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MPEC 2006-D53 : 2006 DP62

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M.P.E.C. 2006-D53                                Issued 2006 Feb. 27, 19:36 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 DP62

Observations:
     K06D62P* C2006 02 24.36501 11 12 48.02 -10 09 58.5          21.5 V ED053G96
     K06D62P  C2006 02 24.37288 11 12 45.97 -10 09 43.4          20.1 V ED053G96
     K06D62P  C2006 02 24.38072 11 12 43.74 -10 09 27.1          20.9 V ED053G96
     K06D62P  C2006 02 24.38867 11 12 41.43 -10 09 11.4          21.0 V ED053G96
     K06D62P  C2006 02 24.42836 11 12 30.09 -10 07 50.5                 ED053G96
     K06D62P  C2006 02 24.42925 11 12 29.88 -10 07 48.2          21.2 V ED053G96
     K06D62P  C2006 02 25.30644 11 08 33.72 -09 38 19.5          21.0 V ED053G96
     K06D62P  C2006 02 25.31287 11 08 31.95 -09 38 06.6          21.2 V ED053G96
     K06D62P  C2006 02 25.31954 11 08 30.12 -09 37 53.4          21.6 V ED053G96
     K06D62P  C2006 02 25.32607 11 08 28.32 -09 37 40.9          21.6 V ED053G96
     K06D62P  C2006 02 27.31617 11 00 05.76 -08 33 10.6          21.1 V ED053G96
     K06D62P  C2006 02 27.32352 11 00 03.96 -08 32 56.6          21.2 V ED053G96
     K06D62P  C2006 02 27.33087 11 00 02.12 -08 32 43.1          20.5 V ED053G96
     K06D62P  C2006 02 27.33819 11 00 00.28 -08 32 29.1          21.0 V ED053G96

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers E. J. Christensen, R. Hill.  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, A. R. Gibbs.  1.5-m
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 DP62                                           PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0167 AU
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
M  42.50417              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.50148605     Peri.   96.91237     +0.79472555     -0.60104628
a   1.5690260      Node   300.06826     +0.51112647     +0.73786429
e   0.6933570      Incl.    5.60893     +0.32735459     +0.30708250
P   1.97           H   21.9           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
060224 G96  2.0-  0.9+    060224 G96  0.6+  0.2-    060227 G96  0.1-  0.1+
060224 G96  0.9+  0.0     060225 G96  0.2+  0.2-    060227 G96  0.4+  0.2+
060224 G96  1.1+  0.2+    060225 G96  0.0   0.1-    060227 G96  0.2+  0.2-
060224 G96  0.5+  0.3-    060225 G96  0.0   0.1-    060227 G96  0.0   0.1-
060224 G96  0.0   0.7-    060225 G96  0.2-  0.7-

Ephemeris:
2006 DP62                a,e,i = 1.57, 0.69, 6                   q = 0.4811
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 02 24    11 14.51   -10 22.2    0.337    1.307   156.9    17.3    21.0
2006 03 01    10 53.62   -07 41.1    0.381    1.361   164.5    11.2    21.2
2006 03 06    10 37.38   -05 22.3    0.430    1.414   166.8     9.2    21.4
2006 03 11    10 25.06   -03 25.9    0.486    1.466   163.6    11.1    21.9
2006 03 16    10 15.96   -01 50.0    0.547    1.516   158.1    14.2    22.3

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-D53

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