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    M.P.E.C. 2006-W46                                Issued 2006 Nov. 21, 22:21 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 WA3
    
    Observations:
         K06W03A* C2006 11 18.26436 02 32 00.02 +19 39 19.7          21.1 V EW046G96
         K06W03A  C2006 11 18.27181 02 31 59.41 +19 38 50.7          21.4 V EW046G96
         K06W03A  C2006 11 18.27918 02 31 58.80 +19 38 21.6          21.6 V EW046G96
         K06W03A  C2006 11 18.28660 02 31 58.22 +19 37 53.0          21.3 V EW046G96
         K06W03A  C2006 11 18.34118 02 31 53.61 +19 34 19.4          21.3 V EW046G96
         K06W03A  C2006 11 18.35097 02 31 52.82 +19 33 41.2          21.3 V EW046G96
         K06W03A  C2006 11 18.36077 02 31 52.03 +19 33 02.7          21.3 V EW046G96
         K06W03A  C2006 11 18.37053 02 31 51.27 +19 32 24.2          21.7 V EW046G96
         K06W03A  C2006 11 19.22836 02 30 50.61 +18 37 19.2          21.3 V EW046G96
         K06W03A  C2006 11 19.23427 02 30 50.14 +18 36 56.4          21.3 V EW046G96
         K06W03A  C2006 11 19.24013 02 30 49.68 +18 36 34.4          21.4 V EW046G96
         K06W03A  C2006 11 19.24608 02 30 49.24 +18 36 11.4          21.5 V EW046G96
         K06W03A  C2006 11 19.26532 02 30 47.70 +18 34 58.2          21.4 V EW046G96
         K06W03A  C2006 11 19.27323 02 30 47.08 +18 34 27.5          21.3 V EW046G96
         K06W03A  C2006 11 19.28107 02 30 46.47 +18 33 58.1          21.2 V EW046G96
         K06W03A  C2006 11 19.28896 02 30 45.82 +18 33 27.6          21.0 V EW046G96
         K06W03A HC2006 11 21.11029 02 28 47.46 +16 40 29.3                 EW046291
         K06W03A HC2006 11 21.11428 02 28 47.24 +16 40 15.3                 EW046291
         K06W03A  C2006 11 21.11853 02 28 46.90 +16 39 57.3          22.8 V EW046291
         K06W03A  C2006 11 21.13812 02 28 45.26 +16 38 49.2          22.3 R EW046734
         K06W03A  C2006 11 21.16118 02 28 43.58 +16 37 23.0          22.8 R EW046734
         K06W03A  C2006 11 21.17132 02 28 43.27 +16 36 46.6                 EW046G96
         K06W03A  C2006 11 21.18024 02 28 42.67 +16 36 15.0          21.1 V EW046G96
         K06W03A  C2006 11 21.18378 02 28 42.12 +16 35 59.6          21.6 R EW046734
         K06W03A  C2006 11 21.18919 02 28 42.12 +16 35 42.7          21.1 V EW046G96
         K06W03A  C2006 11 21.19817 02 28 41.44 +16 35 10.1          21.3 V EW046G96
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m 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 WA3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0261 AU
    Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
    M  67.44683              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.72487957     Peri.   48.40730     +0.17213108     +0.92613861
    a   1.2273228      Node   234.66352     -0.98095975     +0.13005049
    e   0.2002787      Incl.   24.29347     -0.08993813     +0.35405387
    P   1.36           H   22.3           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    061118 G96  0.1+  0.1-    061119 G96  0.2-  0.1-    061121 291  0.3-  1.4-
    061118 G96  0.3+  0.0     061119 G96  0.1-  0.2+    061121 734  0.4+  2.9+
    061118 G96  0.3+  0.3-    061119 G96  0.3+  0.1-    061121 734  0.9-  0.1+
    061118 G96  0.9+  0.1+    061119 G96  0.0   0.1+    061121 G96  0.3-  1.6-
    061118 G96  0.6-  0.1+    061119 G96  0.0   0.4-    061121 G96  0.1-  1.0-
    061118 G96  0.4-  0.3+    061119 G96  0.1+  0.1+    061121 734  0.6+  1.5-
    061118 G96  0.3-  0.2+    061119 G96  0.3-  0.3-    061121 G96  0.9+  1.0-
    061118 G96  0.1+  0.0     061121 291  0.3-  0.9+    061121 G96  0.1+  1.1-
    061119 G96  0.1-  0.2+    061121 291  0.4+  1.3+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2006 WA3                 a,e,i = 1.23, 0.20, 24                  q = 0.9815
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2006 11 21    02 28.89   +16 47.3    0.379    1.353   161.7    13.2    21.6
    2006 11 26    02 24.62   +12 05.9    0.407    1.365   154.2    18.3    22.0
    2006 12 01    02 22.07   +08 09.9    0.440    1.376   147.0    23.0    22.3
    
    Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-W46
    

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