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MPEC 2007-X14 : COMET P/2006 W4 (HILL)

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M.P.E.C. 2007-X14                                Issued 2007 Dec. 3, 21:33 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 P/2006 W4 (HILL)

Observations:
    PK06W040  C2007 09 15.43751 05 46 20.49 +14 56 38.1          19.5 T EX014704
    PK06W040  C2007 09 15.44912 05 46 20.76 +14 56 34.6          19.5 T EX014704
    PK06W040  C2007 09 15.46074 05 46 21.05 +14 56 31.8          19.6 T EX014704
    PK06W040  C2007 12 01.75164 05 38 41.96 +07 21 14.3                 EX014349
    PK06W040  C2007 12 01.75525 05 38 41.86 +07 21 12.8          18.2 T EX014349
    PK06W040  C2007 12 03.66282 05 37 37.68 +07 10 26.4                 EX014349
    PK06W040  C2007 12 03.66824 05 37 37.50 +07 10 24.6          18.2 T EX014349

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres, R.
    Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 W4 (Hill)
Epoch 2009 Jan. 9.0 TT = JDT 2454840.5
T 2009 Jan. 21.01289 TT                                 MPC
q   4.4387877            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.05976294     Peri.  249.60797     -0.51720136     -0.67246312
a   6.4791008      Node   243.24954     +0.81824404     -0.56989345
e   0.3149068      Incl.   36.36187     -0.25095707     -0.47224444
P  16.49
Residuals in seconds of arc
061119 704  0.7+  0.5-    061123 854  0.2+  0.3-    061215 G96  0.0   0.3-
061119 704  0.1+  0.1-    061123 143  0.3+  0.1+    061215 G96  0.1+  0.6-
061119 704  0.7-  0.3+    061123 143  0.0   0.1+    061215 246  0.2-  0.2-
061122 704  1.7-  0.4+    061123 143  0.4-  0.1+    061215 246  0.5+  0.5+
061122 703  0.6-  0.2+    061123 235  0.2+  0.0     061215 246  0.2+  0.2+
061122 704  1.7-  0.4-    061123 235  0.2-  0.5-    061215 246  0.4+  0.3+
061122 703  0.6+  0.4+    061123 J95  0.4+  0.3-    061215 246  0.1-  0.1-
061122 704  0.8-  0.2+    061123 J95  0.3+  0.2-    061221 204  0.5-  0.2+
061122 703  0.0   0.0     061123 J95  0.2+  0.4-    061222 204  0.0   0.9+
061122 704  1.8-  1.3+    061124 349  0.3+  0.9-    061222 147  0.9-  0.4+
061122 703 (2.5-  1.0+)   061124 349  0.4+  1.3-    061222 147  0.1-  0.7+
061122 704 (0.5+  2.4+)   061124 349  0.6+  1.5-    061226 130 (2.4+  1.1-)
061122 703  1.1+  0.2-    061126 215 (3.1+  1.3+)   061226 118  0.3-  0.1-
061122 703 (2.4-  0.9+)   061127 204  0.7-  0.0     061226 118  0.1-  0.2+
061122 703  0.9-  0.6+    061127 204  0.3+  0.4-    061227 703  0.1+  0.4+
061122 703  0.5-  0.6-    061127 213  0.1+  0.7+    061227 703  0.3-  0.7-
061122 143  1.1+  0.2+    061127 213  0.3+  0.6+    061227 703  1.4+  0.6+
061122 143  0.6-  0.4-    061127 213  0.2+  0.7+    061227 703  1.0-  1.2+
061122 470 (2.3+  1.3-)   061127 213  0.5+  0.7+    070117 G96  0.3+  0.4-
061122 470  0.7-  0.6+    061201 673  0.1-  0.6+    070117 G96  0.3-  0.4-
061122 470 (2.9-  1.2-)   061201 673  0.2-  0.4-    070117 G96  0.0   0.5-
061122 470  0.6-  1.1+    061201 673  0.6+  0.5-    070117 G96  0.1-  0.2-
061123 703  0.4-  0.1-    061201 673  0.2-  0.3-    070120 213  0.0   0.2-
061123 703  0.1+  0.5-    061214 703  1.3+  1.0+    070120 213  0.1+  0.1+
061123 703  0.9-  0.2-    061214 703  1.6+  0.0     070120 213  0.1+  0.1-
061123 734  0.0   0.8-    061214 703  0.6+  0.1+    070915 704  0.7+  0.2-
061123 703  0.4-  0.6-    061214 703  0.5-  0.8+    070915 704  0.6+  0.3-
061123 734  0.3+  0.3-    061215 704  1.1-  0.8+    070915 704  0.7+  0.3+
061123 734  0.2+  0.4-    061215 704  0.5+  0.9+    071201 349  0.7-  0.1+
061123 734  0.9+  0.2-    061215 704 (2.1+  0.2-)   071201 349  0.4-  0.2-
061123 854  0.6-  1.9+    061215 G96  0.3+  0.2-    071203 349  0.2-  0.0
061123 854  0.5-  0.4+    061215 G96  0.6-  0.1-    071203 349  0.1-  0.0

Ephemeris:
    P/2006 W4 (Hill)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2007 11 26    05 41.78   +07 54.8    3.922    4.824   153.3     5.3  18.3
2007 12 06    05 36.29   +06 57.5    3.867    4.808   160.6     3.9  18.3
2007 12 16    05 30.35   +06 06.1    3.842    4.791   162.8     3.5  18.2
2007 12 26    05 24.42   +05 22.1    3.849    4.775   158.1     4.4  18.2
2008 01 05    05 18.93   +04 46.7    3.885    4.759   149.6     6.0  18.2
2008 01 15    05 14.28   +04 20.5    3.949    4.744   139.9     7.7  18.2
2008 01 25    05 10.79   +04 03.0    4.036    4.729   130.0     9.2  18.3
2008 02 04    05 08.65   +03 53.3    4.142    4.714   120.1    10.4  18.3
2008 02 14    05 07.97   +03 50.3    4.262    4.699   110.5    11.4  18.4
2008 02 24    05 08.76   +03 52.4    4.392    4.685   101.2    12.0  18.4
2008 03 05    05 10.97   +03 57.8    4.526    4.671    92.3    12.2  18.5
2008 03 15    05 14.52   +04 05.2    4.661    4.658    83.7    12.3  18.5
2008 03 25    05 19.27   +04 13.0    4.793    4.645    75.5    12.0  18.6
2008 04 04    05 25.10   +04 20.0    4.919    4.632    67.7    11.5  18.6
2008 04 14    05 31.89   +04 25.1    5.036    4.619    60.2    10.9  18.7
2008 04 24    05 39.49   +04 27.3    5.142    4.607    53.0    10.0  18.7
2008 05 04    05 47.80   +04 25.7    5.235    4.596    46.2     9.1  18.7
2008 05 14    05 56.69   +04 19.6    5.314    4.584    39.9     8.1  18.7
2008 05 24    06 06.05   +04 08.5    5.378    4.573    34.0     7.1  18.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-X14

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