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    M.P.E.C. 2006-Q27                                Issued 2006 Aug. 24, 14:05 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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                                       2006 QB31
    
    Observations:
         K06Q31B* C2006 08 23.68162 01 13 38.88 -44 29 58.5          18.2 V EQ027E12
         K06Q31B  C2006 08 23.69209 01 13 16.18 -44 28 56.6          18.2 V EQ027E12
         K06Q31B  C2006 08 23.70257 01 12 53.57 -44 27 54.9          18.1 V EQ027E12
         K06Q31B  C2006 08 23.71314 01 12 30.78 -44 26 51.3          17.7 V EQ027E12
         K06Q31B  C2006 08 23.73522 01 11 43.13 -44 24 38.0          18.0 R EQ027E12
         K06Q31B  C2006 08 23.73552 01 11 42.52 -44 24 36.3          17.9 V EQ027E12
         K06Q31B  C2006 08 23.74631 01 11 19.27 -44 23 30.0          17.9 R EQ027E12
         K06Q31B  C2006 08 23.75622 01 10 57.84 -44 22 29.4          17.8 R EQ027E12
         K06Q31B  C2006 08 23.80409 01 09 14.90 -44 17 27.3          18.2 V EQ027E12
         K06Q31B  C2006 08 23.80497 01 09 13.50 -44 17 23.3          18.2 V EQ027E12
         K06Q31B  C2006 08 23.80588 01 09 11.52 -44 17 17.4          18.2 V EQ027E12
         K06Q31B  C2006 08 23.80866 01 09 05.59 -44 17 00.1          17.5 R EQ027E12
         K06Q31B  C2006 08 24.23947 00 54 23.50 -43 29 32.4          17.5 R EQ027I77
         K06Q31B  C2006 08 24.24192 00 54 18.49 -43 29 14.4          17.7 R EQ027I77
         K06Q31B  C2006 08 24.24438 00 54 13.46 -43 28 57.4          18.1 R EQ027I77
         K06Q31B 5C2006 08 24.40723 00 48 50.99 -43 10 01.3          17.8 R EQ027673
         K06Q31B 5C2006 08 24.41556 00 48 34.36 -43 09 00.8                 EQ027673
         K06Q31B 5C2006 08 24.42218 00 48 21.06 -43 08 12.6                 EQ027673
         K06Q31B 5C2006 08 24.44069 00 47 44.09 -43 05 54.1                 EQ027673
    
    Observer details:
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
        E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
        R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + 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 QB31                                                Earth MOID = 0.1035 AU
    Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
    M  66.06740              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.73459116     Peri.  228.95970     -0.84184632     +0.52097839
    a   1.2164817      Node   341.03099     -0.26372944     -0.62498781
    e   0.6304699      Incl.   25.70381     -0.47089442     -0.58135338
    P   1.34           H   21.0           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    060823 E12  0.7-  0.2-    060823 E12  0.8-  0.2-    060824 I77  0.0   0.6+
    060823 E12  1.0-  0.0     060823 E12 (4.7-  1.7+)   060824 673  0.8-  0.2+
    060823 E12  0.4-  0.4-    060823 E12  0.5+  0.0     060824 673  0.0   0.6-
    060823 E12  0.1+  0.1+    060823 E12  0.1+  0.2+    060824 673  0.3-  1.2-
    060823 E12  0.1+  0.1-    060823 E12  0.1+  0.3-    060824 673  0.5+  0.2-
    060823 E12  0.5+  0.2-    060824 I77  0.3-  0.5+
    060823 E12  0.4+  0.2+    060824 I77  0.2-  1.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2006 QB31                a,e,i = 1.22, 0.63, 26                  q = 0.4495
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2006 08 23    01 38.48   -45 27.7    0.111    1.077   123.9    51.2    18.3
    2006 08 28    23 17.03   -34 10.1    0.134    1.131   153.0    23.9    18.0
    2006 09 02    22 13.03   -23 10.4    0.180    1.183   163.2    14.3    18.4
    2006 09 07    21 42.76   -16 15.0    0.238    1.232   158.2    17.6    19.3
    2006 09 12    21 26.71   -11 55.3    0.302    1.280   151.1    22.4    20.0
    2006 09 17    21 17.79   -09 03.6    0.371    1.325   144.6    26.0    20.6
    2006 09 22    21 13.01   -07 03.2    0.443    1.369   139.0    28.8    21.2
    2006 09 27    21 10.90   -05 34.1    0.517    1.411   133.9    30.8    21.6
    2006 10 02    21 10.66   -04 25.1    0.593    1.451   129.2    32.3    22.0
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-Q27
    

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