MPEC 2006-R54 : COMET P/2006 Q2 (LONEOS)
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M.P.E.C. 2006-R54 Issued 2006 Sept. 15, 17:31 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
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COMET P/2006 Q2 (LONEOS)
Observations:
PK06Q020 C2006 09 01.93452 22 42 23.26 +14 26 23.5 18.8 N ER054130
PK06Q020 C2006 09 01.93852 22 42 23.48 +14 26 25.0 18.9 N ER054130
PK06Q020 C2006 09 01.94253 22 42 23.78 +14 26 26.2 18.6 N ER054130
PK06Q020 C2006 09 01.94653 22 42 23.98 +14 26 28.3 19.0 N ER054130
PK06Q020 C2006 09 11.84627 22 53 47.93 +14 57 36.3 18.5 N ER054213
PK06Q020 C2006 09 11.85261 22 53 48.33 +14 57 36.7 18.5 N ER054213
PK06Q020 C2006 09 11.85499 22 53 48.48 +14 57 36.7 18.5 N ER054213
PK06Q020 C2006 09 13.16678 22 55 21.58 +14 57 24.2 18.5 T ER054673
PK06Q020 C2006 09 13.17535 22 55 22.16 +14 57 24.0 ER054673
PK06Q020 C2006 09 13.18472 22 55 22.76 +14 57 23.8 ER054673
Observer details:
130 Lumezzane. Observers M. Casali, W. Marinello, M. Micheli, G. Pizzetti,
A. Soffiantini. Measurers M. Micheli, G. Pizzetti. 0.40-m f/4.5
reflector + CCD.
213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves. Measurer M. Campas. 0.30-m
f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.61-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2006 Q2 (LONEOS)
T 2006 Sept. 2.883 TT MPC
q 1.33822 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.164747 Peri. 96.832 +0.947606 +0.307914
a 3.29553 Node 245.263 -0.317374 +0.877276
e 0.59393 Incl. 5.372 -0.036276 +0.368206
P 5.98
From 91 observations 2006 Aug. 29-Sept. 13.
Ephemeris:
P/2006 Q2 (LONEOS)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2006 09 12 22 53.96 +14 57.8 0.352 1.342 159.7 15.1 18.5
2006 09 22 23 06.07 +14 32.9 0.367 1.356 160.6 14.2 18.6
2006 10 02 23 19.00 +13 29.8 0.396 1.379 159.4 14.8 18.9
2006 10 12 23 32.79 +12 11.6 0.439 1.410 156.0 16.7 19.2
2006 10 22 23 47.28 +10 57.5 0.496 1.449 151.0 19.4 19.6
2006 11 01 00 02.40 +10 00.8 0.568 1.495 145.2 22.3 20.0
2006 11 11 00 18.02 +09 27.5 0.656 1.546 139.1 24.8 20.5
2006 11 21 00 33.99 +09 17.7 0.757 1.602 132.8 26.9 20.9
2006 12 01 00 50.29 +09 29.2 0.873 1.662 126.6 28.4 21.4
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2006 MPC M.P.E.C. 2006-R54
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