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    M.P.E.C. 2006-V39                                Issued 2006 Nov. 11, 19:20 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2006 VB2
    
    Observations:
         K06V02B* C2006 11 09.25750 03 28 51.61 +69 52 48.2          19.0   EV039704
         K06V02B  C2006 11 09.26977 03 28 44.41 +69 54 12.7          19.7   EV039704
         K06V02B  C2006 11 09.28203 03 28 37.28 +69 55 36.4          19.5   EV039704
         K06V02B  C2006 11 09.30659 03 28 22.31 +69 58 23.7          19.2   EV039704
         K06V02B 5C2006 11 10.37708 03 16 33.71 +72 02 49.4          19.2 R EV039673
         K06V02B 5C2006 11 10.37870 03 16 32.40 +72 02 59.7                 EV039673
         K06V02B 5C2006 11 10.38681 03 16 26.02 +72 03 58.6                 EV039673
         K06V02B 5C2006 11 10.39271 03 16 21.40 +72 04 39.2                 EV039673
         K06V02B  C2006 11 10.73767 03 11 50.53 +72 45 25.6          19.6 V EV039595
         K06V02B  C2006 11 10.75020 03 11 39.93 +72 46 56.7          19.3 V EV039595
         K06V02B  C2006 11 11.34200 03 02 24.32 +73 58 28.0          19.0 R EV039H36
         K06V02B  C2006 11 11.34715 03 02 18.82 +73 59 06.1          19.2 R EV039H36
         K06V02B  C2006 11 11.35229 03 02 13.55 +73 59 43.2          18.8 R EV039H36
    
    Observer details:
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers G. Lombardi, E. Pettarin, F. Piani.  Measurer
        E. Pettarin.  0.40-m f/4.5 reflector + CCD.
    673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.61-m f/16
        Cassegrain + CCD.
    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.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.30-m
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2006 VB2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2312 AU
    Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
    M 316.23452              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.40516465     Peri.  171.29069     -0.99697273     -0.07456648
    a   1.8087631      Node     4.60784     +0.04379825     -0.77267441
    e   0.7903295      Incl.   15.91419     +0.06424247     -0.63040787
    P   2.43           H   19.8           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    061109 704  0.3-  0.1+    061110 673  0.2-  0.8-    061111 H36  0.2+  0.7-
    061109 704  0.0   0.4+    061110 673  0.0   0.8+    061111 H36  0.3-  0.3+
    061109 704  0.9+  0.1+    061110 673  0.3+  0.2-    061111 H36  0.1+  0.5+
    061109 704  0.6-  0.6-    061110 595  0.2-  0.1+
    061110 673  0.1-  0.3+    061110 595  0.1+  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2006 VB2                 a,e,i = 1.81, 0.79, 16                  q = 0.3792
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2006 11 11    03 07.94   +73 16.9    0.307    1.189   124.0    43.6    19.3
    2006 11 16    23 42.69   +81 48.5    0.263    1.119   113.1    54.4    19.1
    2006 11 21    18 51.86   +72 44.7    0.237    1.046    97.6    69.4    19.2
    2006 11 26    17 50.86   +55 11.1    0.233    0.971    79.3    87.1    19.6
    2006 12 01    17 29.24   +37 54.0    0.251    0.893    61.4   104.3    20.4
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-V39
    

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