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MPEC 2006-V63 : COMET C/2006 V1 (CATALINA)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-V63                                Issued 2006 Nov. 15, 15:25 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 V1 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    CK06V010  C2006 11 11.49270 10 55 05.44 +10 48 36.7          18.5 N EV063703
    CK06V010  C2006 11 11.50150 10 55 05.84 +10 48 33.9          18.4 N EV063703
    CK06V010  C2006 11 11.51029 10 55 06.13 +10 48 30.6          18.2 N EV063703
    CK06V010  C2006 11 11.51907 10 55 06.45 +10 48 27.1          18.7 N EV063703
    CK06V010  C2006 11 12.18017 10 55 30.02 +10 44 14.4          18.3 N EV063204
    CK06V010  C2006 11 12.21001 10 55 31.08 +10 44 03.4                 EV063204
    CK06V010  C2006 11 12.45652 10 55 39.84 +10 42 29.4          19.0 N EV063G96
    CK06V010  C2006 11 12.45774 10 55 39.90 +10 42 28.9          18.7 N EV063G96
    CK06V010  C2006 11 12.45898 10 55 39.96 +10 42 28.4          18.7 N EV063G96
    CK06V010  C2006 11 12.46029 10 55 39.98 +10 42 28.2          18.9 N EV063G96
    CK06V010  C2006 11 12.47361 10 55 40.42 +10 42 23.1          18.4 N EV063703
    CK06V010  C2006 11 12.47415 10 55 40.45 +10 42 23.7          18.2 N EV063703
    CK06V010  C2006 11 12.47468 10 55 40.55 +10 42 23.3          18.4 N EV063703
    CK06V010  C2006 11 12.47521 10 55 40.54 +10 42 22.5          18.4 N EV063703
    CK06V010  C2006 11 12.47630 10 55 40.51 +10 42 22.5          18.5 N EV063703
    CK06V010  C2006 11 12.47808 10 55 40.63 +10 42 20.4          18.3 N EV063703
    CK06V010  C2006 11 12.47986 10 55 40.74 +10 42 22.1          18.4 N EV063703
    CK06V010  C2006 11 12.48164 10 55 40.68 +10 42 20.9          18.6 N EV063703
    CK06V010  C2006 11 12.51515 10 55 41.91 +10 42 06.6          18.5 T EV063G96
    CK06V010  C2006 11 12.51672 10 55 41.98 +10 42 06.4                 EV063G96
    CK06V010  C2006 11 12.52899 10 55 42.43 +10 42 01.6                 EV063G96
    CK06V010  C2006 11 12.53063 10 55 42.47 +10 42 01.2                 EV063G96
    CK06V010  C2006 11 13.45277 10 56 14.95 +10 36 11.7          19.3 N EV063448
    CK06V010  C2006 11 13.45958 10 56 15.17 +10 36 08.5          18.1 N EV063448
    CK06V010  C2006 11 13.46640 10 56 15.40 +10 36 06.0          19.0 N EV063448
    CK06V010  C2006 11 13.48609 10 56 16.00 +10 35 58.7          18.4 N EV063G96
    CK06V010  C2006 11 13.48868 10 56 16.15 +10 35 57.8          18.4 N EV063G96
    CK06V010  C2006 11 13.49125 10 56 16.22 +10 35 57.3          18.8 N EV063G96
    CK06V010  C2006 11 13.52629 10 56 17.41 +10 35 43.8          18.5 N EV063G96
    CK06V010  C2006 11 13.52858 10 56 17.52 +10 35 43.3          18.6 N EV063G96
    CK06V010  C2006 11 13.53086 10 56 17.59 +10 35 42.1          18.2 N EV063G96
    CK06V010  C2006 11 13.53314 10 56 17.62 +10 35 41.5          18.1 N EV063G96
    CK06V010  C2006 11 15.43090 10 57 23.22 +10 23 44.4          18.6 T EV063673
    CK06V010  C2006 11 15.43718 10 57 23.38 +10 23 41.5                 EV063673
    CK06V010  C2006 11 15.46574 10 57 24.36 +10 23 31.3                 EV063673
    CK06V010  C2006 11 15.48137 10 57 24.90 +10 23 25.2                 EV063673
    CK06V010  C2006 11 15.48140 10 57 24.91 +10 23 24.6                 EV063G96
    CK06V010  C2006 11 15.48741 10 57 25.09 +10 23 22.2                 EV063G96
    CK06V010  C2006 11 15.49351 10 57 25.30 +10 23 20.1                 EV063G96
    CK06V010  C2006 11 15.49958 10 57 25.48 +10 23 17.5                 EV063G96

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, F. Luppi.  Measurer
    L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    E. J. Christensen, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers E. J. Christensen, R. A. Kowalski.
    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 V1 (Catalina)
T 2007 Nov. 24.545 TT                                   MPC
q   3.06870              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  244.398       -0.710071       +0.674674
                   Node   336.244       -0.316557       -0.561528
e   1.0            Incl.   30.017       -0.628960       -0.479063
From 40 observations 2006 Nov. 11-15.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 V1 (Catalina)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 11 11    10 54.80   +10 51.8    4.983    4.695    67.6    11.2  18.2
2006 11 21    11 00.42   +09 49.1    4.769    4.629    76.0    11.9  18.0
2006 12 01    11 05.18   +08 49.0    4.550    4.564    84.6    12.4  17.9
2006 12 11    11 08.92   +07 51.9    4.330    4.499    93.5    12.6  17.7
2006 12 21    11 11.49   +06 58.3    4.112    4.434   102.7    12.5  17.5
2006 12 31    11 12.72   +06 08.7    3.901    4.371   112.3    12.0  17.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-V63

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