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MPEC 2007-C46 : 2006 XQ56

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M.P.E.C. 2007-C46                                Issued 2007 Feb. 10, 15:49 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 XQ56

Additional Observations:
     K06X56Q  C2007 02 09.21529 06 49 58.80 +38 58 44.8          18.6   EC046704
     K06X56Q  C2007 02 09.22768 06 49 59.58 +38 58 40.8          18.8   EC046704
     K06X56Q  C2007 02 09.23984 06 50 00.26 +38 58 36.5          18.9   EC046704
     K06X56Q  C2007 02 09.25203 06 50 00.85 +38 58 30.9          18.9   EC046704
     K06X56Q  C2007 02 09.92912 06 50 43.12 +38 53 56.8          18.7 R EC046473
     K06X56Q  C2007 02 09.93998 06 50 43.74 +38 53 52.1          19.1 R EC046473
     K06X56Q  C2007 02 09.95083 06 50 44.39 +38 53 47.7          18.9 R EC046473
     K06X56Q  C2007 02 10.54571 06 51 23.44 +38 49 49.7          19.0 V EC046D35
     K06X56Q  C2007 02 10.54701 06 51 23.50 +38 49 48.9          18.9 V EC046D35
     K06X56Q  C2007 02 10.54832 06 51 23.61 +38 49 48.2          19.8 V EC046D35

Observer details:
473 Remanzacco.  Observers G. Sostero, E. Guido.  0.45-m f/4.4 Newtonian
    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.
D35 Lulin Observatory.  Observers H.-C. Lin, C.-S. Lin, 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 XQ56
Epoch 2007 Apr. 10.0 TT = JDT 2454200.5                 MPC
M   6.47292              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.14931429     Peri.  107.91281     -0.73733322     -0.67341256
a   3.5188584      Node    29.82478     +0.57198275     -0.66444170
e   0.5901538      Incl.    6.16767     +0.35940987     -0.32408755
P   6.60           H   18.1           G   0.15           U   5
Residuals in seconds of arc
061212 704  0.7+  0.5+    061221 644  0.0   0.0     070209 473  0.3+  0.1+
061212 704  0.4-  0.5+    061221 644  0.7-  0.2-    070209 473  0.1+  0.0
061212 704  0.2+  0.8-    070209 704  0.0   0.2+    070209 473  0.3+  0.2+
061212 704 (1.5+  2.6-)   070209 704 (1.2+  1.2+)   070210 D35  0.4-  0.3-
061212 704  0.1-  0.1-    070209 704 (1.4+  1.8+)   070210 D35  0.6-  0.5-
061221 644  0.3+  0.0     070209 704  0.5+  1.1+    070210 D35  0.2-  0.7-

Ephemeris:
2006 XQ56                a,e,i = 3.52, 0.59, 6                   q = 1.4422
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2007 02 09    06 49.76   +39 00.1    0.564    1.454   137.7    27.2    18.9
2007 02 19    07 02.62   +37 39.7    0.587    1.444   131.1    31.0    19.1
2007 03 01    07 20.50   +35 50.0    0.620    1.443   125.6    34.0    19.3
2007 03 11    07 42.06   +33 34.7    0.663    1.450   120.8    36.0    19.5
2007 03 21    08 05.92   +30 57.8    0.716    1.465   116.7    37.4    19.7
2007 03 31    08 30.94   +28 03.8    0.779    1.488   113.0    38.2    20.0
2007 04 10    08 56.17   +24 58.1    0.853    1.518   109.6    38.4    20.2
2007 04 20    09 21.02   +21 46.0    0.937    1.555   106.3    38.3    20.5
2007 04 30    09 45.20   +18 31.9    1.032    1.597   103.1    37.9    20.7
2007 05 10    10 08.50   +15 19.6    1.138    1.645    99.8    37.2    21.0
2007 05 20    10 30.93   +12 11.7    1.255    1.697    96.4    36.3    21.2
2007 05 30    10 52.54   +09 09.7    1.380    1.752    92.8    35.3    21.5
2007 06 09    11 13.38   +06 14.8    1.515    1.811    89.1    34.1    21.7
2007 06 19    11 33.56   +03 27.2    1.657    1.872    85.3    32.8    21.9

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2007 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2007-C46

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