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MPEC 2006-E02 : 2006 DU63

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M.P.E.C. 2006-E02                                Issued 2006 Mar. 1, 13:23 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
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                                   2006 DU63

Observations:
     K06D63U* C2006 02 28.16935 06 25 45.06 +31 23 24.8          19.5   EE002704
     K06D63U  C2006 02 28.19280 06 25 05.09 +31 30 14.3          19.5   EE002704
     K06D63U  C2006 02 28.20465 06 24 44.86 +31 33 39.4          18.9   EE002704
     K06D63U  C2006 02 28.21640 06 24 24.77 +31 37 03.6          18.8   EE002704
     K06D63U  C2006 02 28.97712 06 01 08.76 +35 23 32.6                 EE002J95
     K06D63U  C2006 02 28.99022 06 00 42.02 +35 27 26.8                 EE002J95
     K06D63U  C2006 02 28.99162 06 00 39.23 +35 27 51.9                 EE002J95
     K06D63U  C2006 02 28.99228 06 00 37.91 +35 28 03.2                 EE002J95
     K06D63U  C2006 02 28.99293 06 00 36.56 +35 28 15.0                 EE002J95
     K06D63U  C2006 02 28.99796 06 00 26.28 +35 29 44.2          19.3 R EE002J95

Observer details:
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, L. Manguso,
    D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. Blythe, H. Love.  Measurers J. Stuart, J. Kommers.
    1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 DU63                                                Earth MOID = 0.0217 AU
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
M 351.89082              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.22332996     Peri.   67.85989     -0.73360818     +0.67097074
a   2.6905313      Node   153.89299     -0.67796925     -0.71172434
e   0.7132565      Incl.   14.17802     -0.04665549     -0.20795848
P   4.41           H   22.4           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
060228 704  0.1-  0.3+    060228 J95  0.3-  0.3+    060228 J95  0.2-  0.4+
060228 704  0.5-  1.1+    060228 J95  1.0-  0.6+    060228 J95  0.5-  0.2-
060228 704  0.3-  0.0     060228 J95  0.2-  0.7+
060228 704  0.1-  0.3-    060228 J95  0.1+  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2006 DU63                a,e,i = 2.61, 0.70, 14                  q = 0.7745
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 02 24    07 38.94   +15 27.5    0.0942   1.062   138.4    38.2    18.9
2006 02 25    07 26.90   +18 27.3    0.0865   1.052   134.3    42.3    18.8
2006 02 26    07 12.12   +21 57.2    0.0792   1.042   129.5    47.1    18.8
2006 02 27    06 53.70   +25 59.8    0.0727   1.033   123.8    52.8    18.7
2006 02 28    06 30.36   +30 34.2    0.0671   1.023   117.2    59.5    18.7
2006 03 01    06 00.50   +35 31.3    0.0626   1.013   109.5    67.2    18.8
2006 03 02    05 22.41   +40 29.0    0.0595   1.004   100.8    75.8    18.9
2006 03 03    04 35.10   +44 49.9    0.0579   0.995    91.5    85.1    19.2
2006 03 04    03 40.10   +47 50.4    0.0581   0.985    82.1    94.5    19.6
2006 03 05    02 42.52   +49 02.1    0.0599   0.976    73.1   103.5    20.0
2006 03 06    01 49.03   +48 30.7    0.0633   0.967    65.0   111.6    20.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-E02

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