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IAUC 8719: COMET C/2006 L1 (GARRADD); C/2006 G3, C/2006 J1-J3, C/2006 K5; Corrs

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                                                  Circular No. 8719
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
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COMET C/2006 L1 (GARRADD)
     Gordon J. Garradd reports his discovery of a diffuse comet on
images taken with the 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt telescope in the course
of the Siding Spring Survey (discovery observation below).  Follow-
up observations by R. H. McNaught on June 6.4 UT show a 15" tail in
p.a. 150 deg.

     2006 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.       Mag.
     June  4.37559   10 02 22.77   -34 18 56.0   17.9

The available astrometry, the following preliminary parabolic
orbital elements, and an ephemeris appear on MPEC 2006-L35.

     T = 2006 Oct. 17.242 TT          Peri. = 336.615
                                      Node  = 101.716   2000.0
     q = 1.49940 AU                   Incl. = 143.222


COMETS C/2006 G3, C/2006 J1-J3, C/2006 K5 (SOHO)
     Additional comets have been found on SOHO website images (cf.
IAUC 8718) -- all being Kreutz sungrazers except C/2006 K5 (no
known group).  C/2006 J1 was very small, slightly diffuse, and too
faint for photometry.  C/2006 J2 was small, stellar, and faint (mag
about 8.0).  C/2006 J3 was slightly diffuse and reached mag 7.7 on
May 4.496 at 6.4 solar radii; it showed a 162" tail on May 4.538 at
5.9 solar radii.  C/2006 K5 was extremely faint, peaking at mag
about 8.5 at May 22.196, and measurer K. Battams could only find it
in about 10 images.  Corrigendum:  C/2006 G3 was found by J. Sachs,
not H. Su (cf. IAUC 8717).

 Comet        2006 UT      R.A.(2000)Decl.   Inst.  F    MPEC
 C/2006 J1    May  3.213   2 44.6   +14 13   C2     HS   2006-L20
 C/2006 J2         4.413   2 50.7   +14 43   C2     HS   2006-L20
 C/2006 J3         4.479   2 51.5   +14 46   C2     TH   2006-L20
 C/2006 K5        22.113   4 12.5   +22 43   C3     HS   2006-L20


CORRIGENDA
     On IAUC 8710, "RS Ophiuchi", line 9, FOR  Pashcen,  READ
Paschen,
     On IAUC 8718, "Comet C/2006 HW_51", line 1, FOR  R. H.
McNaught  READ   G. J. Garradd

                      (C) Copyright 2006 CBAT
2006 June 7                    (8719)            Daniel W. E. Green

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