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MPEC 2006-D59 : 2006 DW62

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M.P.E.C. 2006-D59                                Issued 2006 Feb. 27, 20:10 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

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                                   2006 DW62

Observations:
     K06D62W* C2006 02 26.27607 11 35 52.58 +18 28 31.1          18.3 R ED059699
     K06D62W  C2006 02 26.29798 11 35 51.11 +18 25 54.8                 ED059699
     K06D62W  C2006 02 26.31989 11 35 49.49 +18 23 19.7                 ED059699
     K06D62W  C2006 02 26.34182 11 35 47.92 +18 20 43.2                 ED059699
     K06D62W  C2006 02 27.16774 11 35 03.30 +16 41 07.6          18.7 R ED059734
     K06D62W  C2006 02 27.17086 11 35 03.12 +16 40 45.4          18.1 R ED059734
     K06D62W  C2006 02 27.17396 11 35 02.95 +16 40 21.3          18.4 R ED059734
     K06D62W  C2006 02 27.32431 11 34 51.64 +16 22 04.2          18.7 R ED059850
     K06D62W  C2006 02 27.33760 11 34 50.64 +16 20 26.1          18.5 R ED059850
     K06D62W  C2006 02 27.34646 11 34 49.98 +16 19 20.2          18.6 R ED059850
     K06D62W  C2006 02 27.35294 11 34 50.66 +16 18 36.0          18.2 V ED059G96
     K06D62W  C2006 02 27.35556 11 34 49.31 +16 18 12.6          18.5 R ED059850
     K06D62W  C2006 02 27.35975 11 34 50.16 +16 17 45.8          18.3 V ED059G96
     K06D62W  C2006 02 27.36422 11 34 48.67 +16 17 08.9          18.4 R ED059850
     K06D62W  C2006 02 27.36679 11 34 49.62 +16 16 53.7          18.2 V ED059G96
     K06D62W  C2006 02 27.37331 11 34 48.03 +16 16 01.5          18.8 R ED059850
     K06D62W  C2006 02 27.37361 11 34 49.11 +16 16 03.4          18.3 V ED059G96
     K06D62W  C2006 02 27.37718 11 34 48.79 +16 15 36.5          18.6 V ED059703
     K06D62W  C2006 02 27.37774 11 34 47.74 +16 15 28.8          18.5 R ED059850
     K06D62W  C2006 02 27.38359 11 34 48.32 +16 14 49.9          18.6 V ED059703
     K06D62W  C2006 02 27.39640 11 34 47.38 +16 13 15.1          18.8 V ED059703

Observer details:
699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer M. E. Van Ness.  0.59-m LONEOS
    Schmidt + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer S. M. Larson.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer K. Dobbs.  Measurer G. Hug.  0.7-m
    reflector + CCD.
850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.30-m f/5.8
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + 1530x1020 CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. Hill.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
    R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 DW62                                                Earth MOID = 0.1729 AU
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
M 359.82081              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.17281747     Peri.  181.80280     -0.97500858     -0.20595288
a   3.1921083      Node   345.47694     +0.20776640     -0.71244165
e   0.6350213      Incl.   19.40504     +0.07868542     -0.67082808
P   5.70           H   21.3           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
060226 699  0.3-  0.8+    060227 850  0.2+  0.1+    060227 G96  0.1+  0.1+
060226 699  0.7+  0.3-    060227 850  0.0   0.1+    060227 850  0.0   0.2-
060226 699  0.3-  0.0     060227 850  0.1-  0.3-    060227 G96  0.2+  0.2+
060226 699  0.2-  0.6-    060227 G96  0.0   0.3+    060227 703  0.5-  0.4-
060227 734  0.5-  0.2+    060227 850  0.2-  0.6-    060227 850  0.4+  0.1-
060227 734  0.1-  0.7+    060227 G96  0.2+  0.3+    060227 703  0.3-  0.3+
060227 734  0.5+  0.8-    060227 850  0.3-  0.2-    060227 703  0.0   0.3+

Ephemeris:
2006 DW62                a,e,i = 3.19, 0.64, 19                  q = 1.1651
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 02 24    11 37.80   +22 47.4    0.195    1.173   158.7    17.8    19.0
2006 03 06    11 27.69   +01 38.6    0.174    1.165   173.1     5.9    18.3
2006 03 16    11 16.08   -20 00.6    0.188    1.171   157.2    19.3    19.0
2006 03 26    11 06.94   -35 04.5    0.230    1.190   143.0    30.3    19.8
2006 04 05    11 03.28   -43 34.2    0.288    1.221   135.0    35.4    20.5
2006 04 15    11 06.48   -47 57.2    0.354    1.264   131.0    36.8    21.0
2006 04 25    11 16.06   -49 57.3    0.425    1.316   129.0    36.5    21.5
2006 05 05    11 30.94   -50 33.1    0.502    1.375   127.9    35.4    21.9

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-D59

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