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    • MPEC 2006-T37 : COMET C/2006 P1 (McNAUGHT)

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    M.P.E.C. 2006-T37                                Issued 2006 Oct. 6, 14:28 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                          COMET C/2006 P1 (McNAUGHT)

Observations:
    CK06P010  C2006 09 13.79233 16 20 32.79 -15 35 28.8          17.6 N ET037130
    CK06P010  C2006 09 13.79533 16 20 32.81 -15 35 28.6          17.5 N ET037130
    CK06P010  C2006 09 23.40958 16 21 33.83 -15 10 33.8                 ET037349
    CK06P010  C2006 09 23.41197 16 21 33.87 -15 10 33.2          15.3 T ET037349
    CK06P010  C2006 10 01.39042 16 23 58.929-14 52 42.24         14.2 T ET037E12
    CK06P010  C2006 10 02.38939 16 24 22.794-14 50 36.50         15.0 T ET037E12
    CK06P010  C2006 10 03.39252 16 24 47.998-14 48 31.39         14.5 T ET037E12
    CK06P010  C2006 10 04.39328 16 25 14.371-14 46 28.10         14.1 T ET037E12
    CK06P010  C2006 10 05.37686 16 25 41.479-14 44 28.14         14.5 T ET037E12

Observer details:
130 Lumezzane.  Observers M. Casali, W. Marinello, M. Micheli, G. Pizzetti,
    A. Soffiantini.  Measurers M. Micheli, A. Soffiantini.  0.40-m f/4.5
    reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 P1 (McNaught)
T 2007 Jan. 12.8217 TT                                  MPC
q   0.170773             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  155.9746      +0.1268071      -0.1736520
                   Node   267.4139      +0.6752712      +0.7363008
e   1.0            Incl.   77.8512      +0.7265871      -0.6539924
From 149 observations 2006 Aug. 7-Oct. 5.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-T37

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