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MPEC 2006-U49 : 2001 UF18

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M.P.E.C. 2006-U49                                Issued 2006 Oct. 23, 19:25 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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                                   2001 UF18

                           Revision to MPEC 2001-U70

Additional Observations:
     K01U18F  C2006 10 22.31060 04 18 37.36 +18 16 06.2          20.0 V EU049G96
     K01U18F  C2006 10 22.32712 04 18 34.05 +18 16 20.4          19.5 V EU049G96
     K01U18F  C2006 10 22.33572 04 18 32.32 +18 16 28.3          19.9 V EU049G96
     K01U18F  C2006 10 22.38220 04 18 23.02 +18 17 08.7          19.7 V EU049G96
     K01U18F  C2006 10 22.39116 04 18 21.22 +18 17 16.7          19.8 V EU049G96
     K01U18F  C2006 10 22.40019 04 18 19.41 +18 17 24.6          19.9 V EU049G96
     K01U18F  C2006 10 23.33611 04 15 13.72 +18 30 50.1          19.9 V EU049G96
     K01U18F  C2006 10 23.34581 04 15 11.75 +18 30 58.0                 EU049G96
     K01U18F  C2006 10 23.35554 04 15 09.75 +18 31 06.6          20.0 V EU049G96
     K01U18F  C2006 10 23.36494 04 15 07.82 +18 31 15.0          19.8 V EU049G96

Observer details:
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.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees), reference and Delta-T
061022 G96 0.69- 0.87-    061023 G96 0.71- 0.87-    MPO 57847   +1.8 day

Orbital elements:
2001 UF18                                                Earth MOID = 0.3128 AU
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M  80.69399              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.80844792     Peri.  202.51216     -0.40586277     +0.83403208
a   1.1412164      Node    46.03099     -0.73935385     -0.05925570
e   0.6095648      Incl.   31.28259     -0.53724416     -0.54852461
P   1.22           H   18.8           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
011026 608  0.7+  0.4-    011112 715  0.6-  1.0-    061022 G96  0.2+  0.1-
011026 608  0.9+  0.2+    011112 715  0.3-  1.0-    061022 G96  0.2+  0.1+
011026 608  0.7+  0.1-    011112 715  0.5-  1.2-    061022 G96  0.3+  0.2+
011027 711  0.2-  0.8+    011120 696  0.1-  0.8+    061023 G96  0.2-  0.2+
011027 711  0.2+  0.1-    011120 696  0.0   1.3+    061023 G96  0.1+  0.3-
011027 711  0.5-  0.7+    061022 G96  0.1-  0.1-    061023 G96  0.1+  0.1-
011028 711  1.0-  0.1+    061022 G96  0.2-  0.4-    061023 G96  0.2+  0.2+
011028 711 (0.8+  1.7+)   061022 G96  0.3-  0.0

Ephemeris:
2001 UF18                a,e,i = 1.14, 0.61, 31                  q = 0.4456
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 10 22    04 19.63   +18 11.7    0.693    1.600   142.0    22.5    20.1
2006 11 01    03 43.77   +20 23.9    0.681    1.649   160.0    11.9    19.8
2006 11 11    03 04.90   +21 54.7    0.704    1.692   175.4     2.7    19.5
2006 11 21    02 29.59   +22 37.6    0.762    1.730   162.3    10.0    20.0
2006 12 01    02 02.51   +22 49.5    0.853    1.762   146.6    18.0    20.6
2006 12 11    01 44.66   +22 53.1    0.966    1.788   132.8    23.8    21.1
2006 12 21    01 34.89   +23 02.5    1.095    1.808   120.8    27.9    21.5
2006 12 31    01 31.52   +23 24.3    1.232    1.823   110.3    30.4    21.9

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-U49

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