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MPEC 2006-W31 : 2006 WN1

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M.P.E.C. 2006-W31                                Issued 2006 Nov. 20, 19:22 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,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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                                   2006 WN1

Observations:
     K06W01N* C2006 11 17.39811 05 50 59.26 +21 52 47.8          20.6 V EW031691
     K06W01N  C2006 11 17.41547 05 50 57.84 +21 52 43.7          20.8 V EW031691
     K06W01N  C2006 11 17.43284 05 50 56.41 +21 52 39.6          20.8 V EW031691
     K06W01N IC2006 11 18.41648 05 49 38.26 +21 48 40.8          25.0 R EW031734
     K06W01N IC2006 11 18.42245 05 49 37.76 +21 48 40.4          23.0 R EW031734
     K06W01N  C2006 11 18.42839 05 49 37.05 +21 48 39.3          21.4 R EW031734
     K06W01N HC2006 11 18.51517 05 49 29.87 +21 48 16.5                 EW031291
     K06W01N HC2006 11 18.52055 05 49 29.39 +21 48 18.7                 EW031291
     K06W01N  C2006 11 19.36134 05 48 21.45 +21 44 54.4          20.3 V EW031G96
     K06W01N  C2006 11 19.36960 05 48 20.73 +21 44 52.5          20.0 V EW031G96
     K06W01N  C2006 11 19.37784 05 48 20.01 +21 44 50.5          20.0 V EW031G96
     K06W01N  C2006 11 19.38618 05 48 19.29 +21 44 48.4          20.2 V EW031G96
     K06W01N  C2006 11 20.49098 05 46 46.48 +21 40 19.2          19.8 V EW031G96
     K06W01N  C2006 11 20.49576 05 46 46.05 +21 40 17.9          20.1 V EW031G96
     K06W01N  C2006 11 20.50056 05 46 45.66 +21 40 16.7          20.3 V EW031G96

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  Measurer D. Tibbets.  0.7-m
    reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers S. M. Larson, A. R. Gibbs.  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 WN1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1589 AU
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M  18.30653              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27622280     Peri.  102.58428     +0.94229374     +0.33044335
a   2.3350510      Node   238.14255     -0.32645835     +0.87133591
e   0.5061605      Incl.    3.62866     -0.07421223     +0.36274086
P   3.57           H   19.4           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
061117 691  0.0   0.3-    061118 734  0.2-  1.1+    061119 G96  0.7+  0.2+
061117 691  0.2+  0.2-    061118 291  0.3-  1.5-    061119 G96  0.8+  0.1+
061117 691  0.2+  0.1-    061118 291  0.7-  2.1+    061120 G96  0.2-  0.5-
061118 734 (2.7+  0.4-)   061119 G96  0.9+  0.1+    061120 G96  0.4-  0.6-
061118 734 (2.7+  0.7+)   061119 G96  0.8+  0.2+    061120 G96  0.1+  0.6-

Ephemeris:
2006 WN1                 a,e,i = 2.34, 0.51, 4                   q = 1.1531
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 11 21    05 46.06   +21 38.3    0.810    1.744   151.6    15.6    21.0
2006 12 01    05 30.83   +20 57.5    0.839    1.810   165.2     8.0    20.9
2006 12 11    05 15.36   +20 18.1    0.891    1.876   177.1     1.5    20.7
2006 12 21    05 01.94   +19 44.1    0.969    1.941   167.1     6.5    21.3
2006 12 31    04 52.12   +19 19.5    1.071    2.005   154.7    12.1    21.8

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-W31

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