MPEC 2007-B02 : COMET P/2006 W1 (GIBBS)
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M.P.E.C. 2007-B02 Issued 2007 Jan. 16, 00:26 UT
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COMET P/2006 W1 (GIBBS)
Observations:
PK06W010 C2007 01 14.95155 08 41 13.41 +05 06 07.0 EB002J95
PK06W010 C2007 01 14.95703 08 41 13.14 +05 06 09.5 EB002J95
PK06W010 C2007 01 14.96252 08 41 12.90 +05 06 10.7 18.8 N EB002J95
PK06W010 C2007 01 15.90988 08 40 28.54 +05 12 04.5 EB002246
PK06W010 C2007 01 15.91075 08 40 28.44 +05 12 05.0 EB002246
PK06W010 C2007 01 15.91163 08 40 28.42 +05 12 04.3 EB002246
PK06W010 C2007 01 15.91396 08 40 28.32 +05 12 06.4 EB002246
PK06W010 C2007 01 15.91556 08 40 28.23 +05 12 06.9 EB002246
Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT. Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha. Measurer M. Tichy.
1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford. Observer P. Birtwhistle. 0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2006 W1 (Gibbs)
T 2006 Mar. 29.6925 TT MPC
q 1.699946 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.0706743 Peri. 230.5808 +0.8905746 -0.4319317
a 5.793777 Node 154.0507 +0.4477230 +0.8877004
e 0.706591 Incl. 19.0082 -0.0801307 +0.1594459
P 13.9
From 85 observations 2006 Nov. 16-2007 Jan. 15.
Ephemeris:
P/2006 W1 (Gibbs)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2007 01 10 08 45.01 +04 37.0 2.377 3.287 153.6 7.6 19.0
2007 01 20 08 37.23 +05 38.6 2.402 3.357 163.6 4.8 19.2
2007 01 30 08 29.33 +06 48.3 2.457 3.427 168.0 3.4 19.3
2007 02 09 08 22.05 +08 01.4 2.544 3.496 162.3 4.9 19.5
2007 02 19 08 15.99 +09 13.3 2.660 3.565 152.4 7.4 19.6
2007 03 01 08 11.59 +10 20.5 2.803 3.634 141.9 9.7 19.8
2007 03 11 08 09.06 +11 20.3 2.969 3.702 131.5 11.6 20.0
2007 03 21 08 08.41 +12 11.5 3.154 3.770 121.4 13.0 20.3
2007 03 31 08 09.58 +12 53.4 3.353 3.837 111.8 14.0 20.5
Further observations of this comet are desirable.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2007 MPC M.P.E.C. 2007-B02
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