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    M.P.E.C. 2006-W38                                Issued 2006 Nov. 20, 20:23 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
              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 WU1
    
    Observations:
         K06W01U* C2006 11 19.19997 01 39 10.36 +03 33 20.5          21.2 V EW038G96
         K06W01U  C2006 11 19.20664 01 39 11.26 +03 33 44.1          22.0 V EW038G96
         K06W01U  C2006 11 19.21338 01 39 12.16 +03 34 08.0          21.2 V EW038G96
         K06W01U  C2006 11 19.21997 01 39 13.03 +03 34 30.3          21.3 V EW038G96
         K06W01U  C2006 11 19.26638 01 39 19.18 +03 37 12.0          21.1 V EW038G96
         K06W01U  C2006 11 19.27429 01 39 20.29 +03 37 39.1          20.8 V EW038G96
         K06W01U  C2006 11 19.29001 01 39 22.34 +03 38 32.2          20.0 V EW038G96
         K06W01U  C2006 11 20.14249 01 41 27.72 +04 27 12.7          21.9 V EW038291
         K06W01U  C2006 11 20.14661 01 41 28.27 +04 27 27.3          21.6 V EW038291
         K06W01U  C2006 11 20.15061 01 41 28.84 +04 27 40.3          21.9 V EW038291
         K06W01U  C2006 11 20.16830 01 41 31.15 +04 28 40.5                 EW038G96
         K06W01U  C2006 11 20.17409 01 41 31.89 +04 28 57.2                 EW038G96
         K06W01U  C2006 11 20.19413 01 41 34.54 +04 30 06.3          21.6 V EW038G96
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers S. M. Larson, A. R. Gibbs.  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 WU1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1506 AU
    Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
    M 354.32136              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.27779776     Peri.  313.26375     +0.96763896     -0.22504464
    a   2.3262170      Node    60.04630     +0.25229280     +0.85418412
    e   0.5200672      Incl.    7.57046     +0.00481593     +0.46874769
    P   3.55           H   22.7           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    061119 G96  0.0   0.3-    061119 G96  0.4+  0.2+    061120 G96  0.4+  0.7+
    061119 G96  0.1+  0.1+    061119 G96  0.4-  1.2-    061120 G96  0.0   2.2-
    061119 G96  0.2+  0.6+    061120 291  0.3-  0.1-    061120 G96  0.2+  0.8-
    061119 G96  0.1+  0.0     061120 291  0.2-  0.6+
    061119 G96  0.4-  0.5+    061120 291  0.4+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2006 WU1                 a,e,i = 2.33, 0.52, 8                   q = 1.1164
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2006 11 21    01 43.49   +05 15.1    0.251    1.207   147.1    26.4    21.3
    2006 11 26    01 55.04   +09 27.7    0.279    1.229   146.5    26.3    21.6
    2006 12 01    02 06.04   +13 00.3    0.310    1.254   145.3    26.6    21.9
    2006 12 06    02 16.61   +15 58.0    0.345    1.280   143.6    27.2    22.1
    2006 12 11    02 26.86   +18 26.0    0.384    1.307   141.5    28.0    22.4
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-W38
    

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