MPEC 2006-G27 : COMET C/2006 G1 (MCNAUGHT)
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M.P.E.C. 2006-G27 Issued 2006 Apr. 7, 17:09 UT
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COMET C/2006 G1 (MCNAUGHT)
Observations:
CK06G010 C2006 04 05.69705 14 31 48.10 -42 58 12.3 18.0 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 05.70647 14 31 47.82 -42 58 14.5 18.1 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 05.71593 14 31 47.60 -42 58 16.7 18.0 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 05.72538 14 31 47.35 -42 58 18.3 18.3 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.54618 14 31 25.08 -43 01 20.8 18.7 T EG027423
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.55350 14 31 24.88 -43 01 22.8 EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.56287 14 31 24.59 -43 01 24.3 EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.57616 14 31 24.06 -43 01 26.0 17.9 T EG027423
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.59301 14 31 23.80 -43 01 28.4 17.6 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.60093 14 31 23.44 -43 01 32.2 18.7 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.60877 14 31 23.26 -43 01 34.7 18.5 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.61720 14 31 23.01 -43 01 37.6 18.2 T EG027423
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.64412 14 31 22.08 -43 01 41.7 18.2 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.65580 14 31 21.68 -43 01 44.0 18.3 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.66721 14 31 21.28 -43 01 46.5 18.0 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.67813 14 31 21.03 -43 01 49.1 18.5 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.68986 14 31 20.74 -43 01 51.4 18.8 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.69960 14 31 20.49 -43 01 54.3 18.6 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.70940 14 31 20.02 -43 01 55.9 17.9 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.71913 14 31 19.77 -43 01 57.4 18.3 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.78073 14 31 18.01 -43 02 10.4 18.2 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.78244 14 31 17.90 -43 02 11.1 18.2 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.78414 14 31 17.87 -43 02 10.9 18.6 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 06.78587 14 31 17.84 -43 02 11.5 18.4 T EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 07.50333 14 30 57.65 -43 04 39.8 EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 07.50539 14 30 57.55 -43 04 40.4 EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 07.50744 14 30 57.49 -43 04 41.1 EG027E12
CK06G010 C2006 04 07.50951 14 30 57.47 -43 04 41.3 EG027E12
Observer details:
423 North Ryde. Observer S. G. McAndrew. 0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
+ CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey. Observer R. H. McNaught. 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. 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2006 G1
T 2006 Oct. 10.7979 TT MPC
q 1.593441 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 17.1457 +0.4875814 +0.8048741
Node 283.2166 -0.8362492 +0.3191816
e 1.0 Incl. 20.3343 -0.2509016 +0.5003007
From 27 observations 2006 Apr. 5-7. It is likely that this comet is of
short period.
Ephemeris:
C/2006 G1 (McNaught)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2006 04 05 14 32.11 -42 55.5 2.067 2.882 137.2 13.6 18.2
2006 04 15 14 26.60 -43 23.7 1.911 2.787 144.2 12.2 17.9
2006 04 25 14 18.98 -43 26.0 1.776 2.692 149.5 10.9 17.5
2006 05 05 14 10.06 -42 57.2 1.663 2.597 152.0 10.5 17.2
2006 05 15 14 01.08 -41 55.6 1.574 2.504 150.6 11.4 17.0
2006 05 25 13 53.40 -40 23.6 1.507 2.412 145.7 13.7 16.7
2006 06 04 13 48.26 -38 28.1 1.461 2.322 138.7 16.8 16.5
2006 06 14 13 46.57 -36 19.4 1.433 2.233 130.8 20.1 16.3
2006 06 24 13 48.72 -34 07.5 1.421 2.147 122.7 23.5 16.1
2006 07 04 13 54.85 -32 00.7 1.420 2.065 114.8 26.5 15.9
2006 07 14 14 04.81 -30 04.6 1.429 1.986 107.4 29.2 15.8
2006 07 24 14 18.34 -28 21.3 1.444 1.912 100.6 31.5 15.6
2006 08 03 14 35.19 -26 50.6 1.463 1.843 94.3 33.3 15.5
2006 08 13 14 55.03 -25 30.3 1.486 1.780 88.8 34.7 15.4
2006 08 23 15 17.57 -24 16.9 1.511 1.725 83.8 35.7 15.3
2006 09 02 15 42.49 -23 06.4 1.540 1.678 79.4 36.2 15.2
2006 09 12 16 09.44 -21 54.4 1.572 1.641 75.5 36.4 15.1
2006 09 22 16 38.04 -20 37.1 1.609 1.614 72.1 36.3 15.1
2006 10 02 17 07.90 -19 11.3 1.652 1.598 69.2 35.8 15.1
2006 10 12 17 38.56 -17 34.8 1.701 1.594 66.6 35.1 15.2
2006 10 22 18 09.59 -15 46.5 1.759 1.601 64.2 34.1 15.3
2006 11 01 18 40.61 -13 46.7 1.826 1.619 62.1 32.8 15.4
2006 11 11 19 11.23 -11 36.2 1.904 1.649 60.0 31.3 15.6
2006 11 21 19 41.19 -09 17.2 1.992 1.688 57.9 29.7 15.8
2006 12 01 20 10.28 -06 51.6 2.090 1.737 55.7 28.0 16.0
2006 12 11 20 38.35 -04 21.9 2.198 1.794 53.4 26.1 16.2
2006 12 21 21 05.33 -01 50.2 2.316 1.859 50.8 24.2 16.5
2006 12 31 21 31.21 +00 41.7 2.442 1.929 48.1 22.3 16.8
2007 01 10 21 55.98 +03 11.9 2.575 2.004 45.0 20.3 17.1
2007 01 20 22 19.70 +05 39.3 2.712 2.084 41.8 18.3 17.4
2007 01 30 22 42.43 +08 03.0 2.853 2.168 38.3 16.4 17.6
2007 02 09 23 04.22 +10 22.0 2.995 2.254 34.6 14.4 17.9
2007 02 19 23 25.15 +12 36.1 3.136 2.343 30.8 12.5 18.2
Gareth V. Williams (C) Copyright 2006 MPC M.P.E.C. 2006-G27
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