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    M.P.E.C. 2006-F20                                Issued 2006 Mar. 23, 16:03 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 F1 (KOWALSKI)
    
    Observations:
        CK06F010  C2006 03 21.49155 16 21 29.96 +02 00 22.3          18.8 T EF020G96
        CK06F010  C2006 03 21.49806 16 21 30.02 +02 00 23.9          18.9 T EF020G96
        CK06F010  C2006 03 21.50455 16 21 30.00 +02 00 25.2          18.5 T EF020G96
        CK06F010  C2006 03 21.51112 16 21 30.03 +02 00 26.8          18.8 T EF020G96
        CK06F010  C2006 03 22.10370 16 21 32.27 +02 02 42.3          18.8 N EF020118
        CK06F010  C2006 03 22.10720 16 21 32.28 +02 02 43.1          19.0 N EF020118
        CK06F010  C2006 03 22.11419 16 21 32.37 +02 02 46.0          18.9 N EF020118
        CK06F010  C2006 03 22.48557 16 21 33.42 +02 04 11.6          18.4 N EF020703
        CK06F010  C2006 03 22.49248 16 21 33.46 +02 04 14.0                 EF020703
        CK06F010  C2006 03 22.49919 16 21 33.54 +02 04 15.9                 EF020703
        CK06F010  C2006 03 22.50586 16 21 33.51 +02 04 16.5          18.6 N EF020703
        CK06F010  C2006 03 23.08589 16 21 35.23 +02 06 30.9                 EF020J95
        CK06F010  C2006 03 23.13865 16 21 35.34 +02 06 43.0                 EF020J95
        CK06F010  C2006 03 23.16663 16 21 35.43 +02 06 49.8          18.9 T EF020J95
        CK06F010  C2006 03 23.38686 16 21 36.03 +02 07 40.9          18.7 N EF020854
        CK06F010  C2006 03 23.40047 16 21 36.11 +02 07 44.9          18.7 N EF020854
        CK06F010  C2006 03 23.48178 16 21 36.20 +02 08 04.2          18.7 T EF020G96
        CK06F010  C2006 03 23.48818 16 21 36.22 +02 08 05.3                 EF020G96
        CK06F010  C2006 03 23.50112 16 21 36.26 +02 08 08.5                 EF020G96
    
    Observer details:
    118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
        E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
        R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. A. Kowalski, E. J. Christensen.
        Measurers E. C. Beshore, E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs,
        A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.
        1.5-m reflector + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
        C/2006 F1 (Kowalski)
    T 2007 May 19.709 TT                                    MPC
    q   1.93896              (2000.0)            P               Q
                       Peri.  208.890       +0.870073       +0.390029
                       Node   124.985       -0.351125       +0.919571
    e   1.0            Incl.   21.585       -0.345953       +0.047607
    From 19 observations 2006 Mar. 21-23.
    
    Ephemeris:
        C/2006 F1 (Kowalski)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2006 03 16    16 20.95   +01 39.9    4.601    5.035   110.4    10.7  18.3
    2006 03 26    16 21.66   +02 18.0    4.387    4.950   119.1    10.1  18.2
    2006 04 05    16 21.03   +02 58.6    4.186    4.864   127.9     9.3  18.0
    2006 04 15    16 19.04   +03 39.6    4.003    4.778   136.3     8.3  17.8
    2006 04 25    16 15.72   +04 18.8    3.840    4.693   144.1     7.2  17.6
    2006 05 05    16 11.21   +04 53.4    3.702    4.606   150.5     6.2  17.5
    2006 05 15    16 05.74   +05 20.5    3.590    4.520   154.0     5.6  17.3
    2006 05 25    15 59.65   +05 37.6    3.504    4.433   153.5     5.9  17.2
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-F20
    

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