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MPEC 2006-V25 : COMET P/2006 U5 (CHRISTENSEN)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-V25                                Issued 2006 Nov. 8, 16:18 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 P/2006 U5 (CHRISTENSEN)

Observations:
    PK06U050  C2006 10 29.38956 06 43 30.45 +27 28 13.3          18.1 T EV025H55
    PK06U050  C2006 10 29.39278 06 43 30.85 +27 28 14.0          18.7 T EV025448
    PK06U050  C2006 10 29.40207 06 43 31.17 +27 28 14.8          18.6 T EV025448
    PK06U050  C2006 10 29.40641 06 43 31.09 +27 28 14.2          18.0 T EV025H55
    PK06U050  C2006 10 29.41137 06 43 31.53 +27 28 15.4          18.7 T EV025448
    PK06U050  C2006 10 29.42944 06 43 32.33 +27 28 17.9          19.1 T EV025704
    PK06U050  C2006 10 29.44255 06 43 32.68 +27 28 18.6          19.2 T EV025704
    PK06U050  C2006 10 29.46665 06 43 33.71 +27 28 20.7          19.3 T EV025704
    PK06U050  C2006 10 29.47914 06 43 34.20 +27 28 20.8          18.8 T EV025704
    PK06U050  C2006 10 30.27680 06 44 05.39 +27 29 27.3          18.8 N EV025850
    PK06U050  C2006 10 30.29192 06 44 06.01 +27 29 29.3          18.7 N EV025850
    PK06U050  C2006 10 30.30702 06 44 06.55 +27 29 30.6          19.5 N EV025850
    PK06U050  C2006 10 30.32210 06 44 07.03 +27 29 32.7          17.9 N EV025850
    PK06U050  C2006 10 30.33720 06 44 07.64 +27 29 33.7          18.5 N EV025850
    PK06U050  C2006 10 30.35307 06 44 08.27 +27 29 37.7          18.8 N EV025850
    PK06U050  C2006 10 30.46326 06 44 12.44 +27 29 44.9          18.0 T EV025G96
    PK06U050  C2006 10 30.46416 06 44 12.47 +27 29 45.1                 EV025G96
    PK06U050  C2006 10 30.46503 06 44 12.51 +27 29 45.2                 EV025G96
    PK06U050  C2006 10 30.46591 06 44 12.54 +27 29 45.5                 EV025G96
    PK06U050  C2006 10 31.77412 06 45 00.70 +27 31 37.7                 EV025349
    PK06U050  C2006 10 31.77773 06 45 00.82 +27 31 38.2                 EV025349
    PK06U050  C2006 10 31.78134 06 45 00.94 +27 31 38.5          17.7 T EV025349
    PK06U050  C2006 10 31.88297 06 45 04.90 +27 31 45.7          17.7 T EV025585
    PK06U050  C2006 10 31.88817 06 45 05.07 +27 31 45.8          17.8 T EV025585
    PK06U050  C2006 10 31.90602 06 45 05.70 +27 31 47.5          19.5 N EV025585

Observer details:
349 Ageo.  Observer K. Kadota.  0.25-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
448 Desert Moon Observatory.  Observer B. L. Stevens.  0.3-m
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
585 Kiev comet station.  Observer A. Baransky.  0.7-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, L. Manguso,
    D. Torres, R. Kracke, H. Love, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart,
    J. Kommers.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/5
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  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.
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer P. Miller.  0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 U5 (Christensen)
T 2006 Dec.  9.130 TT                                   MPC
q   2.38149              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.130190       Peri.   84.266       -0.010341       -0.999924
a   3.85553        Node     6.338       +0.891892       -0.012236
e   0.38232        Incl.    3.460       +0.452130       +0.001267
P   7.57
From 66 observations 2006 Oct. 27-31.

Ephemeris:
    P/2006 U5 (Christensen)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 11 01    06 45.15   +27 32.0    1.761    2.396   118.2    21.4  17.5
2006 11 11    06 49.59   +27 48.0    1.657    2.389   127.2    19.3  17.4
2006 11 21    06 50.92   +28 06.8    1.566    2.385   136.9    16.4  17.2
2006 12 01    06 49.05   +28 27.2    1.492    2.382   147.3    12.9  17.1
2006 12 11    06 44.26   +28 46.6    1.439    2.382   158.2     8.8  16.1
2006 12 21    06 37.22   +29 01.7    1.410    2.383   169.0     4.5  16.0
2006 12 31    06 29.11   +29 09.2    1.407    2.386   173.5     2.7  16.0

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-V25

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