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MPEC 2006-Y11 : 2006 XW4

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M.P.E.C. 2006-Y11                                Issued 2006 Dec. 17, 14:48 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 XW4

Observations:
     K06X04W* C2006 12 15.25898 04 45 14.59 +31 21 56.6          19.4   EY011704
     K06X04W  C2006 12 15.27264 04 45 09.18 +31 24 13.9          19.6   EY011704
     K06X04W  C2006 12 15.28622 04 45 03.77 +31 26 28.9          19.6   EY011704
     K06X04W  C2006 12 15.31340 04 44 53.09 +31 30 57.4          19.8   EY011704
     K06X04W  C2006 12 16.73721 04 37 00.14 +35 13 06.3                 EY011J95
     K06X04W  C2006 12 16.74327 04 36 58.10 +35 14 01.0                 EY011J95
     K06X04W  C2006 12 16.87561 04 36 11.11 +35 33 56.1                 EY011J95
     K06X04W  C2006 12 16.87856 04 36 10.05 +35 34 23.0                 EY011J95
     K06X04W  C2006 12 16.88157 04 36 08.93 +35 34 49.1          20.0 R EY011J95
     K06X04W  C2006 12 17.14737 04 34 43.50 +36 13 40.8          19.5 V EY011G96
     K06X04W  C2006 12 17.14791 04 34 43.32 +36 13 45.1          19.6 V EY011G96
     K06X04W  C2006 12 17.14844 04 34 43.14 +36 13 50.1          19.6 V EY011G96
     K06X04W  C2006 12 17.14897 04 34 42.92 +36 13 54.7          19.6 V EY011G96
     K06X04W  C2006 12 17.27464 04 33 55.44 +36 31 58.2          20.3 R EY011854
     K06X04W  C2006 12 17.28168 04 33 52.75 +36 32 58.0          20.4 R EY011854

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.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  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 XW4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0068 AU
Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5                 MPC
M 197.92275              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.92485084     Peri.  261.81332     +0.92307963     +0.30904439
a   1.0433297      Node    79.95337     -0.19118201     +0.88521025
e   0.0866175      Incl.   13.44488     -0.33372660     +0.34769869
P   1.07           H   24.5           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
061215 704  0.6+  0.5-    061216 J95  0.2+  0.5-    061217 G96  0.5+  0.2-
061215 704  0.4+  0.3+    061216 J95  0.3-  0.1-    061217 G96  0.7+  0.1+
061215 704  0.3-  0.3+    061216 J95  0.1-  0.5+    061217 G96  0.4+  0.0
061215 704  0.3-  0.0     061216 J95  0.3-  0.1-    061217 854  0.3+  0.3-
061216 J95  0.1-  0.1+    061217 G96  0.2+  0.2+    061217 854  0.2+  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2006 XW4                 a,e,i = 1.04, 0.09, 13                  q = 0.9530
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 12 11    05 10.15   +17 39.8    0.0618   1.046   174.7     5.0    19.0
2006 12 13    04 58.36   +24 32.8    0.0649   1.049   174.9     4.8    19.1
2006 12 15    04 46.73   +30 38.3    0.0691   1.052   168.1    11.1    19.5
2006 12 17    04 35.45   +35 52.5    0.0743   1.055   161.7    17.1    19.9
2006 12 19    04 24.70   +40 17.4    0.0803   1.058   155.9    22.3    20.2
2006 12 21    04 14.63   +43 58.2    0.0869   1.061   150.9    26.8    20.5
2006 12 23    04 05.36   +47 01.1    0.0940   1.063   146.6    30.6    20.8
2006 12 25    03 56.99   +49 32.6    0.102    1.066   142.8    33.9    21.1
2006 12 27    03 49.57   +51 38.2    0.109    1.069   139.4    36.8    21.3
2006 12 29    03 43.11   +53 22.8    0.118    1.072   136.5    39.2    21.6
2006 12 31    03 37.62   +54 50.5    0.126    1.074   133.8    41.3    21.8

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-Y11

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