DASO Circular No. 63 Issued: 2006 Aug. 29, 18:46 UT The DISTANT ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES OBSERVATION (DASO) Circulars are a private publication by staff of the Minor Planet Center and are intended to disseminate astrometric observations of distant artificial satellites. Editor: Gareth V. Williams (gwilliams@cfa.harvard.edu) Astrometry submissions to mpc@cfa.harvard.edu (Subject line = "ART SAT") Observations: 6Q0B44E C2006 08 28.29682 23 01 03.50 -09 47 17.1 19.4 V D0063703 6Q0B44E C2006 08 28.30583 23 01 07.24 -09 49 24.0 18.9 V D0063703 6Q0B44E C2006 08 28.31488 23 01 10.84 -09 51 29.5 19.6 V D0063703 6Q0B44E C2006 08 28.32397 23 01 14.44 -09 53 34.1 19.1 V D0063703 6Q0B44E C2006 08 28.40392 23 01 47.38 -10 11 06.9 18.7 V D0063703 6Q0B44E C2006 08 28.40537 23 01 48.21 -10 11 26.2 19.1 V D0063703 6Q0B44E C2006 08 28.40682 23 01 48.86 -10 11 46.3 19.9 V D0063703 6Q0B44E C2006 08 28.40829 23 01 49.47 -10 12 04.1 19.2 V D0063703 6Q0B44E C2006 08 28.46944 23 02 34.03 -10 25 54.7 20.0 R D0063673 6Q0B44E C2006 08 28.47384 23 02 36.66 -10 26 49.2 D0063673 6Q0B44E C2006 08 28.47964 23 05 21.02 -09 53 37.0 19.2 R D0063E12 6Q0B44E C2006 08 28.48005 23 02 40.36 -10 28 03.7 D0063673 6Q0B44E C2006 08 28.48588 23 02 43.99 -10 29 14.9 D0063673 6Q0B44E C2006 08 28.66280 23 06 42.22 -10 36 02.1 19.2 R D0063E12 6Q0B44E C2006 08 28.66524 23 06 43.30 -10 36 32.8 19.4 R D0063E12 6Q0B44E C2006 08 29.25074 23 18 49.34 -13 16 37.0 19.5 V D0063703 6Q0B44E C2006 08 29.25730 23 18 52.45 -13 18 10.1 19.3 V D0063703 6Q0B44E C2006 08 29.27045 23 18 58.66 -13 21 13.0 19.4 V D0063703 6Q0B44E C2006 08 29.37022 23 19 38.61 -13 42 56.8 19.4 V D0063703 6Q0B44E C2006 08 29.37424 23 19 40.14 -13 43 44.3 19.6 V D0063703 6Q0B44E C2006 08 29.37828 23 19 41.73 -13 44 36.2 D0063703 Observer details: 673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood. Observer J. Young. 0.61-m f/16 Cassegrain + CCD. 703 Catalina Sky Survey. Observer R. A. Kowalski. 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. 0.68-m Schmidt + CCD. E12 Siding Spring Survey. Observer R. H. McNaught. 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD. Orbital elements: 6Q0B44E Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5 MPC M 280.63104 (2000.0) P Q n 0.97262417 Peri. 23.26373 +0.14230050 -0.98980935 a 1.0088796 Node 58.55566 +0.90716770 +0.12827628 e 0.0310237 Incl. 0.35551 +0.39597642 +0.06182759 P 1.01 H 30.5 G 0.15 U 5 Residuals in seconds of arc K068S 703 0.4- 0.3+ K068S 703 1.1- 0.2+ K068S E12 1.1+ 0.1- K068S 703 0.7+ 1.0- K068S 673 0.9+ 0.2+ K068T 703 0.7+ 0.4+ K068S 703 0.3+ 1.3- K068S 673 1.3+ 0.6- K068T 703 0.5- 0.8- K068S 703 0.3+ 1.0- K068S E12 0.7+ 0.0 K068T 703 0.8+ 1.0- K068S 703 1.8- 1.9+ K068S 673 0.4+ 0.4+ K068T 703 0.7+ 0.2- K068S 703 0.5+ 1.0+ K068S 673 0.2+ 0.2- K068T 703 0.1- 1.6+ K068S 703 0.1+ 0.6- K068S E12 0.2+ 0.6- K068T 703 0.4- 1.0- +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The DISTANT ARTIFICAL-SATELLITES OBSERVERS Circulars are prepared as | | a private publication by staff of the Minor Planet Center. | | Back issues are available at: ftp://cfa-ftp.harvard.edu/pub/DASO/ | | Archives of published (and referenceable) observations are at: | | ftp://cfa-ftp.harvard.edu/pub/DASO/Obs/ | | Http access available at http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~gwilliams/DASO/ | | Free e-mail subscriptions: send your e-mail address to the editor. | | Astrometry submission to mpc@cfa.harvard.edu with subject "ART SAT". | | These circulars are copyrighted publications, but free use of any and | | all information contained herein may be made provided that the normal | | scientific procedures for referencing material are followed. | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ DASO Circular No. 63 Issued: 2006 Aug. 29, 18:46 UT