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    M.P.E.C. 2006-T79                                Issued 2006 Oct. 13, 15:23 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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                            COMET P/2006 S6 (HILL)

Observations:
    PK06S060  C2006 10 06.00161 03 02 43.72 +27 00 40.6                 ET079204
    PK06S060  C2006 10 06.04674 03 02 42.73 +27 01 01.8          18.2 N ET079204
    PK06S060  C2006 10 11.43275 03 00 27.12 +27 40 23.5          18.5 T ET079673
    PK06S060  C2006 10 11.43819 03 00 26.94 +27 40 25.7                 ET079673
    PK06S060  C2006 10 11.44248 03 00 26.79 +27 40 27.2                 ET079673
    PK06S060  C2006 10 11.44711 03 00 26.64 +27 40 29.2                 ET079673
    PK06S060  C2006 10 12.81571 02 59 44.81 +27 49 47.5          18.1 T ET079215
    PK06S060  C2006 10 12.81677 02 59 44.74 +27 49 48.5          18.4 T ET079215
    PK06S060  C2006 10 12.81782 02 59 44.67 +27 49 50.0          18.4 T ET079215

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  Measurers L. Buzzi,
    F. Luppi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector + CCD.
215 Buchloe.  Observer W. Hasubick.  0.44-m f/4.6 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 S6 (Hill)
T 2006 Oct. 18.2874 TT                                  MPC
q   2.398496             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.1157792      Peri.   31.2526      +0.7645382      -0.6435750
a   4.169164       Node     9.0726      +0.5342941      +0.6015423
e   0.424706       Incl.   13.1791      +0.3605707      +0.4732420
P   8.51
From 70 observations 2006 Aug. 29-Oct. 12.

Ephemeris:
    P/2006 S6 (Hill)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 10 12    03 00.17   +27 44.3    1.503    2.399   146.5    13.3  18.2
2006 10 22    02 53.79   +28 45.4    1.455    2.399   156.0     9.7  18.1
2006 11 01    02 45.51   +29 28.9    1.431    2.401   164.0     6.5  18.1
2006 11 11    02 36.55   +29 53.7    1.432    2.405   166.0     5.7  18.1
2006 11 21    02 28.27   +30 01.7    1.459    2.411   159.9     8.1  18.1
2006 12 01    02 21.94   +29 58.1    1.510    2.419   150.7    11.5  18.2
2006 12 11    02 18.40   +29 49.6    1.584    2.430   141.0    14.8  18.4
2006 12 21    02 18.03   +29 41.8    1.676    2.442   131.5    17.6  18.5
2006 12 31    02 20.85   +29 39.3    1.785    2.457   122.4    19.7  18.7

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-T79

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