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    • MPEC 2007-A09 : COMET C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-A09                                Issued 2007 Jan. 5, 03:00 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 C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK06V13Z  C2006 12 11.91527 22 32 24.51 +35 06 35.4          18.4 N EA009204
    CK06V13Z  C2006 12 11.95976 22 32 23.29 +35 05 57.1                 EA009204
    CK06V13Z  C2006 12 23.86111 22 28 44.19 +32 29 47.4                 EA009204
    CK06V13Z  C2006 12 23.90913 22 28 43.71 +32 29 12.8          18.3 N EA009204
    CK06V13Z  C2006 12 25.81359 22 28 26.81 +32 06 46.3                 EA009204
    CK06V13Z  C2006 12 25.85159 22 28 26.51 +32 06 19.8          18.5 N EA009204
    CK06V13Z  C2007 01 01.09745 22 28 01.66 +30 57 59.4          18.2 T EA009673
    CK06V13Z  C2007 01 01.09965 22 28 01.65 +30 57 58.1                 EA009673
    CK06V13Z  C2007 01 01.10602 22 28 01.65 +30 57 53.9                 EA009673
    CK06V13Z  C2007 01 01.11331 22 28 01.66 +30 57 49.5                 EA009673

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, F. Luppi.  Measurer
    L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 VZ13 (LINEAR)
T 2007 Aug. 10.9329 TT                                  MPC
q   1.015465             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  174.1129      -0.3382102      -0.6820187
                   Node    66.0224      -0.8897829      +0.4561158
e   1.0            Incl.  134.7916      -0.3064316      -0.5716720
From 88 observations 2006 Nov. 13-2007 Jan. 1.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-A09

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