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MPEC 2006-W56 : 2006 WX3

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M.P.E.C. 2006-W56                                Issued 2006 Nov. 22, 12:24 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.

             Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network

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                                   2006 WX3

Observations:
     K06W03X* C2006 11 21.21659 04 20 27.74 +29 34 14.2          20.1 V EW056691
     K06W03X  C2006 11 21.23392 04 20 28.75 +29 32 19.9          19.4 V EW056691
     K06W03X  C2006 11 21.25127 04 20 29.77 +29 30 26.0          19.6 V EW056691
     K06W03X  C2006 11 21.99463 04 21 22.71 +28 09 52.5                 EW056J95
     K06W03X  C2006 11 21.99732 04 21 22.86 +28 09 35.9                 EW056J95
     K06W03X  C2006 11 22.00400 04 21 23.19 +28 08 54.0          19.6 R EW056J95
     K06W03X  C2006 11 22.22546 04 21 39.14 +27 45 55.9          20.4 R EW056734
     K06W03X  C2006 11 22.23007 04 21 39.38 +27 45 27.0          20.2 R EW056734
     K06W03X  C2006 11 22.23930 04 21 39.82 +27 44 30.4          20.4 R EW056734
     K06W03X  C2006 11 22.33050 04 21 45.00 +27 35 11.2          18.7 V EW056G96
     K06W03X  C2006 11 22.33103 04 21 45.03 +27 35 07.8          18.6 V EW056G96
     K06W03X  C2006 11 22.33156 04 21 45.03 +27 35 04.4          18.6 V EW056G96
     K06W03X  C2006 11 22.34477 04 21 45.63 +27 33 44.1          19.6 R EW056651
     K06W03X  C2006 11 22.34589 04 21 45.70 +27 33 36.7          19.5 R EW056651
     K06W03X  C2006 11 22.34700 04 21 45.74 +27 33 30.0          19.5 R EW056651
     K06W03X  C2006 11 22.46125 04 21 51.40 +27 21 41.1          19.6 V EW056291
     K06W03X  C2006 11 22.47917 04 21 52.36 +27 19 49.8          19.7 V EW056291
     K06W03X  C2006 11 22.49313 04 21 53.13 +27 18 23.5          20.0 V EW056291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  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.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer 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.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 WX3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1132 AU
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M 356.58772              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.22414999     Peri.  123.12600     +0.96668560     -0.11712556
a   2.6839653      Node   244.52056     +0.04877220     +0.95716100
e   0.6351180      Incl.   14.60291     +0.25127717     +0.26481015
P   4.40           H   22.6           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
061121 691  0.0   0.1+    061122 734  0.0   0.2+    061122 651  0.2-  0.3+
061121 691  0.2-  0.2-    061122 734  0.1+  0.2-    061122 651  0.1+  0.2-
061121 691  0.1+  0.1+    061122 734  0.1-  0.3+    061122 651  0.1-  0.0
061121 J95  0.2+  0.3-    061122 G96  0.1+  0.2-    061122 291  0.0   0.1-
061121 J95  0.2+  0.1+    061122 G96  0.2+  0.3-    061122 291  0.0   0.1-
061122 J95  0.2-  0.3+    061122 G96  0.2-  0.4-    061122 291  0.0   0.3+

Ephemeris:
2006 WX3                 a,e,i = 2.68, 0.64, 15                  q = 0.9793
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 11 21    04 20.15   +29 58.7    0.167    1.152   167.1    11.1    19.7
2006 11 22    04 21.38   +28 09.7    0.173    1.158   169.0     9.4    19.7
2006 11 23    04 22.47   +26 28.0    0.180    1.165   170.8     7.8    19.8
2006 11 24    04 23.43   +24 53.2    0.186    1.172   172.5     6.3    19.8
2006 11 25    04 24.29   +23 24.7    0.193    1.179   174.1     5.0    19.8
2006 11 26    04 25.06   +22 02.3    0.200    1.187   175.4     3.8    19.8
2006 11 27    04 25.76   +20 45.5    0.207    1.194   176.3     3.0    19.9
2006 11 28    04 26.39   +19 33.9    0.215    1.201   176.7     2.7    19.9
2006 11 29    04 26.96   +18 27.3    0.222    1.209   176.5     2.9    20.0
2006 11 30    04 27.48   +17 25.2    0.230    1.216   175.7     3.5    20.2
2006 12 01    04 27.96   +16 27.4    0.238    1.223   174.7     4.2    20.3
2006 12 02    04 28.41   +15 33.6    0.246    1.231   173.6     5.1    20.4
2006 12 03    04 28.83   +14 43.4    0.255    1.239   172.5     6.0    20.6
2006 12 04    04 29.22   +13 56.7    0.263    1.246   171.4     6.8    20.7
2006 12 05    04 29.60   +13 13.2    0.272    1.254   170.2     7.7    20.8
2006 12 06    04 29.95   +12 32.7    0.280    1.262   169.1     8.5    20.9
2006 12 07    04 30.29   +11 55.0    0.289    1.270   168.0     9.3    21.0
2006 12 08    04 30.62   +11 19.9    0.299    1.278   167.0    10.0    21.2
2006 12 09    04 30.95   +10 47.3    0.308    1.286   165.9    10.8    21.3
2006 12 10    04 31.26   +10 16.9    0.317    1.294   164.9    11.5    21.4
2006 12 11    04 31.58   +09 48.7    0.327    1.302   163.8    12.2    21.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-W56

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