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    M.P.E.C. 2006-A54                                Issued 2006 Jan. 10, 14:18 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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                      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 AM8
    
    Observations:
         K06A08M* C2006 01 09.33994 09 25 01.99 +42 57 36.9          19.8 V EA054703
         K06A08M  C2006 01 09.34752 09 25 01.56 +42 58 00.3          19.2 V EA054703
         K06A08M  C2006 01 09.35512 09 25 01.12 +42 58 22.9          19.2 V EA054703
         K06A08M  C2006 01 09.36273 09 25 00.73 +42 58 46.3          19.8 V EA054703
         K06A08M  C2006 01 09.36868 09 25 00.38 +42 59 03.8          19.4 V EA054703
         K06A08M  C2006 01 09.37675 09 25 00.15 +42 59 28.1          19.3 V EA054703
         K06A08M  C2006 01 09.38490 09 24 59.63 +42 59 52.9          19.2 V EA054703
         K06A08M  C2006 01 09.39323 09 24 59.13 +43 00 18.1          19.3 V EA054703
         K06A08M  C2006 01 09.98221 09 24 33.17 +43 30 15.6          19.1 R EA054204
         K06A08M  C2006 01 09.98604 09 24 32.96 +43 30 27.8                 EA054204
         K06A08M  C2006 01 09.98988 09 24 32.77 +43 30 39.8                 EA054204
         K06A08M  C2006 01 09.99372 09 24 32.52 +43 30 51.6                 EA054204
         K06A08M  C2006 01 09.99755 09 24 32.32 +43 31 03.4                 EA054204
         K06A08M  C2006 01 10.00691 09 24 31.84 +43 31 32.9          19.3 V EA054595
         K06A08M  C2006 01 10.03190 09 24 30.27 +43 32 51.4                 EA054595
         K06A08M  C2006 01 10.15522 09 24 25.30 +43 39 14.2          19.4 R EA054932
         K06A08M  C2006 01 10.17292 09 24 24.28 +43 40 11.0          19.4 R EA054932
         K06A08M  C2006 01 10.19796 09 24 22.88 +43 41 30.6          19.4 R EA054932
         K06A08M 5C2006 01 10.26528 09 24 20.06 +43 45 02.4          19.7 R EA054673
         K06A08M 5C2006 01 10.27836 09 24 19.28 +43 45 44.6                 EA054673
         K06A08M 5C2006 01 10.28241 09 24 19.09 +43 45 57.1                 EA054673
         K06A08M 5C2006 01 10.28843 09 24 18.68 +43 46 17.2                 EA054673
         K06A08M  C2006 01 10.31692 09 24 16.96 +43 47 48.9          19.7 R EA054854
         K06A08M  C2006 01 10.32266 09 24 16.61 +43 48 07.6          19.6 R EA054854
         K06A08M  C2006 01 10.32842 09 24 16.27 +43 48 26.1          19.6 R EA054854
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 Newtonian
        reflector + CCD.
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers L. Valent, E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector
        + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    932 John J. McCarthy Obs., New Milford.  Observers W. Cloutier, B. Wallin.
        Measurer M. Robson.  0.4-m f/6.5 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2006 AM8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1400 AU
    Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
    M 348.55071              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.50893405     Peri.  190.17622     -0.42393026     +0.89571665
    a   1.5536805      Node    54.86441     -0.81901227     -0.31593674
    e   0.7266772      Incl.    9.43576     -0.38665493     -0.31285086
    P   1.94           H   19.7           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    060109 703  0.5+  0.0     060109 204  0.1-  0.4+    060110 673  0.3+  0.2+
    060109 703  0.1+  0.4+    060109 204  0.1+  0.3+    060110 673  0.2-  0.4+
    060109 703  0.5-  0.0     060109 204  0.3-  0.1+    060110 673  0.2+  0.1-
    060109 703  0.4-  0.3+    060109 204  0.2-  0.1-    060110 673  0.6-  0.7+
    060109 703  0.8-  0.2-    060110 595  1.3+  0.2-    060110 854  0.1+  0.4-
    060109 703  1.3+  0.3-    060110 595  0.6-  0.2+    060110 854  0.0   0.1-
    060109 703  0.2+  0.1-    060110 932  0.3+  0.5-    060110 854  0.0   0.0
    060109 703  0.4-  0.1-    060110 932  0.2-  0.0
    060109 204  0.1-  0.2+    060110 932  0.1-  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2006 AM8                 a,e,i = 1.55, 0.73, 9                   q = 0.4247
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2006 01 05    09 27.06   +39 42.2    0.500    1.423   145.1    23.3    20.1
    2006 01 15    09 18.52   +48 27.2    0.371    1.310   147.1    24.1    19.3
    2006 01 25    08 38.76   +63 08.8    0.266    1.190   135.9    35.1    18.7
    2006 02 04    03 25.04   +77 27.6    0.203    1.062   106.8    62.7    18.6
    2006 02 14    23 22.89   +50 18.8    0.202    0.926    66.7   101.7    19.8
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-A54
    

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