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MPEC 2008-C05 : 2006 WW

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M.P.E.C. 2008-C05                                Issued 2008 Feb. 2, 13:36 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
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                                    2006 WW

                           Revision to MPEC 2006-W25

Additional Observations:
     K06W00W  C2008 01 03.20330506 11 50.33 +28 21 39.5          22.5 V EC005H55
     K06W00W  C2008 01 03.21422306 11 49.59 +28 21 41.2          22.7 V EC005H55
     K06W00W  C2008 01 03.22559206 11 48.94 +28 21 42.3          22.7 V EC005H55
     K06W00W  C2008 01 28.09787205 49 08.97 +28 45 05.3          22.9 V EC005H55
     K06W00W  C2008 01 28.11255905 49 08.44 +28 45 05.8          23.0 V EC005H55
     K06W00W  C2008 01 31.05393305 47 06.01 +28 46 04.0          23.1 V EC005H55
     K06W00W  C2008 01 31.06865305 47 05.31 +28 46 03.4          23.2 V EC005H55

Observer details:
H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurer J. Conwell.  0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
080103 H55  1.4-  0.1-    080131 H55  2.5-  0.6-    MPO116366   -0.00017 day

Orbital elements:
2006 WW                                                  Earth MOID = 0.4315 AU
Epoch 2007 Oct. 27.0 TT = JDT 2454400.5                 MPC
M  98.17263              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.22306194     Peri.  197.46787     +0.22903082     +0.80648255
a   2.6926861      Node    88.64692     -0.81527682     +0.46488695
e   0.8636065      Incl.   33.04169     -0.53185391     -0.36533001
P   4.42           H   16.2           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
061117 703  0.5-  0.3-    061118 D35  0.4-  0.0     061205 644  0.1-  0.1+
061117 703  0.5-  0.1+    061118 D35  0.2+  0.1-    061205 644  0.4-  0.1+
061117 703  0.7-  0.2-    061118 941  0.1+  0.2+    061211 448  0.0   0.2+
061117 703  0.7-  0.4+    061118 941  0.2-  0.4+    061211 448  0.1+  0.5-
061117 703  0.0   0.2-    061118 941  0.4-  0.4+    061211 448  0.5-  0.2-
061117 703  0.1-  0.4-    061118 941  0.5-  0.4+    061211 A78  0.2-  0.4-
061117 703  0.7-  0.6-    061119 448  0.2-  0.0     061211 A78  0.4-  0.1-
061117 703  0.2-  0.1+    061119 448  0.0   0.1+    061211 A78  0.5-  0.0
061117 423  0.3+  0.3+    061119 448  0.0   0.1-    061215 699  0.1-  0.2-
061117 423  0.1+  0.8+    061122 704  1.2-  0.0     061215 699  0.4-  0.7-
061118 176  0.8+  0.0     061122 704  0.9+  0.5+    061215 699  0.1-  0.5+
061118 176  0.8+  0.2-    061122 704  1.0+  1.2+    061215 699  0.6-  0.7+
061118 176  1.3+  0.2-    061122 704  0.4-  0.8+    061215 113  0.3-  0.2-
061118 176  0.3+  0.2-    061122 704  0.5-  1.3+    061215 113  0.3-  0.3-
061118 176  0.0   0.7-    061125 294  0.5-  0.7+    061215 113  0.2-  0.2-
061118 448  0.0   0.0     061125 294  0.2+  0.8-    061215 113  0.2-  0.1-
061118 448  0.1-  0.1-    061126 294  0.6-  0.3+    061215 113  0.1+  0.1-
061118 448  0.2+  0.1-    061126 448  1.0+  0.8+    061221 699  0.6-  0.4+
061118 651  0.8+  0.3-    061126 448  0.5+  0.4-    061221 703  0.6-  0.2+
061118 651  0.7+  0.1-    061126 448  0.7+  0.8-    061221 703  0.8+  0.3-
061118 651  0.3+  0.1+    061126 F84  0.0   0.3-    061221 703  0.4-  0.1-
061118 651  0.6+  0.0     061126 F84  0.0   0.3-    061221 699  0.7+  0.4-
061118 H06  0.2-  0.4-    061128 G92  0.1-  0.6-    061221 703  0.2-  0.1+
061118 G96  0.1+  0.1-    061128 G92  0.1-  0.0     061221 699  0.4+  1.0-
061118 G96  0.1-  0.2-    061128 G92  0.1-  0.0     061221 699  0.7-  0.7+
061118 H06  0.1-  0.3-    061128 A78  0.1-  1.0-    070107 448  0.4+  0.3+
061118 G96  0.2+  0.1-    061128 A78  0.3-  0.9-    070107 448  0.0   0.1+
061118 G96  0.0   0.2-    061128 A78  0.0   0.1-    070107 448  0.3+  0.4+
061118 711  0.2+  0.1-    061201 703  0.4+  0.5+    070221 291  0.1-  0.1-
061118 734  0.2+  0.3-    061201 703  1.0+  0.9+    070221 291  0.2-  0.2-
061118 734  0.1+  0.0     061201 703  1.5+  2.1+    070221 291  0.7+  0.0
061118 711  0.2+  0.2-    061201 703  0.4+  0.5+    080103 H55  0.1+  0.3-
061118 734  0.7-  0.2+    061202 448  0.2-  0.2+    080103 H55  0.4-  0.3+
061118 734  0.4+  0.1-    061202 448  0.1+  0.0     080103 H55  0.6+  0.3+
061118 711  0.4+  0.2-    061202 448  0.4+  0.7-    080128 H55  0.5-  0.2+
061118 682  1.1-  0.1-    061205 644  0.4+  0.1-    080128 H55  1.1+  0.4+
061118 682  1.0-  0.4+    061205 644  0.4-  0.1-    080131 H55  0.1+  0.2+
061118 682  1.1-  0.2+    061205 644  0.1+  0.1+    080131 H55  1.2-  0.7-
061118 D35  0.1+  0.3-    061205 644  0.1-  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2006 WW                  a,e,i = 2.69, 0.86, 33                  q = 0.3673
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 01 25    05 51.47   +28 43.8    3.791    4.619   143.5     7.3    22.9
2008 02 04    05 44.62   +28 47.0    3.931    4.648   132.0     9.1    23.1
2008 02 14    05 39.70   +28 48.0    4.093    4.676   120.8    10.4    23.3
2008 02 24    05 36.75   +28 48.0    4.269    4.703   110.2    11.4    23.4

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-C05

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