MPEC 2007-D50 : COMET C/2006 P1 (McNAUGHT)
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M.P.E.C. 2007-D50 Issued 2007 Feb. 23, 16:02 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
minor planets and routine data on comets. They are published
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COMET C/2006 P1 (McNAUGHT)
Observations:
CK06P010 C2007 02 16.34706 21 49 47.71 -59 01 33.0 11.6 N ED050467
CK06P010 C2007 02 17.65519 21 52 56.76 -59 25 02.3 12.0 N ED050467
CK06P010 C2007 02 17.65584 21 52 56.85 -59 25 03.0 11.9 N ED050467
CK06P010 C2007 02 17.65650 21 52 56.92 -59 25 03.7 11.8 N ED050467
CK06P010 C2007 02 19.45125 21 57 12.60 -59 56 08.6 ED050E03
CK06P010 C2007 02 19.45541 21 57 13.22 -59 56 12.4 6.3 T ED050E03
CK06P010 C2007 02 22.37206 22 04 07.84 -60 44 26.0 12.3 N ED050467
CK06P010 C2007 02 22.37337 22 04 07.99 -60 44 27.1 12.3 N ED050467
CK06P010 C2007 02 22.37469 22 04 08.25 -60 44 28.8 12.3 N ED050467
Observer details:
467 Auckland Observatory. Observers G. W. Christie, T. Natusch. Measurer
G. W. Christie. 0.40-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
E03 RAS Observatory, Victoria. Observer M. Suzuki. 0.32-m f/9.0 reflector
+ CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2006 P1 (McNaught)
Epoch 2007 Jan. 20.0 TT = JDT 2454120.5
T 2007 Jan. 12.79902 TT MPC
q 0.1707337 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.0001017 Peri. 155.97562 +0.12688960 -0.17388681
+/-0.0000036 Node 267.41487 +0.67529048 +0.73627635
e 1.0000174 Incl. 77.83675 +0.72655475 -0.65395758
From 222 observations 2006 Aug. 7-2007 Feb. 22, mean residual 0".43.
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000036
and +0.000496 (+/- 0.000004) AU^-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2007 MPC M.P.E.C. 2007-D50
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