MPEC 2007-K72 : COMET C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2007-K72 Issued 2007 May 31, 14:44 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 S2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK06S020 C2007 05 20.41024 20 51 31.42 -05 17 43.0 17.8 N EK072703
CK06S020 C2007 05 20.42774 20 51 31.17 -05 17 57.0 17.5 N EK072703
CK06S020 C2007 05 20.43645 20 51 30.78 -05 18 07.7 17.8 N EK072703
CK06S020 C2007 05 21.38098 20 51 10.48 -05 31 54.7 18.4 T EK072H36
CK06S020 C2007 05 21.38981 20 51 10.28 -05 32 01.5 18.3 T EK072H36
CK06S020 C2007 05 21.39172 20 51 10.21 -05 32 06.4 18.5 T EK072850
CK06S020 C2007 05 21.39774 20 51 10.10 -05 32 09.5 18.6 T EK072850
CK06S020 C2007 05 27.40505 20 48 26.74 -07 06 03.0 17.4 T EK072703
CK06S020 C2007 05 27.41339 20 48 26.46 -07 06 10.9 17.9 T EK072703
CK06S020 C2007 05 27.42170 20 48 26.20 -07 06 19.4 18.1 T EK072703
CK06S020 C2007 05 27.43004 20 48 25.95 -07 06 27.0 17.9 T EK072703
Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observer A. R. Gibbs. Measurers E. C. Beshore,
A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson.
0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee. Observers D. T. Durig, D. S. Hardage.
0.30-m f/6 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton. Observer G. Hug. 0.30-m
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)
Epoch 2007 May 20.0 TT = JDT 2454240.5
T 2007 May 7.36645 TT MPC
q 3.1614834 (2000.0) P Q
z -0.0006896 Peri. 166.34519 +0.42710003 -0.04282076
+/-0.0000088 Node 113.88608 -0.89428625 +0.12753728
e 1.0021803 Incl. 98.96197 -0.13355776 -0.99090899
From 132 observations 2006 Sept. 17-2007 May 27, mean residual 0".59.
The "original" and "future" barycentric values of 1/a are +0.000055
and -0.000049 (+/- 0.000009) AU^-1, respectively.
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2007 MPC M.P.E.C. 2007-K72
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