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    M.P.E.C. 2006-A53                                Issued 2006 Jan. 10, 14:16 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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              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2006 AL8
    
    Observations:
         K06A08L* C2006 01 08.70084 12 20 35.30 -06 45 44.8          20.0 V EA053E12
         K06A08L  C2006 01 08.70375 12 20 34.33 -06 45 48.3          19.5 V EA053E12
         K06A08L  C2006 01 08.70466 12 20 34.18 -06 45 48.3          20.9 V EA053E12
         K06A08L  C2006 01 09.51938 12 16 30.43 -07 00 54.0          19.0 V EA053G96
         K06A08L  C2006 01 09.52127 12 16 29.89 -07 00 56.2          19.3 V EA053G96
         K06A08L  C2006 01 09.52318 12 16 29.31 -07 00 58.2          19.1 V EA053G96
         K06A08L  C2006 01 09.52509 12 16 28.70 -07 01 00.3          19.2 V EA053G96
         K06A08L  C2006 01 09.72480 12 15 29.15 -07 04 20.7          18.6 V EA053E12
         K06A08L  C2006 01 09.72550 12 15 29.00 -07 04 19.7          18.8 V EA053E12
         K06A08L  C2006 01 09.72621 12 15 28.88 -07 04 20.8          18.5 V EA053E12
         K06A08L  C2006 01 10.18065 12 13 11.76 -07 12 39.8                 EA053204
         K06A08L  C2006 01 10.18420 12 13 10.66 -07 12 43.5                 EA053204
         K06A08L  C2006 01 10.18828 12 13 09.41 -07 12 47.8                 EA053204
         K06A08L  C2006 01 10.19199 12 13 08.28 -07 12 51.7          19.0 R EA053204
         K06A08L  C2006 01 10.19604 12 13 07.04 -07 12 56.0                 EA053204
         K06A08L  C2006 01 10.29953 12 12 36.04 -07 14 28.8          19.3 R EA053I77
         K06A08L  C2006 01 10.30373 12 12 34.78 -07 14 33.6          18.8 R EA053I77
         K06A08L  C2006 01 10.30794 12 12 33.47 -07 14 37.7          18.8 R EA053I77
         K06A08L  C2006 01 10.39989 12 12 06.20 -07 16 25.9          19.9 R EA053854
         K06A08L  C2006 01 10.41909 12 12 00.33 -07 16 45.9          19.9 R EA053854
         K06A08L  C2006 01 10.43848 12 11 54.37 -07 17 06.2          19.9 R EA053854
         K06A08L 5C2006 01 10.49838 12 11 36.22 -07 18 08.2          19.2 R EA053673
         K06A08L 5C2006 01 10.50486 12 11 34.04 -07 18 15.9                 EA053673
         K06A08L 5C2006 01 10.51111 12 11 32.23 -07 18 21.6                 EA053673
         K06A08L 5C2006 01 10.51539 12 11 30.93 -07 18 25.9                 EA053673
    
    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.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observers G. J. Garradd, R. H. McNaught.  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.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. Hill.  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.
    I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
        Measurer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2006 AL8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0682 AU
    Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
    M   8.28365              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.07536171     Peri.   66.20776     +0.78599146     -0.41184347
    a   5.5509700      Node   313.94189     -0.05213607     +0.69899960
    e   0.9331200      Incl.   39.81876     +0.61603511     +0.58462340
    P  13.08           H   18.3           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    060108 E12  0.0   0.4+    060109 E12  1.6+  0.5-    060110 854  0.1-  0.2+
    060108 E12  1.3-  0.1+    060110 204  0.2-  0.3-    060110 854  0.0   0.3+
    060108 E12  0.5+  1.1+    060110 204  0.5-  0.3-    060110 854  0.2-  0.3+
    060109 G96  0.1-  0.1-    060110 204  0.5-  0.3-    060110 673  1.9+  1.0+
    060109 G96  0.5+  0.2-    060110 204  0.4-  0.3-    060110 673  0.9-  0.1+
    060109 G96  0.5+  0.2-    060110 204  0.5-  0.4-    060110 673  0.7+  0.9+
    060109 G96  0.1+  0.2-    060110 I77  0.9-  0.4+    060110 673  1.0+  1.0+
    060109 E12  0.8-  2.0-    060110 I77  0.4-  0.0
    060109 E12  0.1+  0.2-    060110 I77  0.7-  0.3+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2006 AL8                 a,e,i = 5.55, 0.93, 40                  q = 0.3712
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2006 01 05    12 38.61   -05 33.9    0.596    1.180    93.4    56.3    19.6
    2006 01 15    11 48.60   -08 28.6    0.609    1.348   113.5    42.0    19.5
    2006 01 25    10 56.95   -10 03.8    0.652    1.508   133.2    28.4    19.5
    2006 02 04    10 10.00   -10 11.4    0.735    1.661   149.5    17.5    19.7
    2006 02 14    09 32.87   -09 17.5    0.858    1.809   157.2    12.2    20.0
    2006 02 24    09 06.64   -07 57.2    1.016    1.951   153.2    13.2    20.6
    2006 03 06    08 49.79   -06 34.4    1.202    2.088   143.9    16.2    21.2
    2006 03 16    08 40.18   -05 21.0    1.411    2.220   133.9    18.8    21.7
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-A53
    

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