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MPEC 2006-X02 : 2006 WS3

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M.P.E.C. 2006-X02                                Issued 2006 Dec. 1, 13:27 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

                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
          URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2006 WS3

Additional Observations:
     K06W03S  C2006 12 01.26387 06 26 15.00 +56 40 20.7          17.9 V EX002703
     K06W03S  C2006 12 01.26842 06 26 14.67 +56 40 14.9          18.0 V EX002703
     K06W03S  C2006 12 01.27291 06 26 14.31 +56 40 08.1          18.3 V EX002703

Observer details:
703 Catalina Sky 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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 WS3
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M 348.75231              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.15305335     Peri.  152.41756     +0.16601336     -0.85992290
a   3.4613126      Node   284.53789     +0.78776401     +0.41007533
e   0.5393995      Incl.   29.90989     +0.59318414     -0.30392569
P   6.44           H   16.9           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
061120 703  0.4+  0.2-    061121 H55  0.0   0.2+    061121 673  0.0   0.1+
061120 703  0.4-  0.0     061121 H55  0.0   0.2+    061121 701  0.1-  0.6-
061120 703  0.5+  0.1+    061121 703  0.1-  0.2-    061121 H36  0.3+  0.0
061120 703  0.2-  0.2-    061121 703  0.2-  0.3-    061121 H36  0.1-  0.2-
061120 703  0.0   0.0     061121 854  0.5+  0.4+    061121 H36  0.1+  0.5+
061120 703  0.2+  0.3+    061121 854  0.3+  0.2+    061121 701  0.6-  1.2-
061120 703  0.2+  0.1-    061121 703  0.2+  0.5-    061121 682  0.2-  0.3+
061120 703  0.6-  0.2-    061121 854  0.2-  0.3+    061121 701  0.2-  0.7-
061120 J95  0.1+  0.1+    061121 703  0.1+  0.1+    061121 682  0.2-  0.3+
061120 J95  0.0   0.1+    061121 711  0.3+  0.0     061121 682  0.2-  0.2+
061120 J95  0.1-  0.1-    061121 711  0.3+  0.3+    061201 703  0.1-  0.5-
061121 H55  0.1-  0.0     061121 711  0.4+  0.3+    061201 703  0.1+  0.4+
061121 H55  0.0   0.2+    061121 701  0.1+  0.2-    061201 703  0.0   0.1+
061121 H55  0.2-  0.0     061121 673  0.0   0.1+

Ephemeris:
2006 WS3                 a,e,i = 3.46, 0.54, 30                  q = 1.5943
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 12 01    06 26.55   +56 46.9    0.715    1.595   138.7    24.1    18.3
2006 12 11    06 12.90   +51 50.9    0.670    1.596   148.7    18.7    18.0
2006 12 21    05 58.22   +45 20.5    0.647    1.603   158.1    13.2    17.8
2006 12 31    05 46.33   +37 47.9    0.653    1.616   161.4    11.2    17.7
2007 01 10    05 39.20   +30 12.0    0.689    1.635   155.3    14.5    18.0
2007 01 20    05 37.06   +23 25.9    0.754    1.660   145.3    19.7    18.4
2007 01 30    05 39.42   +17 55.7    0.842    1.690   135.2    24.2    18.8
2007 02 09    05 45.43   +13 41.0    0.948    1.724   126.1    27.5    19.2
2007 02 19    05 54.29   +10 29.4    1.069    1.763   117.9    29.7    19.6
2007 03 01    06 05.39   +08 05.3    1.200    1.806   110.7    30.9    19.9
2007 03 11    06 18.17   +06 14.5    1.339    1.851   104.1    31.4    20.2
2007 03 21    06 32.25   +04 46.4    1.483    1.900    98.1    31.3    20.5
2007 03 31    06 47.31   +03 32.4    1.632    1.951    92.6    30.8    20.7
2007 04 10    07 03.09   +02 26.5    1.783    2.004    87.3    30.0    21.0
2007 04 20    07 19.40   +01 24.3    1.936    2.058    82.3    28.9    21.2
2007 04 30    07 36.07   +00 22.5    2.089    2.114    77.5    27.7    21.4
2007 05 10    07 52.95   -00 40.8    2.242    2.171    72.9    26.4    21.5
2007 05 20    08 09.95   -01 47.2    2.394    2.229    68.4    25.0    21.7
2007 05 30    08 26.99   -02 57.6    2.544    2.288    63.9    23.4    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-X02

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