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    M.P.E.C. 2006-S104                               Issued 2006 Sept. 30, 19:23 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 SM198

Observations:
     K06SJ8M* C2006 09 29.16350 21 34 16.50 -13 15 20.1          19.4   ES104704
     K06SJ8M  C2006 09 29.17573 21 34 19.55 -13 13 59.3          19.2   ES104704
     K06SJ8M  C2006 09 29.18783 21 34 22.55 -13 12 38.9          19.5   ES104704
     K06SJ8M  C2006 09 29.20001 21 34 25.57 -13 11 17.7          19.2   ES104704
     K06SJ8M  C2006 09 30.13271 21 38 34.19 -11 29 23.1          18.8 R ES104854
     K06SJ8M  C2006 09 30.13903 21 38 35.74 -11 28 41.7          19.2 R ES104854
     K06SJ8M  C2006 09 30.14540 21 38 37.34 -11 28 00.0          19.2 R ES104854
     K06SJ8M  C2006 09 30.58651 21 40 29.91 -10 39 22.5          18.9 R ES104E12

Observer details:
704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Bezpalko, L. Manguso,
    D. Torres, R. Kracke, H. Love, G. Spitz, J. Kistler.  Measurers J. Stuart,
    J. Kommers.  1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 SM198                                               Earth MOID = 0.1071 AU
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M   2.15297              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26359328     Peri.  344.85177     +0.96203584     +0.27291277
a   2.4090538      Node   359.29715     -0.22586510     +0.79123209
e   0.5408282      Incl.   11.19168     -0.15320575     +0.54723889
P   3.74           H   21.4           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
060929 704  0.4-  0.5-    060929 704  0.2+  0.8+    060930 854  0.5+  0.3+
060929 704  0.0   0.4-    060930 854  0.3-  0.4-    060930 E12  0.1-  0.1+
060929 704  0.1+  0.1+    060930 854  0.2-  0.0

Ephemeris:
2006 SM198               a,e,i = 2.41, 0.54, 11                  q = 1.1062
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 09 22    21 00.72   -26 35.7    0.154    1.111   130.6    43.4    19.2
2006 10 02    21 46.61   -08 09.8    0.165    1.127   137.3    37.0    19.2
2006 10 12    22 25.74   +06 49.0    0.198    1.156   139.7    33.9    19.6
2006 10 22    22 58.87   +16 34.8    0.249    1.195   139.2    32.9    20.2
2006 11 01    23 27.76   +22 24.5    0.315    1.243   137.6    32.6    20.7
2006 11 11    23 53.78   +25 48.6    0.392    1.299   135.3    32.4    21.3
2006 11 21    00 17.92   +27 47.3    0.481    1.359   132.4    32.5    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-S104

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