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    • MPEC 2006-X40 : COMET P/2006 W1 (GIBBS)

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    M.P.E.C. 2006-X40                                Issued 2006 Dec. 12, 15:08 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                            COMET P/2006 W1 (GIBBS)

Observations:
    PK06W010  C2006 12 11.13349 09 00 40.30 +02 54 30.8                 EX040118
    PK06W010  C2006 12 11.14865 09 00 39.98 +02 54 32.2                 EX040118
    PK06W010  C2006 12 12.42773 09 00 20.91 +02 56 04.2          19.0 T EX040G96
    PK06W010  C2006 12 12.43808 09 00 20.70 +02 56 04.9                 EX040G96
    PK06W010  C2006 12 12.45913 09 00 20.41 +02 56 06.3                 EX040G96

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 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:
    P/2006 W1 (Gibbs)
T 2006 Mar. 25.784 TT                                   MPC
q   1.70086              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.077740       Peri.  229.906       +0.896935       -0.417917
a   5.43716        Node   153.814       +0.433974       +0.894614
e   0.68718        Incl.   19.101       -0.084698       +0.158149
P  12.7
From 47 observations 2006 Nov. 16-Dec. 12.

Ephemeris:
    P/2006 W1 (Gibbs)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 12 11    09 00.70   +02 54.4    2.445    3.070   121.0    16.0  18.8
2006 12 21    08 57.28   +03 13.1    2.399    3.140   131.6    13.6  18.9
2006 12 31    08 51.88   +03 47.7    2.371    3.209   142.6    10.7  18.9
2007 01 10    08 44.95   +04 37.3    2.367    3.278   153.7     7.7  19.0
2007 01 20    08 37.13   +05 39.3    2.391    3.346   163.6     4.8  19.1
2007 01 30    08 29.17   +06 49.5    2.444    3.414   168.0     3.4  19.3
2007 02 09    08 21.83   +08 03.0    2.529    3.482   162.3     4.9  19.4
2007 02 19    08 15.72   +09 15.5    2.644    3.549   152.4     7.4  19.6
2007 03 01    08 11.28   +10 23.2    2.785    3.616   141.8     9.8  19.8

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-X40

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