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    M.P.E.C. 2006-R31                                Issued 2006 Sept. 8, 19:46 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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                           COMET C/2006 O2 (GARRADD)

Observations:
    CK06O020  C2006 08 29.45933 15 51 46.21 -24 53 29.4          18.4 N ER031415
    CK06O020  C2006 08 29.46777 15 51 47.43 -24 53 14.9          19.0 N ER031415
    CK06O020  C2006 09 05.38451 16 08 16.82 -21 49 54.1          17.4 N ER031E12

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.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 O2 (Garradd)
T 2006 Oct. 5.4094 TT                                   MPC
q   1.554758             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.002463       Peri.   19.9860      +0.4602358      +0.5894321
                   Node   283.3593      -0.8787001      +0.1956579
e   0.996171       Incl.   43.0281      -0.1267639      +0.7837651
From 58 observations 2006 July 30-Sept. 5.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 O2 (Garradd)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 09 02    16 00.19   -23 18.6    1.390    1.621    83.4    38.2  16.8
2006 09 12    16 24.23   -19 02.2    1.447    1.588    78.4    38.4  16.8
2006 09 22    16 48.59   -15 02.1    1.510    1.566    74.0    38.0  16.8
2006 10 02    17 13.20   -11 16.6    1.578    1.555    70.1    37.2  16.9
2006 10 12    17 37.97   -07 43.3    1.651    1.557    66.8    36.1  17.0
2006 10 22    18 02.90   -04 20.2    1.727    1.571    64.0    34.7  17.1
2006 11 01    18 27.98   -01 05.0    1.807    1.597    61.7    33.2  17.3

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-R31

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