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MPEC 2007-A03 : 2006 WS195

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M.P.E.C. 2007-A03                                Issued 2007 Jan. 2, 19:53 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,
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                                  2006 WS195

Observations:
     K06WJ5S  C2006 11 14.37555 02 27 13.47 -04 11 33.2          23.4 i EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 11 14.39538 02 27 13.37 -04 11 33.5          23.4 i EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 11 14.41916 02 27 13.24 -04 11 33.7          23.2 i EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 11 17.34995 02 26 57.89 -04 11 59.7          22.9 i EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 11 17.36013 02 26 57.84 -04 11 59.8          22.5 i EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 11 17.36965 02 26 57.79 -04 11 59.8          22.8 i EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 11 21.34729 02 26 37.36 -04 12 26.1          21.9 i EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 11 21.36708 02 26 37.27 -04 12 26.3          22.4 i EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 11 21.39287 02 26 37.13 -04 12 26.3          22.8 i EA003568
     K06WJ5S* C2006 11 24.39131 02 26 22.14 -04 12 38.7          22.9 i EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 11 24.40090 02 26 22.09 -04 12 38.7          22.8 i EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 12 12.30031 02 25 02.52 -04 11 38.7          23.2 i EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 12 12.32011 02 25 02.44 -04 11 38.5          23.2 i EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 12 12.33990 02 25 02.36 -04 11 38.4          23.3 i EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 12 20.20344 02 24 34.31 -04 09 57.5          23.3 i EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 12 20.22328 02 24 34.25 -04 09 57.2          22.9 i EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 12 20.24309 02 24 34.17 -04 09 56.9          23.0 i EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 12 23.26236 02 24 24.74 -04 09 05.9          22.5 I EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 12 23.27186 02 24 24.72 -04 09 05.7          22.6 I EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 12 23.28133 02 24 24.69 -04 09 05.5          22.6 I EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 12 26.21815 02 24 16.30 -04 08 09.8          23.7 I EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 12 26.23805 02 24 16.24 -04 08 09.5          23.1 I EA003568
     K06WJ5S  C2006 12 26.25796 02 24 16.19 -04 08 09.1          23.2 I EA003568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observer Queue service observers.  Measurers D. D. Balam,
    K. Perrett.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + MegaCam.

Orbital elements:
2006 WS195
Eccentricity assumed
Epoch 2006 Nov. 21.0 TT = JDT 2454060.5                 MPC
M  66.10364              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00395702     Peri.  231.67982     +0.29861963     +0.82482885
a  39.5874352      Node    62.48600     -0.61521498     +0.55094154
e   0.2516804      Incl.   32.77289     -0.72961417     -0.12696766
P 249              H    8.1           G   0.15
From 23 observations 2006 Nov. 14-Dec. 26.

Ephemeris:
2006 WS195               a,e,i = 39.59, 0.25, 33                 q = 29.624
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 12 31    02 24.07   -04 06.4   37.559   37.940   112.1     1.4    24.1
2007 01 10    02 23.77   -04 02.0   37.724   37.947   102.4     1.5    24.1
2007 01 20    02 23.64   -03 56.5   37.896   37.954    92.7     1.5    24.1
2007 01 30    02 23.68   -03 50.1   38.069   37.961    83.0     1.5    24.1
2007 02 09    02 23.90   -03 42.9   38.238   37.968    73.4     1.4    24.1
2007 02 19    02 24.28   -03 35.1   38.399   37.975    63.9     1.3    24.1
2007 03 01    02 24.81   -03 27.0   38.548   37.983    54.6     1.2    24.1
2007 03 11    02 25.49   -03 18.6   38.679   37.990    45.5     1.1    24.1
2007 03 21    02 26.29   -03 10.2   38.790   37.997    36.8     0.9    24.1

     This assumed 2:3 Neptune-resonance orbit keeps the object more than 9 AU
from Neptune over a 14 000-year period.

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-A03

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