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    M.P.E.C. 2006-A34                                Issued 2006 Jan. 8, 16:56 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.
    
                      Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
                      Supported in part by the TABASGO Foundation
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2006 AP3
    
    Observations:
         K06A03P* C2006 01 06.34010 07 56 20.14 +26 53 29.5          19.6   EA034704
         K06A03P  C2006 01 06.35281 07 56 21.42 +26 51 53.0          20.4   EA034704
         K06A03P  C2006 01 06.36551 07 56 22.63 +26 50 16.8          20.0   EA034704
         K06A03P  C2006 01 06.37890 07 56 24.03 +26 48 36.4          19.7   EA034704
         K06A03P  C2006 01 06.39234 07 56 25.38 +26 46 54.5          19.9   EA034704
         K06A03P  C2006 01 07.05749 07 57 53.22 +25 23 17.8          19.3 R EA034204
         K06A03P  C2006 01 07.06286 07 57 53.78 +25 22 37.2                 EA034204
         K06A03P  C2006 01 07.06598 07 57 54.08 +25 22 13.4                 EA034204
         K06A03P  C2006 01 07.06930 07 57 54.43 +25 21 48.2                 EA034204
         K06A03P  C2006 01 07.34219 07 58 30.54 +24 47 59.9          19.6   EA034704
         K06A03P  C2006 01 07.34281 07 58 30.66 +24 47 55.5          19.5   EA034704
         K06A03P  C2006 01 07.35502 07 58 31.78 +24 46 23.7          19.5   EA034704
         K06A03P  C2006 01 07.35563 07 58 31.81 +24 46 18.7          19.5   EA034704
         K06A03P  C2006 01 07.36794 07 58 32.98 +24 44 46.0          19.7   EA034704
         K06A03P  C2006 01 07.36855 07 58 32.98 +24 44 41.5          19.7   EA034704
         K06A03P  C2006 01 07.38106 07 58 34.27 +24 43 07.0          19.7   EA034704
         K06A03P  C2006 01 07.48959 07 58 44.90 +24 29 07.4          19.5 R EA034734
         K06A03P  C2006 01 07.49193 07 58 45.16 +24 28 49.2          19.6 R EA034734
         K06A03P  C2006 01 07.50281 07 58 46.34 +24 27 26.8                 EA034734
         K06A03P 5C2006 01 08.31111 08 00 32.29 +22 47 00.3          19.6 R EA034673
         K06A03P 5C2006 01 08.31564 08 00 32.65 +22 46 27.5                 EA034673
         K06A03P 5C2006 01 08.32488 08 00 33.51 +22 45 18.1                 EA034673
         K06A03P 5C2006 01 08.32963 08 00 33.91 +22 44 43.4                 EA034673
         K06A03P  C2006 01 08.36295 08 00 36.18 +22 40 37.8          19.3 V EA034G96
         K06A03P  C2006 01 08.37171 08 00 36.93 +22 39 32.2          19.5 V EA034G96
         K06A03P  C2006 01 08.37611 08 00 37.29 +22 38 59.2          19.6 V EA034G96
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 Newtonian
        reflector + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, L. Manguso,
        D. Torres, R. Kracke, A. Milner, H. Love.  Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer,
        J. Evans, J. Kommers.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer D. Tibbets.  Measurer 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2006 AP3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0974 AU
    Epoch 2006 Jan. 5.0 TT = JDT 2453740.5                  MPC
    M   1.36507              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.43890666     Peri.  172.24194     -0.21107885     -0.96384647
    a   1.7148308      Node   289.83160     +0.88727204     -0.11912762
    e   0.3705763      Incl.    9.95495     +0.41011467     -0.23834552
    P   2.25           H   23.7           G   0.15
    From 26 observations 2006 Jan. 6-8.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2006 AP3                 a,e,i = 1.71, 0.37, 10                  q = 1.0794
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2006 01 05    07 53.24   +29 41.1    0.0989   1.080   166.7    12.1    19.6
    2006 01 15    08 11.77   +09 41.9    0.106    1.087   166.9    11.8    19.7
    2006 01 25    08 22.69   -04 46.8    0.129    1.104   156.1    21.2    20.5
    2006 02 04    08 30.12   -12 52.2    0.163    1.129   149.2    26.6    21.2
    2006 02 14    08 37.15   -16 36.3    0.204    1.161   145.3    29.0    21.8
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-A34
    

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