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  • MPEC 2006-Q60 : 2006 QX89

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    M.P.E.C. 2006-Q60                                Issued 2006 Aug. 30, 13:06 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
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                                       2006 QX89
    
    Observations:
         K06Q89X* C2006 08 29.23863 23 37 40.41 +13 40 22.5          18.6 R EQ060699
         K06Q89X  C2006 08 29.26423 23 37 41.14 +13 40 57.1                 EQ060699
         K06Q89X  C2006 08 29.28984 23 37 41.89 +13 41 31.6                 EQ060699
         K06Q89X  C2006 08 29.31545 23 37 42.64 +13 42 04.4                 EQ060699
         K06Q89X 5C2006 08 29.47130 23 37 47.24 +13 45 31.8          18.8 R EQ060673
         K06Q89X 5C2006 08 29.47662 23 37 47.40 +13 45 38.9                 EQ060673
         K06Q89X 5C2006 08 29.48067 23 37 47.55 +13 45 44.2                 EQ060673
         K06Q89X 5C2006 08 29.48530 23 37 47.67 +13 45 50.1                 EQ060673
         K06Q89X  C2006 08 29.55588 23 37 51.95 +13 47 27.7          18.7 V EQ060D35
         K06Q89X  C2006 08 29.55808 23 37 52.01 +13 47 30.5          18.5 V EQ060D35
         K06Q89X  C2006 08 29.56028 23 37 52.07 +13 47 33.3          19.0 V EQ060D35
         K06Q89X  C2006 08 29.89464 23 38 03.49 +13 54 47.3                 EQ060J95
         K06Q89X  C2006 08 29.89675 23 38 03.56 +13 54 50.6                 EQ060J95
         K06Q89X  C2006 08 29.89871 23 38 03.62 +13 54 53.1          19.1 R EQ060J95
         K06Q89X  C2006 08 29.98333 23 38 06.27 +13 56 45.7          19.1 V EQ060J68
         K06Q89X  C2006 08 30.00429 23 38 06.89 +13 57 13.9          17.9 V EQ060J68
         K06Q89X  C2006 08 30.02624 23 38 07.57 +13 57 43.5          18.4 V EQ060J68
         K06Q89X  C2006 08 30.15586 23 38 12.09 +14 00 57.6          18.3 R EQ060I77
         K06Q89X  C2006 08 30.16191 23 38 12.18 +14 01 05.8          18.4 R EQ060I77
         K06Q89X  C2006 08 30.23594 23 38 15.24 +14 02 24.1          18.9 R EQ060734
         K06Q89X  C2006 08 30.23929 23 38 15.31 +14 02 28.6          19.0 R EQ060734
         K06Q89X 5C2006 08 30.39421 23 38 20.06 +14 05 55.4          18.7 R EQ060673
         K06Q89X 5C2006 08 30.40775 23 38 20.43 +14 06 13.4                 EQ060673
         K06Q89X 5C2006 08 30.40903 23 38 20.47 +14 06 15.1                 EQ060673
         K06Q89X 5C2006 08 30.41042 23 38 20.50 +14 06 16.9                 EQ060673
    
    Observer details:
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    699 Lowell Observatory-LONEOS.  Observer B. A. Skiff.  0.59-m LONEOS Schmidt
        + CCD.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer D. Tibbets.  Measurer G. Hug.  0.7-m
        reflector + CCD.
    D35 Lulin Observatory.  Observers H.-C. Lin, C.-S. Lin, Q.-z. Ye.  Measurer
        Q.-z. Ye.  0.41-m f/8.8 Ritchey-Chretien + 2Kx2K CCD.
    I77 CEAMIG-REA Observatory, Belo Horizonte.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
        Measurer C. Jacques.  0.30-m f/3.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    J68 Tweenhills Observatory, Hartpury.  Observer D. A. Miller.  0.30-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD + f/3.3 focal reducer.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2006 QX89
    Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
    M 356.35054              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.18740733     Peri.   83.68044     +0.95511069     -0.28032476
    a   3.0242081      Node   292.56640     +0.21377571     +0.87609012
    e   0.5580756      Incl.    5.95604     +0.20509393     +0.39228068
    P   5.26           H   18.9           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    060829 699  0.3+  0.1-    060829 D35  0.5+  0.9+    060830 I77  0.1-  0.1-
    060829 699  0.3-  0.1+    060829 D35  0.4+  0.7+    060830 734  0.4+  0.1-
    060829 699  0.3-  0.3+    060829 J95  0.2-  0.3-    060830 734  0.0   0.1-
    060829 699  0.2-  1.1-    060829 J95  0.2-  0.1+    060830 673  0.0   0.0
    060829 673  0.1-  0.2-    060829 J95  0.2-  0.0     060830 673  0.1-  0.2+
    060829 673  0.1-  0.1-    060829 J68  0.2+  0.3-    060830 673  0.0   0.2+
    060829 673  0.3+  0.1-    060830 J68  0.0   0.0     060830 673  0.1-  0.1+
    060829 673  0.1+  0.3-    060830 J68  0.4+  0.4+
    060829 D35  0.6+  1.0+    060830 I77  0.9+  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2006 QX89                a,e,i = 3.02, 0.56, 6                   q = 1.3365
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2006 08 23    23 33.69   +11 21.6    0.480    1.443   148.5    21.5    19.1
    2006 09 02    23 39.80   +15 03.1    0.430    1.406   153.0    19.0    18.8
    2006 09 12    23 44.86   +18 31.8    0.393    1.376   156.3    17.1    18.5
    2006 09 22    23 49.62   +21 29.7    0.370    1.354   158.0    16.2    18.3
    2006 10 02    23 55.31   +23 41.3    0.359    1.341   157.9    16.3    18.2
    2006 10 12    00 03.25   +24 59.6    0.361    1.336   156.4    17.4    18.2
    2006 10 22    00 14.17   +25 26.4    0.374    1.342   154.0    19.0    18.4
    2006 11 01    00 28.33   +25 13.5    0.400    1.356   150.8    20.9    18.6
    2006 11 11    00 45.27   +24 37.4    0.438    1.378   147.0    23.0    18.9
    2006 11 21    01 04.17   +23 52.7    0.490    1.409   142.6    25.2    19.3
    2006 12 01    01 24.36   +23 11.6    0.555    1.447   137.9    27.2    19.6
    2006 12 11    01 45.23   +22 40.6    0.635    1.491   132.9    28.9    20.0
    2006 12 21    02 06.36   +22 22.0    0.728    1.540   127.7    30.4    20.5
    2006 12 31    02 27.59   +22 15.4    0.834    1.594   122.4    31.4    20.9
    2007 01 10    02 48.78   +22 18.6    0.953    1.651   117.1    32.0    21.2
    2007 01 20    03 09.87   +22 28.7    1.083    1.711   111.7    32.3    21.6
    2007 01 30    03 30.88   +22 42.9    1.224    1.774   106.3    32.2    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-Q60
    

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