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    M.P.E.C. 2008-X47                                Issued 2008 Dec. 6, 00:08 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,
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                                      2006 QJ181
    
                              Revision to MPEC 2006-W102
    
    Additional Observations:
         K06QI1J  C2007 10 11.42511 04 09 10.79 +23 22 08.9          21.6 R EX047688
         K06QI1J  C2007 10 11.48574 04 09 10.53 +23 22 08.6                 EX047688
         K06QI1J  C2008 10 22.42941 04 17 17.17 +22 58 18.5          21.7   EX047695
         K06QI1J  C2008 10 22.47996 04 17 16.91 +22 58 17.5          21.7   EX047695
         K06QI1J  C2008 10 24.42245 04 17 07.88 +22 57 45.0          21.6   EX047695
         K06QI1J  C2008 10 24.50821 04 17 07.47 +22 57 43.4          21.4   EX047695
    
    Observer details:
    688 Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station.  Observer L. H. Wasserman.
        1.8-m Perkins telescope + CCD.
    695 Kitt Peak.  Observers J. W. Parker, J. Kavelaars, A. Parker.  Measurer
        J. W. Parker.  3.5-m reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc and reference
    071011 688  2.8+  8.0-    081024 695 56.8+ 25.4-    MPO114780
    
    Orbital elements:
    2006 QJ181
    Epoch 2008 Nov. 30.0 TT = JDT 2454800.5                 MPC
    M 346.35785              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.00199985     Peri.  218.99122     -0.28581193     -0.90243951
    a  62.3933532      Node   249.77724     +0.94253226     -0.20398650
    e   0.4933990      Incl.   20.09237     +0.17304470     -0.37946336
    P 493              H    6.3           G   0.15           U   4
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    060821 807  0.0   0.2-    061020 695  0.0   0.1+    071011 688  0.3-  0.3-
    060822 807  0.1-  0.2-    061020 695  0.1-  0.0     081022 695  0.2+  0.3+
    060823 807  0.1+  0.2-    061221 695  0.1-  0.2+    081022 695  0.2-  0.1+
    061019 695  0.1+  0.1+    061221 695  0.2-  0.0     081024 695  0.0   0.1+
    061019 695  0.1-  0.2+    061224 688  0.4+  0.1-    081024 695  0.1+  0.0
    061019 695  0.3+  0.4+    061224 688  0.2-  0.1-
    061019 695  0.1-  0.2+    071011 688  0.1+  0.8-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2006 QJ181               a,e,i = 62.39, 0.49, 20                 q = 31.609
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2008 11 30    04 13.68   +22 45.3   33.754   34.739   177.1     0.1    21.7
    2008 12 10    04 12.67   +22 41.5   33.770   34.731   167.1     0.4    21.7
    2008 12 20    04 11.72   +22 37.8   33.816   34.722   156.8     0.6    21.8
    2008 12 30    04 10.86   +22 34.1   33.890   34.714   146.4     0.9    21.8
    2009 01 09    04 10.13   +22 30.8   33.991   34.705   136.0     1.1    21.8
    2009 01 19    04 09.56   +22 27.7   34.113   34.697   125.7     1.3    21.8
    2009 01 29    04 09.17   +22 25.2   34.254   34.688   115.4     1.5    21.9
    2009 02 08    04 08.97   +22 23.1   34.407   34.680   105.3     1.6    21.9
    2009 02 18    04 08.99   +22 21.5   34.569   34.671    95.1     1.6    21.9
    2009 02 28    04 09.21   +22 20.5   34.733   34.663    85.1     1.6    21.9
    2009 03 10    04 09.65   +22 20.1   34.895   34.655    75.2     1.6    21.9
    2009 03 20    04 10.28   +22 20.2   35.049   34.646    65.4     1.5    21.9
    2009 03 30    04 11.09   +22 20.8   35.191   34.638    55.7     1.4    21.9
    2009 04 09    04 12.06   +22 21.8   35.317   34.630    46.0     1.2    21.9
    2009 04 19    04 13.17   +22 23.2   35.423   34.621    36.5     1.0    21.9
    
         This object is evidently associated with the Neptune 1:3 resonance.
    
    Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2008 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2008-X47
    

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