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    M.P.E.C. 2006-O57                                Issued 2006 July 28, 17:54 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 K4 (NEAT)

Observations:
    CK06K040  C2006 07 02.97652 20 31 24.22 +13 30 36.3          18.1 N EO057A32
    CK06K040  C2006 07 21.95167 20 15 23.63 +11 38 52.1          17.9 N EO057442
    CK06K040  C2006 07 21.95529 20 15 23.45 +11 38 50.7          18.0 N EO057442
    CK06K040  C2006 07 21.97762 20 15 22.24 +11 38 40.8          18.5 N EO057213
    CK06K040  C2006 07 21.97877 20 15 22.17 +11 38 40.2          18.5 N EO057213
    CK06K040  C2006 07 21.98077 20 15 22.04 +11 38 39.3          18.5 N EO057213
    CK06K040  C2006 07 22.97571 20 14 27.98 +11 31 14.2          17.9 N EO057442
    CK06K040  C2006 07 23.10149 20 14 21.16 +11 30 16.7          17.5 N EO057J76
    CK06K040  C2006 07 23.10361 20 14 21.06 +11 30 16.1          16.9 N EO057J76
    CK06K040  C2006 07 23.10784 20 14 20.90 +11 30 12.3          17.6 N EO057J76
    CK06K040  C2006 07 24.90637 20 12 42.83 +11 16 22.3          18.8 N EO057213
    CK06K040  C2006 07 24.90795 20 12 42.75 +11 16 21.4          18.8 N EO057213
    CK06K040  C2006 07 25.81661 20 11 52.99 +11 09 10.0          17.8 N EO057A79
    CK06K040  C2006 07 25.82103 20 11 52.73 +11 09 08.0          17.8 N EO057A79
    CK06K040  C2006 07 25.82387 20 11 52.57 +11 09 06.3          18.1 N EO057A79
    CK06K040  C2006 07 25.86650 20 11 50.21 +11 08 45.7          18.8 T EO057104
    CK06K040  C2006 07 25.87429 20 11 49.77 +11 08 41.6          18.3 T EO057104
    CK06K040  C2006 07 25.88233 20 11 49.26 +11 08 37.7          18.7 T EO057104
    CK06K040  C2006 07 26.30990 20 11 25.84 +11 05 11.9          18.9 N EO057850
    CK06K040  C2006 07 26.36514 20 11 22.79 +11 04 45.9          18.8 N EO057850
    CK06K040  C2006 07 26.37124 20 11 22.43 +11 04 43.3          18.7 N EO057850
    CK06K040  C2006 07 26.37741 20 11 22.06 +11 04 40.2          18.7 N EO057850
    CK06K040  C2006 07 27.16734 20 10 38.87 +10 58 13.1          17.6 N EO057850
    CK06K040  C2006 07 27.18111 20 10 38.08 +10 58 08.6          18.7 N EO057850
    CK06K040  C2006 07 27.18725 20 10 37.74 +10 58 05.6          18.5 N EO057850
    CK06K040  C2006 07 27.19339 20 10 37.31 +10 58 02.1          18.3 N EO057850
    CK06K040  C2006 07 27.19949 20 10 36.96 +10 57 59.7          17.7 N EO057850

Observer details:
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, G. Fagioli, M. Tombelli,
    M. Mazzucato, F. Dolfi.  Measurers G. Forti, L. Tesi.  0.60-m f/4
    reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre.  Observer R. Naves.  Measurer M. Campas.  0.30-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
442 Gualba Observatory.  Observer A. Sanchez.  0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.3-m f/5.75
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A32 Panker.  Observer H. Denzau.  0.36-m f/5.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A79 Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory, Plana.  Observers F. Fratev, E. Mihaylova,
    R. Stanchev.  Measurer F. Fratev.  0.25-m f/3.5 reflector + CCD.
J76 La Murta.  Observers S. Pastor, J. A. Reyes.  0.40-m f/6.3
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 K4 (NEAT)
T 2007 Nov. 28.8450 TT                                  MPC
q   3.188760             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  233.5558      +0.0039513      -0.5533876
                   Node   116.5842      -0.3096096      +0.7913167
e   1.0            Incl.  111.3487      -0.9508556      -0.2599615
From 135 observations 2006 May 18-July 27.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 K4 (NEAT)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 07 24    20 13.54   +11 23.4    4.594    5.487   148.7     5.5  16.7
2006 08 03    20 04.37   +09 59.0    4.517    5.420   150.0     5.4  16.6
2006 08 13    19 55.34   +08 21.4    4.474    5.353   147.1     5.9  16.5
2006 08 23    19 46.85   +06 33.5    4.464    5.286   140.7     7.0  16.5
2006 09 02    19 39.27   +04 38.9    4.487    5.219   132.3     8.2  16.4
2006 09 12    19 32.90   +02 41.7    4.536    5.153   122.9     9.4  16.4
2006 09 22    19 27.90   +00 45.3    4.609    5.087   113.1    10.5  16.4
2006 10 02    19 24.40   -01 07.3    4.698    5.021   103.1    11.2  16.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-O57

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