MPEC 2006-S40 : COMET P/2006 S1 (CHRISTENSEN)
The following Minor Planet Electronic Circular may be linked-to from your own Web pages, but must not otherwise be redistributed electronically.A form allowing access to any MPEC is at the bottom of this page.
Read MPEC 2006-S39
Read MPEC 2006-S41
M.P.E.C. 2006-S40 Issued 2006 Sept. 21, 21:27 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 P/2006 S1 (CHRISTENSEN)
Observations:
PK06S010 C2006 09 17.18587 23 27 08.36 +24 29 57.9 18.2 T ES040H55
PK06S010 C2006 09 17.19355 23 27 08.98 +24 29 47.7 18.3 T ES040H55
PK06S010 C2006 09 17.19737 23 27 09.36 +24 29 43.4 18.3 T ES040H55
PK06S010 C2006 09 17.27254 23 27 16.13 +24 28 13.3 18.4 T ES040448
PK06S010 C2006 09 17.27634 23 27 16.42 +24 28 08.6 18.7 T ES040448
PK06S010 C2006 09 17.28013 23 27 16.72 +24 28 03.1 18.4 T ES040448
PK06S010 C2006 09 17.82728 23 28 04.91 +24 15 53.8 17.9 N ES040213
PK06S010 C2006 09 17.82858 23 28 05.03 +24 15 52.3 17.9 N ES040213
PK06S010 C2006 09 17.82945 23 28 05.12 +24 15 51.4 17.9 N ES040213
PK06S010 C2006 09 17.83118 23 28 05.25 +24 15 49.1 17.9 N ES040213
PK06S010 C2006 09 18.69758 23 29 18.01 +23 56 23.4 ES040349
PK06S010 C2006 09 18.70427 23 29 18.52 +23 56 14.1 ES040349
PK06S010 C2006 09 18.71097 23 29 19.04 +23 56 04.4 17.0 T ES040349
PK06S010 C2006 09 18.87955 23 29 35.07 +23 52 09.7 18.0 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 18.88395 23 29 35.40 +23 52 04.6 18.3 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 18.88834 23 29 35.63 +23 51 58.0 18.3 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 18.89274 23 29 36.05 +23 51 51.5 18.1 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 18.89714 23 29 36.35 +23 51 45.0 18.2 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 18.90154 23 29 36.69 +23 51 40.2 18.0 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 18.90594 23 29 37.11 +23 51 33.6 17.9 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 18.91035 23 29 37.47 +23 51 28.2 18.2 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 19.35931 23 30 14.83 +23 41 12.1 17.9 N ES040H06
PK06S010 C2006 09 19.36338 23 30 15.11 +23 41 06.1 17.6 N ES040H06
PK06S010 C2006 09 19.36745 23 30 15.40 +23 41 00.2 17.6 N ES040H06
PK06S010 C2006 09 19.87907 23 31 00.62 +23 29 00.5 17.7 N ES040213
PK06S010 C2006 09 19.88044 23 31 00.73 +23 28 58.5 17.7 N ES040213
PK06S010 C2006 09 19.88322 23 31 00.94 +23 28 54.7 17.7 N ES040213
PK06S010 C2006 09 19.91906 23 31 03.75 +23 28 02.0 18.2 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 19.92346 23 31 04.10 +23 27 55.1 18.1 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 19.92786 23 31 04.51 +23 27 49.1 18.2 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 19.93226 23 31 04.77 +23 27 42.6 18.1 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 19.93666 23 31 05.17 +23 27 37.3 18.2 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 19.94105 23 31 05.52 +23 27 30.0 18.3 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 19.94545 23 31 05.90 +23 27 24.3 18.2 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 19.94985 23 31 06.16 +23 27 18.8 18.1 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 19.95205 23 31 06.37 +23 27 15.4 18.1 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 19.97145 23 31 07.66 +23 26 49.5 18.0 N ES040473
PK06S010 C2006 09 20.20741 23 31 28.76 +23 21 18.2 17.5 T ES040673
PK06S010 C2006 09 20.21019 23 31 28.95 +23 21 14.0 ES040673
PK06S010 C2006 09 20.21748 23 31 29.52 +23 21 04.0 ES040673
PK06S010 C2006 09 20.22326 23 31 30.03 +23 20 55.7 ES040673
PK06S010 C2006 09 20.83230 23 32 22.12 +23 06 19.2 17.7 N ES040213
PK06S010 C2006 09 20.83409 23 32 22.25 +23 06 16.5 17.7 N ES040213
PK06S010 C2006 09 20.83544 23 32 22.36 +23 06 14.8 17.7 N ES040213
PK06S010 C2006 09 20.98163 23 32 33.69 +23 02 42.3 17.6 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 20.98605 23 32 34.25 +23 02 35.7 17.7 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 20.99047 23 32 34.55 +23 02 31.3 17.7 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 20.99490 23 32 34.87 +23 02 22.0 17.4 N ES040A11
PK06S010 C2006 09 21.18491 23 32 51.38 +22 57 51.1 18.0 N ES040850
PK06S010 C2006 09 21.22990 23 32 54.85 +22 56 45.2 18.3 N ES040850
PK06S010 C2006 09 21.24489 23 32 56.00 +22 56 23.5 18.2 N ES040850
Observer details:
213 Observatorio Montcabre. Observer R. Naves. Measurer M. Campas. 0.30-m
f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
349 Ageo. Observer K. Kadota. 0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory. Observer B. L. Stevens. 0.3-m
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
473 Remanzacco. Observers G. Sostero, E. Guido. 0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian
reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.61-m f/16
Cassegrain + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee. Observers D. T. Durig, M. K. Miller.
0.30-m f/9.7 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
A11 Wormhout. Observer S. Takbou. 0.20-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill. Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero. 0.25-m f/3.4
reflector + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston. Observer R. Holmes.
0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
Orbital elements:
P/2006 S1 (Christensen)
T 2006 Aug. 30.176 TT MPC
q 1.35948 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.150478 Peri. 128.046 +0.940078 +0.321333
a 3.50070 Node 213.652 -0.339697 +0.911437
e 0.61166 Incl. 11.873 +0.029318 +0.256959
P 6.55
From 92 observations 2006 Sept. 16-21.
Ephemeris:
P/2006 S1 (Christensen)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2006 09 12 23 19.58 +26 12.7 0.401 1.367 149.4 22.0 16.9
2006 09 22 23 34.00 +22 38.0 0.405 1.385 156.3 16.9 17.0
2006 10 02 23 47.85 +18 12.8 0.425 1.411 161.7 12.9 17.1
2006 10 12 00 01.27 +13 41.9 0.462 1.445 162.4 12.1 17.4
2006 10 22 00 14.41 +09 43.2 0.517 1.487 157.6 14.8 17.8
2006 11 01 00 27.57 +06 39.2 0.591 1.535 150.4 18.6 18.2
2006 11 11 00 40.93 +04 34.8 0.682 1.588 142.8 22.1 18.7
2006 11 21 00 54.56 +03 23.9 0.789 1.646 135.4 24.9 19.1
2006 12 01 01 08.57 +02 57.0 0.911 1.707 128.3 27.0 19.6
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2006 MPC M.P.E.C. 2006-S40
Read MPEC 2006-S39
Read MPEC 2006-S41
Enter an MPEC number in one of the following forms:
- 1997-B01 (the full form)
- J97B01 (the packed version of the full form)
- B01 (the abbreviated form)