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MPEC 2006-A29 : 2006 AB3

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M.P.E.C. 2006-A29                                Issued 2006 Jan. 7, 18:38 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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                                   2006 AB3

Observations:
     K06A03B*5C2006 01 04.60794208 53 27.076+18 29 25.91                EA029568
     K06A03B 5C2006 01 04.60938908 53 28.111+18 28 54.23         20.4 R EA029568
     K06A03B 5C2006 01 04.61083608 53 29.144+18 28 22.46                EA029568
     K06A03B 5C2006 01 04.63039408 53 43.190+18 21 13.20                EA029568
     K06A03B 5C2006 01 04.63184108 53 44.230+18 20 41.47                EA029568
     K06A03B 5C2006 01 04.63328808 53 45.277+18 20 09.68                EA029568
     K06A03B 5C2006 01 04.65516608 54 01.188+18 12 08.33                EA029568
     K06A03B 5C2006 01 04.65661308 54 02.253+18 11 36.50                EA029568
     K06A03B 5C2006 01 04.65806008 54 03.307+18 11 04.60                EA029568
     K06A03B 5C2006 01 05.50924709 05 15.409+13 03 57.02                EA029568
     K06A03B 5C2006 01 05.51040409 05 16.151+13 03 32.14         20.1 R EA029568
     K06A03B 5C2006 01 05.51156109 05 16.902+13 03 07.10                EA029568
     K06A03B 5C2006 01 06.51015609 17 16.440+07 08 22.72                EA029568
     K06A03B 5C2006 01 06.51038809 17 16.575+07 08 17.96                EA029568
     K06A03B 5C2006 01 06.51201709 17 17.548+07 07 43.84                EA029568
     K06A03B 5C2006 01 06.51213309 17 17.613+07 07 41.45         20.3 R EA029568
     K06A03B 5C2006 01 06.51224909 17 17.683+07 07 38.99                EA029568
     K06A03B  C2006 01 07.43327 09 27 27.79 +01 53 56.9          22.2 V EA029G96
     K06A03B  C2006 01 07.43364 09 27 27.93 +01 53 50.6          21.4 V EA029G96
     K06A03B  C2006 01 07.43400 09 27 28.04 +01 53 45.2          22.2 V EA029G96

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. C. Jewitt, S. Sheppard.  Measurer D. J. Tholen.
    8.2-m reflector.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
    S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 AB3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0293 AU
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
M  22.87649              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.43930349     Peri.  189.36591     -0.41240300     -0.89997250
a   1.7137979      Node   285.09646     +0.84501739     -0.31993574
e   0.4104966      Incl.    8.41712     +0.34039590     -0.29612604
P   2.24           H   26.8           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
060104 568  0.1-  0.0     060104 568  0.2+  0.0     060106 568  0.1+  0.1+
060104 568  0.1-  0.1+    060104 568  0.1+  0.0     060106 568  0.1+  0.2+
060104 568  0.1-  0.0     060105 568  0.1-  0.3-    060106 568  0.1+  0.1+
060104 568  0.0   0.0     060105 568  0.1-  0.2-    060107 G96  0.4+  0.6-
060104 568  0.0   0.0     060105 568  0.1-  0.2-    060107 G96  0.6-  0.4+
060104 568  0.0   0.1+    060106 568  0.1+  0.1+    060107 G96 (1.9-  2.2+)
060104 568  0.1+  0.0     060106 568  0.0   0.2+

Ephemeris:
2006 AB3                 a,e,i = 1.71, 0.41, 8                   q = 1.0103
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 01 05    08 58.75   +16 08.5    0.0346   1.014   151.9    27.2    20.7
2006 01 15    10 27.01   -26 42.7    0.0544   1.011   118.3    59.0    22.6
2006 01 25    11 04.69   -40 07.9    0.0885   1.019   110.5    64.8    23.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-A29

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