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    • MPEC 2006-T78 : COMET C/2006 S5 (HILL)

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    M.P.E.C. 2006-T78                                Issued 2006 Oct. 13, 15:19 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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                            COMET C/2006 S5 (HILL)

Observations:
    CK06S050  C2006 10 08.98969 00 44 53.71 +18 34 00.9          17.9 N ET078585
    CK06S050  C2006 10 08.99765 00 44 53.41 +18 34 00.0          18.0 N ET078585
    CK06S050  C2006 10 09.00330 00 44 53.42 +18 33 59.5          17.9 N ET078585
    CK06S050  C2006 10 09.01104 00 44 52.97 +18 33 58.0          18.0 N ET078585
    CK06S050  C2006 10 09.80251 00 44 28.40 +18 31 34.2          18.7 N ET078104
    CK06S050  C2006 10 09.80986 00 44 28.22 +18 31 32.2          18.5 N ET078104
    CK06S050  C2006 10 09.81824 00 44 27.95 +18 31 31.3          18.2 N ET078104
    CK06S050  C2006 10 11.28229 00 43 41.79 +18 26 59.0          18.2 T ET078673
    CK06S050  C2006 10 11.28843 00 43 41.56 +18 26 57.9                 ET078673
    CK06S050  C2006 10 11.29479 00 43 41.35 +18 26 56.6                 ET078673
    CK06S050  C2006 10 11.30023 00 43 41.19 +18 26 55.4                 ET078673
    CK06S050  C2006 10 12.78235 00 42 54.63 +18 22 08.2          18.2 T ET078215
    CK06S050  C2006 10 12.78323 00 42 54.60 +18 22 08.0          18.3 T ET078215
    CK06S050  C2006 10 12.78411 00 42 54.57 +18 22 07.7          18.2 T ET078215

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.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 S5 (Hill)
T 2007 Dec. 10.551 TT                                   MPC
q   2.62492              (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.00976        Peri.  182.255       -0.239171       -0.955559
                   Node   281.618       +0.893586       -0.147170
e   0.97438        Incl.   10.134       +0.379870       -0.255437
From 54 observations 2006 Sept. 14-Oct. 12.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 S5 (Hill)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 10 12    00 43.32   +18 24.7    3.911    4.890   167.3     2.6  17.9
2006 10 22    00 38.17   +17 49.7    3.858    4.816   162.3     3.6  17.8
2006 11 01    00 33.47   +17 10.6    3.835    4.743   153.3     5.4  17.7
2006 11 11    00 29.62   +16 30.5    3.839    4.670   143.2     7.3  17.6
2006 11 21    00 26.91   +15 52.5    3.867    4.597   132.9     9.1  17.6
2006 12 01    00 25.58   +15 19.3    3.914    4.524   122.7    10.6  17.5
2006 12 11    00 25.73   +14 53.2    3.977    4.451   112.7    11.8  17.5
2006 12 21    00 27.41   +14 35.5    4.051    4.379   103.0    12.6  17.5
2006 12 31    00 30.60   +14 27.3    4.131    4.306    93.7    13.2  17.4

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-T78

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