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MPEC 2006-Q59 : 2006 QW89

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M.P.E.C. 2006-Q59                                Issued 2006 Aug. 30, 13:00 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,
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                                   2006 QW89

Observations:
     K06Q89W* C2006 08 29.44092 00 29 13.55 -04 56 16.2          20.5 V EQ059691
     K06Q89W  C2006 08 29.45823 00 29 12.39 -04 56 28.1          20.3 V EQ059691
     K06Q89W  C2006 08 29.47680 00 29 11.10 -04 56 40.7          20.5 V EQ059691
     K06Q89W  C2006 08 30.01482 00 28 36.46 -05 02 49.9                 EQ059J95
     K06Q89W  C2006 08 30.02233 00 28 36.01 -05 02 56.5                 EQ059J95
     K06Q89W  C2006 08 30.02982 00 28 35.42 -05 03 00.3          20.3 R EQ059J95
     K06Q89W  C2006 08 30.25692 00 28 20.62 -05 05 34.6          20.0 R EQ059734
     K06Q89W  C2006 08 30.25984 00 28 20.37 -05 05 36.4          20.2 R EQ059734
     K06Q89W  C2006 08 30.26277 00 28 20.14 -05 05 38.3          20.0 R EQ059734
     K06Q89W  C2006 08 30.26571 00 28 19.99 -05 05 40.7          20.3 R EQ059734
     K06Q89W  C2006 08 30.26863 00 28 19.82 -05 05 42.8          20.1 R EQ059734

Observer details:
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer D. Tibbets.  Measurer G. Hug.  0.7-m
    reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 QW89                                                Earth MOID = 0.1623 AU
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M  76.31935              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.40888803     Peri.  120.36574     -0.48566416     +0.87142232
a   1.7977658      Node   120.42203     -0.82695216     -0.43244807
e   0.3551306      Incl.    4.58589     -0.28333803     -0.23154225
P   2.41           H   18.9           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
060829 691  0.1-  0.1+    060830 J95  0.7+  0.9-    060830 734  0.7-  0.2+
060829 691  0.2+  0.1-    060830 J95  0.5-  0.4+    060830 734  0.1+  0.1-
060829 691  0.1-  0.0     060830 734  0.4+  0.1-    060830 734  0.6+  0.2-
060830 J95  0.3-  0.5+    060830 734  0.3-  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2006 QW89                a,e,i = 1.80, 0.36, 5                   q = 1.1593
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 08 23    00 35.42   -03 45.4    0.819    1.734   142.5    20.8    20.7
2006 09 02    00 25.19   -05 37.0    0.816    1.781   154.7    14.0    20.5
2006 09 12    00 12.29   -07 30.8    0.832    1.826   166.5     7.4    20.3
2006 09 22    23 58.64   -09 11.0    0.872    1.870   171.3     4.7    20.4
2006 10 02    23 46.31   -10 24.7    0.936    1.913   162.2     9.2    20.8
2006 10 12    23 36.87   -11 06.3    1.021    1.955   150.8    14.4    21.2
2006 10 22    23 31.05   -11 16.8    1.127    1.994   139.9    18.7    21.6
2006 11 01    23 28.95   -11 00.3    1.249    2.033   129.8    22.0    22.0

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-Q59

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