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MPEC 2006-S73 : 2006 ST131

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M.P.E.C. 2006-S73                                Issued 2006 Sept. 27, 13:49 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 ST131

Observations:
     K06SD1T* C2006 09 26.41643 01 55 18.72 +20 37 27.9          21.0 V ES073691
     K06SD1T  C2006 09 26.43386 01 55 19.28 +20 36 15.7          21.0 V ES073691
     K06SD1T  C2006 09 26.45128 01 55 19.86 +20 35 03.7          21.0 V ES073691
     K06SD1T  C2006 09 27.24228 01 55 54.93 +19 39 16.7          20.6 V ES073G96
     K06SD1T  C2006 09 27.24693 01 55 55.08 +19 38 56.5          20.2 V ES073G96
     K06SD1T  C2006 09 27.24856 01 55 55.21 +19 38 47.5          21.3 V ES073291
     K06SD1T  C2006 09 27.25262 01 55 55.29 +19 38 31.7          21.5 V ES073291
     K06SD1T  C2006 09 27.25618 01 55 55.42 +19 38 16.9          20.4 V ES073G96
     K06SD1T  C2006 09 27.25658 01 55 55.43 +19 38 15.0          21.0 V ES073291
     K06SD1T  C2006 09 27.26513 01 55 55.65 +19 37 39.8          20.9 R ES073651
     K06SD1T  C2006 09 27.26625 01 55 55.73 +19 37 34.6          20.9 R ES073651
     K06SD1T  C2006 09 27.26736 01 55 55.81 +19 37 29.7          21.1 R ES073651

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
    Newtonian reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 ST131                                               Earth MOID = 0.2466 AU
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M 293.43127              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.62664674     Peri.  260.56127     -0.05643057     -0.99191541
a   1.3524489      Node   194.24970     +0.99631902     -0.06330450
e   0.1889066      Incl.   27.50131     -0.06452907     -0.10998346
P   1.57           H   21.8           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
060926 691  0.0   0.0     060927 G96  0.1-  0.5+    060927 291  0.0   0.2+
060926 691  0.1-  0.3+    060927 291 (0.6+  1.6-)   060927 651  0.6-  1.3+
060926 691  0.1-  0.9+    060927 291  0.2-  0.1-    060927 651  0.0   0.9+
060927 G96  0.0   0.9+    060927 G96  0.3+  0.5+    060927 651  0.6+  0.8+

Ephemeris:
2006 ST131               a,e,i = 1.35, 0.19, 28                  q = 1.0970
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 09 22    01 51.85   +25 11.3    0.348    1.296   141.9    28.6    21.3
2006 10 02    01 58.77   +13 19.3    0.285    1.267   156.3    18.5    20.5
2006 10 12    02 02.48   -03 48.8    0.251    1.239   162.5    14.0    20.1
2006 10 22    02 03.56   -22 39.7    0.252    1.213   146.2    27.2    20.4
2006 11 01    02 03.68   -37 42.9    0.283    1.187   127.8    41.3    21.1
2006 11 11    02 04.93   -47 24.6    0.330    1.164   114.0    51.0    21.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-S73

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