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    M.P.E.C. 2006-U86                                Issued 2006 Oct. 30, 18:47 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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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK06S020  C2006 09 29.80388 18 17 22.97 +41 23 01.2          19.2 N EU086130
    CK06S020  C2006 09 29.80798 18 17 23.11 +41 22 55.8          19.0 N EU086130
    CK06S020  C2006 09 29.81400 18 17 23.13 +41 22 46.9          18.9 N EU086130
    CK06S020  C2006 10 13.76579 18 22 08.96 +35 39 00.0          19.0 N EU086118
    CK06S020  C2006 10 13.77593 18 22 09.23 +35 38 45.9          19.0 N EU086118
    CK06S020  C2006 10 13.77931 18 22 09.40 +35 38 40.2          18.9 N EU086118
    CK06S020  C2006 10 13.78309 18 22 09.57 +35 38 34.9          18.2 N EU086442
    CK06S020  C2006 10 13.78434 18 22 09.60 +35 38 32.9          18.2 N EU086442
    CK06S020  C2006 10 22.79942 18 26 56.60 +32 07 02.2          18.7 N EU086J97
    CK06S020  C2006 10 27.77051 18 30 02.94 +30 15 19.2          19.0 N EU086585
    CK06S020  C2006 10 27.77605 18 30 03.20 +30 15 12.7          19.1 N EU086585
    CK06S020  C2006 10 27.79320 18 30 03.90 +30 14 48.8          19.0 N EU086585

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
130 Lumezzane.  Observers M. Casali, W. Marinello, M. Micheli, G. Pizzetti,
    A. Soffiantini.  Measurer M. Micheli.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
442 Gualba Observatory.  Observer A. Sanchez.  0.36-m f/6 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observers A. Baransky, S. Borysenko.  0.7-m f/4
    reflector + CCD.
J97 Alginet.  Observer T. Climent.  0.25-m f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 S2 (LINEAR)
T 2007 May 7.5132 TT                                    MPC
q   3.161017             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  166.3646      +0.4270890      -0.0429740
                   Node   113.8862      -0.8942414      +0.1278361
e   1.0            Incl.   98.9626      -0.1338933      -0.9908639
From 104 observations 2006 Sept. 17-Oct. 27.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-U86

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