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    M.P.E.C. 2006-W70                                Issued 2006 Nov. 24, 15:38 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 P/2006 U1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK06U010  C2006 11 17.88772 05 04 03.61 +21 50 02.6          16.7 N EW070J97
    PK06U010  C2006 11 17.89458 05 04 02.00 +21 49 56.4          16.7 N EW070J97
    PK06U010  C2006 11 17.90828 05 03 58.78 +21 49 44.8          16.7 N EW070J97
    PK06U010  C2006 11 18.06312 05 03 22.12 +21 47 29.2          16.7 N EW070232
    PK06U010  C2006 11 18.06557 05 03 21.56 +21 47 26.8          16.8 N EW070232
    PK06U010  C2006 11 18.06754 05 03 21.11 +21 47 24.9          16.9 N EW070232
    PK06U010  C2006 11 19.27888 04 58 45.95 +21 29 38.7          17.2 T EW070691
    PK06U010  C2006 11 19.29620 04 58 41.97 +21 29 24.7          16.9 T EW070691
    PK06U010  C2006 11 19.31696 04 58 37.20 +21 29 05.7          17.2 T EW070691
    PK06U010  C2006 11 20.35624 04 54 47.76 +21 13 59.2          16.7 N EW070H06
    PK06U010  C2006 11 20.36909 04 54 44.90 +21 13 48.1          16.7 N EW070H06
    PK06U010  C2006 11 22.35133 04 47 46.93 +20 45 34.3          16.7 N EW070H06
    PK06U010  C2006 11 22.37055 04 47 42.89 +20 45 17.9          16.8 N EW070H06
    PK06U010  C2006 11 22.85490 04 46 05.36 +20 38 29.5          17.6 N EW070470
    PK06U010  C2006 11 22.85932 04 46 04.46 +20 38 25.4          17.3 N EW070470
    PK06U010  C2006 11 23.14625 04 45 05.80 +20 34 24.9          17.1 N EW070473
    PK06U010  C2006 11 23.17706 04 44 59.58 +20 33 58.8          17.0 N EW070473
    PK06U010  C2006 11 23.27829 04 44 40.38 +20 32 40.1          17.3 T EW070691
    PK06U010  C2006 11 23.28062 04 44 39.85 +20 32 38.0          16.7 N EW070H06
    PK06U010  C2006 11 23.29124 04 44 37.69 +20 32 29.2          16.7 N EW070H06
    PK06U010  C2006 11 23.29564 04 44 36.84 +20 32 25.8          17.3 T EW070691
    PK06U010  C2006 11 23.31305 04 44 33.32 +20 32 11.5          17.4 T EW070691
    PK06U010  C2006 11 23.92398 04 42 33.49 +20 23 46.2          16.6 N EW070J70
    PK06U010  C2006 11 23.92672 04 42 32.96 +20 23 43.6          16.9 N EW070J70
    PK06U010  C2006 11 23.92873 04 42 32.55 +20 23 41.9          16.6 N EW070J70
    PK06U010  C2006 11 23.92939 04 42 32.41 +20 23 40.5          16.7 N EW070J70
    PK06U010  C2006 11 23.93006 04 42 32.32 +20 23 40.7          16.6 N EW070J70
    PK06U010  C2006 11 23.93104 04 42 32.11 +20 23 40.5          16.9 N EW070J70
    PK06U010  C2006 11 23.93366 04 42 31.56 +20 23 38.3          16.7 N EW070J70
    PK06U010  C2006 11 23.93451 04 42 31.39 +20 23 37.3          17.0 N EW070J70
    PK06U010  C2006 11 24.07645 04 42 03.10 +20 21 39.7          17.4 N EW070473
    PK06U010  C2006 11 24.09045 04 42 00.33 +20 21 28.2          17.3 N EW070473
    PK06U010  C2006 11 24.32703 04 41 15.10 +20 18 19.2          16.4 T EW070G96
    PK06U010  C2006 11 24.33459 04 41 13.66 +20 18 13.0          16.4 T EW070G96
    PK06U010  C2006 11 24.34210 04 41 12.15 +20 18 07.0          16.4 T EW070G96
    PK06U010  C2006 11 24.34956 04 41 10.68 +20 18 00.9          16.5 T EW070G96

Observer details:
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
470 Ceccano.  Observer G. Masi.  0.28-m f/5 reflector + CCD.
473 Remanzacco.  Observers G. Sostero, E. Guido.  0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian
    reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. C. Beshore.  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.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers E. Guido, G. Sostero.  0.25-m f/3.4
    reflector + CCD.
J70 Obs. Astronomico Vega del Thader, El Palmar.  Observer J. P. Navarro P.
    0.20-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J97 Alginet.  Observer T. Climent.  0.25-m f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 U1 (LINEAR)
T 2006 Aug. 28.5296 TT                                  MPC
q   0.510794             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.2132836      Peri.   64.0516      +0.5607392      +0.8180783
a   2.774370       Node   240.6430      -0.8024076      +0.4988484
e   0.815888       Incl.    8.4282      -0.2042389      +0.2861786
P   4.62
From 257 observations 2006 Oct. 19-Nov. 24.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-W70

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