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MPEC 2006-X44 : 2006 XE2

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M.P.E.C. 2006-X44                                Issued 2006 Dec. 13, 00:16 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 XE2

Observations:
     K06X02E* C2006 12 12.32182 07 03 53.74 +35 55 02.9          19.2   EX044704
     K06X02E  C2006 12 12.33462 07 03 46.85 +35 53 35.8          19.7   EX044704
     K06X02E  C2006 12 12.34750 07 03 39.95 +35 52 08.6          19.3   EX044704
     K06X02E  C2006 12 12.36059 07 03 32.92 +35 50 38.9          19.2   EX044704
     K06X02E  C2006 12 12.37339 07 03 26.01 +35 49 11.7          19.4   EX044704
     K06X02E  C2006 12 12.92960 06 58 47.68 +34 45 43.3          18.3 R EX044473
     K06X02E  C2006 12 12.93572 06 58 44.67 +34 45 02.0          18.4 R EX044473
     K06X02E  C2006 12 12.93740 06 58 43.76 +34 44 52.1          18.2 R EX044473
     K06X02E  C2006 12 12.94419 06 58 40.13 +34 44 06.6          19.5 V EX044595
     K06X02E  C2006 12 12.95051 06 58 36.87 +34 43 23.9          19.2 V EX044595
     K06X02E  C2006 12 12.95655 06 58 33.85 +34 42 42.7                 EX044595
     K06X02E  C2006 12 12.95918 06 58 32.64 +34 42 24.5          18.7 R EX044143
     K06X02E  C2006 12 12.96401 06 58 30.19 +34 41 52.0          19.1 R EX044143

Observer details:
143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
473 Remanzacco.  Observers G. Sostero, E. Guido.  0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian
    reflector + CCD.
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers L. Bittesini, G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin.  0.40-m
    f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, D. Torres,
    R. Kracke, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart, S. Scruggs.  1.0-m
    f/2.15 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 XE2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0735 AU
Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5                 MPC
M 174.45461              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.83876640     Peri.   67.29790     +0.85928258     +0.39662490
a   1.1135474      Node   268.03640     -0.49992366     +0.78480657
e   0.2814163      Incl.   18.85530     +0.10821169     +0.47620094
P   1.18           H   21.7           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
061212 704  0.5-  0.5+    061212 473  0.0   1.0-    061212 595  0.2+  0.2-
061212 704  0.4-  0.1+    061212 473  1.6+  1.1-    061212 143  0.8-  0.5+
061212 704  0.2+  0.3+    061212 473  1.0+  0.3+    061212 143  0.5-  0.6+
061212 704  0.4+  0.4-    061212 595  0.7-  0.4+
061212 704  0.2+  0.4-    061212 595  0.8-  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2006 XE2                 a,e,i = 1.11, 0.28, 19                  q = 0.8002
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 12 11    07 15.66   +38 24.6    0.146    1.113   149.3    26.9    19.0
2006 12 13    06 58.19   +34 38.1    0.149    1.122   155.6    21.2    18.9
2006 12 15    06 42.71   +30 52.8    0.154    1.131   161.8    15.7    18.8
2006 12 17    06 29.07   +27 14.7    0.159    1.140   167.7    10.6    18.7
2006 12 19    06 17.11   +23 48.6    0.166    1.149   172.9     6.1    18.6
2006 12 21    06 06.66   +20 37.4    0.174    1.158   176.1     3.3    18.6
2006 12 23    05 57.55   +17 43.0    0.184    1.167   174.1     5.0    18.8
2006 12 25    05 49.62   +15 05.8    0.194    1.175   170.0     8.3    19.1
2006 12 27    05 42.76   +12 45.4    0.205    1.184   165.9    11.6    19.3
2006 12 29    05 36.83   +10 41.1    0.217    1.192   162.0    14.7    19.6
2006 12 31    05 31.73   +08 51.7    0.230    1.200   158.4    17.6    19.8
2007 01 02    05 27.37   +07 15.7    0.244    1.208   155.0    20.1    20.0
2007 01 04    05 23.66   +05 51.9    0.258    1.216   151.8    22.4    20.3
2007 01 06    05 20.52   +04 39.0    0.272    1.224   148.9    24.5    20.5
2007 01 08    05 17.91   +03 35.7    0.287    1.232   146.1    26.4    20.6
2007 01 10    05 15.77   +02 41.0    0.303    1.240   143.5    28.2    20.8
2007 01 12    05 14.06   +01 53.9    0.318    1.247   141.0    29.7    21.0
2007 01 14    05 12.73   +01 13.5    0.335    1.254   138.7    31.2    21.1
2007 01 16    05 11.75   +00 39.1    0.351    1.262   136.5    32.5    21.3
2007 01 18    05 11.10   +00 10.0    0.368    1.269   134.4    33.6    21.4
2007 01 20    05 10.75   -00 14.6    0.385    1.276   132.4    34.7    21.6

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-X44

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