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MPEC 2007-B03 : COMET C/2006 W3 (CHRISTENSEN)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-B03                                Issued 2007 Jan. 16, 00:29 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  C2007 01 05.89358 06 19 56.43 +49 01 06.9          17.6 N EB003213
    CK06W030  C2007 01 05.89474 06 19 56.35 +49 01 06.8          17.6 N EB003213
    CK06W030  C2007 01 07.95386 06 17 57.23 +49 04 14.3          18.4 N EB003213
    CK06W030  C2007 01 07.95503 06 17 57.17 +49 04 14.4          18.4 N EB003213
    CK06W030  C2007 01 07.95619 06 17 57.09 +49 04 14.6          18.4 N EB003213
    CK06W030  C2007 01 08.25901 06 17 39.62 +49 04 39.9          18.4 T EB003704
    CK06W030  C2007 01 08.27174 06 17 38.92 +49 04 41.7          18.9 T EB003704
    CK06W030  C2007 01 08.28436 06 17 38.16 +49 04 42.8          18.9 T EB003704
    CK06W030  C2007 01 08.29696 06 17 37.50 +49 04 43.2          19.3 T EB003704
    CK06W030  C2007 01 13.85108 06 12 19.27 +49 11 05.4          17.6 N EB003157
    CK06W030  C2007 01 13.85396 06 12 19.14 +49 11 06.3          17.3 N EB003157

Observer details:
157 Frasso Sabino.  Observers R. Haver, R. Gorelli, M. Calabresi.  Measurer
    R. Haver.  0.37-m f/7.0 Cassegrain + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 W3 (Christensen)
T 2009 July 6.5495 TT                                   MPC
q   3.125230             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  133.4996      +0.6756032      -0.0903819
                   Node   113.5463      -0.6490935      -0.5435599
e   1.0            Incl.  127.0451      +0.3496253      -0.8344901
From 125 observations 2006 Oct. 29-2007 Jan. 13.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-B03

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