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    M.P.E.C. 2007-D51                                Issued 2007 Feb. 23, 16:09 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                           COMET C/2006 XA1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 12.80698 02 55 55.66 +47 34 03.1          15.9 N ED051J97
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 12.80866 02 55 55.81 +47 34 02.0          15.9 N ED051J97
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 12.81034 02 55 55.98 +47 34 00.3          15.9 N ED051J97
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 18.40714 03 04 07.83 +46 44 35.4          17.3 N ED051379
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 18.41300 03 04 08.39 +46 44 32.7          16.8 N ED051379
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 18.43098 03 04 10.02 +46 44 22.5          16.7 N ED051379
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 18.43244 03 04 10.13 +46 44 22.3          17.0 N ED051379
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 18.43683 03 04 10.51 +46 44 19.8          17.0 N ED051379
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 18.77972 03 04 42.42 +46 41 24.4          15.6 N ED051215
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 18.78042 03 04 42.44 +46 41 24.3          15.6 N ED051215
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 18.78113 03 04 42.46 +46 41 24.3          15.7 N ED051215
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 20.10350 03 06 46.30 +46 30 07.8          16.9 T ED051704
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 20.12098 03 06 48.06 +46 29 56.7          17.1 T ED051704
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 20.13403 03 06 49.26 +46 29 49.8          17.1 T ED051704
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 20.14723 03 06 50.41 +46 29 42.7          17.5 T ED051704
    CK06X01A  C2007 02 20.16061 03 06 51.74 +46 29 36.1          17.0 T ED051704

Observer details:
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
379 Hamamatsu-Yuto.  Observer S. Wakuda.  0.25-m f/5.0 Schmidt-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.
J97 Alginet.  Observer T. Climent.  0.25-m f/5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 XA1 (LINEAR)
T 2007 July 21.8907 TT                                  MPC
q   1.804270             (2000.0)            P               Q
z  +0.003986       Peri.  187.4170      -0.8179737      -0.4665972
                   Node   318.6681      +0.5504867      -0.4651220
e   0.992808       Incl.   30.6282      +0.1669833      -0.7522956
From 203 observations 2006 Dec. 9-2007 Feb. 20.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-D51

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