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    M.P.E.C. 2008-Q56                                Issued 2008 Aug. 30, 19:53 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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              URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                        2006 XA
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2006-X14
    
    Additional Observations:
         K06X00A  C2008 08 28.29635 00 59 29.84 +19 26 56.1          23.1   EQ056H55
         K06X00A  C2008 08 28.32147 00 59 28.98 +19 26 54.6          23.1   EQ056H55
         K06X00A  C2008 08 28.34693 00 59 28.08 +19 26 53.1          23.0   EQ056H55
         K06X00A  C2008 08 30.30098 00 58 17.83 +19 24 31.5          22.9   EQ056H55
         K06X00A  C2008 08 30.32487 00 58 16.93 +19 24 29.9          22.9   EQ056H55
         K06X00A  C2008 08 30.35015 00 58 15.93 +19 24 27.5          22.8   EQ056H55
    
    Observer details:
    H55 Astronomical Research Observatory, Charleston.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurer H. Devore.  0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    080828 H55  4.1-  0.4-    080830 H55  4.0-  0.8-    MPO122863   +0.016 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2006 XA                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0900 AU
    Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
    M 192.64108              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.30276883     Peri.  300.71695     -0.95778797     +0.23107673
    a   2.1964868      Node   253.10741     -0.16180046     -0.92502666
    e   0.5485563      Incl.   10.29554     -0.23761905     -0.30154474
    P   3.26           H   17.3           G   0.15           U   2
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    061201 703  0.2-  0.1-    061224 448  0.4+  0.8+    070618 H55  0.4+  0.3+
    061201 703  0.6-  0.8-    061224 448 (0.8-  2.1+)   070618 H55  0.1+  0.2+
    061201 703  0.9-  0.5+    061227 246  0.3+  0.3+    070618 H55  0.2+  0.2+
    061201 703  1.2-  0.0     061227 246  0.4+  0.6+    070618 H55  0.0   0.3+
    061201 703  0.4-  0.3-    061227 246  0.4+  0.3+    070618 H55  0.1+  0.3+
    061201 703  0.3-  0.1+    061227 246  0.3+  0.6+    070702 H55  0.3-  0.2+
    061201 703  0.3-  0.2-    061227 246  0.7+  0.2+    070702 H55  0.1-  0.4+
    061201 703  0.0   0.2+    061227 246  0.2+  0.4+    070702 H55  0.8-  0.4+
    061202 H55  0.2-  0.2+    061228 246  0.9+  0.8+    070702 H55  0.2-  0.4+
    061202 H55  0.3+  0.3-    061228 246  0.7+  0.7+    070702 H55  0.2-  0.3+
    061202 H55  0.3+  0.7-    061228 246  0.2+  0.9+    070706 198  0.3+  0.3+
    061203 448  0.7+  0.7-    061228 246  0.4-  0.4+    070706 198  0.3+  0.3+
    061203 448  0.0   0.1+    061228 246  0.5+  0.5+    070706 198  0.3+  0.2+
    061203 448 (4.7+  2.7-)   061228 246  0.5+  0.3+    070706 198  0.3+  0.1+
    061204 H36  1.7-  0.8+    061230 246  0.0   0.0     070706 198  0.3+  0.0
    061204 H36  0.9+  0.4-    061230 246  0.6+  0.5+    070713 130  0.1+  0.2+
    061213 734  1.3-  0.5+    061230 246  0.8+  0.1+    070713 130  0.3+  0.1-
    061213 734  0.0   0.2-    061230 246  0.4+  0.2+    070713 130  0.3+  0.3+
    061213 734  1.0-  0.0     061230 246  0.2+  0.0     070713 130  0.1+  0.1-
    061213 734  0.2+  0.0     061230 246  0.2+  0.1+    070714 A13  0.8-  0.2+
    061213 734  0.2-  0.5+    070105 448  0.5+  0.5-    070714 A13  0.7-  0.1+
    061214 G96  0.2-  0.6-    070105 448  1.4-  0.7-    070714 A13  0.7-  0.0
    061214 G96  0.6-  0.2-    070105 448  0.2+  0.0     070715 A13  1.1-  0.2-
    061214 G96  0.4-  0.1-    070110 448  0.1-  0.4-    070715 A13  0.1-  0.0
    061214 G96  0.3-  0.3-    070110 448  0.3-  0.1-    070717 H45  0.2+  0.1+
    061216 703  0.7-  1.3+    070110 448  0.4+  0.1-    070717 H45  0.3+  0.1-
    061216 703  0.3-  0.3+    070128 E12  0.0   0.4+    070717 H45  0.1+  0.1+
    061216 703  0.9-  0.1-    070128 E12  0.3+  0.3+    070717 H45  0.1-  0.2+
    061216 G96  0.4-  0.1+    070128 E12  0.3-  0.5+    070717 H45  0.1-  0.4+
    061216 G96  0.1-  0.0     070128 E12  0.2-  0.2+    070719 H45  0.3+  0.1-
    061216 G96  0.2-  0.1-    070319 474  0.0   0.8-    070719 H45  0.3+  0.2-
    061216 G96  0.3-  0.1-    070319 474  0.5+  0.6-    070719 H45  0.4+  0.0
    061216 G96  0.2-  0.1+    070319 474  0.0   0.5+    070719 H45  0.0   0.2-
    061216 G96  0.4-  0.1+    070319 474  0.6-  0.3-    070724 H45  0.0   0.3+
    061216 G96  0.1-  0.0     070426 448  0.5+  0.7-    070724 H45  0.2-  0.1+
    061216 G96  0.2-  0.2+    070426 448  0.2+  0.0     070724 H45  0.1+  0.0
    061221 703  1.0-  0.1-    070426 448  0.5-  0.2+    070724 H45  0.3+  0.1-
    061221 703  0.0   0.5+    070504 448  1.2-  0.5-    070724 H45  0.5+  0.2+
    061221 703  0.6+  0.2-    070504 448  1.1-  0.7-    070724 H45  0.4+  0.3+
    061221 703 (2.1-  0.3+)   070504 448  1.1+  0.4+    070803 H55  0.4-  0.1-
    061224 246  0.3+  0.5-    070513 448  0.0   0.0     070803 H55  0.0   0.2+
    061224 246  0.6+  0.2-    070513 448  0.4-  0.1+    070803 H55  0.5+  0.2+
    061224 246  0.9+  0.1+    070513 448  0.3-  0.2+    080828 H55  0.6-  0.5+
    061224 246  0.4+  0.6+    070520 703  0.2-  1.1-    080828 H55  0.0   0.5+
    061224 246  0.4+  0.2+    070520 703  0.8-  0.7+    080828 H55  0.2+  0.6+
    061224 246  0.7+  0.1-    070520 703  0.8-  0.1+    080830 H55  0.2-  0.1+
    061224 246  1.1+  0.1+    070520 703  0.2+  0.1+    080830 H55  0.0   0.5+
    061224 246  0.6+  0.1+    070618 H55  0.1+  0.5+    080830 H55  0.5-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2006 XA                  a,e,i = 2.20, 0.55, 10                  q = 0.9916
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 08 22    01 02.73   +19 30.1    2.680    3.377   126.2    14.0    22.9
    2008 09 01    00 57.22   +19 22.0    2.579    3.385   136.7    11.8    22.7
    2008 09 11    00 49.81   +18 56.4    2.500    3.391   147.4     9.2    22.6
    2008 09 21    00 40.97   +18 13.4    2.445    3.396   157.8     6.4    22.4
    2008 10 01    00 31.34   +17 14.2    2.419    3.399   166.0     4.1    22.2
    2008 10 11    00 21.71   +16 03.0    2.424    3.401   165.9     4.1    22.3
    2008 10 21    00 12.90   +14 45.4    2.460    3.401   157.6     6.4    22.4
    2008 10 31    00 05.56   +13 27.8    2.525    3.400   146.9     9.2    22.6
    2008 11 10    00 00.16   +12 16.2    2.616    3.398   136.0    11.7    22.8
    2008 11 20    23 56.91   +11 15.0    2.727    3.394   125.2    13.8    22.9
    2008 11 30    23 55.84   +10 27.0    2.855    3.389   114.8    15.3    23.1
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-Q56
    

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