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MPEC 2006-U82 : COMET C/2006 P1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-U82                                Issued 2006 Oct. 30, 18:31 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 P1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK06P010  C2006 10 14.76218 16 30 58.02 -14 25 58.4          16.2 N EU082232
    CK06P010  C2006 10 14.76574 16 30 58.19 -14 25 58.2          16.4 N EU082232
    CK06P010  C2006 10 14.76931 16 30 58.41 -14 25 58.1          16.0 N EU082232
    CK06P010  C2006 10 15.38127 16 31 22.51 -14 24 46.0                 EU082349
    CK06P010  C2006 10 15.38250 16 31 22.56 -14 24 45.8                 EU082349
    CK06P010  C2006 10 15.38372 16 31 22.62 -14 24 45.5          13.6 T EU082349
    CK06P010  C2006 10 19.40093 16 34 12.364-14 16 47.10         12.5 T EU082E12
    CK06P010  C2006 10 21.38783 16 35 43.182-14 12 47.81                EU082E12
    CK06P010  C2006 10 21.39047 16 35 43.312-14 12 47.46         12.3 T EU082E12
    CK06P010  C2006 10 22.38906 16 36 30.649-14 10 45.73         12.5 T EU082E12
    CK06P010  C2006 10 24.39732 16 38 09.268-14 06 36.77         12.1 T EU082E12
    CK06P010  C2006 10 26.40040 16 39 52.206-14 02 21.93         11.9 T EU082E12
    CK06P010  C2006 10 26.40466 16 39 52.423-14 02 21.30                EU082E12
    CK06P010  C2006 10 27.39729 16 40 45.106-14 00 12.25         11.7 T EU082E12
    CK06P010  C2006 10 27.39965 16 40 45.244-14 00 11.92         11.6 T EU082E12
    CK06P010  C2006 10 28.40154 16 41 39.548-13 57 59.65         11.7 T EU082E12
    CK06P010  C2006 10 29.39535 16 42 34.510-13 55 46.16                EU082E12
    CK06P010  C2006 10 29.39933 16 42 34.731-13 55 45.41                EU082E12
    CK06P010  C2006 10 29.40252 16 42 34.915-13 55 45.30         11.6 T EU082E12

Observer details:
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observers R. H. McNaught, G. J. Garradd,
    D. M. Burton.  Measurer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 P1 (McNaught)
T 2007 Jan. 12.8142 TT                                  MPC
q   0.170763             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  155.9751      +0.1268572      -0.1737741
                   Node   267.4140      +0.6752803      +0.7362892
e   1.0            Incl.   77.8435      +0.7265698      -0.6539731
From 176 observations 2006 Aug. 7-Oct. 29.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-U82

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