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MPEC 2006-Q14 : 2006 QX5

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M.P.E.C. 2006-Q14                                Issued 2006 Aug. 21, 15:34 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
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          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2006 QX5

Observations:
     K06Q05X* C2006 08 19.27397 22 41 03.54 -07 01 53.0          20.8 V EQ014691
     K06Q05X  C2006 08 19.29426 22 41 05.60 -07 00 39.3          20.7 V EQ014691
     K06Q05X  C2006 08 19.31161 22 41 07.37 -06 59 35.5          20.7 V EQ014691
     K06Q05X  C2006 08 19.37569 22 41 13.84 -06 55 41.2                 EQ014291
     K06Q05X HC2006 08 19.38347 22 41 14.64 -06 55 13.7                 EQ014291
     K06Q05X  C2006 08 20.28280 22 43 04.57 -06 00 21.9                 EQ014291
     K06Q05X  C2006 08 20.28941 22 43 05.25 -05 59 57.4                 EQ014291
     K06Q05X  C2006 08 20.29343 22 43 05.61 -05 59 44.3                 EQ014291
     K06Q05X  C2006 08 21.06539 22 44 34.88 -05 12 52.5          20.5 V EQ014A44
     K06Q05X  C2006 08 21.07347 22 44 35.75 -05 12 23.3          20.8 V EQ014A44
     K06Q05X  C2006 08 21.08266 22 44 36.66 -05 11 49.4          20.6 V EQ014A44
     K06Q05X  C2006 08 21.19740 22 44 53.30 -05 04 43.3          20.2 R EQ014734
     K06Q05X  C2006 08 21.21079 22 44 54.71 -05 03 55.8          21.0 R EQ014734
     K06Q05X  C2006 08 21.21749 22 44 55.41 -05 03 30.1          20.6 R EQ014734
     K06Q05X  C2006 08 21.22804 22 44 57.31 -05 02 45.1          21.2 V EQ014291
     K06Q05X  C2006 08 21.23185 22 44 57.68 -05 02 32.2          21.1 V EQ014291
     K06Q05X  C2006 08 21.23566 22 44 58.14 -05 02 19.0          20.9 V EQ014291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  Measurer D. Tibbets.  0.7-m
    reflector + CCD.
A44 Altschwendt.  Observer W. Ries.  0.45-m f/4.7 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 QX5                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1495 AU
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M   9.08041              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.31836159     Peri.    6.48067     +0.88847900     +0.45523718
a   2.1241684      Node   326.24488     -0.42559612     +0.77008019
e   0.4537908      Incl.    5.99179     -0.17167703     +0.44691791
P   3.10           H   23.9           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
060819 691  0.2-  0.1+    060820 291  0.3+  0.7+    060821 734  0.0   1.0-
060819 691  0.4-  0.1-    060820 291  0.3-  0.8-    060821 734  0.3+  0.3+
060819 691  0.2-  0.4+    060821 A44  0.7-  0.1-    060821 291  0.0   0.9+
060819 291  0.3+  0.3+    060821 A44  0.2-  0.5-    060821 291  0.3-  0.0
060819 291  0.6+  0.7-    060821 A44  0.8-  0.3-    060821 291  0.8+  0.7-
060820 291  0.0   0.3+    060821 734  0.7-  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2006 QX5                 a,e,i = 2.12, 0.45, 6                   q = 1.1602
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 08 13    22 27.80   -13 17.1    0.158    1.167   165.8    12.3    21.0
2006 08 23    22 48.33   -03 14.8    0.152    1.160   166.8    11.5    20.8
2006 09 02    23 05.65   +06 09.5    0.160    1.164   164.7    13.2    21.0
2006 09 12    23 19.75   +13 24.0    0.178    1.177   162.3    15.1    21.3
2006 09 22    23 31.13   +18 02.9    0.206    1.200   160.5    16.2    21.7

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-Q14

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