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MPEC 2006-W15 : 2006 WA

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M.P.E.C. 2006-W15                                Issued 2006 Nov. 17, 00:56 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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                                    2006 WA

Observations:
     K06W00A* C2006 11 16.17654 03 52 48.17 +15 28 14.6          19.5 V EW015691
     K06W00A  C2006 11 16.18647 03 52 46.22 +15 28 39.8          19.5 V EW015691
     K06W00A  C2006 11 16.19639 03 52 44.26 +15 29 05.2          19.6 V EW015691
     K06W00A  C2006 11 16.77610 03 50 53.52 +15 53 14.5          19.4 R EW015113
     K06W00A  C2006 11 16.77799 03 50 53.10 +15 53 19.2          19.1 R EW015113
     K06W00A  C2006 11 16.78181 03 50 52.38 +15 53 27.5                 EW015113
     K06W00A  C2006 11 16.83070 03 50 42.95 +15 55 32.5          18.9 R EW015246
     K06W00A  C2006 11 16.83276 03 50 42.64 +15 55 37.7                 EW015246
     K06W00A  C2006 11 16.83567 03 50 42.02 +15 55 44.9                 EW015246
     K06W00A  C2006 11 16.84912 03 50 39.61 +15 56 17.9                 EW015J95
     K06W00A  C2006 11 16.85135 03 50 39.10 +15 56 22.9          19.2 R EW015J95

Observer details:
113 Volkssternwarte Drebach, Schoenbrunn.  Observer G. Lehmann.  0.5-m f/5
    reflector + CCD.
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers J. Ticha, M. Tichy.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 WA                                                  Earth MOID = 0.2712 AU
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M  19.49167              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.45083213     Peri.  268.69078     +0.76729029     +0.54161495
a   1.6844553      Node    58.40293     -0.29732407     +0.77487773
e   0.3946786      Incl.   23.77588     -0.56821123     +0.32591065
P   2.19           H   20.3           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
061116 691  0.0   0.1+    061116 113  1.1-  0.4-    061116 246  0.3-  0.2-
061116 691  0.1+  0.1-    061116 113  0.9-  1.7-    061116 J95  0.8+  0.6+
061116 691  0.0   0.0     061116 246  0.8-  0.1-    061116 J95  0.3-  0.0
061116 113  0.3-  0.4-    061116 246  0.5+  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2006 WA                  a,e,i = 1.68, 0.39, 24                  q = 1.0196
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 11 11    04 09.69   +11 37.0    0.395    1.372   163.0    12.2    19.7
2006 11 21    03 37.92   +18 39.2    0.441    1.429   178.0     1.4    19.5
2006 12 01    03 12.20   +23 50.6    0.515    1.486   162.6    11.5    20.4
2006 12 11    02 55.18   +27 23.8    0.612    1.542   149.1    19.2    21.1
2006 12 21    02 46.62   +29 50.6    0.726    1.597   137.7    24.5    21.8

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-W15

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