MPEC 2006-P14 : COMET C/2006 K4 (NEAT)
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M.P.E.C. 2006-P14 Issued 2006 Aug. 4, 16:00 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 27.94666 20 09 55.92 +10 51 50.0 EP014203 CK06K040 C2006 07 30.90816 20 07 12.73 +10 26 38.0 18.2 N EP014J97 CK06K040 C2006 07 30.90950 20 07 12.71 +10 26 36.0 19.3 N EP014147 CK06K040 C2006 07 30.91130 20 07 12.59 +10 26 35.4 19.3 N EP014147 CK06K040 C2006 07 30.92453 20 07 11.80 +10 26 28.6 18.9 N EP014147 CK06K040 C2006 07 30.92562 20 07 11.78 +10 26 28.2 18.3 N EP014147 CK06K040 C2006 07 30.95789 20 07 09.97 +10 26 11.5 18.1 N EP014473 CK06K040 C2006 07 30.97994 20 07 08.66 +10 26 00.6 17.5 N EP014204 CK06K040 C2006 07 30.98991 20 07 08.19 +10 25 54.3 EP014204 CK06K040 C2006 07 31.89644 20 06 18.19 +10 17 57.2 17.6 N EP014442 CK06K040 C2006 07 31.90086 20 06 18.01 +10 17 54.4 17.6 N EP014442 CK06K040 C2006 07 31.91333 20 06 17.33 +10 17 47.5 18.9 N EP014213 CK06K040 C2006 07 31.91570 20 06 17.18 +10 17 45.6 18.9 N EP014213 CK06K040 C2006 07 31.91728 20 06 17.11 +10 17 44.9 18.9 N EP014213 CK06K040 C2006 08 02.10443 20 05 11.75 +10 07 07.6 18.3 N EP014850 CK06K040 C2006 08 02.11950 20 05 10.91 +10 06 59.3 18.8 N EP014850 CK06K040 C2006 08 02.13458 20 05 10.05 +10 06 50.1 18.4 N EP014850 CK06K040 C2006 08 02.14966 20 05 09.33 +10 06 42.3 18.5 N EP014850 CK06K040 C2006 08 02.16475 20 05 08.41 +10 06 34.9 18.5 N EP014850 Observer details: 147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno. Observers C. Cremaschini, D. Crespi, S. Foglia, G. Galli, S. Minuto. Measurers C. Cremaschini, S. Foglia. 0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD. 203 GiaGa Observatory. Observer G. Galli. 0.13-m f/6.4 refractor + CCD. 204 Schiaparelli Observatory. Observers L. Buzzi, F. Luppi. Measurer L. Buzzi. 0.60-m f/4.64 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. 473 Remanzacco. Observers G. Sostero, L. Donato, E. Guido. 0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian reflector + CCD. 850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee. Observers D. T. Durig, J. C. Cockhren. 0.30-m f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. J97 Alginet. Observer T. Climent. 0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD. Orbital elements: C/2006 K4 (NEAT) T 2007 Nov. 28.8547 TT MPC q 3.188960 (2000.0) P Q Peri. 233.5526 +0.0039706 -0.5533897 Node 116.5838 -0.3096599 +0.7912983 e 1.0 Incl. 111.3494 -0.9508391 -0.2600131 From 151 observations 2006 May 18-Aug. 2. Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2006 MPC M.P.E.C. 2006-P14


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