MPEC 2007-K23 : COMET C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2007-K23 Issued 2007 May 19, 14:12 UT
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COMET C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK06S020 C2007 05 11.47184 20 53 37.59 -03 19 39.0 18.7 T EK023G92
CK06S020 C2007 05 11.48554 20 53 37.46 -03 19 49.1 18.9 T EK023G92
CK06S020 C2007 05 19.39030 20 51 51.80 -05 03 10.2 19.5 N EK023734
CK06S020 C2007 05 19.39328 20 51 51.73 -05 03 12.2 18.1 N EK023734
CK06S020 C2007 05 19.39612 20 51 51.69 -05 03 15.1 18.8 N EK023734
CK06S020 C2007 05 19.39897 20 51 51.66 -05 03 16.8 19.1 N EK023734
CK06S020 C2007 05 19.40182 20 51 51.58 -05 03 20.5 18.5 N EK023734
CK06S020 C2007 05 19.40466 20 51 51.53 -05 03 22.1 18.9 N EK023734
Observer details:
734 Farpoint Observatory. Observer G. Hug. 0.7-m reflector + CCD.
G92 Jarnac Observatory, Vail. Observers D. Levy, W. Levy, T. Glinos. 0.64-m
f/7.2 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2007 May 20.0 TT = JDT 2454240.5
T 2007 May 7.36759 TT MPC
q 3.1614750 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.0006891 Peri. 166.34553 +0.42710006 -0.04282308
+/-0.0000089 Node 113.88611 -0.89428536 +0.12754265
e 1.0021785 Incl. 98.96196 -0.13356360 -0.99090820
Residuals in seconds of arc
060917 704 1.4- 0.8+ 060919 H55 1.1- 0.1- 060929 130 0.5+ 0.3+
060917 704 0.2- 0.1+ 060919 704 (0.5+ 2.2-) 060929 118 1.2+ 0.5-
060917 704 1.7+ 0.9+ 060919 448 0.0 0.0 060929 130 0.1- 0.5+
060917 704 (2.5- 0.4-) 060919 734 0.4- 0.6- 061001 A33 0.1- 1.3-
060917 704 0.4+ 0.7- 060919 734 0.4- 0.0 061001 A33 0.5- 0.7-
060918 734 1.3+ 0.4- 060919 734 0.0 1.0+ 061007 204 0.9- 0.4-
060918 734 0.3- 0.6+ 060919 448 0.4- 0.0 061007 204 0.2+ 0.3-
060918 734 0.8+ 0.4+ 060919 704 0.4- 0.1- 061009 104 1.1- 0.2-
060918 704 0.8- 0.3- 060919 448 0.4- 0.1+ 061009 104 0.4- 0.5-
060918 704 0.0 1.0+ 060919 704 0.6+ 0.0 061009 104 0.1+ 0.1-
060918 682 0.1+ 0.3+ 060919 673 0.6- 0.1- 061011 673 0.2+ 0.6-
060918 704 0.5+ 0.4- 060919 673 0.4- 0.1+ 061011 673 0.0 0.9-
060918 704 0.5+ 0.0 060919 704 0.4+ 0.9- 061011 673 0.2- 0.9-
060918 703 0.1- 0.7+ 060919 673 0.4- 0.0 061011 673 0.2- 0.9-
060918 673 0.3- 0.5+ 060919 673 0.4- 0.0 061013 118 0.5+ 0.2+
060918 703 0.0 0.4+ 060920 704 0.2+ 0.4- 061013 118 0.4+ 0.8+
060918 682 0.1+ 0.2- 060920 704 0.9+ 2.0+ 061013 118 1.3+ 0.1-
060918 673 0.4- 0.0 060920 704 0.1- 0.3- 061013 442 1.8+ 0.3-
060918 704 0.4+ 1.2+ 060920 704 0.1+ 0.5- 061013 442 1.8+ 0.5-
060918 703 0.3+ 0.1+ 060921 850 0.1+ 0.1- 061022 J97 0.2- 0.2-
060918 704 0.0 0.5- 060921 850 0.5+ 0.1- 061027 585 1.3- 0.3+
060918 703 0.3+ 0.9+ 060921 850 0.1- 0.0 061027 585 0.7- 1.2+
060918 682 0.2+ 0.2- 060921 215 0.8- 1.6+ 061027 585 0.3- 0.1+
060918 704 0.6- 0.3+ 060923 118 0.2+ 0.4- 061105 213 0.1+ 0.6+
060918 704 1.0- 1.1+ 060923 118 0.1- 0.2- 061105 213 0.0 0.9+
060918 673 0.3- 0.3+ 060923 118 0.0 0.1+ 061110 673 0.0 0.2-
060918 704 0.0 0.2- 060923 585 0.3- 1.8+ 061110 673 0.1- 0.3-
060918 673 0.4- 0.2+ 060923 118 0.2- 0.3- 061110 673 0.2+ 0.2-
060918 704 0.4+ 0.8+ 060923 118 0.1- 0.6+ 061110 673 0.0 0.4-
060918 854 0.7+ 0.3+ 060923 585 1.0- 0.5+ 061113 850 0.2+ 0.5-
060918 854 0.9+ 1.2+ 060923 585 0.6- 0.4+ 061113 850 0.2+ 0.4+
060918 854 0.5+ 0.5- 060925 J97 1.1+ 0.4+ 061113 850 0.4- 1.2+
060918 012 0.2+ 0.5- 060926 850 0.2- 0.3- 061115 215 0.1- 0.6+
060918 012 0.4+ 0.4+ 060926 850 0.0 0.1- 070511 G92 0.6+ 0.4-
060918 012 0.8- 1.1- 060926 850 0.0 0.1+ 070511 G92 0.4+ 0.6-
060918 012 1.0+ 1.0- 060926 213 0.1- 0.0 070519 734 0.3- 0.1-
060919 J95 0.2+ 0.2- 060926 213 0.0 0.3- 070519 734 0.5- 0.5+
060919 J95 0.0 1.1- 060926 213 0.1- 0.0 070519 734 0.2- 0.0
060919 J77 0.4+ 0.1+ 060927 204 0.1- 0.2- 070519 734 0.2+ 0.7+
060919 H55 0.9- 0.3- 060927 204 0.2+ 0.1- 070519 734 0.1- 0.6-
060919 H55 0.7- 0.0 060929 130 0.6- 0.5- 070519 734 0.0 0.2+
060919 H55 0.7- 0.1- 060929 118 0.1+ 0.1+
Ephemeris:
C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2007 05 10 20 53.79 -03 02.1 2.931 3.162 93.7 18.6 17.3
2007 05 20 20 51.66 -05 11.8 2.758 3.164 104.3 18.1 17.2
2007 05 30 20 46.96 -07 50.0 2.595 3.169 115.7 16.7 17.1
2007 06 09 20 39.36 -11 00.0 2.450 3.177 128.0 14.6 17.0
2007 06 19 20 28.61 -14 41.6 2.332 3.188 141.2 11.5 16.9
2007 06 29 20 14.71 -18 48.9 2.251 3.202 155.1 7.7 16.8
2007 07 09 19 58.06 -23 09.2 2.215 3.219 169.1 3.4 16.8
2007 07 19 19 39.49 -27 24.8 2.227 3.238 173.0 2.2 16.8
2007 07 29 19 20.31 -31 18.0 2.289 3.261 159.8 6.2 16.9
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000056
and -0.000049 (+/- 0.000009) AU^-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2007 MPC M.P.E.C. 2007-K23
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