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    • MPEC 2006-K61 : 2006 KD40

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    M.P.E.C. 2006-K61                                Issued 2006 May 27, 18:27 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2006 KD40

Observations:
     K06K40D* C2006 05 26.32980 18 47 38.85 +13 58 39.7          17.5   EK061704
     K06K40D  C2006 05 26.34090 18 47 41.83 +13 58 20.3          18.5   EK061704
     K06K40D  C2006 05 26.35200 18 47 44.85 +13 58 03.0          18.5   EK061704
     K06K40D  C2006 05 26.36308 18 47 47.87 +13 57 45.4          17.8   EK061704
     K06K40D  C2006 05 26.37418 18 47 50.91 +13 57 27.4          18.9   EK061704
     K06K40D  C2006 05 26.98486 18 50 51.06 +13 39 50.6          16.9 R EK061176
     K06K40D  C2006 05 26.98572 18 50 51.31 +13 39 49.1          16.9 R EK061176
     K06K40D  C2006 05 26.99154 18 50 52.99 +13 39 39.1          16.5 R EK061176
     K06K40D  C2006 05 26.99240 18 50 53.24 +13 39 37.6          16.6 R EK061176
     K06K40D  C2006 05 27.27962 18 52 17.76 +13 31 38.1          17.0 R EK061I77
     K06K40D  C2006 05 27.28993 18 52 20.74 +13 31 18.3          16.7 R EK061I77
     K06K40D  C2006 05 27.29626 18 52 22.62 +13 31 07.1          16.8 R EK061I77

Observer details:
176 Observatori Astronomic de Consell.  Observers A. Lopez, R. Pacheco.
    0.41-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, L. Manguso,
    D. Torres, R. Kracke, M. Blythe, H. Love, G. Spitz.  Measurers J. Stuart,
    J. Kommers.  1.0-m f/2.15 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 KD40                                           PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0397 AU
Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
M 316.78781              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.33050589     Peri.  216.90002     +0.51756395     +0.77565248
a   2.0718099      Node    87.02904     -0.67293723     +0.62974443
e   0.5224276      Incl.   21.20594     -0.52847236     -0.04225142
P   2.98           H   18.6           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
060526 704  0.7+  0.3+    060526 704  0.2-  0.6+    060526 176  0.1+  0.2+
060526 704  0.1-  1.0-    060526 176  0.0   0.0     060527 I77  0.3-  0.0
060526 704  0.3-  0.2-    060526 176  0.1+  0.0     060527 I77  0.3-  0.5-
060526 704  0.3-  0.3+    060526 176  0.1+  0.2+    060527 I77  0.4+  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2006 KD40                a,e,i = 2.07, 0.52, 21                  q = 0.9894
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 05 25    18 41.53   +14 32.5    0.226    1.165   128.0    43.2    17.4
2006 06 04    19 45.18   +06 58.8    0.145    1.108   127.4    46.6    16.4
2006 06 14    22 06.73   -14 17.7    0.0990   1.060   114.1    61.0    15.9
2006 06 24    01 16.68   -31 42.5    0.128    1.023    89.1    83.7    17.1
2006 07 04    02 57.38   -33 17.1    0.197    0.998    79.1    89.7    18.2
2006 07 14    03 44.45   -32 05.1    0.274    0.989    76.6    87.8    18.9
2006 07 24    04 11.72   -30 41.8    0.348    0.996    76.8    83.3    19.2
2006 08 03    04 30.04   -29 28.1    0.414    1.018    78.7    77.8    19.4
2006 08 13    04 43.08   -28 28.0    0.471    1.053    81.6    72.1    19.6
2006 08 23    04 51.94   -27 44.4    0.516    1.100    85.7    66.4    19.7
2006 09 02    04 56.50   -27 16.5    0.550    1.156    90.8    60.8    19.8
2006 09 12    04 56.29   -26 58.9    0.573    1.219    97.2    55.0    19.8
2006 09 22    04 50.64   -26 43.7    0.589    1.286   104.7    49.0    19.8
2006 10 02    04 39.00   -26 16.3    0.602    1.357   113.3    42.7    19.8
2006 10 12    04 21.66   -25 18.3    0.616    1.429   122.8    36.0    19.8
2006 10 22    04 00.02   -23 32.9    0.639    1.502   132.4    29.3    19.8
2006 11 01    03 36.78   -20 51.4    0.677    1.575   140.6    23.6    19.9
2006 11 11    03 15.18   -17 22.0    0.735    1.648   145.2    20.0    20.0
2006 11 21    02 57.61   -13 25.2    0.815    1.719   144.8    19.3    20.3
2006 12 01    02 45.21   -09 22.6    0.918    1.790   140.1    20.7    20.7
2006 12 11    02 37.99   -05 30.2    1.042    1.859   133.1    22.8    21.1
2006 12 21    02 35.30   -01 55.2    1.183    1.926   125.2    24.7    21.5
2006 12 31    02 36.40   +01 20.4    1.339    1.992   117.3    26.0    21.9

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-K61

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