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    M.P.E.C. 2006-X55                                Issued 2006 Dec. 13, 16:33 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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                           COMET P/2006 U1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    PK06U010  C2006 12 03.02551 04 17 20.36 +18 32 19.1          16.7 N EX055J67
    PK06U010  C2006 12 03.02708 04 17 20.12 +18 32 18.4          16.9 N EX055J67
    PK06U010  C2006 12 03.02859 04 17 19.92 +18 32 17.4          16.9 N EX055J67
    PK06U010  C2006 12 03.03017 04 17 19.69 +18 32 16.4          16.5 N EX055J67
    PK06U010  C2006 12 07.32695 04 08 16.23 +17 49 43.9          17.4 T EX055644
    PK06U010  C2006 12 07.34781 04 08 13.73 +17 49 32.3          17.4 T EX055644
    PK06U010  C2006 12 07.36880 04 08 11.26 +17 49 20.6          17.5 T EX055644
    PK06U010  C2006 12 08.93501 04 05 18.64 +17 35 30.0          17.2 N EX055J67
    PK06U010  C2006 12 08.93958 04 05 18.15 +17 35 27.9          17.2 N EX055J67
    PK06U010  C2006 12 08.94300 04 05 17.78 +17 35 26.0          17.4 N EX055J67
    PK06U010  C2006 12 11.01313 04 01 47.91 +17 18 30.9          17.7 N EX055118
    PK06U010  C2006 12 11.02012 04 01 47.25 +17 18 25.7          16.7 N EX055118
    PK06U010  C2006 12 12.32381 03 59 46.12 +17 08 38.0          17.6 T EX055703
    PK06U010  C2006 12 12.34350 03 59 44.31 +17 08 28.5          17.5 T EX055703

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers M. Brown, R. Bambery, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  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.
J67 Observatorio La Puebla de Vallbona.  Observer E. Arce.  0.25-m f/4.7
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 U1 (LINEAR)
T 2006 Aug. 28.5330 TT                                  MPC
q   0.510647             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.2130613      Peri.   64.0434      +0.5606453      +0.8181321
a   2.776300       Node   240.6453      -0.8024811      +0.4987520
e   0.816069       Incl.    8.4325      -0.2042079      +0.2861930
P   4.63
From 297 observations 2006 Oct. 19-Dec. 12.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-X55

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