MPEC 2006-Q48 : COMET C/2006 O2 (GARRADD)
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M.P.E.C. 2006-Q48 Issued 2006 Aug. 29, 23:17 UT
The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
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COMET C/2006 O2 (GARRADD)
Observations:
CK06O020 C2006 08 13.48679 15 14 53.16 -32 28 13.9 17.3 N EQ048415
CK06O020 C2006 08 13.49527 15 14 54.37 -32 27 59.8 19.0 N EQ048415
CK06O020 C2006 08 14.41110 15 16 57.83 -32 00 49.8 EQ048E12
CK06O020 C2006 08 14.41174 15 16 57.86 -32 00 49.7 EQ048E12
CK06O020 C2006 08 14.41237 15 16 57.93 -32 00 47.9 EQ048E12
CK06O020 C2006 08 14.41302 15 16 58.11 -32 00 47.5 EQ048E12
CK06O020 C2006 08 14.41366 15 16 58.11 -32 00 44.4 EQ048E12
CK06O020 C2006 08 14.44432 15 17 02.18 -31 59 50.3 EQ048E12
CK06O020 C2006 08 14.44496 15 17 02.29 -31 59 49.4 EQ048E12
CK06O020 C2006 08 14.44560 15 17 02.29 -31 59 47.7 EQ048E12
CK06O020 C2006 08 14.44625 15 17 02.50 -31 59 47.1 EQ048E12
CK06O020 C2006 08 14.44690 15 17 02.50 -31 59 45.8 EQ048E12
CK06O020 C2006 08 16.36512 15 21 22.75 -31 03 16.7 17.3 T EQ048423
CK06O020 C2006 08 16.38334 15 21 25.20 -31 02 44.5 17.0 T EQ048423
CK06O020 C2006 08 16.40178 15 21 27.65 -31 02 13.4 16.8 T EQ048423
CK06O020 C2006 08 21.41332 15 32 56.46 -28 37 18.9 18.1 T EQ048423
CK06O020 C2006 08 21.44451 15 33 00.72 -28 36 25.0 18.1 T EQ048423
CK06O020 C2006 08 22.38454 15 35 11.41 -28 09 42.9 17.2 T EQ048423
CK06O020 C2006 08 22.40456 15 35 14.17 -28 09 09.2 17.3 T EQ048423
Observer details:
415 Kambah, near Canberra. Observer D. Herald. 0.36-m f/3.9
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
423 North Ryde. Observer S. G. McAndrew. 0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
+ CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey. Observer G. J. Garradd. 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 O2 (Garradd)
T 2006 Oct. 5.508 TT MPC
q 1.55320 (2000.0) P Q
z +0.00500 Peri. 20.062 +0.461767 +0.588848
Node 283.400 -0.878047 +0.197462
e 0.99224 Incl. 42.993 -0.125715 +0.783752
From 56 observations 2006 July 30-Aug. 22.
Ephemeris:
C/2006 O2 (Garradd)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2006 08 23 15 36.62 -27 52.4 1.341 1.663 88.8 37.4 16.8
2006 09 02 16 00.19 -23 18.7 1.389 1.620 83.4 38.2 16.8
2006 09 12 16 24.24 -19 02.3 1.445 1.586 78.4 38.4 16.8
2006 09 22 16 48.61 -15 02.2 1.508 1.564 74.0 38.1 16.8
2006 10 02 17 13.22 -11 16.7 1.576 1.554 70.2 37.3 16.9
2006 10 12 17 38.00 -07 43.4 1.649 1.556 66.8 36.1 17.0
2006 10 22 18 02.94 -04 20.2 1.725 1.570 64.1 34.8 17.1
2006 11 01 18 28.04 -01 05.0 1.804 1.595 61.7 33.2 17.3
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2006 MPC M.P.E.C. 2006-Q48
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