 (0.8+ 5.3-)
060122 703 (2.1+ 0.7-) 060123 246 (0.9- 2.1+) 060204 673 0.0 0.7-
060122 703 0.2+ 0.8+ 060123 246 1.2+ 0.3+ 060204 673 0.3- 0.3-
060122 703 0.7+ 0.5- 060123 246 1.4+ 0.7+ 060204 673 0.6- 0.0
060122 703 1.0- 1.5+ 060123 246 0.1+ 0.8+ 060204 673 0.7- 0.2+
060122 703 1.2- 0.6+ 060124 734 0.7- 0.3- 060219 118 0.6- 0.3-
060122 703 0.1+ 0.0 060124 734 0.1+ 1.3- 060219 118 0.3+ 0.5-
060122 703 0.0 0.2- 060124 734 0.4- 0.6- 060303 651 1.0- 0.7+
060122 703 0.4- 0.1- 060124 682 0.1- 0.3- 060303 651 0.5+ 0.1+
060122 703 1.5+ 1.0- 060124 682 0.1- 0.6- 060303 651 1.2- 0.5+
060122 703 0.6+ 0.0 060124 682 0.2+ 0.7- 061003 G96 0.3- 0.2+
060122 461 0.1+ 0.2+ 060124 G96 0.4+ 0.5- 061003 G96 0.2- 0.4+
060122 461 0.4- 0.0 060124 G96 0.2- 0.1+ 061003 G96 0.1+ 0.4+
060122 461 0.0 0.0 060124 G96 0.2- 0.6+ 061003 G96 0.1- 0.2-
060123 734 0.1- 0.1- 060124 G96 0.3+ 0.1- 061021 G96 0.2- 0.1+
060123 734 0.3+ 0.4- 060125 850 1.0- 1.6+ 061021 G96 0.0 0.4-
060123 734 0.0 0.3- 060125 850 (2.1+ 0.3+) 061021 G96 0.9+ 0.6-
060123 G96 0.5+ 0.0 060125 213 1.3+ 0.7+ 061021 G96 0.0 0.1+
060123 G96 0.3+ 0.2- 060125 213 0.9+ 0.5+ 061003 G96 0.3- 0.2+
060123 G96 0.2+ 0.1- 060125 213 1.0+ 0.5+ 061003 G96 0.2- 0.4+
060123 682 0.5+ 0.5- 060126 850 0.4+ 1.2+ 061003 G96 0.1+ 0.4+
060123 G96 0.1+ 0.1- 060126 850 0.8- 0.5+ 061003 G96 0.1- 0.2-
060123 682 0.1- 0.3- 060130 673 0.9- 0.2+ 061021 G96 0.2- 0.1+
060123 682 0.4+ 0.3- 060130 673 0.4- 0.1- 061021 G96 0.0 0.4-
060123 673 1.0+ 0.6- 060130 673 0.5- 0.1+ 061021 G96 0.9+ 0.6-
060123 651 0.2- 0.3+ 060130 673 0.6- 0.1- 061021 G96 0.0 0.1+
060123 651 0.9+ 0.3- 060131 213 1.4+ 0.0
060123 651 0.2+ 0.7+ 060131 213 0.5+ 0.1-
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000672
and +0.000753 (+/- 0.000014) AU^-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2006 MPC M.P.E.C. 2006-U81
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