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    M.P.E.C. 2006-W23                                Issued 2006 Nov. 19, 04:11 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
              URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                        2006 WU
    
    Observations:
         K06W00U* C2006 11 17.25169 02 18 16.52 +19 20 50.5          21.7 V EW023G96
         K06W00U  C2006 11 17.25880 02 18 15.91 +19 20 46.6          21.9 V EW023G96
         K06W00U  C2006 11 17.26584 02 18 15.33 +19 20 43.8          20.7 V EW023G96
         K06W00U  C2006 11 17.27300 02 18 14.68 +19 20 40.9          21.3 V EW023G96
         K06W00U  C2006 11 17.31506 02 18 11.00 +19 20 22.8          21.9 V EW023G96
         K06W00U  C2006 11 17.32236 02 18 10.37 +19 20 19.7          21.6 V EW023G96
         K06W00U  C2006 11 17.32965 02 18 09.85 +19 20 15.9                 EW023G96
         K06W00U  C2006 11 17.33690 02 18 09.12 +19 20 13.4          22.4 V EW023G96
         K06W00U HC2006 11 18.12885 02 17 03.02 +19 14 36.1                 EW023291
         K06W00U HC2006 11 18.13276 02 17 02.60 +19 14 33.8                 EW023291
         K06W00U HC2006 11 18.13689 02 17 02.36 +19 14 31.1                 EW023291
         K06W00U  C2006 11 18.21475 02 16 55.48 +19 13 57.5          20.8 R EW023734
         K06W00U  C2006 11 18.23091 02 16 54.16 +19 13 50.6          21.7 R EW023734
         K06W00U  C2006 11 18.23402 02 16 53.94 +19 13 51.4          20.7 V EW023G96
         K06W00U  C2006 11 18.24065 02 16 53.36 +19 13 48.4          20.9 V EW023G96
         K06W00U VC2006 11 18.24340 02 16 53.00 +19 13 48.0                 EW023711
         K06W00U  C2006 11 18.24704 02 16 52.64 +19 13 43.3          21.5 R EW023734
         K06W00U  C2006 11 18.24726 02 16 52.82 +19 13 45.4          21.2 V EW023G96
         K06W00U  C2006 11 18.25413 02 16 52.14 +19 13 41.6          21.8 V EW023G96
         K06W00U  C2006 11 18.25615 02 16 51.93 +19 13 42.5          20.1 R EW023711
         K06W00U  C2006 11 18.26173 02 16 51.48 +19 13 37.7          21.8 R EW023734
         K06W00U IC2006 11 18.26892 02 16 50.93 +19 13 36.7                 EW023711
         K06W00U HC2006 11 19.14071 02 15 38.93 +19 07 23.0                 EW023291
         K06W00U  C2006 11 19.14462 02 15 38.64 +19 07 21.3          22.7 V EW023291
         K06W00U  C2006 11 19.14870 02 15 38.27 +19 07 19.7          23   V EW023291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD
        + prime-focus corrector.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  Measurer D. Tibbets.  0.7-m
        reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer S. M. Larson.  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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2006 WU                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0998 AU
    Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
    M 225.91021              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.42276036     Peri.  214.12124     -0.98666168     +0.16123346
    a   1.7582200      Node   335.12853     -0.13491845     -0.88702129
    e   0.3772113      Incl.    3.05524     -0.09108098     -0.43266269
    P   2.33           H   18.9           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    061117 G96  0.5-  0.6+    061118 291  0.8-  0.1+    061118 G96  0.8-  0.7-
    061117 G96  0.4-  0.3-    061118 291  0.8+  0.9-    061118 711  0.5-  0.9+
    061117 G96  0.1+  0.0-    061118 734  0.1-  0.8-    061118 734  0.5+  0.4-
    061117 G96  0.2-  0.1+    061118 734  1.0+  0.8-    061118 711  0.9+  0.6+
    061117 G96  0.3-  0.1+    061118 G96  0.1+  0.5+    061119 291  0.3-  0.1+
    061117 G96  0.2-  0.1+    061118 G96  0.0+  0.3+    061119 291  0.3+  0.0+
    061117 G96  1.4+  0.5-    061118 711  1.0-  0.9+    061119 291  0.1-  0.1+
    061117 G96  0.0+  0.1+    061118 734  0.9-  1.2-
    061118 291  0.4+  0.8+    061118 G96  0.5+  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2006 WU                  a,e,i = 1.76, 0.38, 3                   q = 1.0950
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2006 11 11    02 27.41   +20 04.2    1.198    2.181   171.0     4.1    21.4
    2006 11 21    02 13.13   +18 54.2    1.200    2.150   158.4     9.7    21.6
    2006 12 01    02 01.38   +17 45.6    1.229    2.116   145.5    15.3    21.8
    2006 12 11    01 53.30   +16 48.6    1.278    2.081   133.4    20.1    22.0
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-W23
    

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