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    M.P.E.C. 2006-M48                                Issued 2006 June 28, 17:42 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
    
                          S/2006 S 2, S/2006 S 5, S/2006 S 8
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2006-M45
    
    Additional Observations:
        SK06S020  C2004 12 12.43127 07 49 07.36 +20 29 46.5                 EM048568
        SK06S020  C2004 12 12.48707 07 49 06.52 +20 29 49.0                 EM048568
        SK06S020  C2004 12 14.39867 07 48 37.64 +20 31 16.7          24.1 R EM048568
        SK06S020  C2004 12 14.42284 07 48 37.24 +20 31 17.9          23.9 R EM048568
        SK06S020  C2005 01 05.39681 07 41 55.97 +20 51 00.5          23.7 R EM048568
        SK06S020  C2005 01 05.45106 07 41 54.85 +20 51 03.6          23.6 R EM048568
        SK06S050  C2004 12 13.38655 07 57 11.82 +20 45 55.6                 EM048568
        SK06S050  C2004 12 13.45539 07 57 10.83 +20 45 59.0                 EM048568
        SK06S050  C2004 12 14.49684 07 56 54.96 +20 46 45.7          24.8 R EM048568
        SK06S050  C2004 12 14.51836 07 56 54.66 +20 46 47.0          24.6 R EM048568
        SK06S050  C2005 01 05.48235 07 50 11.93 +21 05 56.5          24.2 R EM048568
        SK06S050  C2005 01 05.51875 07 50 11.18 +21 05 58.4          24.3 R EM048568
        SK06S080  C2004 12 12.39170 07 50 10.12 +20 42 24.7          24.7 R EM048568
        SK06S080  C2004 12 12.42815 07 50 09.58 +20 42 26.2          24.6 R EM048568
        SK06S080  C2004 12 14.59612 07 49 36.66 +20 44 07.4          24.8 R EM048568
        SK06S080  C2004 12 14.62035 07 49 36.29 +20 44 08.0                 EM048568
        SK06S080  C2005 01 05.60252 07 42 54.90 +21 04 05.3          24.2 R EM048568
        SK06S080  C2005 01 05.62486 07 42 54.45 +21 04 06.5          24.0 R EM048568
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. C. Jewitt, S. S. Sheppard, J. Kleyna.  Measurer
        S. S. Sheppard.  Subaru 8.2-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    S/2006 S 2
    Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
    M 209.51085              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.28914247     Peri.  181.69603     -0.32895785     +0.80695333
    a   0.1492081      Node   290.65237     +0.87247383     +0.45846556
    e   0.3399560      Incl.  148.38490     +0.36135322     -0.37233808
    P   3.41           H   14.8           P/d  1245.06
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    K04CC  568  0.2+  0.2-    K0614  568  0.0   0.1+    K0622  568  0.1+  0.2-
    K04CC  568  0.3+  0.2-    K0615  568  0.3+  0.2+    K0622  568  0.1-  0.1-
    K04CE  568  0.1+  0.0     K0615  568  0.2-  0.1-    K062P  568  0.2-  0.0
    K04CE  568  0.2-  0.1+    K0616  568  0.2+  0.2-    K062P  568  0.3+  0.3+
    K0515  568  0.3-  0.3+    K0616  568  0.4-  0.4-    K064U  568  0.0   0.4+
    K0515  568  0.2-  0.2+    K0621  568  0.1-  0.1+    K064U  568  0.1-  0.0
    K0614  568  0.1+  0.1+    K0621  568  0.1+  0.1-
    
    S/2006 S 5
    Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
    M 218.55439              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.27672022     Peri.   46.80974     +0.46433973     -0.88336494
    a   0.1536407      Node   344.12337     -0.86502384     -0.46777765
    e   0.1423235      Incl.  166.53963     -0.19005885     -0.02916262
    P   3.56           H   15.3           P/d  1300.95
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    K04CD  568  0.4-  0.0     K0615  568  0.3-  0.0     K0622  568  0.3+  0.4+
    K04CD  568  0.5+  0.2+    K0615  568  0.2-  0.2-    K0622  568  0.1+  0.3+
    K04CE  568  0.2-  0.1-    K0616  568  0.3-  0.1-    K0638  568  0.3+  0.4-
    K04CE  568  0.3+  0.2+    K0616  568  0.2-  0.1-    K0638  568  0.3+  0.5-
    K0515  568  0.1-  0.0     K0621  568  0.1+  0.1-    K064U  568  0.1-  0.4+
    K0515  568  0.1+  0.1-    K0621  568  0.2+  0.1+    K064U  568  0.2-  0.4+
    
    S/2006 S 8
    Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
    M 229.32293              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.41745410     Peri.  206.42122     -0.04193406     +0.92872208
    a   0.1168049      Node   296.79531     +0.97410665     +0.11999314
    e   0.4221689      Incl.  155.62458     +0.22216610     -0.35082324
    P   2.36           H   15.4           P/d   862.37
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    K04CC  568  0.0   0.2+    K0615  568  0.1+  0.1+    K0622  568  0.3-  0.3-
    K04CC  568  0.2+  0.0     K0615  568  0.0   0.2+    K0622  568  0.1-  0.1-
    K04CE  568  0.2-  0.3+    K0616  568  0.0   0.3-    K0636  568  0.0   0.0
    K04CE  568  0.1+  0.2-    K0616  568  0.8+  0.1+    K0636  568  0.1-  0.2-
    K0515  568  0.2-  0.0     K0621  568  0.2-  0.1+    K064U  568  0.1+  0.2+
    K0515  568  0.0   0.1-    K0621  568  0.2-  0.0     K064U  568  0.0   0.2+
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-M48
    

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