[IAUC] IAUC 8734: COMET C/2006 O2 (GARRADD); C/1996 R5, C/1996 X3-X5; C/1998 G9, 1998 L10, 1998 T2, 1998 W8 [25139-2007/05-R1]

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                                                  Circular No. 8734
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COMET C/2006 O2 (GARRADD)
     G. J. Garradd reports his discovery of a comet on CCD images
taken with the 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt telescope (discovery
observation tabulated below), the object showing a broad 40" tail
in p.a. about 120 deg.

     2006 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.       Mag.
     July 30.38855   14 44 32.89   -39 39 31.8   17.4

The available astrometry, the following parabolic orbital elements,
and an ephemeris appear on MPEC 2006-P05.

     T = 2006 Oct.  5.228 TT          Peri. =  19.660
                                      Node  = 283.123   2000.0
     q = 1.56375 AU                   Incl. =  43.270


COMETS C/1996 R5 AND C/1996 X3-X5 (SOHO)
     Additional comets have been found on archival SOHO website
images (cf. IAUC 8724) -- all described by K. Battams as being
small and stellar in appearance.  C/1996 R5, a Kreutz sungrazer,
peaked at mag 7.5-8.0; the other objects belong to the Kracht group,
with C/1996 X3 and C/1996 X4 peaking at mag about 7.0, and C/1996
X5 peaking at mag about 7.5.

 Comet       2006 UT       R.A.(2000)Decl.   Inst.  F    MPEC
 C/1996 R5   Sept. 3.821  10 34.6   + 6 14   C3     RK   2006-J44
 C/1996 X3   Dec.  5.629  16 56.8   -22 39   C2     RK   2006-C49
 C/1996 X4         5.813  16 57.0   -22 36   C2/3   RK   2006-C49
 C/1996 X5         5.908  16 56.3   -22 32   C2/3   RK   2006-C49


COMETS C/1998 G9, 1998 L10, 1998 T2, 1998 W8 (SOHO)
     The following SOHO comets (Kreutz sungrazers except for
Meyer-group member C/1998 G9) were all small and stellar in
appearance (mag 7.5-8.0), except for C/1998 L10, which was very
faint and slightly diffuse.

 Comet       2006 UT       R.A.(2000)Decl.   Inst.  F    MPEC
 C/1998 G9   Apr. 11.894   1 22.8   +10 12   C2     RK   2006-J45
 C/1998 L10  June  2.316   4 36.9   +20 17   C2     RK   2006-J45
 C/1998 T2   Oct. 14.806  13 01.2   - 9 43   C3     RK   2006-J45
 C/1998 W8   Nov. 30.064  16 24.5   -23 15   C3     RK   2006-J45

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2006 August 1                  (8734)            Daniel W. E. Green