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    • MPEC 2006-W07 : COMET P/2006 T1 (LEVY)

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    M.P.E.C. 2006-W07                                Issued 2006 Nov. 16, 19:06 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,
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                            COMET P/2006 T1 (LEVY)

Observations:
    PK06T010  C2006 10 21.82642 10 48 13.59 +03 18 26.6          12.5 T EW007361
    PK06T010  C2006 10 21.83201 10 48 14.79 +03 18 12.6          12.6 T EW007361
    PK06T010  C2006 11 08.83462 11 45 05.32 -07 26 14.8                 EW007349
    PK06T010  C2006 11 08.83699 11 45 05.74 -07 26 19.7          13.9 T EW007349
    PK06T010  C2006 11 09.41786 11 46 49.16 -07 45 33.5          18.8 N EW007850
    PK06T010  C2006 11 09.43568 11 46 52.50 -07 46 09.9          18.8 N EW007850
    PK06T010  C2006 11 09.45304 11 46 55.60 -07 46 43.6          18.7 N EW007850
    PK06T010  C2006 11 10.50456 11 50 01.28 -08 21 14.4                 EW007H06
    PK06T010  C2006 11 10.53912 11 50 07.47 -08 22 21.6          12.0 T EW007673
    PK06T010  C2006 11 10.54132 11 50 07.88 -08 22 26.2                 EW007673
    PK06T010  C2006 11 10.54664 11 50 08.80 -08 22 37.5                 EW007673
    PK06T010  C2006 11 10.55243 11 50 09.81 -08 22 49.5                 EW007673
    PK06T010  C2006 11 13.49719 11 58 42.99 -09 57 27.9                 EW007H06

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
361 Sumoto.  Observer S. Nakano.  0.25-m f/4.8 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/4
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer M. Suzuki.  0.25-m f/3.4 reflector
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 T1 (Levy)
T 2006 Oct. 7.4276 TT                                   MPC
q   0.989418             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1881509      Peri.  179.4493      -0.1612501      -0.9370447
a   3.016236       Node   279.8023      +0.9042695      -0.0145548
e   0.671969       Incl.   18.3210      +0.3953417      -0.3489060
P   5.24
From 263 observations 2006 Oct. 2-Nov. 13.

     This orbital solution is decidedly unsatisfactory.  Inconsistency between
the residuals of the observations since late October suggests that different
light centers are being measured.  Further observations of this comet are
very desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-W07

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