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    • MPEC 2006-C22 : COMET C/2005 W2 (CHRISTENSEN)

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    M.P.E.C. 2006-C22                                Issued 2006 Feb. 4, 19:20 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
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

                  Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
                  Supported in part by the TABASGO Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                         COMET C/2005 W2 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    CK05W020  C2005 12 24.78643 03 31 21.44 +34 30 34.3          18.7 N EC022130
    CK05W020  C2005 12 24.79387 03 31 21.41 +34 30 32.4          19.0 N EC022130
    CK05W020  C2006 01 18.89288 03 32 53.67 +33 09 51.1                 EC022J97
    CK05W020  C2006 01 21.80079 03 33 59.97 +33 02 00.3          18.2 N EC022A77
    CK05W020  C2006 01 21.82132 03 34 00.41 +33 01 58.6          18.2 N EC022A77
    CK05W020  C2006 01 21.83485 03 34 00.65 +33 01 56.3          18.0 N EC022A77
    CK05W020  C2006 01 21.84485 03 34 00.94 +33 01 54.5          18.0 N EC022A77
    CK05W020  C2006 01 22.19002 03 34 09.48 +33 01 00.0          17.8 T EC022703
    CK05W020  C2006 01 22.19802 03 34 09.66 +33 00 59.9          17.8 T EC022703
    CK05W020  C2006 01 22.20603 03 34 09.84 +33 00 58.5          17.7 T EC022703
    CK05W020  C2006 01 22.21399 03 34 10.12 +33 00 58.5          17.8 T EC022703
    CK05W020  C2006 01 22.77767 03 34 24.69 +32 59 30.4          18.4 N EC022442
    CK05W020  C2006 01 22.85469 03 34 26.54 +32 59 18.8                 EC022A30
    CK05W020  C2006 01 22.86919 03 34 26.99 +32 59 18.3                 EC022A30
    CK05W020  C2006 01 22.87028 03 34 27.03 +32 59 17.7                 EC022A30
    CK05W020  C2006 01 23.15469 03 34 34.36 +32 58 32.4          19.6 T EC022918
    CK05W020  C2006 01 23.15777 03 34 34.41 +32 58 32.0          19.6 T EC022918
    CK05W020  C2006 01 23.16001 03 34 34.61 +32 58 32.8          19.6 T EC022918
    CK05W020  C2006 01 23.16227 03 34 34.52 +32 58 31.5          19.7 T EC022918
    CK05W020  C2006 01 23.16456 03 34 34.57 +32 58 31.1          19.9 T EC022918
    CK05W020  C2006 01 25.09703 03 35 28.37 +32 53 43.2          19.2 N EC022850
    CK05W020  C2006 01 25.18288 03 35 30.73 +32 53 32.5          19.4 N EC022850
    CK05W020  C2006 01 28.19071 03 37 03.82 +32 46 28.8          18.3 T EC022703
    CK05W020  C2006 01 28.19723 03 37 04.00 +32 46 28.4          17.9 T EC022703
    CK05W020  C2006 01 28.20377 03 37 04.22 +32 46 26.9          18.1 T EC022703
    CK05W020  C2006 01 28.21036 03 37 04.80 +32 46 22.9          17.3 T EC022703
    CK05W020  C2006 02 02.21300 03 40 05.19 +32 35 54.7          18.2 T EC022703
    CK05W020  C2006 02 02.22591 03 40 05.59 +32 35 53.9          18.0 T EC022703
    CK05W020  C2006 02 02.23238 03 40 05.88 +32 35 51.2          18.1 T EC022703
    CK05W020  C2006 02 02.82118 03 40 29.28 +32 34 43.7          18.8 N EC022147
    CK05W020  C2006 02 02.83454 03 40 29.75 +32 34 41.1          19.0 N EC022147

Observer details:
130 Lumezzane.  Observers W. Marinello, M. Micheli, G. Pizzetti,
    A. Soffiantini.  Measurers W. Marinello, M. Micheli, A. Soffiantini.
    0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno.  Observers D. Crespi, S. Foglia,
    G. Galli, S. Minuto.  Measurer S. Foglia.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
442 Gualba Observatory.  Observer A. Sanchez C.  0.31-m f/3.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers R. Hill, E. J. Christensen.  Measurers
    E. C. Beshore, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observers D. T. Durig, E. B. Caton.
    0.30-m f/5.8 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
918 Badlands Observatory, Quinn.  Observers R. Dyvig, V. Reddy.  Measurer
    V. Reddy.  0.66-m f/4.8 reflector + CCD.
A30 Crespadoro.  Observers S. Valentini, G. Peretto.  Measurer S. Valentini.
    0.23-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A77 Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, Dauban.  Observer F. Kugel.  0.20-m f/5.5
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J97 Alginet.  Observer T. Climent.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2005 W2 (Christensen)
T 2006 Mar. 27.4951 TT                                  MPC
q   3.331479             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0118997      Peri.  111.6979      +0.0224220      -0.9967367
a  19.001098       Node   336.6100      +0.8298165      +0.0618144
e   0.824669       Incl.   11.2642      +0.5575857      -0.0519126
P  82.8
From 201 observations 2005 Nov. 3-2006 Feb. 2.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-C22

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