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    M.P.E.C. 2006-U79                                Issued 2006 Oct. 30, 17:03 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 U6 (SPACEWATCH)

Observations:
    CK06U060  C2006 10 19.13426 23 32 59.24 +03 15 56.5          19.8 N EU079691
    CK06U060  C2006 10 19.14721 23 32 58.88 +03 15 50.4          19.7 N EU079691
    CK06U060  C2006 10 19.16019 23 32 58.51 +03 15 44.3          19.7 N EU079691
    CK06U060  C2006 10 21.13325 23 32 04.54 +03 00 19.6          19.8 N EU079691
    CK06U060  C2006 10 21.14109 23 32 04.32 +03 00 16.0          19.7 N EU079691
    CK06U060  C2006 10 21.14618 23 32 04.20 +03 00 14.0          19.7 N EU079691
    CK06U060  C2006 10 21.15402 23 32 03.94 +03 00 09.8          19.8 N EU079691
    CK06U060  C2006 10 21.15911 23 32 03.81 +03 00 07.5          19.7 N EU079691
    CK06U060  C2006 10 21.16695 23 32 03.60 +03 00 04.2          19.7 N EU079691
    CK06U060  C2006 10 22.09933 23 31 38.69 +02 52 49.4          19.5 N EU079644
    CK06U060  C2006 10 22.11971 23 31 38.14 +02 52 39.9          19.5 N EU079644
    CK06U060  C2006 10 22.14028 23 31 37.58 +02 52 30.6          19.6 N EU079644
    CK06U060  C2006 10 23.09403 23 31 12.53 +02 45 07.9          19.4 N EU079644
    CK06U060  C2006 10 23.11447 23 31 11.99 +02 44 58.5          19.6 N EU079644
    CK06U060  C2006 10 23.12581 23 31 11.69 +02 44 53.1          19.5 N EU079691
    CK06U060  C2006 10 23.13366 23 31 11.49 +02 44 50.0          19.6 N EU079691
    CK06U060  C2006 10 23.13490 23 31 11.38 +02 44 49.4          19.7 N EU079644
    CK06U060  C2006 10 23.13875 23 31 11.31 +02 44 47.2          19.6 N EU079691
    CK06U060  C2006 10 23.14660 23 31 11.11 +02 44 43.8          19.7 N EU079691
    CK06U060  C2006 10 23.15169 23 31 10.99 +02 44 41.1          19.7 N EU079691
    CK06U060  C2006 10 23.15954 23 31 10.78 +02 44 37.5          19.7 N EU079691
    CK06U060  C2006 10 24.11883 23 30 46.00 +02 37 15.0          19.9 N EU079644
    CK06U060  C2006 10 24.13917 23 30 45.50 +02 37 05.2          19.3 N EU079644
    CK06U060  C2006 10 24.15948 23 30 44.95 +02 36 55.7          19.6 N EU079644
    CK06U060  C2006 10 27.08628 23 29 32.14 +02 14 38.6          19.7 N EU079691
    CK06U060  C2006 10 27.09677 23 29 31.88 +02 14 34.4          19.8 N EU079691
    CK06U060  C2006 10 27.10725 23 29 31.60 +02 14 29.5          19.8 N EU079691
    CK06U060  C2006 10 28.02983 23 29 09.58 +02 07 32.5          19.8 N EU079734
    CK06U060  C2006 10 28.03568 23 29 09.45 +02 07 29.1          19.5 N EU079734
    CK06U060  C2006 10 28.04446 23 29 09.21 +02 07 25.1          19.9 N EU079734
    CK06U060  C2006 10 28.07825 23 29 08.41 +02 07 11.1          19.2 N EU079448
    CK06U060  C2006 10 28.09945 23 29 07.87 +02 07 01.3          19.8 N EU079448
    CK06U060  C2006 10 28.11993 23 29 07.39 +02 06 52.0          19.5 N EU079448
    CK06U060  C2006 10 28.19254 23 29 05.62 +02 06 20.5          19.4 N EU079651
    CK06U060  C2006 10 28.19755 23 29 05.56 +02 06 18.2          19.4 N EU079651
    CK06U060  C2006 10 28.20256 23 29 05.43 +02 06 16.1          19.4 N EU079651
    CK06U060  C2006 10 28.20648 23 29 05.31 +02 06 12.8          19.3 N EU079G96
    CK06U060  C2006 10 28.21556 23 29 05.10 +02 06 08.9          19.3 N EU079G96
    CK06U060  C2006 10 28.22464 23 29 04.88 +02 06 04.8          19.2 N EU079G96
    CK06U060  C2006 10 29.05478 23 28 45.52 +01 59 52.0          19.8 N EU079734
    CK06U060  C2006 10 29.05917 23 28 45.39 +01 59 51.6          20.0 N EU079734
    CK06U060  C2006 10 29.06226 23 28 45.40 +01 59 49.4          19.4 N EU079448
    CK06U060  C2006 10 29.07273 23 28 45.02 +01 59 45.8          19.3 N EU079734
    CK06U060  C2006 10 29.07809 23 28 45.03 +01 59 41.6          18.4 N EU079448
    CK06U060  C2006 10 29.09392 23 28 44.62 +01 59 36.2          19.4 N EU079448
    CK06U060  C2006 10 29.10764 23 28 44.34 +01 59 29.1          19.4 N EU079673
    CK06U060  C2006 10 29.12361 23 28 43.97 +01 59 22.2                 EU079673
    CK06U060  C2006 10 29.14769 23 28 43.39 +01 59 11.2                 EU079673
    CK06U060  C2006 10 29.16111 23 28 43.08 +01 59 05.3                 EU079673
    CK06U060  C2006 10 30.05420 23 28 22.69 +01 52 27.4          19.0 N EU079734
    CK06U060  C2006 10 30.05858 23 28 22.60 +01 52 25.1          19.7 N EU079734
    CK06U060  C2006 10 30.06297 23 28 22.47 +01 52 23.5          19.3 N EU079734
    CK06U060  C2006 10 30.10729 23 28 21.50 +01 52 03.5          19.2 T EU079673
    CK06U060  C2006 10 30.11099 23 28 21.38 +01 52 02.6                 EU079673
    CK06U060  C2006 10 30.11668 23 28 21.26 +01 51 59.5                 EU079673
    CK06U060  C2006 10 30.14966 23 28 20.51 +01 51 44.6                 EU079673

Observer details:
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers M. Brown, R. Bambery, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers J. V. Scotti, R. S. McMillan.
    0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observers G. Hug, R. Valentine, W. Leifer,
    J. Burgardt, D. Tibbets.  Measurers G. Hug, D. Tibbets.  0.7-m reflector
    + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    E. J. Christensen, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 U6 (Spacewatch)
T 2008 June 5.408 TT                                    MPC
q   2.50156              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  276.510       -0.113655       -0.993515
                   Node   180.182       +0.473378       -0.056955
e   1.0            Incl.   84.964       -0.873496       +0.098405
From 56 observations 2006 Oct. 19-30.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 U6 (Spacewatch)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 10 22    23 31.69   +02 53.6    5.366    6.215   145.9     5.2  19.6
2006 11 01    23 27.66   +01 38.2    5.401    6.140   134.7     6.6  19.5
2006 11 11    23 24.55   +00 28.3    5.460    6.064   123.6     7.8  19.5
2006 11 21    23 22.49   -00 34.5    5.537    5.988   112.7     8.8  19.5
2006 12 01    23 21.54   -01 29.0    5.628    5.912   102.0     9.4  19.5

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-U79

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