MPEC 2007-E02 : COMET C/2006 P1 (McNAUGHT)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-E02                                Issued 2007 Mar. 2, 15:52 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
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                          COMET C/2006 P1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK06P010  C2007 02 01.75201 21 13 23.08 -52 56 44.2           8.2 N EE002E03
    CK06P010  C2007 02 01.75794 21 13 24.06 -52 56 57.1           8.2 N EE002E03
    CK06P010  C2007 02 03.44346 21 17 47.71 -53 55 03.5           9.0 N EE002E03
    CK06P010  C2007 02 03.44638 21 17 48.17 -53 55 09.2           9.0 N EE002E03
    CK06P010  C2007 02 04.45376 21 20 24.35 -54 26 54.9           9.2 N EE002E03
    CK06P010  C2007 02 17.48182 21 52 31.02 -59 21 58.2          10.8 N EE002E03
    CK06P010  C2007 02 17.48464 21 52 31.39 -59 22 00.0          11.1 N EE002E03
    CK06P010  C2007 02 23.33689 22 06 24.37 -60 59 54.9          12.3 N EE002467
    CK06P010  C2007 02 23.33757 22 06 24.47 -60 59 55.4          12.4 N EE002467
    CK06P010  C2007 02 23.33823 22 06 24.53 -60 59 56.3          12.4 N EE002467
    CK06P010  C2007 02 23.33889 22 06 24.60 -60 59 56.6          12.4 N EE002467
    CK06P010  C2007 02 23.33954 22 06 24.73 -60 59 57.3          12.4 N EE002467
    CK06P010  C2007 02 24.37067 22 08 50.46 -61 16 15.1          12.4 N EE002467
    CK06P010  C2007 02 24.37170 22 08 50.68 -61 16 16.5          12.5 N EE002467
    CK06P010  C2007 02 24.38160 22 08 52.13 -61 16 25.6          12.7 N EE002467
    CK06P010  C2007 02 24.38225 22 08 52.21 -61 16 26.4          12.4 N EE002467
    CK06P010  C2007 02 26.37064 22 13 32.67 -61 47 23.2          12.4 N EE002467
    CK06P010  C2007 02 26.37259 22 13 32.96 -61 47 24.8          12.3 N EE002467
    CK06P010  C2007 02 26.37891 22 13 33.90 -61 47 30.7          12.3 N EE002467
    CK06P010  C2007 02 26.38088 22 13 34.22 -61 47 32.9          12.0 N EE002467
    CK06P010  C2007 02 27.33672 22 15 48.73 -62 02 14.1          12.3 N EE002467
    CK06P010  C2007 02 27.35319 22 15 51.07 -62 02 28.9          12.3 N EE002467
    CK06P010  C2007 02 27.38108 22 15 55.11 -62 02 53.8          12.3 N EE002467
    CK06P010  C2007 03 01.33921 22 20 30.72 -62 32 41.4          12.4 N EE002467
    CK06P010  C2007 03 01.34061 22 20 30.91 -62 32 42.6          12.4 N EE002467
    CK06P010  C2007 03 01.34201 22 20 31.12 -62 32 43.6          12.4 N EE002467

Observer details:
467 Auckland Observatory.  Observers G. W. Christie, T. Natusch.  Measurer
    G. W. Christie.  0.40-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
E03 RAS Observatory, Victoria.  Observer R. Ligustri.  0.32-m f/9 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 P1 (McNaught)
Epoch 2007 Jan. 20.0 TT = JDT 2454120.5
T 2007 Jan. 12.79894 TT                                 MPC
q   0.1707337            (2000.0)            P               Q
z  -0.0001003      Peri.  155.97563     +0.12688789     -0.17388452
 +/-0.0000033      Node   267.41491     +0.67529054     +0.73627633
e   1.0000171      Incl.   77.83692     +0.72655499     -0.65395821
From 248 observations 2006 Aug. 7-2007 Mar. 1, mean residual 0".42.

     The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000037
and +0.000497 (+/- 0.000003) AU^-1, respectively.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-E02

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