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    • MPEC 2006-P15 : COMET C/2006 L2 (McNAUGHT)

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    M.P.E.C. 2006-P15                                Issued 2006 Aug. 4, 16:04 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 L2 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK06L020  C2006 07 27.87152 14 07 26.97 -14 59 56.7          16.0 N EP015130
    CK06L020  C2006 07 27.87603 14 07 26.96 -14 59 50.0          15.9 N EP015130
    CK06L020  C2006 07 29.85567 14 07 32.87 -14 13 02.8          14.9 N EP015939
    CK06L020  C2006 07 29.86260 14 07 32.89 -14 12 53.1          14.9 N EP015939
    CK06L020  C2006 07 29.86721 14 07 32.91 -14 12 46.7          14.8 N EP015939

Observer details:
130 Lumezzane.  Observers M. Casali, W. Marinello, M. Micheli, G. Pizzetti,
    A. Soffiantini.  Measurers M. Micheli, A. Soffiantini.  0.40-m f/4.5
    reflector + CCD.
939 Observatorio Rodeno.  Observer J. Castellano.  0.20-m f/10
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 L2 (McNaught)
T 2006 Nov. 20.3206 TT                                  MPC
q   1.992284             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.   48.1173      -0.4633867      +0.2711358
                   Node   239.2546      -0.7505069      +0.3861356
e   1.0            Incl.  100.9997      +0.4711816      +0.8816942
From 189 observations 2006 June 14-July 29.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-P15

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