[IAUC] CBET 601: 20060823 : COMET C/2006 Q1 (McNAUGHT)

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                                                  Electronic Telegram No. 601
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COMET C/2006 Q1 (McNAUGHT)
    R. H. McNaught reports his discovery of a comet (discovery observation
tabulated below) on CCD images obtained with the 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt in
the course of the Siding Spring Survey, noting a ~8" coma in poor seeing.
Following position on the NEO Confirmation Page, additional observations were
obtained as follows: McNaught (20" coma in deep exposures on Aug. 21.77 UT);
S. Bruzzone (Los Molinos, 0.46-m f/2.8 reflector + CCD); C. Jacques and
E. Pimentel (CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte, 0.30-m f/3.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD); and J. Young (Table Mountain Observatory,
Wrightwood, 0.61-m f/16 Cassegrain + CCD).  Young described the object as
having a round 8" coma with a hint of central condensation, but no tail.

    CK06Q010  C2006 08 20.74130 05 24 12.81 -25 25 43.5          17.8 T      E12

The complete set of observations and a very preliminary orbit are published on
MPEC 2006-Q22.


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2006 August 23                   (CBET 601)               Gareth V. Williams