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MPEC 2006-Q26 : 2006 QA31

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M.P.E.C. 2006-Q26                                Issued 2006 Aug. 24, 14:01 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 QA31

Observations:
     K06Q31A* C2006 08 23.68120 01 10 34.89 -43 34 24.0          19.3 V EQ026E12
     K06Q31A  C2006 08 23.69168 01 10 36.87 -43 35 05.1          18.9 V EQ026E12
     K06Q31A  C2006 08 23.70214 01 10 38.85 -43 35 46.2          19.2 V EQ026E12
     K06Q31A  C2006 08 23.71269 01 10 40.80 -43 36 28.0          19.0 V EQ026E12
     K06Q31A  C2006 08 23.72656 01 10 43.43 -43 37 22.9          18.6 V EQ026E12
     K06Q31A  C2006 08 23.72745 01 10 43.55 -43 37 26.2          18.8 V EQ026E12
     K06Q31A  C2006 08 23.72836 01 10 43.74 -43 37 28.4          19.7 V EQ026E12
     K06Q31A  C2006 08 23.80497 01 10 58.19 -43 42 27.7          19.1 V EQ026E12
     K06Q31A  C2006 08 23.80588 01 10 58.37 -43 42 30.9          19.2 V EQ026E12
     K06Q31A  C2006 08 24.25708 01 12 32.22 -44 12 24.4          18.7 R EQ026I77
     K06Q31A  C2006 08 24.26232 01 12 33.20 -44 12 46.2          18.7 R EQ026I77
     K06Q31A  C2006 08 24.26754 01 12 34.25 -44 13 07.1          18.7 R EQ026I77

Observer details:
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  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.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
    Measurer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 QA31                                                Earth MOID = 0.2001 AU
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M 314.21292              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.76552345     Peri.  358.89747     -0.07743115     -0.97680738
a   1.1834876      Node    95.52109     +0.91625570     -0.14865463
e   0.4452935      Incl.   11.56968     +0.39303931     +0.15410758
P   1.29           H   19.8           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
060823 E12  0.2-  0.0     060823 E12  0.3+  0.7-    060823 E12  0.0   0.2+
060823 E12  0.0   0.2+    060823 E12  0.2-  0.5-    060824 I77  0.0   0.7+
060823 E12  0.2+  0.2+    060823 E12  0.0   0.9+    060824 I77  0.3-  0.3-
060823 E12  0.0   0.1-    060823 E12  0.1-  0.2-    060824 I77  0.3+  0.4-

Ephemeris:
2006 QA31                a,e,i = 1.18, 0.45, 12                  q = 0.6565
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 08 23    01 08.32   -42 50.1    0.295    1.222   129.9    39.4    19.2
2006 08 28    01 26.87   -48 32.1    0.268    1.188   125.9    43.5    19.0
2006 09 02    01 52.20   -54 51.5    0.245    1.152   120.2    49.2    18.9
2006 09 07    02 30.21   -61 30.5    0.227    1.115   112.7    56.4    18.9
2006 09 12    03 32.84   -67 44.0    0.214    1.078   103.9    65.0    18.9
2006 09 17    05 16.54   -71 46.5    0.205    1.040    93.9    74.7    19.1
2006 09 22    07 25.36   -71 09.0    0.201    1.001    83.4    85.1    19.3
2006 09 27    09 02.99   -65 53.4    0.203    0.962    72.6    95.8    19.7
2006 10 02    10 01.20   -58 18.7    0.209    0.922    62.2   106.2    20.2

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-Q26

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