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    • MPEC 2006-T76 : COMET C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2006-T76                                Issued 2006 Oct. 13, 15:09 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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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK06S020  C2006 10 07.93045 18 19 43.40 +38 00 53.3                 ET076204
    CK06S020  C2006 10 07.94008 18 19 43.70 +38 00 39.1          18.1 N ET076204
    CK06S020  C2006 10 09.76516 18 20 25.43 +37 15 56.3          18.7 N ET076104
    CK06S020  C2006 10 09.77166 18 20 25.64 +37 15 46.4          19.0 N ET076104
    CK06S020  C2006 10 09.77698 18 20 25.80 +37 15 39.0          18.5 N ET076104
    CK06S020  C2006 10 11.15301 18 20 59.57 +36 42 07.4          18.2 T ET076673
    CK06S020  C2006 10 11.15972 18 20 59.72 +36 41 57.3                 ET076673
    CK06S020  C2006 10 11.16852 18 20 59.92 +36 41 44.4                 ET076673
    CK06S020  C2006 10 11.18669 18 21 00.36 +36 41 17.8                 ET076673

Observer details:
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, G. Fagioli, M. Tombelli,
    M. Mazzucato, F. Dolfi.  Measurers G. Forti, L. Tesi.  0.60-m f/4
    reflector + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, F. Luppi.  0.60-m f/4.64
    reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)
T 2007 May 7.6530 TT                                    MPC
q   3.159490             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  166.4179      +0.4271769      -0.0432727
                   Node   113.8954      -0.8940650      +0.1286866
e   1.0            Incl.   98.9590      -0.1347873      -0.9907407
From 92 observations 2006 Sept. 17-Oct. 11.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 10 12    18 21.36   +36 21.6    3.680    3.728    85.0    15.5  18.5
2006 10 22    18 26.48   +32 25.4    3.725    3.680    79.7    15.4  18.5
2006 11 01    18 32.92   +28 43.4    3.780    3.633    73.9    15.2  18.5
2006 11 11    18 40.42   +25 18.4    3.843    3.588    67.8    14.8  18.5
2006 11 21    18 48.73   +22 11.6    3.908    3.544    61.5    14.2  18.5
2006 12 01    18 57.66   +19 23.6    3.971    3.503    55.2    13.4  18.4
2006 12 11    19 07.04   +16 54.0    4.029    3.463    48.9    12.4  18.4
2006 12 21    19 16.73   +14 41.9    4.078    3.425    43.0    11.3  18.4
2006 12 31    19 26.58   +12 46.0    4.114    3.390    37.7    10.2  18.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-T76

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