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MPEC 2006-A30 : 2006 AC3

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M.P.E.C. 2006-A30                                Issued 2006 Jan. 7, 18:40 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 AC3

Observations:
     K06A03C* C2006 01 06.24545 07 35 41.18 +19 57 27.4          19.4 V EA030691
     K06A03C  C2006 01 06.26283 07 35 47.36 +19 58 02.9          20.7 V EA030691
     K06A03C  C2006 01 06.28024 07 35 53.60 +19 58 38.2          19.5 V EA030691
     K06A03C  C2006 01 06.28568 07 35 55.39 +19 58 48.4          19.5 V EA030G96
     K06A03C  C2006 01 06.29202 07 35 57.66 +19 59 00.7          19.5 V EA030G96
     K06A03C  C2006 01 06.29838 07 35 59.89 +19 59 13.5          19.5 V EA030G96
     K06A03C  C2006 01 06.30472 07 36 02.16 +19 59 26.3          19.5 V EA030G96
     K06A03C  C2006 01 06.33422 07 36 12.52 +20 00 24.1          19.3 V EA030G96
     K06A03C  C2006 01 06.34001 07 36 14.58 +20 00 35.3          19.5 V EA030G96
     K06A03C  C2006 01 06.34580 07 36 16.59 +20 00 46.4          19.4 V EA030G96
     K06A03C  C2006 01 06.35160 07 36 18.64 +20 00 57.7          19.4 V EA030G96
     K06A03C  C2006 01 06.44631 07 36 52.05 +20 03 53.0          19.5 V EA030G96
     K06A03C  C2006 01 06.44686 07 36 52.27 +20 03 54.4          19.2 V EA030G96
     K06A03C  C2006 01 06.44740 07 36 52.48 +20 03 55.0          19.4 V EA030G96
     K06A03C  C2006 01 06.44794 07 36 52.66 +20 03 56.1          19.4 V EA030G96
     K06A03C  C2006 01 06.85337 07 39 33.47 +20 16 10.2          18.9 R EA030143
     K06A03C  C2006 01 06.86286 07 39 36.81 +20 16 28.9          19.2 R EA030143
     K06A03C  C2006 01 07.17451 07 41 31.52 +20 26 03.8          20.0 V EA030291
     K06A03C  C2006 01 07.17858 07 41 32.83 +20 26 11.4          20.2 V EA030291
     K06A03C  C2006 01 07.18499 07 41 35.06 +20 26 23.8          19.9 V EA030291
     K06A03C  C2006 01 07.26837 07 42 02.59 +20 28 49.8          18.4 R EA030682
     K06A03C  C2006 01 07.28991 07 42 09.53 +20 29 28.5          19.9 R EA030682
     K06A03C  C2006 01 07.29422 07 42 10.58 +20 29 42.6          19.5 V EA030G96
     K06A03C  C2006 01 07.30315 07 42 13.42 +20 29 58.3          19.4 V EA030G96
     K06A03C  C2006 01 07.31204 07 42 16.27 +20 30 13.7          19.6 V EA030G96
     K06A03C  C2006 01 07.32098 07 42 19.11 +20 30 29.4          19.5 V EA030G96

Observer details:
143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
682 Kanab.  Observer E. Sheridan.  0.25-m f/4 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
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 AC3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0323 AU
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
M  24.41272              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27715434     Peri.  322.92232     +0.31392002     -0.94810443
a   2.3298159      Node   108.73298     +0.88339613     +0.27216722
e   0.5703230      Incl.    3.05792     +0.34794467     +0.16438674
P   3.56           H   24.1           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
060106 691  0.6+  0.5+    060106 G96  0.2-  0.1-    060107 291  0.5-  0.6+
060106 691  0.2-  0.3+    060106 G96  0.0   0.1+    060107 291  0.5+  0.9+
060106 691  0.4+  0.3+    060106 G96  0.3-  0.4-    060107 682 (3.7+  0.8+)
060106 G96  0.3-  0.2+    060106 G96  0.1+  0.1+    060107 682 (3.6+  1.0+)
060106 G96  0.0   0.2-    060106 G96  0.3+  0.3-    060107 G96  0.2-  0.1-
060106 G96  0.3-  0.1-    060106 G96  0.1+  0.2-    060107 G96  0.2-  0.2-
060106 G96  0.2+  0.1+    060106 143  0.1-  0.3-    060107 G96  0.1+  0.3-
060106 G96  0.2-  0.0     060106 143  0.1+  0.1+    060107 G96  0.1+  0.1-
060106 G96  0.2+  0.0     060107 291  0.4+  0.8+

Ephemeris:
2006 AC3                 a,e,i = 2.33, 0.57, 3                   q = 1.0011
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 01 05    07 26.95   +19 13.6    0.0814   1.064   173.4     6.1    19.3
2006 01 15    08 14.54   +22 56.1    0.130    1.113   173.2     6.0    20.4
2006 01 25    08 34.45   +24 11.0    0.188    1.171   174.7     4.5    21.2
2006 02 04    08 44.44   +24 30.8    0.255    1.237   169.9     8.0    22.2
2006 02 14    08 51.39   +24 18.6    0.333    1.309   162.3    13.2    23.1

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-A30

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