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MPEC 2007-A52 : COMET P/2006 Y2 (GIBBS)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-A52                                Issued 2007 Jan. 14, 05:20 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 Y2 (GIBBS)

Observations:
    PK06Y020  C2006 11 10.48227 09 45 41.50 +08 53 26.0          21.1 N EA052291
    PK06Y020  C2006 11 10.48693 09 45 42.50 +08 53 24.0          21.0 N EA052291
    PK06Y020  C2006 11 10.49096 09 45 43.36 +08 53 22.5          20.7 N EA052291
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 28.10984 12 52 39.57 +04 20 22.5                 EA052246
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 28.11057 12 52 39.77 +04 20 22.7                 EA052246
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 28.11138 12 52 39.91 +04 20 22.5                 EA052246
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 30.07714 13 00 07.70 +04 14 00.2                 EA052246
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 30.07829 13 00 07.93 +04 14 00.2                 EA052246
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 30.07905 13 00 08.04 +04 14 01.4                 EA052246
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 30.08161 13 00 08.74 +04 13 59.1                 EA052246
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 30.08832 13 00 10.22 +04 13 58.9                 EA052246
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 30.08894 13 00 10.41 +04 13 58.5                 EA052246
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 30.09028 13 00 10.70 +04 13 58.0          18.8 T EA052246
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 30.09096 13 00 10.76 +04 13 57.5                 EA052246
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 30.24045 13 00 44.51 +04 13 31.0          19.5 N EA052213
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 30.24492 13 00 45.53 +04 13 30.0          19.4 N EA052213
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 30.24940 13 00 46.56 +04 13 29.3          19.4 N EA052213
    PK06Y020   2006 12 30.81944 13 02 55.49 +04 11 48.2          18.5 T EA052372
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 31.50590 13 05 29.98 +04 09 48.8          18.2 T EA052673
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 31.51123 13 05 31.16 +04 09 48.0                 EA052673
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 31.51586 13 05 32.19 +04 09 47.2                 EA052673
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 31.52060 13 05 33.23 +04 09 46.6                 EA052673
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 31.83475 13 06 43.58 +04 08 54.4                 EA052349
    PK06Y020  C2006 12 31.84411 13 06 45.66 +04 08 53.2          18.4 T EA052349
    PK06Y020  C2007 01 08.16309 13 33 25.32 +03 53 25.4                 EA052J95
    PK06Y020  C2007 01 08.16711 13 33 26.17 +03 53 25.6                 EA052J95
    PK06Y020  C2007 01 08.17090 13 33 26.93 +03 53 25.1                 EA052J95
    PK06Y020  C2007 01 08.17506 13 33 27.78 +03 53 24.9          19.1 N EA052J95
    PK06Y020  C2007 01 14.16697 13 54 06.96 +03 48 27.6                 EA052J95
    PK06Y020  C2007 01 14.17251 13 54 08.02 +03 48 27.4                 EA052J95
    PK06Y020  C2007 01 14.17805 13 54 09.15 +03 48 27.2          19.0 N EA052J95

Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
372 Geisei.  Observer T. Seki.  0.60-m f/3.5 reflector.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 Y2 (Gibbs)
T 2006 Dec. 28.7559 TT                                  MPC
q   1.251352             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1865723      Peri.   26.3029      -0.7493696      -0.6211285
a   3.033225       Node   113.3627      +0.5549005      -0.7781520
e   0.587452       Incl.   14.4737      +0.3612902      -0.0931603
P   5.28
From 78 observations 2006 Nov. 10-2007 Jan. 14.

Ephemeris:
    P/2006 Y2 (Gibbs)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 01 10    13 39.87   +03 51.3    0.829    1.260    87.6    51.3  18.6
2007 01 20    14 13.02   +03 50.7    0.820    1.278    89.8    50.3  18.6
2007 01 30    14 42.32   +04 10.3    0.815    1.307    92.7    48.8  18.7
2007 02 09    15 07.28   +04 48.6    0.811    1.345    96.4    46.8  18.8
2007 02 19    15 27.48   +05 44.1    0.807    1.390   101.0    44.3  19.0
2007 03 01    15 42.53   +06 52.9    0.804    1.442   106.5    41.2  19.1
2007 03 11    15 52.21   +08 09.8    0.801    1.500   113.0    37.6  19.3
2007 03 21    15 56.33   +09 28.1    0.800    1.562   120.4    33.4  19.5
2007 03 31    15 54.96   +10 37.7    0.805    1.627   128.4    28.8  19.6

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-A52

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