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    M.P.E.C. 2006-Y61                                Issued 2006 Dec. 28, 21:36 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 C/2006 V1 (CATALINA)

Observations:
    CK06V010  C2006 12 15.00748 11 10 04.56 +07 29 20.8          17.8 T EY061215
    CK06V010  C2006 12 15.00853 11 10 04.57 +07 29 20.6          18.1 T EY061215
    CK06V010  C2006 12 15.00959 11 10 04.57 +07 29 20.6          18.3 T EY061215
    CK06V010  C2006 12 15.47851 11 10 11.94 +07 26 49.5          19.0 T EY061704
    CK06V010  C2006 12 15.49223 11 10 12.31 +07 26 44.7          19.7 T EY061704
    CK06V010  C2006 12 15.50597 11 10 12.54 +07 26 38.3          19.9 T EY061704
    CK06V010  C2006 12 15.51969 11 10 12.67 +07 26 33.3          19.0 T EY061704
    CK06V010  C2006 12 17.42419 11 10 41.01 +07 16 18.9          18.7 T EY061704
    CK06V010  C2006 12 17.43714 11 10 41.19 +07 16 14.7          19.4 T EY061704
    CK06V010  C2006 12 17.44998 11 10 41.40 +07 16 10.2          19.1 T EY061704
    CK06V010  C2006 12 17.46284 11 10 41.57 +07 16 04.3          18.8 T EY061704
    CK06V010  C2006 12 17.47580 11 10 41.75 +07 16 00.0          18.8 T EY061704
    CK06V010  C2006 12 22.21597 11 11 39.26 +06 51 04.9          18.0 N EY061130
    CK06V010  C2006 12 22.21747 11 11 39.27 +06 51 04.9          18.4 N EY061130
    CK06V010  C2006 12 22.21897 11 11 39.30 +06 51 03.6          18.4 N EY061130
    CK06V010  C2006 12 22.37753 11 11 41.06 +06 50 16.7          18.4 T EY061704
    CK06V010  C2006 12 22.39012 11 11 41.27 +06 50 11.3          18.7 T EY061704
    CK06V010  C2006 12 22.40303 11 11 41.36 +06 50 08.5          19.2 T EY061704
    CK06V010  C2006 12 22.41563 11 11 41.45 +06 50 04.6          19.2 T EY061704
    CK06V010  C2006 12 22.42823 11 11 41.61 +06 49 59.0          18.6 T EY061704
    CK06V010  C2006 12 22.71904 11 11 44.42 +06 48 29.1                 EY061349
    CK06V010  C2006 12 22.72199 11 11 44.43 +06 48 28.0                 EY061349
    CK06V010  C2006 12 22.72494 11 11 44.45 +06 48 26.8          17.5 T EY061349
    CK06V010  C2006 12 25.09117 11 12 05.52 +06 36 15.4          18.4 N EY061J70
    CK06V010  C2006 12 25.09161 11 12 05.63 +06 36 24.3          18.4 N EY061J70
    CK06V010  C2006 12 25.09209 11 12 05.79 +06 36 18.9          18.4 N EY061J70
    CK06V010  C2006 12 27.06840 11 12 18.91 +06 26 28.0          17.9 N EY061A79
    CK06V010  C2006 12 27.09625 11 12 18.99 +06 26 20.5          17.6 N EY061A79
    CK06V010  C2006 12 27.10811 11 12 19.14 +06 26 16.4          18.3 N EY061A79
    CK06V010  C2006 12 27.15994 11 12 19.29 +06 26 01.6          17.6 N EY061118
    CK06V010  C2006 12 27.16532 11 12 19.30 +06 25 59.8          17.7 N EY061118
    CK06V010  C2006 12 27.16992 11 12 19.37 +06 25 58.3          17.6 N EY061118
    CK06V010  C2006 12 27.40083 11 12 20.73 +06 24 50.5          17.2 T EY061G96
    CK06V010  C2006 12 27.40600 11 12 20.77 +06 24 48.9          17.3 T EY061G96
    CK06V010  C2006 12 27.41118 11 12 20.77 +06 24 47.5          17.2 T EY061G96
    CK06V010  C2006 12 27.41631 11 12 20.77 +06 24 46.1          17.1 T EY061G96

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observer S. Gajdos.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
130 Lumezzane.  Observers M. Casali, W. Marinello, M. Micheli, G. Pizzetti,
    A. Soffiantini.  Measurers M. Micheli, A. Soffiantini.  0.40-m f/4.5
    reflector + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
A79 Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory, Plana.  Observers F. Fratev, E. Mihaylova.
    Measurer F. Fratev.  0.25-m f/3.2 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.
J70 Obs. Astronomico Vega del Thader, El Palmar.  Observer J. P. Navarro P.
    0.20-m Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 V1 (Catalina)
T 2007 Nov. 26.4300 TT                                  MPC
q   2.668993             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.003861       Peri.  253.5311      -0.5959907      +0.7743322
                   Node   335.7169      -0.3823190      -0.5064748
e   0.989694       Incl.   31.1312      -0.7061355      -0.3793321
From 104 observations 2006 Nov. 11-Dec. 27.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-Y61

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