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MPEC 2006-B21 : 2006 BF

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M.P.E.C. 2006-B21                                Issued 2006 Jan. 22, 02:31 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.

                  Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
                  Supported in part by the TABASGO Foundation
             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                    2006 BF

Observations:
     K06B00F* C2006 01 20.28001 09 01 08.42 +54 06 58.7          18.4   EB021704
     K06B00F  C2006 01 20.29272 09 01 10.80 +54 05 25.9          19.1   EB021704
     K06B00F  C2006 01 20.30546 09 01 13.04 +54 03 52.6          18.4   EB021704
     K06B00F  C2006 01 20.31840 09 01 15.35 +54 02 17.9          19.1   EB021704
     K06B00F  C2006 01 20.33101 09 01 17.64 +54 00 45.3          18.8   EB021704
     K06B00F  C2006 01 20.80525 09 03 33.54 +53 02 05.1                 EB021J95
     K06B00F  C2006 01 20.80774 09 03 34.17 +53 01 49.5                 EB021J95
     K06B00F  C2006 01 20.81023 09 03 34.74 +53 01 33.9          18.5 R EB021J95
     K06B00F  C2006 01 20.93117 09 03 58.76 +52 49 19.7          19.0 R EB021143
     K06B00F  C2006 01 20.93640 09 03 59.63 +52 48 45.4          17.6 R EB021143
     K06B00F  C2006 01 20.96469 09 04 05.79 +52 45 25.3                 EB021951
     K06B00F  C2006 01 20.96751 09 04 06.14 +52 45 07.3          20.3 V EB021951
     K06B00F  C2006 01 20.97199 09 04 06.84 +52 44 39.7                 EB021951
     K06B00F  C2006 01 21.09243 09 04 44.72 +52 30 33.9          18.6 R EB021854
     K06B00F  C2006 01 21.09531 09 04 45.37 +52 30 16.2          18.6 R EB021854
     K06B00F  C2006 01 21.09818 09 04 45.96 +52 29 58.5          18.6 R EB021854
     K06B00F  C2006 01 21.11353 09 04 49.31 +52 28 30.4          18.3 R EB021854
     K06B00F  C2006 01 21.11641 09 04 49.95 +52 28 13.4          18.3 R EB021854
     K06B00F  C2006 01 21.11929 09 04 50.47 +52 27 57.0          18.9 R EB021854
     K06B00F 5C2006 01 21.29340 09 05 19.97 +52 10 52.5          18.4 R EB021673
     K06B00F 5C2006 01 21.29664 09 05 20.38 +52 10 32.6                 EB021673
     K06B00F  C2006 01 21.29856 09 05 15.06 +52 10 19.2          17.9 R EB021734
     K06B00F  C2006 01 21.30167 09 05 15.51 +52 10 00.6          18.5 R EB021734
     K06B00F 5C2006 01 21.30382 09 05 21.29 +52 09 51.3          18.0 R EB021673
     K06B00F  C2006 01 21.30496 09 05 15.88 +52 09 40.3          18.5 R EB021734
     K06B00F  C2006 01 21.30806 09 05 16.30 +52 09 21.9          18.3 R EB021734
     K06B00F 5C2006 01 21.30972 09 05 22.02 +52 09 15.7                 EB021673
     K06B00F  C2006 01 21.31117 09 05 16.71 +52 09 01.8          18.6 R EB021734
     K06B00F  C2006 01 21.78947 09 07 01.82 +51 19 19.3                 EB021J95
     K06B00F  C2006 01 21.79241 09 07 02.36 +51 19 03.5                 EB021J95
     K06B00F  C2006 01 21.79533 09 07 02.89 +51 18 48.4          18.2 R EB021J95
     K06B00F  C2006 01 21.83860 09 07 10.99 +51 15 23.5                 EB021204
     K06B00F  C2006 01 21.84686 09 07 12.14 +51 14 40.0                 EB021204
     K06B00F  C2006 01 21.85547 09 07 13.40 +51 13 55.7          18.2 R EB021204
     K06B00F  C2006 01 22.07149 09 07 52.43 +50 53 51.7          18.6 R EB021932
     K06B00F  C2006 01 22.07873 09 07 53.41 +50 53 15.6          18.6 R EB021932
     K06B00F  C2006 01 22.08563 09 07 54.31 +50 52 41.0          18.2 R EB021932
     K06B00F  C2006 01 22.09175 09 07 55.10 +50 52 10.4          18.4 R EB021932

Observer details:
143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
    + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, L. Manguso,
    D. Torres, R. Kracke, A. Milner, H. Love.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer,
    J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
932 John J. McCarthy Obs., New Milford.  Observers A. Mullen, T. Mullen,
    M. Robson.  Measurer A. Mullen.  0.4-m f/6.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
951 Highworth.  Observer J. Rock.  0.25-m f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 BF                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0122 AU
Epoch 2006 Jan. 5.0 TT = JDT 2453740.5                  MPC
M  16.36208              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.55210830     Peri.  322.08449     +0.43632922     -0.89572726
a   1.4715890      Node   101.89949     +0.84539924     +0.37561613
e   0.3908273      Incl.    5.00562     +0.30808594     +0.23787644
P   1.79           H   23.8           G   0.15
From 35 observations 2006 Jan. 20-22.

Ephemeris:
2006 BF                  a,e,i = 1.47, 0.39, 5                   q = 0.8965
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 01 15    07 02.13   +74 23.2    0.0241   0.998   126.5    52.4    17.6
2006 01 25    09 13.64   +47 17.3    0.0722   1.048   150.3    27.7    19.4
2006 02 04    09 19.81   +40 52.9    0.127    1.103   155.4    21.9    20.6
2006 02 14    09 21.54   +37 18.5    0.188    1.161   155.1    21.0    21.5
2006 02 24    09 23.86   +34 29.4    0.256    1.220   151.1    23.0    22.4

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-B21

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