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    M.P.E.C. 2006-E45                                Issued 2006 Mar. 11, 14:53 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/2006 CK10 (CATALINA)
    
    Observations:
        CK06C10K  C2006 02 25.49238 13 34 14.90 +51 37 45.6          17.9 T EE045693
        CK06C10K  C2006 03 03.65461 13 06 45.48 +56 56 05.2                 EE045349
        CK06C10K  C2006 03 03.65613 13 06 44.97 +56 56 09.9                 EE045349
        CK06C10K  C2006 03 03.65770 13 06 44.46 +56 56 14.5          17.5 T EE045349
        CK06C10K  C2006 03 03.96113 13 05 06.33 +57 11 21.3          17.7 N EE045213
        CK06C10K  C2006 03 03.96251 13 05 05.93 +57 11 25.1          17.7 N EE045213
        CK06C10K  C2006 03 03.96361 13 05 05.55 +57 11 28.2          17.7 N EE045213
        CK06C10K  C2006 03 05.45313 12 56 35.44 +58 24 31.0          17.2 T EE045673
        CK06C10K  C2006 03 05.45694 12 56 34.04 +58 24 42.8                 EE045673
        CK06C10K  C2006 03 05.46354 12 56 31.62 +58 25 01.1                 EE045673
        CK06C10K  C2006 03 05.47060 12 56 29.16 +58 25 21.7                 EE045673
        CK06C10K  C2006 03 06.93238 12 47 24.41 +59 34 29.9          17.7 N EE045213
        CK06C10K  C2006 03 06.93428 12 47 23.56 +59 34 35.0          17.7 N EE045213
        CK06C10K  C2006 03 06.93618 12 47 22.94 +59 34 40.3          17.7 N EE045213
        CK06C10K  C2006 03 07.68210 12 42 26.43 +60 08 53.2                 EE045349
        CK06C10K  C2006 03 07.68362 12 42 25.79 +60 08 57.4                 EE045349
        CK06C10K  C2006 03 07.68517 12 42 25.16 +60 09 01.8          17.4 T EE045349
    
    Observer details:
    213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
        f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    693 Catalina Station, Tucson.  Observers C. W. Hergenrother, A. C. Smith.
        Measurer C. W. Hergenrother.  1.54-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2006 CK10 (Catalina)
    T 2006 July 2.6756 TT                                   MPC
    q   1.756873             (2000.0)            P               Q
                       Peri.  143.1187      -0.0837696      +0.8474291
                       Node   243.7948      +0.7162792      +0.4169627
    e   1.0            Incl.  144.2454      +0.6927674      -0.3286427
    From 80 observations 2006 Feb. 4-Mar. 7.
    
    Ephemeris:
        C/2006 CK10 (Catalina)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2006 03 06    12 53.29   +58 50.7    1.614    2.310   123.1    21.1        18.4
    2006 03 16    11 33.39   +65 14.6    1.602    2.233   116.7    23.5        18.4
    2006 03 26    09 49.40   +66 59.3    1.658    2.160   106.1    26.3        18.5
    2006 04 05    08 24.20   +64 19.9    1.766    2.090    94.0    28.5        18.6
    2006 04 15    07 33.20   +59 52.8    1.908    2.026    81.9    29.4        18.7
    2006 04 25    07 05.10   +55 20.5    2.064    1.966    70.2    28.8        18.8
    2006 05 05    06 49.69   +51 17.1    2.221    1.913    59.2    26.9        18.9
    2006 05 15    06 41.32   +47 47.9    2.368    1.866    48.9    24.1        18.9
    2006 05 25    06 36.98   +44 48.8    2.497    1.827    39.1    20.5        18.8
    2006 06 04    06 35.04   +42 13.8    2.601    1.796    30.0    16.4        18.7
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-E45
    

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