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    • MPEC 2006-X41 : COMET C/2006 X1 (LINEAR)

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    M.P.E.C. 2006-X41                                Issued 2006 Dec. 12, 20:38 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 X1 (LINEAR)

Observations:
    CK06X010  C2006 12 11.12465 00 10 06.42 +41 10 59.8          19.2 N EX041704
    CK06X010  C2006 12 11.13675 00 10 06.54 +41 10 56.2          19.5 N EX041704
    CK06X010  C2006 12 11.14885 00 10 06.65 +41 10 49.9          19.4 N EX041704
    CK06X010  C2006 12 11.16095 00 10 06.98 +41 10 46.2          19.8 N EX041704
    CK06X010  C2006 12 11.17306 00 10 07.11 +41 10 41.5          19.3 N EX041704
    CK06X010  C2006 12 11.94168 00 10 20.90 +41 05 44.2                 EX041J95
    CK06X010  C2006 12 11.95537 00 10 21.16 +41 05 38.8                 EX041J95
    CK06X010  C2006 12 11.96790 00 10 21.46 +41 05 32.8                 EX041J95
    CK06X010  C2006 12 11.99041 00 10 21.77 +41 05 24.3          19.5 T EX041J95
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.07128 00 10 23.31 +41 04 54.5          19.1 N EX041734
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.07567 00 10 23.41 +41 04 53.1          18.9 N EX041734
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.08006 00 10 23.46 +41 04 51.0          19.3 N EX041734
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.13677 00 10 24.60 +41 04 28.9          18.8 T EX041G96
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.14701 00 10 24.76 +41 04 24.9                 EX041G96
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.15381 00 10 24.82 +41 04 23.2                 EX041701
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.15731 00 10 24.96 +41 04 21.0                 EX041G96
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.16757 00 10 25.08 +41 04 17.3                 EX041G96
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.17464 00 10 25.69 +41 04 20.6                 EX041701
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.19178 00 10 25.52 +41 04 08.2                 EX041G96
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.19547 00 10 25.54 +41 04 06.8                 EX041701
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.20462 00 10 25.76 +41 04 03.0                 EX041G96
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.21631 00 10 25.96 +41 03 58.9                 EX041701
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.22135 00 10 26.03 +41 03 56.5                 EX041G96
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.23473 00 10 26.31 +41 03 51.1                 EX041G96
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.72626 00 10 35.51 +41 00 42.7                 EX041143
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.73736 00 10 35.73 +41 00 38.5                 EX041143
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.76842 00 10 36.29 +41 00 26.5          19.4 N EX041113
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.77567 00 10 36.44 +41 00 23.8          19.1 N EX041113
    CK06X010  C2006 12 12.78291 00 10 36.58 +41 00 21.2          19.1 N EX041113

Observer details:
113 Volkssternwarte Drebach, Schoenbrunn.  Observer G. Lehmann.  0.5-m f/5
    reflector + CCD.
143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
701 Junk Bond Observatory, Sierra Vista.  Observer D. Healy.  0.81-m f/4.4
    Ritchey-Chretien + 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.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon 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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    C/2006 X1 (LINEAR)
T 2007 June 24.183 TT                                   MPC
q   6.01297              (2000.0)            P               Q
                   Peri.  141.659       +0.607171       -0.469225
                   Node   259.330       +0.466311       +0.863847
e   1.0            Incl.   40.731       +0.643349       -0.183293
From 28 observations 2006 Dec. 11-12.

Ephemeris:
    C/2006 X1 (LINEAR)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 12 11    00 10.07   +41 11.8    5.675    6.166   115.7     8.3  18.7
2006 12 21    00 13.61   +40 09.7    5.772    6.151   108.2     8.7  18.7
2006 12 31    00 18.32   +39 13.7    5.880    6.137   100.5     9.1  18.7
2007 01 10    00 24.11   +38 25.2    5.997    6.123    92.7     9.2  18.8
2007 01 20    00 30.84   +37 44.9    6.118    6.111    84.9     9.2  18.8
2007 01 30    00 38.42   +37 13.1    6.240    6.098    77.2     9.1  18.8
2007 02 09    00 46.71   +36 49.5    6.360    6.087    69.6     8.7  18.9
2007 02 19    00 55.61   +36 33.8    6.474    6.077    62.2     8.3  18.9
2007 03 01    01 05.02   +36 25.5    6.581    6.067    55.0     7.7  18.9

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-X41

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