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MPEC 2006-M24 : 2006 MT6

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M.P.E.C. 2006-M24                                Issued 2006 June 22, 12:47 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2006 MT6

Observations:
     K06M06T* C2006 06 21.41848 21 01 59.98 -12 54 56.1          19.3 R EM024644
     K06M06T  C2006 06 21.42904 21 02 01.86 -12 54 57.3          19.2 R EM024644
     K06M06T  C2006 06 21.43958 21 02 03.72 -12 54 58.4          19.2 R EM024644
     K06M06T  C2006 06 22.02564 21 03 53.18 -12 56 12.0                 EM024J95
     K06M06T  C2006 06 22.03111 21 03 54.16 -12 56 14.5                 EM024J95
     K06M06T  C2006 06 22.03659 21 03 55.25 -12 56 14.1          19.7 R EM024J95
     K06M06T 5C2006 06 22.47222 21 05 15.70 -12 57 06.4          19.6 R EM024673
     K06M06T 5C2006 06 22.47558 21 05 16.30 -12 57 06.8                 EM024673

Observer details:
644 Palomar Mountain/NEAT.  Observers M. Brown, R. Bambery, K. Lawrence,
    M. Hicks, E. Helin, R. Thicksten.  1.2-m Schmidt + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 MT6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2272 AU
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
M 320.16222              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27447531     Peri.  201.26808     +0.67583726     +0.73071203
a   2.3449515      Node   111.39254     -0.66040429     +0.65845875
e   0.4717146      Incl.    5.94618     -0.32727690     +0.18025541
P   3.59           H   20.3           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
060621 644  0.1-  0.1+    060622 J95  0.4-  0.7+    060622 673  0.0   0.3+
060621 644  0.1+  0.1+    060622 J95  0.5-  1.0-    060622 673  0.0   0.3+
060621 644  0.0   0.3+    060622 J95  0.9+  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2006 MT6                 a,e,i = 2.34, 0.47, 6                   q = 1.2388
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 06 14    20 39.62   -12 47.3    0.403    1.326   133.6    33.7    20.3
2006 06 24    21 10.04   -13 00.5    0.351    1.293   136.2    33.0    20.0
2006 07 04    21 42.26   -13 41.1    0.311    1.267   138.6    32.1    19.6
2006 07 14    22 15.31   -14 49.8    0.284    1.249   140.8    30.9    19.4
2006 07 24    22 47.15   -16 21.8    0.267    1.240   143.2    29.4    19.2
2006 08 03    23 15.17   -18 05.8    0.261    1.240   145.9    27.3    19.1
2006 08 13    23 37.30   -19 45.3    0.266    1.249   149.2    24.5    19.0
2006 08 23    23 52.37   -21 05.7    0.279    1.266   153.1    21.2    19.1
2006 09 02    00 00.75   -21 52.6    0.302    1.292   156.9    17.9    19.2
2006 09 12    00 04.19   -21 56.3    0.335    1.325   159.4    15.5    19.4
2006 09 22    00 04.86   -21 15.7    0.379    1.364   159.1    15.2    19.7
2006 10 02    00 04.97   -19 54.7    0.435    1.409   155.8    16.9    20.1
2006 10 12    00 06.15   -18 03.0    0.504    1.458   150.5    19.7    20.6
2006 10 22    00 09.14   -15 51.3    0.586    1.510   144.2    22.7    21.1
2006 11 01    00 14.26   -13 27.8    0.682    1.566   137.6    25.3    21.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-M24

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