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    • MPEC 2007-C33 : COMET C/2006 XA1 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2007-C33                                Issued 2007 Feb.  9, 16:14 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 13.97503 02 28 12.61 +52 39 59.4          17.5 N EC033204
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 03.83434 02 44 35.45 +48 58 43.6          16.7 N EC033232
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 03.83895 02 44 35.75 +48 58 40.6          16.9 N EC033232
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 03.84356 02 44 35.85 +48 58 37.9          17.2 N EC033232
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 04.63030 02 45 29.94 +48 50 54.5                 EC033349
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 04.63216 02 45 30.09 +48 50 53.5                 EC033349
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 04.63404 02 45 30.22 +48 50 52.1          15.6 T EC033349
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 08.09680 02 49 41.33 +48 17 40.2          17.0 T EC033704
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 08.10904 02 49 42.23 +48 17 33.2          17.4 T EC033704
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 08.12121 02 49 43.09 +48 17 25.7          17.3 T EC033704
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 08.13354 02 49 43.97 +48 17 18.3          17.4 T EC033704
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 08.14568 02 49 44.98 +48 17 11.3          17.0 T EC033704
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 08.15742 02 49 45.84 +48 17 04.4          16.5 T EC033673
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 08.16169 02 49 46.18 +48 17 02.1                 EC033673
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 08.16697 02 49 46.59 +48 16 59.0                 EC033673
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 08.17234 02 49 46.98 +48 16 55.8                 EC033673

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

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 XA1 (LINEAR)
T 2007 July 21.8913 TT                                  MPC
q   1.804268             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.003993       Peri.  187.4168      -0.8179771      -0.4665946
                   Node   318.6686      +0.5504815      -0.4651250
e   0.992796       Incl.   30.6281      +0.1669836      -0.7522953
From 161 observations 2006 Dec. 9-2007 Feb. 8.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-C33

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