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    M.P.E.C. 2006-J30                                Issued 2006 May 6, 18:43 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                              COMET P/2006 H1 (McNAUGHT)
    
    Observations:
        PK06H010  C2006 04 29.78705 22 29 25.53 -19 35 46.3          17.9 T EJ030E12
        PK06H010  C2006 04 29.79417 22 29 26.24 -19 35 41.3          17.7 T EJ030E12
        PK06H010  C2006 04 29.80120 22 29 26.97 -19 35 37.8          18.1 T EJ030E12
        PK06H010  C2006 04 29.80828 22 29 27.70 -19 35 33.7                 EJ030E12
        PK06H010  C2006 05 02.77704 22 34 27.89 -19 05 46.1                 EJ030E12
        PK06H010  C2006 05 02.78319 22 34 28.54 -19 05 41.9          18.0 T EJ030E12
        PK06H010  C2006 05 02.78941 22 34 29.16 -19 05 38.8          17.2 T EJ030E12
        PK06H010  C2006 05 02.79554 22 34 29.68 -19 05 35.5          17.6 T EJ030E12
        PK06H010  C2006 05 03.80466 22 36 10.42 -18 55 28.6                 EJ030E12
        PK06H010  C2006 05 03.80824 22 36 10.78 -18 55 27.1                 EJ030E12
        PK06H010  C2006 05 03.81182 22 36 11.09 -18 55 25.1                 EJ030E12
        PK06H010  C2006 05 04.79597 22 37 48.60 -18 45 34.1          17.7 T EJ030E12
        PK06H010  C2006 05 04.80148 22 37 49.05 -18 45 31.8          18.0 T EJ030E12
        PK06H010  C2006 05 04.80700 22 37 49.66 -18 45 28.1          17.6 T EJ030E12
        PK06H010  C2006 05 04.81238 22 37 50.19 -18 45 24.5          17.7 T EJ030E12
        PK06H010  C2006 05 05.72756 22 39 20.28 -18 36 15.1          18.8 N EJ030415
        PK06H010  C2006 05 05.73601 22 39 21.00 -18 36 11.5          19.5 N EJ030415
    
    Observer details:
    415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
        + CCD.  The Apr. 29 observations correct those on MPEC 2006-J06.
    
    Orbital elements:
        P/2006 H1 (McNaught)
    T 2006 May 13.175 TT                                    MPC
    q   2.27883              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.149855       Peri.  313.686       +0.657398       +0.753470
    a   3.51039        Node   357.348       -0.609104       +0.523102
    e   0.35083        Incl.   13.169       -0.443644       +0.398307
    P   6.58
    From 23 observations 2006 Apr. 29-May 5.
    
    Ephemeris:
        P/2006 H1 (McNaught)
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
    2006 05 05    22 38.14   -18 43.6    2.408    2.280    70.5    24.6  18.0
    2006 05 15    22 53.96   -17 04.6    2.303    2.279    75.9    25.5  17.9
    2006 05 25    23 08.51   -15 28.5    2.197    2.280    81.6    26.1  17.8
    2006 06 04    23 21.62   -13 57.1    2.090    2.284    87.5    26.3  17.7
    2006 06 14    23 33.11   -12 31.6    1.984    2.289    93.8    26.3  17.6
    2006 06 24    23 42.77   -11 13.5    1.881    2.296   100.6    25.8  17.5
    2006 07 04    23 50.33   -10 04.2    1.780    2.305   107.9    24.8  17.4
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-J30
    

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