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MPEC 2006-U61 : 2006 SF369

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M.P.E.C. 2006-U61                                Issued 2006 Oct. 26, 19:11 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 SF369

Observations:
     K06Sa9F  C2005 09 22.43154 03 44 54.19 -00 34 10.2          21.3 V EU061705
     K06Sa9F  C2005 09 26.47004 03 44 44.70 -00 35 59.7          23.4   EU061705
     K06Sa9F  C2005 11 06.37782 03 42 05.21 -00 51 57.1          22.6 V EU061705
     K06Sa9F* C2006 09 30.45097 03 50 05.66 +00 18 14.8          23.5 V EU061705
     K06Sa9F  C2006 09 30.45180 03 50 05.66 +00 18 14.8          24.9   EU061705
     K06Sa9F  C2006 10 01.41392 03 50 03.01 +00 17 49.9          22.8 V EU061705
     K06Sa9F  C2006 10 01.41724 03 50 02.99 +00 17 49.9          23.5   EU061705
     K06Sa9F  C2006 10 03.47833 03 49 57.06 +00 16 56.9          22.8 V EU061705
     K06Sa9F  C2006 10 03.48165 03 49 57.05 +00 16 57.0          23.8   EU061705
     K06Sa9F  C2006 10 13.48196 03 49 23.75 +00 12 46.9          23.2 V EU061705
     K06Sa9F  C2006 10 13.48279 03 49 23.76 +00 12 47.0          24.7   EU061705
     K06Sa9F  C2006 10 22.43873 03 48 48.28 +00 09 19.2          22.8 V EU061705
     K06Sa9F  C2006 10 22.44205 03 48 48.25 +00 09 19.0          23.4   EU061705

Observer details:
705 Apache Point.  Observer SDSS Collaboration.  Measurers A. C. Becker,
    A. W. Puckett, J. Kubica.  2.5-m f/5 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 SF369
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M  11.45791              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00200299     Peri.  288.86613     +0.80522356     -0.37093136
a  62.3279834      Node    95.19974     +0.53998814     +0.78105793
e   0.3744865      Incl.   27.68045     -0.24500576     +0.50235290
P 492              H    6.8           G   0.15           U   5
Residuals in seconds of arc
050922 705  0.2+  0.1-    061001 705  0.1+  0.1-    061013 705  0.1+  0.1+
050926 705  0.1-  0.0     061001 705  0.1-  0.0     061022 705  0.1+  0.0
051106 705  0.0   0.1+    061003 705  0.0   0.0     061022 705  0.1-  0.1-
060930 705  0.0   0.0     061003 705  0.0   0.2+
060930 705  0.1+  0.0     061013 705  0.1-  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2006 SF369               a,e,i = 62.33, 0.37, 28                 q = 38.987
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 10 22    03 48.84   +00 09.5   39.315   40.158   147.5     0.8    22.9
2006 11 01    03 48.10   +00 06.1   39.262   40.162   154.8     0.6    22.9
2006 11 11    03 47.29   +00 03.3   39.236   40.166   159.7     0.5    22.9
2006 11 21    03 46.46   +00 01.3   39.239   40.170   160.2     0.5    22.9
2006 12 01    03 45.62   +00 00.1   39.271   40.174   156.0     0.6    22.9
2006 12 11    03 44.82   +00 00.0   39.332   40.178   148.9     0.7    22.9
2006 12 21    03 44.08   +00 00.9   39.418   40.182   140.5     0.9    22.9
2006 12 31    03 43.43   +00 02.9   39.529   40.186   131.4     1.1    23.0
2007 01 10    03 42.90   +00 05.9   39.660   40.190   122.1     1.2    23.0
2007 01 20    03 42.50   +00 09.8   39.807   40.194   112.5     1.3    23.0
2007 01 30    03 42.26   +00 14.6   39.967   40.198   102.9     1.4    23.0
2007 02 09    03 42.18   +00 20.2   40.133   40.203    93.4     1.4    23.0
2007 02 19    03 42.26   +00 26.4   40.301   40.207    83.8     1.4    23.0
2007 03 01    03 42.52   +00 33.1   40.466   40.211    74.4     1.4    23.0
2007 03 11    03 42.93   +00 40.0   40.623   40.215    65.1     1.3    23.0
2007 03 21    03 43.49   +00 47.1   40.768   40.219    56.0     1.2    23.0
2007 03 31    03 44.19   +00 54.2   40.896   40.223    47.1     1.0    23.0
2007 04 10    03 45.00   +01 01.1   41.005   40.227    38.6     0.9    23.0
2007 04 20    03 45.91   +01 07.7   41.092   40.231    30.6     0.7    23.0

     This apparent 1:3 Neptune librator remains more than 19 AU from Neptune
over a 14 000-year period.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-U61

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