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    • MPEC 2007-C04 : COMET C/2006 YC (CATALINA-CHRISTENSEN)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-C04                                Issued 2007 Feb. 2, 00:42 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 YC (CATALINA-CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    CK06Y00C  C2007 01 27.30649 10 24 14.18 +01 04 31.8          18.6 T EC004703
    CK06Y00C  C2007 01 27.31677 10 24 13.89 +01 04 37.4          19.2 T EC004703
    CK06Y00C  C2007 01 28.05254 10 23 55.73 +01 12 08.9          19.1 N EC004147
    CK06Y00C  C2007 01 28.08857 10 23 54.70 +01 12 29.7          19.3 N EC004147
    CK06Y00C  C2007 01 28.63108 10 23 41.26 +01 18 07.7          20.1 N EC004415
    CK06Y00C  C2007 01 28.64235 10 23 40.97 +01 18 14.4          20.1 N EC004415

Observer details:
147 Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno.  Observers D. Crespi, S. Foglia,
    G. Galli, S. Minuto.  Measurers D. Crespi, S. Foglia, G. Galli.  0.40-m
    f/4 reflector + CCD.
415 Kambah, near Canberra.  Observer D. Herald.  0.36-m f/3.9
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky 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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 YC (Catalina-Christensen)
T 2006 Sept. 11.1961 TT                                 MPC
q   4.946499             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  335.4400      -0.7564642      -0.5123800
                   Node   154.2889      +0.6370016      -0.4362734
e   1.0            Incl.   69.5464      -0.1482934      +0.7396839
From 62 observations 2006 Dec. 16-2007 Jan. 28.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-C04

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