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    • MPEC 2006-W08 : COMET P/2006 U1 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2006-W08                                Issued 2006 Nov. 16, 19:17 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 P/2006 U1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK06U010  C2006 11 10.39262 05 35 43.50 +23 41 40.7          18.5 T EW008691
    PK06U010  C2006 11 10.40996 05 35 38.67 +23 41 25.6          17.2 T EW008691
    PK06U010  C2006 11 10.42730 05 35 33.70 +23 41 10.8          17.1 T EW008691
    PK06U010  C2006 11 10.42882 05 35 33.50 +23 41 08.2          16.0 T EW008673
    PK06U010  C2006 11 10.43443 05 35 31.93 +23 41 03.2                 EW008673
    PK06U010  C2006 11 10.43860 05 35 30.78 +23 40 59.4                 EW008673
    PK06U010  C2006 11 10.44149 05 35 29.94 +23 40 57.1                 EW008673
    PK06U010  C2006 11 12.74613 05 25 13.79 +23 06 49.9                 EW008349
    PK06U010  C2006 11 12.75488 05 25 11.43 +23 06 42.2                 EW008349
    PK06U010  C2006 11 12.76367 05 25 09.08 +23 06 34.0          16.9 T EW008349
    PK06U010  C2006 11 14.88363 05 16 08.31 +22 34 48.4          16.7 N EW008J97
    PK06U010  C2006 11 14.88677 05 16 07.50 +22 34 45.7          16.7 N EW008J97
    PK06U010  C2006 11 14.88991 05 16 06.70 +22 34 42.9          16.7 N EW008J97
    PK06U010  C2006 11 15.32020 05 14 19.24 +22 28 21.1          16.4 T EW008703
    PK06U010  C2006 11 15.32749 05 14 17.41 +22 28 14.8          16.4 T EW008703
    PK06U010  C2006 11 15.33483 05 14 15.54 +22 28 07.9          16.4 T EW008703
    PK06U010  C2006 11 15.40191 05 13 58.57 +22 27 08.3          17.2 T EW008691
    PK06U010  C2006 11 15.41931 05 13 54.16 +22 26 52.6          17.2 T EW008691
    PK06U010  C2006 11 15.43670 05 13 49.76 +22 26 36.8          17.3 T EW008691

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers R. S. McMillan, J. V. Scotti.
    0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    E. J. Christensen, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
J97 Alginet.  Observer T. Climent.  0.25-m f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 U1 (LINEAR)
T 2006 Aug. 28.526 TT                                   MPC
q   0.51094              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.213519       Peri.   64.059       +0.560827       +0.818029
a   2.77233        Node   240.641       -0.802338       +0.498939
e   0.81570        Incl.    8.424       -0.204273       +0.286162
P   4.62
From 221 observations 2006 Oct. 19-Nov. 15.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-W08

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