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MPEC 2008-X67 : 2006 QR181

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M.P.E.C. 2008-X67                                Issued 2008 Dec. 8, 17:06 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://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                  2006 QR181

                          Revision to MPEC 2006-W102

Additional Observations:
     K06QI1R  C2007 07 12.39645 00 31 46.97 +14 01 42.8                 EX067304
     K06QI1R  C2007 07 12.45109 00 31 46.94 +14 01 43.7                 EX067304
     K06QI1R  C2008 10 23.33819 00 31 39.22 +14 17 37.9          23.0 r EX067695
     K06QI1R  C2008 10 23.40014 00 31 38.93 +14 17 35.8          22.9 r EX067695
     K06QI1R  C2008 10 24.22652 00 31 35.32 +14 17 08.7          22.5 r EX067695
     K06QI1R  C2008 10 24.30257 00 31 34.99 +14 17 06.3          22.3 r EX067695

Observer details:
304 Las Campanas Observatory.  Observers S. D. Kern, A. Springmann.  Measurer
    S. D. Kern.  Baade 6.5-m telescope + CCD.
695 Kitt Peak.  Observers J. W. Parker, J. Kavelaars, A. Parker.  Measurer
    J. W. Parker.  3.5-m reflector + CCD.

First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
Residuals in seconds of arc (or two decimals in degrees) and reference
070712 304 66.7- 29.6-    081024 695 0.04- 0.02-    MPO114780

Orbital elements:
2006 QR181
Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
M  34.89189              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.00308464     Peri.   31.25921     +0.78342977     +0.60066412
a  46.7376470      Node   290.97785     -0.59962707     +0.66310456
e   0.2029489      Incl.    9.83566     -0.16335596     +0.44664858
P 320              H    7.0           G   0.15           U   5
Residuals in seconds of arc
060822 807  0.1+  0.3+    061020 695  0.0   0.1-    081023 695  0.1+  0.1-
060823 807  0.1+  0.3-    061221 695  0.3-  0.2-    081023 695  0.1-  0.1-
060823 807  0.1-  0.1-    061221 695  0.2+  0.2+    081024 695  0.0   0.0
061019 695  0.0   0.0     070712 304  0.1+  0.0     081024 695  0.1+  0.2+
061019 695  0.0   0.2+    070712 304  0.1-  0.0

Ephemeris:
2006 QR181               a,e,i = 46.74, 0.20, 10                 q = 37.252
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2008 11 30    00 29.57   +13 58.2   39.221   39.777   123.7     1.2    23.1
2008 12 10    00 29.33   +13 54.3   39.375   39.781   113.7     1.3    23.2
2008 12 20    00 29.25   +13 51.1   39.541   39.785   103.7     1.4    23.2
2008 12 30    00 29.34   +13 49.0   39.715   39.789    93.6     1.4    23.2
2009 01 09    00 29.59   +13 47.8   39.890   39.793    83.6     1.4    23.2
2009 01 19    00 29.99   +13 47.8   40.062   39.797    73.7     1.4    23.2
2009 01 29    00 30.55   +13 48.9   40.226   39.801    63.8     1.3    23.2
2009 02 08    00 31.25   +13 51.0   40.377   39.805    54.0     1.1    23.2
2009 02 18    00 32.06   +13 54.2   40.510   39.810    44.4     1.0    23.2
2009 02 28    00 32.97   +13 58.4   40.622   39.814    34.9     0.8    23.2

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-X67

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