[IAUC] IAUC 8764: P/2006 U2 [25139-2007/05-R1]

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COMET P/2006 U2 (JEDICKE)
     J. V. Scotti, University of Arizona, reports the recovery
of comet P/1995 A1 with the Spacewatch II telescope at Kitt Peak.
The object looks essentially stellar -- no obvious coma or tail
-- though the image appears just a little 'softer' than stars of
similar brightness in the field.  The indicated correction to the
prediction on MPC 51823 is Delta(T) = -1.0 day.

     2006 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.       Mag.
     Oct. 22.19236   23 57 32.02   -23 51 46.4   20.7
          22.20362   23 57 31.77   -23 51 46.5   20.8
          22.21474   23 57 31.49   -23 51 46.8   20.8
          23.22068   23 57 10.11   -23 51 53.6   20.9
          23.23188   23 57 09.87   -23 51 53.4   20.7
          23.24423   23 57 09.59   -23 51 53.8   20.9

     The following orbital elements, linking the observations
at the two apparitions, are by B. G. Marsden:

                    Epoch = 1993 Aug.  1.0 TT
     T = 1993 Aug. 17.2819 TT         Peri. = 295.9191
     e = 0.308106                     Node  = 116.0169  2000.0
     q = 4.082327 AU                  Incl. =  19.8756
       a =  5.900222 AU    n = 0.0687704    P =  14.33 years

                    Epoch = 2007 Dec.  6.0 TT
     T = 2007 Dec.  2.9575 TT         Peri. = 295.4577
     e = 0.307871                     Node  = 115.8517  2000.0
     q = 4.086887 AU                  Incl. =  19.8746
       a =  5.904807 AU    n = 0.0686903    P =  14.35 years

2006 TT     R. A. (2000) Decl.   Delta     r    Elong. Phase   Mag.
Oct. 22    23 57.60   -23 51.7   3.720   4.493  136.4    8.8   18.4
Nov.  1    23 54.55   -23 46.6   3.804   4.476  127.3   10.2   18.4
     11    23 52.77   -23 27.7   3.905   4.458  118.1   11.3   18.4
     21    23 52.39   -22 56.3   4.019   4.441  109.0   12.1   18.5
Dec.  1    23 53.46   -22 14.1   4.143   4.424  100.1   12.7   18.5
     11    23 55.96   -21 22.9   4.270   4.407   91.5   12.9   18.5
     21    23 59.79   -20 24.4   4.400   4.391   83.0   12.9   18.6
     31     0 04.84   -19 20.1   4.526   4.374   74.9   12.5   18.6

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2006 October 23                (8764)            Daniel W. E. Green