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MPEC 2006-Y04 : 2006 XN4

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M.P.E.C. 2006-Y04                                Issued 2006 Dec. 16, 16:09 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 XN4

Observations:
     K06X04N* C2006 12 14.32391 06 39 25.51 +15 48 35.3          18.0   EY004704
     K06X04N  C2006 12 14.33720 06 39 44.56 +15 45 13.0          18.1   EY004704
     K06X04N  C2006 12 14.35031 06 40 03.23 +15 41 54.9          18.3   EY004704
     K06X04N  C2006 12 14.36328 06 40 21.79 +15 38 37.2          18.5   EY004704
     K06X04N  C2006 12 15.32078 07 03 55.11 +11 32 43.1          18.3   EY004704
     K06X04N  C2006 12 15.32551 07 04 01.57 +11 31 30.1          18.0   EY004704
     K06X04N  C2006 12 15.33400 07 04 12.96 +11 29 19.3          18.1   EY004704
     K06X04N  C2006 12 15.33906 07 04 19.70 +11 28 02.9          18.7   EY004704
     K06X04N  C2006 12 15.34700 07 04 30.36 +11 25 59.9          18.3   EY004704
     K06X04N  C2006 12 15.35256 07 04 37.85 +11 24 34.2          18.4   EY004704
     K06X04N  C2006 12 15.35270 07 04 37.99 +11 24 31.4          18.4   EY004704
     K06X04N  C2006 12 15.36019 07 04 48.12 +11 22 36.5          17.9   EY004704
     K06X04N  C2006 12 15.36604 07 04 55.93 +11 21 06.4          18.4   EY004704
     K06X04N  C2006 12 15.36618 07 04 56.19 +11 21 03.7          18.1   EY004704
     K06X04N  C2006 12 15.37342 07 05 05.91 +11 19 11.7          18.7   EY004704
     K06X04N  C2006 12 15.37954 07 05 14.04 +11 17 37.9          18.6   EY004704
     K06X04N  C2006 12 15.37968 07 05 14.25 +11 17 35.5          18.5   EY004704
     K06X04N  C2006 12 16.33092 07 27 02.14 +07 16 26.1          18.5 R EY004854
     K06X04N  C2006 12 16.33281 07 27 04.46 +07 15 57.9          18.5 R EY004854
     K06X04N  C2006 12 16.33471 07 27 06.82 +07 15 29.4          18.5 R EY004854
     K06X04N 2C2006 12 16.40268 07 28 29.39 +06 58 34.2          17.4 R EY004H06
     K06X04N 2C2006 12 16.40589 07 28 33.31 +06 57 48.8          17.4 R EY004H06
     K06X04N 2C2006 12 16.40910 07 28 37.29 +06 57 00.4          17.7 R EY004H06

Observer details:
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.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
H06 RAS Observatory, Mayhill.  Observer R. Hutsebaut.  0.25-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 XN4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0354 AU
Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5                 MPC
M  25.96567              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.23831525     Peri.  191.74659     -0.03579368     -0.99283419
a   2.5765278      Node   260.38188     +0.92600424     +0.00995284
e   0.6061037      Incl.    6.64048     +0.37581240     -0.11908486
P   4.14           H   23.8           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
061214 704  0.2+  0.9-    061215 704  0.7-  0.1+    061215 704  0.2+  0.1+
061214 704  0.6+  0.9-    061215 704  0.3-  0.1+    061216 854  0.3+  0.6+
061214 704  0.4-  0.9+    061215 704  1.0-  0.5-    061216 854  0.0   0.5+
061214 704  0.0   1.5+    061215 704  0.2+  0.1+    061216 854  0.1+  0.2+
061215 704  0.5-  0.4-    061215 704  0.4-  0.3+    061216 H06  0.1+  1.6-
061215 704  0.8+  0.6-    061215 704  0.7+  0.3-    061216 H06  0.3-  0.8+
061215 704  0.3+  0.8-    061215 704  0.9+  0.5-    061216 H06  0.2+  0.2+
061215 704  0.6-  0.8+    061215 704  0.2-  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2006 XN4                 a,e,i = 2.58, 0.61, 7                   q = 1.0149
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 12 11    05 12.79   +27 55.8    0.0408   1.025   175.0     4.8    17.3
2006 12 13    06 05.12   +21 12.9    0.0381   1.022   169.3    10.3    17.4
2006 12 15    06 56.14   +12 56.9    0.0378   1.019   156.8    22.4    17.8
2006 12 17    07 41.17   +04 35.4    0.0400   1.017   144.7    34.0    18.3
2006 12 19    08 18.24   -02 36.8    0.0443   1.016   134.8    43.5    18.7
2006 12 21    08 47.68   -08 15.0    0.0501   1.015   127.3    50.5    19.2
2006 12 23    09 10.79   -12 28.8    0.0570   1.015   121.9    55.4    19.6
2006 12 25    09 28.97   -15 37.7    0.0645   1.016   118.2    58.6    20.0
2006 12 27    09 43.39   -17 59.1    0.0724   1.017   115.7    60.6    20.3
2006 12 29    09 54.94   -19 46.5    0.0806   1.019   114.2    61.7    20.6
2006 12 31    10 04.30   -21 09.1    0.0890   1.022   113.3    62.1    20.8
2007 01 02    10 11.93   -22 13.3    0.0975   1.025   112.9    62.0    21.0
2007 01 04    10 18.20   -23 03.5    0.106    1.029   113.0    61.6    21.2
2007 01 06    10 23.36   -23 43.0    0.115    1.034   113.3    60.8    21.3
2007 01 08    10 27.60   -24 13.7    0.123    1.039   113.9    59.8    21.5
2007 01 10    10 31.06   -24 37.2    0.132    1.045   114.8    58.7    21.6

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-Y04

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