MPEC 2006-S49 : COMET C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)
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M.P.E.C. 2006-S49 Issued 2006 Sept. 22, 15:44 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 C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)
Observations:
CK06S020 C2006 09 19.06422 18 16 29.92 +45 53 24.6 18.5 T ES049H55
CK06S020 C2006 09 19.06750 18 16 29.93 +45 53 19.9 18.6 T ES049H55
CK06S020 C2006 09 19.06996 18 16 29.92 +45 53 16.1 18.6 T ES049H55
CK06S020 C2006 09 19.07236 18 16 29.87 +45 53 12.5 18.9 T ES049H55
CK06S020 C2006 09 19.11668 18 16 29.89 +45 52 03.8 19.4 T ES049704
CK06S020 C2006 09 19.12903 18 16 29.76 +45 51 47.3 19.3 T ES049704
CK06S020 C2006 09 19.14154 18 16 29.80 +45 51 28.5 19.5 T ES049704
CK06S020 C2006 09 19.15398 18 16 29.73 +45 51 08.8 19.2 T ES049704
CK06S020 C2006 09 20.11032 18 16 27.68 +45 27 06.8 19.4 T ES049704
CK06S020 C2006 09 20.12235 18 16 27.71 +45 26 51.0 19.8 T ES049704
CK06S020 C2006 09 20.13402 18 16 27.59 +45 26 31.1 19.1 T ES049704
CK06S020 C2006 09 20.14569 18 16 27.58 +45 26 13.2 19.5 T ES049704
CK06S020 C2006 09 21.10369 18 16 26.97 +45 02 06.8 19.0 N ES049850
CK06S020 C2006 09 21.11871 18 16 27.00 +45 01 44.0 18.4 N ES049850
CK06S020 C2006 09 21.13373 18 16 26.93 +45 01 21.3 18.9 N ES049850
CK06S020 C2006 09 21.84532 18 16 27.41 +44 43 27.1 18.4 T ES049215
Observer details:
215 Buchloe. Observer W. Hasubick. 0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Bezpalko, L. Manguso,
D. Torres, R. Kracke, H. Love, G. Spitz, J. Kistler. Measurers J. Stuart,
J. Kommers. 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee. Observers D. T. Durig, M. K. Miller.
0.30-m f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston. Observer R. Holmes.
0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
Orbital elements:
C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)
T 2007 Apr. 29.348 TT MPC
q 3.25206 (2000.0) P Q
Peri. 163.248 +0.420648 -0.026479
Node 113.276 -0.903546 +0.077685
e 1.0 Incl. 99.183 -0.081606 -0.996626
From 62 observations 2006 Sept. 17-21.
Ephemeris:
C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase m1 m2
2006 09 22 18 16.46 +44 39.6 3.658 3.850 93.4 15.1 18.7
2006 10 02 18 17.88 +40 28.4 3.674 3.802 89.6 15.3 18.6
2006 10 12 18 21.32 +36 22.7 3.708 3.755 85.0 15.4 18.6
2006 10 22 18 26.39 +32 27.6 3.756 3.710 79.7 15.3 18.6
2006 11 01 18 32.78 +28 47.1 3.815 3.666 73.9 15.1 18.5
2006 11 11 18 40.20 +25 23.6 3.881 3.624 67.8 14.7 18.5
2006 11 21 18 48.42 +22 18.6 3.949 3.584 61.5 14.0 18.5
2006 12 01 18 57.25 +19 32.4 4.015 3.546 55.2 13.2 18.5
Brian G. Marsden (C) Copyright 2006 MPC M.P.E.C. 2006-S49
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