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    • MPEC 2007-C03 : COMET C/2006 XA1 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-C03                                Issued 2007 Feb. 2, 00:39 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 XA1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK06X01A  C2007 01 12.93516 02 27 48.49 +52 51 40.9          16.9 N EC003130
    CK06X01A  C2007 01 12.93817 02 27 48.63 +52 51 37.5          17.6 N EC003130
    CK06X01A  C2007 01 12.94118 02 27 48.74 +52 51 35.3          16.9 N EC003130
    CK06X01A  C2007 01 25.57530 02 35 27.34 +50 33 10.6                 EC003D88
    CK06X01A  C2007 01 25.57848 02 35 27.44 +50 33 09.0                 EC003D88
    CK06X01A  C2007 01 25.58168 02 35 27.63 +50 33 06.8          16.3 T EC003D88
    CK06X01A  C2007 01 27.48086 02 37 06.40 +50 13 11.2                 EC003D88
    CK06X01A  C2007 01 27.48404 02 37 06.56 +50 13 09.1                 EC003D88
    CK06X01A  C2007 01 27.48722 02 37 06.76 +50 13 07.7          16.0 T EC003D88
    CK06X01A  C2007 01 27.84670 02 37 26.38 +50 09 22.0          16.4 N EC003232
    CK06X01A  C2007 01 27.85284 02 37 26.77 +50 09 18.4          16.3 N EC003232
    CK06X01A  C2007 01 27.85898 02 37 27.09 +50 09 14.3          16.3 N EC003232
    CK06X01A  C2007 01 30.47531 02 39 56.83 +49 42 19.0                 EC003D88
    CK06X01A  C2007 01 30.47851 02 39 57.06 +49 42 17.4                 EC003D88
    CK06X01A  C2007 01 30.48170 02 39 57.23 +49 42 15.8          16.5 T EC003D88
    CK06X01A  C2007 01 30.55420 02 40 01.47 +49 41 30.3                 EC003349
    CK06X01A  C2007 01 30.55882 02 40 01.74 +49 41 27.4                 EC003349
    CK06X01A  C2007 01 30.56343 02 40 02.01 +49 41 24.7          15.6 T EC003349

Observer details:
130 Lumezzane.  Observers M. Casali, W. Marinello, M. Micheli, G. Pizzetti,
    A. Soffiantini.  Measurers M. Micheli, G. Pizzetti.  0.40-m f/4.5
    reflector + CCD.
232 Masquefa Observatory.  Observer E. Reina.  0.25-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
D88 Hiratsuka.  Observer Y. Sugiyama.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 XA1 (LINEAR)
T 2007 July 21.8921 TT                                  MPC
q   1.804271             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.003994       Peri.  187.4169      -0.8179770      -0.4665939
                   Node   318.6685      +0.5504821      -0.4651249
e   0.992795       Incl.   30.6282      +0.1669823      -0.7522958
From 145 observations 2006 Dec. 9-2007 Jan. 30.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-C03

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