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MPEC 2007-C02 : COMET C/2006 V1 (CATALINA)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-C02                                Issued 2007 Feb. 2, 00:35 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  C2007 01 27.41718 11 07 36.39 +04 12 31.7          17.5 N EC002850
    CK06V010  C2007 01 27.43213 11 07 35.97 +04 12 28.6          17.7 N EC002850
    CK06V010  C2007 01 27.46056 11 07 35.29 +04 12 22.6          17.4 N EC002850
    CK06V010  C2007 01 27.47700 11 07 34.86 +04 12 18.8          17.5 N EC002850
    CK06V010  C2007 01 28.02332 11 07 21.36 +04 10 23.2          17.0 N EC002939
    CK06V010  C2007 01 28.03075 11 07 21.17 +04 10 21.4          17.0 N EC002939
    CK06V010  C2007 01 28.04186 11 07 20.90 +04 10 19.0          17.0 N EC002939
    CK06V010  C2007 01 28.05552 11 07 20.58 +04 10 16.0          17.1 N EC002213
    CK06V010  C2007 01 28.05701 11 07 20.53 +04 10 15.7          17.1 N EC002213
    CK06V010  C2007 01 28.05851 11 07 20.48 +04 10 15.4          17.1 N EC002213
    CK06V010  C2007 01 28.06200 11 07 20.34 +04 10 14.3          17.2 N EC002147
    CK06V010  C2007 01 28.09610 11 07 19.46 +04 10 07.3          17.2 N EC002147
    CK06V010  C2007 01 28.10576 11 07 19.23 +04 10 05.8          17.2 N EC002232
    CK06V010  C2007 01 28.11231 11 07 19.04 +04 10 04.8          17.1 N EC002232
    CK06V010  C2007 01 28.12104 11 07 18.78 +04 10 02.8          17.0 N EC002232
    CK06V010  C2007 01 28.99387 11 06 56.33 +04 06 58.7                 EC002203
    CK06V010  C2007 01 29.02876 11 06 55.40 +04 06 52.8                 EC002203
    CK06V010  C2007 01 31.40134 11 05 50.30 +03 58 45.6          17.5 N EC002850
    CK06V010  C2007 01 31.42002 11 05 49.74 +03 58 42.3          17.0 N EC002850

Observer details:
147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno.  Observers D. Crespi, S. Foglia,
    G. Galli, S. Minuto.  Measurers D. Crespi, S. Foglia, G. Galli.  0.40-m
    f/4 reflector + CCD.
203 GiaGa Observatory.  Observer G. Galli.  0.13-m f/6.4 refractor + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig, J. E. Duke,
    T. E. Stegall.  0.30-m f/9.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
939 Observatorio Rodeno.  Observers J. Castellano, F. Garcia.  0.20-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 V1 (Catalina)
Epoch 2007 Dec. 6.0 TT = JDT 2454440.5
T 2007 Nov. 26.54260 TT                                 MPC
q   2.6741756            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.0038622      Peri.  253.42730     -0.59738703     +0.77328514
 +/-0.0000333      Node   335.72120     -0.38159388     -0.50715830
e   0.9896718      Incl.   31.11944     -0.70534733     -0.38055296
Residuals in seconds of arc
061111 703  1.3-  0.2+    061126 691  0.8-  0.3+    070106 213  0.0   0.6+
061111 703  0.0   0.8+    061211 118  0.2+  0.5+    070106 213  0.3+  0.8+
061111 703  0.3-  0.8+    061211 118  0.2+  0.3+    070106 213  0.6+  0.5+
061111 703  0.1-  0.6+    061211 118  0.1-  0.3+    070112 349  0.2+  0.7+
061112 204  0.1-  0.0     061215 215  0.4-  0.0     070112 349  0.2+  0.7+
061112 204  0.1+  0.3+    061215 215  0.5-  0.1+    070112 349  0.0   0.8+
061112 G96  0.3-  0.3-    061215 215  0.8-  0.5+    070113 J76  0.1-  0.2+
061112 G96  0.0   0.3-    061215 704  0.7-  1.7+    070113 J76  0.3-  0.1-
061112 G96  0.2+  0.3-    061215 704  1.7+  1.4+    070113 J76  0.2-  0.1+
061112 G96  0.2-  0.0     061215 704 (2.1+  0.5-)   070116 561  0.4+  0.1+
061112 703  0.6-  0.1-    061215 704  1.0+  1.1-    070116 561  0.2+  0.1+
061112 703  0.4-  0.7+    061216 246  0.0   0.5-    070116 561  0.5+  0.0
061112 703  0.8+  0.5+    061216 246  0.0   0.4-    070116 704  1.0+  0.7+
061112 703  0.4+  0.1-    061216 246  0.1+  0.7-    070116 704  1.0+  0.8-
061112 703  0.6-  0.3+    061216 246  0.1-  0.5-    070116 704  2.0+  0.2-
061112 703  0.2+  1.1-    061216 246  0.3-  0.3+    070116 704  0.0   0.5-
061112 703  0.9+  1.3+    061216 246  0.2+  0.5-    070116 704  0.0   1.7-
061112 703  0.9-  0.7+    061216 246  0.2+  0.1-    070117 G96  0.1-  0.5-
061112 G96  0.0   0.9-    061217 704  0.3+  0.5+    070117 G96  0.1+  0.4-
061112 G96  0.3+  0.5-    061217 704  0.4+  0.4+    070117 G96  0.1-  0.8-
061112 G96  0.6+  0.6-    061217 704  0.9+  0.0     070117 G96  0.1-  0.3-
061112 G96  0.3+  0.4-    061217 704  0.9+  1.7-    070120 J70  1.0+  0.8+
061113 448  0.7+  0.0     061217 704  1.0+  1.9-    070120 232  0.9-  0.2-
061113 448  0.5+  0.6-    061222 130  0.6-  0.3-    070120 232  1.1-  0.0
061113 448  0.4+  0.5-    061222 130  0.6-  0.2+    070120 232  1.0-  0.1-
061113 G96  0.8-  0.4-    061222 130  0.4-  0.6-    070120 J76  0.4-  0.0
061113 G96  0.1+  0.3-    061222 704  0.2+  1.3+    070120 J76  0.3+  0.1-
061113 G96  0.2-  0.2+    061222 704  1.5+  0.2-    070120 J76  0.2+  0.1+
061113 G96  0.4-  0.1-    061222 704  1.0+  1.0+    070123 A32  0.5+  0.1+
061113 G96  0.0   0.3+    061222 704  0.6+  0.9+    070123 A32  0.2+  0.1+
061113 G96  0.1-  0.1-    061222 704  1.2+  0.8-    070123 A32  0.1-  0.0
061113 G96  0.8-  0.2+    061222 349  0.0   0.6-    070123 704  1.6+  0.7+
061115 673  0.8+  0.0     061222 349  0.3-  0.8-    070123 704  0.7-  0.8+
061115 673  0.0   0.5-    061222 349  0.4-  1.1-    070123 704 (2.1-  1.3+)
061115 673  0.2+  0.0     061225 J70 (4.2+  8.4-)   070123 699  0.6-  0.4+
061115 673  0.4+  0.3-    061225 J70 (5.8+  0.7+)   070123 704  0.4-  1.7-
061115 G96  0.6+  0.9-    061225 J70 (8.1+  4.6-)   070123 699  0.7-  0.4+
061115 G96  0.3+  1.1-    061227 A79  1.3+  1.1-    070123 699  1.1-  0.9+
061115 G96  0.4+  0.9-    061227 A79  0.3+  0.3-    070123 699  0.7-  0.1+
061115 G96  0.1+  1.2-    061227 A79  1.6+  0.9-    070127 850  0.1+  0.0
061115 349  0.9+  0.0     061227 118  0.4-  0.0     070127 850  0.5-  0.1+
061115 349  0.7+  0.0     061227 118  0.7-  0.2-    070127 850  0.2+  0.1+
061115 349  0.9+  0.2-    061227 118  0.0   0.4-    070127 850  0.0   0.2-
061119 704  0.5+  0.1+    061227 G96  1.2-  0.1+    070128 939  0.2-  0.1+
061119 704  0.4+  0.9+    061227 G96  1.0-  0.0     070128 939  0.1-  0.1-
061119 704  1.3-  1.0+    061227 G96  1.4-  0.2+    070128 939  0.2+  0.2-
061119 691  0.1+  0.2+    061227 G96  1.7-  0.3+    070128 213  0.8+  0.2-
061119 691  0.2+  0.0     061230 232  0.1-  0.1+    070128 213  0.6+  0.2-
061119 691  0.0   0.2+    061230 232  0.3-  0.1+    070128 213  0.5+  0.2-
061121 G96  0.1+  0.2-    061230 232  0.3-  0.1+    070128 147  0.0   0.4-
061121 G96  0.0   0.4-    061230 372  0.0   0.7+    070128 147  0.2+  0.2-
061121 G96  0.0   0.3-    061231 170  0.8-  0.3-    070128 232  0.3+  0.2+
061121 G96  0.1+  0.3-    061231 170  0.8-  0.4-    070128 232  0.0   0.5+
061122 704  0.7-  1.1+    061231 673  0.1+  0.3+    070128 232  0.5-  0.4+
061122 704  0.1-  0.1+    061231 673  0.2+  0.1+    070128 203  0.6-  0.6-
061122 704  0.3+  0.2+    061231 673  0.2+  0.1-    070129 203  0.4-  0.8+
061122 704  0.2+  0.4+    061231 673  0.3+  0.2-    070131 850  0.2+  0.0
061122 704  0.1+  0.6+    070102 644  0.5-  0.1-    070131 850  0.0   0.5+
061126 691  0.5-  0.4+    070102 644  0.2-  0.0
061126 691  0.5-  0.1+    070102 644  0.6-  0.3-

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.004525
and +0.006562 (+/- 0.000033) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-C02

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