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MPEC 2006-A37 : 2006 AS3

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M.P.E.C. 2006-A37                                Issued 2006 Jan. 8, 17:10 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.

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                                   2006 AS3

Observations:
     K06A03S*tC2006 01 07.18998 07 19 56.63 +30 37 19.4          20.3 V EA037691
     K06A03S tC2006 01 07.20739 07 19 53.58 +30 34 49.2          20.4 V EA037691
     K06A03S tC2006 01 07.22487 07 19 50.47 +30 32 18.6          20.1 V EA037691
     K06A03S tC2006 01 07.29297 07 19 37.92 +30 22 23.0          19.8 V EA037291
     K06A03S tC2006 01 07.29913 07 19 36.76 +30 21 28.5          19.8 V EA037291
     K06A03S tC2006 01 07.30589 07 19 35.46 +30 20 28.3          20.1 V EA037291
     K06A03S tC2006 01 07.42203 07 19 13.80 +30 02 52.2          19.9 V EA037291
     K06A03S tC2006 01 07.42668 07 19 13.03 +30 02 10.8          17.7 V EA037291
     K06A03S tC2006 01 07.43090 07 19 12.23 +30 01 30.0          20.0 V EA037291
     K06A03S  C2006 01 07.83280 07 18 23.45 +28 58 01.0          19.0 V EA037J77
     K06A03S  C2006 01 07.83655 07 18 21.85 +28 57 40.2                 EA037118
     K06A03S  C2006 01 07.84491 07 18 20.42 +28 56 21.3          19.4 R EA037118
     K06A03S  C2006 01 07.84837 07 18 19.82 +28 55 48.4          19.3 R EA037118
     K06A03S  C2006 01 07.85185 07 18 19.21 +28 55 17.2          19.7 R EA037118
     K06A03S  C2006 01 07.85755 07 18 18.98 +28 54 20.9          19.4 R EA037143
     K06A03S  C2006 01 07.86445 07 18 17.74 +28 53 15.7          19.4 R EA037143
     K06A03S  C2006 01 07.87687 07 18 15.94 +28 51 03.6          19.5 V EA037J77
     K06A03S 5C2006 01 08.23241 07 17 22.34 +27 52 48.8          19.8 R EA037673
     K06A03S 5C2006 01 08.23843 07 17 21.16 +27 51 46.7                 EA037673
     K06A03S 5C2006 01 08.24641 07 17 19.56 +27 50 28.2                 EA037673
     K06A03S 5C2006 01 08.25208 07 17 18.53 +27 49 29.5                 EA037673
     K06A03S  C2006 01 08.33807 07 16 58.68 +27 34 38.3          19.3 R EA037734
     K06A03S  C2006 01 08.34049 07 16 58.11 +27 34 09.9          19.8 R EA037734
     K06A03S  C2006 01 08.34292 07 16 57.74 +27 33 48.0          19.7 R EA037734
     K06A03S  C2006 01 08.36547 07 16 54.80 +27 30 08.3          19.2 V EA037G96
     K06A03S  C2006 01 08.36985 07 16 53.90 +27 29 22.5          19.4 V EA037G96
     K06A03S tC2006 01 08.37137 07 16 53.71 +27 29 08.5          20.0 V EA037291
     K06A03S  C2006 01 08.37425 07 16 53.04 +27 28 36.3          19.5 V EA037G96
     K06A03S tC2006 01 08.37573 07 16 52.83 +27 28 22.3          20.0 V EA037291
     K06A03S  C2006 01 08.37861 07 16 52.17 +27 27 50.2          19.4 V EA037G96
     K06A03S tC2006 01 08.37992 07 16 52.00 +27 27 38.5          20.0 V EA037291

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers T. H. Bressi, P. Lau.  Measurer
    T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
    E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
    S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
J77 Golden Hill Observatory, Stourton Caundle.  Observer R. Miles.  0.28-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 AS3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0429 AU
Epoch 2006 Jan. 5.0 TT = JDT 2453740.5                  MPC
M 322.11775              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.63732789     Peri.  245.35304     -0.97219759     -0.08263031
a   1.3372957      Node   289.28876     +0.17712363     -0.87151442
e   0.3295265      Incl.   13.42243     -0.15316354     -0.48335788
P   1.55           H   24.8           G   0.15
From 29 observations 2006 Jan. 7-8.

Ephemeris:
2006 AS3                 a,e,i = 1.34, 0.33, 13                  q = 0.8966
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 01 05    07 24.53   +35 14.6    0.0908   1.072   166.5    12.3    20.5
2006 01 15    06 53.41   -04 08.2    0.0464   1.025   151.6    27.2    19.4
2006 01 25    05 17.01   -68 12.1    0.0621   0.982    86.1    90.3    21.9
2006 02 04    23 54.88   -80 00.5    0.112    0.946    66.3   107.5    23.9

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-A37

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