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MPEC 2006-Y34 : COMET C/2006 W3 (CHRISTENSEN)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-Y34                                Issued 2006 Dec. 21, 22:05 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 W3 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    CK06W030  C2006 12 13.81806 06 41 30.46 +48 01 14.0          18.7 T EY034215
    CK06W030  C2006 12 13.81982 06 41 30.27 +48 01 15.0          17.8 T EY034215
    CK06W030  C2006 12 14.04062 06 41 18.86 +48 02 00.5          18.6 T EY034561
    CK06W030  C2006 12 14.04560 06 41 18.59 +48 02 01.5          18.9 T EY034561
    CK06W030  C2006 12 14.05105 06 41 18.25 +48 02 03.2          18.9 T EY034561
    CK06W030  C2006 12 15.19421 06 40 18.37 +48 05 58.9          18.4 T EY034673
    CK06W030  C2006 12 15.19977 06 40 18.09 +48 05 59.8                 EY034673
    CK06W030  C2006 12 15.20671 06 40 17.75 +48 06 00.9                 EY034673
    CK06W030  C2006 12 15.21250 06 40 17.45 +48 06 01.9                 EY034673
    CK06W030  C2006 12 16.94097 06 38 45.60 +48 11 50.1          18.7 T EY034170
    CK06W030  C2006 12 16.95733 06 38 44.64 +48 11 51.3          18.2 T EY034170
    CK06W030  C2006 12 16.96382 06 38 44.29 +48 11 51.8          18.5 T EY034170

Observer details:
170 Observatorio de Begues.  Observer J. Manteca.  0.36-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
561 Piszkesteto.  Observer J. Kelemen.  0.6-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 W3 (Christensen)
T 2009 July 6.3555 TT                                   MPC
q   3.123085             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  133.5238      +0.6754964      -0.0906777
                   Node   113.5429      -0.6493901      -0.5432521
e   1.0            Incl.  127.0407      +0.3492808      -0.8346584
From 91 observations 2006 Oct. 29-Dec. 16.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-Y34

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