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MPEC 2006-X31 : 2006 XW

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M.P.E.C. 2006-X31                                Issued 2006 Dec. 11, 16:34 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 XW

Observations:
     K06X00W* C2006 12 10.14300 05 36 09.20 +26 27 11.7          20.5 V EX031691
     K06X00W  C2006 12 10.16038 05 36 05.79 +26 28 08.2          20.3 V EX031691
     K06X00W  C2006 12 10.17777 05 36 02.32 +26 29 04.8          20.1 V EX031691
     K06X00W  C2006 12 10.23715 05 35 50.23 +26 32 15.9          20.5 V EX031291
     K06X00W  C2006 12 10.24134 05 35 49.33 +26 32 29.6          20.3 V EX031291
     K06X00W  C2006 12 10.24552 05 35 48.45 +26 32 42.5          20.2 V EX031291
     K06X00W  C2006 12 11.18490 05 32 53.38 +27 21 18.1          21.1 V EX031291
     K06X00W  C2006 12 11.18900 05 32 52.53 +27 21 31.7          20.5 V EX031291
     K06X00W  C2006 12 11.19329 05 32 51.65 +27 21 45.5          20.6 V EX031291
     K06X00W  C2006 12 11.60815 05 31 31.85 +27 43 18.6          20.4 V EX031D35
     K06X00W  C2006 12 11.60994 05 31 31.40 +27 43 23.4          20.3 V EX031D35
     K06X00W  C2006 12 11.61169 05 31 31.08 +27 43 26.7          21.4 V EX031D35

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
D35 Lulin Observatory.  Observers H.-C. Lin, C.-S. Lin, M.-T. Chang, Q.-z. Ye.
    Measurer Q.-z. Ye.  0.41-m f/8.8 Ritchey-Chretien + 2Kx2K CCD + f/6.25
    focal reducer.

Orbital elements:
2006 XW                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0570 AU
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M  61.23114              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.85290231     Peri.  230.84661     +0.59088607     +0.79498806
a   1.1012093      Node    75.91297     -0.68964037     +0.58604398
e   0.0372162      Incl.    8.13716     -0.41862848     +0.15667301
P   1.16           H   24.0           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
061210 691  0.0   0.3+    061210 291  0.2-  0.0     061211 291  0.0   0.2+
061210 691  0.2+  0.1+    061210 291  0.4-  0.4-    061211 D35  0.3+  1.2+
061210 691  0.1+  0.2+    061211 291  0.1+  0.3-    061211 D35  0.5-  0.4+
061210 291  0.3+  0.2-    061211 291  0.0   0.2+    061211 D35  0.2+  1.8-

Ephemeris:
2006 XW                  a,e,i = 1.10, 0.04, 8                   q = 1.0602
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 12 11    05 33.43   +27 11.9    0.144    1.128   173.4     5.8    20.5
2006 12 13    05 27.05   +28 53.6    0.145    1.129   174.0     5.2    20.5
2006 12 15    05 20.54   +30 31.5    0.147    1.130   172.5     6.5    20.6
2006 12 17    05 13.99   +32 04.8    0.149    1.131   169.8     8.8    20.7
2006 12 19    05 07.47   +33 32.6    0.151    1.131   166.8    11.5    20.9
2006 12 21    05 01.08   +34 54.6    0.154    1.132   163.6    14.2    21.0
2006 12 23    04 54.92   +36 10.5    0.157    1.133   160.4    16.9    21.2
2006 12 25    04 49.06   +37 20.1    0.161    1.134   157.3    19.6    21.3
2006 12 27    04 43.56   +38 23.7    0.165    1.134   154.2    22.1    21.4
2006 12 29    04 38.50   +39 21.3    0.170    1.135   151.3    24.6    21.6
2006 12 31    04 33.90   +40 13.4    0.174    1.136   148.5    26.9    21.7
2007 01 02    04 29.81   +41 00.4    0.180    1.136   145.9    29.0    21.8
2007 01 04    04 26.23   +41 42.7    0.185    1.137   143.3    31.1    21.9
2007 01 06    04 23.17   +42 20.6    0.190    1.137   140.9    33.0    22.1
2007 01 08    04 20.65   +42 54.7    0.196    1.138   138.6    34.8    22.2
2007 01 10    04 18.65   +43 25.3    0.202    1.138   136.4    36.6    22.3

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-X31

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