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    • MPEC 2007-C32 : COMET C/2006 X1 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-C32                                Issued 2007 Feb.  9, 16:10 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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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2006 X1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK06X010  C2007 01 06.79455 00 21 48.92 +38 41 13.2          19.1 N EC032J97
    CK06X010  C2007 01 06.81065 00 21 49.45 +38 41 09.0          19.1 N EC032J97
    CK06X010  C2007 01 06.82760 00 21 49.98 +38 41 04.3          19.0 N EC032J97
    CK06X010  C2007 01 12.94591 00 25 28.81 +38 14 19.7                 EC032204
    CK06X010  C2007 01 12.96543 00 25 29.46 +38 14 14.0          19.0 N EC032204

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observers L. Buzzi, F. Luppi.  Measurer
    L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
J97 Alginet.  Observer T. Climent.  0.25-m f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 X1 (LINEAR)
T 2006 Mar. 6.0215 TT                                   MPC
q   6.127037             (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  101.3167      +0.7477483      +0.1101853
                   Node   255.2398      -0.2586756      +0.9565637
e   1.0            Incl.   42.6191      +0.6115222      +0.2698983
From 94 observations 2006 Dec. 11-2007 Jan. 12.

     Further observations of this comet are desirable.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-C32

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