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MPEC 2006-W34 : 2006 WQ1

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M.P.E.C. 2006-W34                                Issued 2006 Nov. 20, 19:40 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 WQ1

Observations:
     K06W01Q* C2006 11 18.30325 04 00 49.03 -16 17 47.0          19.5 V EW034703
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 18.31130 04 00 48.13 -16 17 37.3          20.5 V EW034703
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 18.31934 04 00 47.01 -16 17 30.4          19.8 V EW034703
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 18.32741 04 00 46.04 -16 17 20.4          19.9 V EW034703
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 19.25564 03 59 01.99 -16 01 15.0          19.8 R EW034682
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 19.27751 03 58 59.43 -16 00 51.9          19.8 R EW034682
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 19.29940 03 58 56.82 -16 00 28.4          19.8 R EW034682
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 19.30338 03 58 56.29 -16 00 24.0          19.0 R EW034711
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 19.30458 03 58 56.24 -16 00 22.8          19.8 V EW034G96
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 19.31151 03 58 55.29 -16 00 15.0          19.3 R EW034711
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 19.31153 03 58 55.41 -16 00 15.7          19.7 V EW034G96
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 19.31836 03 58 54.62 -16 00 08.3          19.6 V EW034G96
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 19.31965 03 58 54.32 -16 00 06.1          18.8 R EW034711
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 19.32515 03 58 53.79 -16 00 01.1          19.8 V EW034G96
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 19.55856 03 58 27.58 -15 55 31.1          19.5 R EW034474
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 19.56262 03 58 27.13 -15 55 26.6          20.1 R EW034474
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 19.56431 03 58 26.20 -15 55 30.2          19.5 V EW034F84
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 19.56782 03 58 26.53 -15 55 21.3          19.5 R EW034474
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 19.59681 03 58 22.43 -15 54 57.0                 EW034F84
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 20.23241 03 57 13.15 -15 43 40.1          19.9 V EW034703
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 20.23823 03 57 12.46 -15 43 33.2          19.9 V EW034703
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 20.24406 03 57 11.67 -15 43 27.5          19.2 V EW034703
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 20.30928 03 57 04.19 -15 42 16.5          19.7 R EW034854
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 20.31694 03 57 03.32 -15 42 08.4          19.7 R EW034854
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 20.32461 03 57 02.38 -15 41 58.8          19.9 R EW034854
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 20.36338 03 56 57.66 -15 41 17.7          19.8 R EW034734
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 20.36631 03 56 57.34 -15 41 13.5          19.3 R EW034734
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 20.36924 03 56 56.99 -15 41 10.9          20.1 R EW034734
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 20.58843 03 56 32.96 -15 36 47.1          19.8 R EW034474
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 20.59363 03 56 32.36 -15 36 40.9          19.1 R EW034474
     K06W01Q  C2006 11 20.59664 03 56 31.99 -15 36 37.5          19.3 R EW034474

Observer details:
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
    reflector + CCD.
682 Kanab.  Observer E. Sherdian.  Measurer E. Sheridan.  0.36-m f/5.5
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observers E. J. Christensen, R. E. Hill.  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.  0.68-m Schmidt
    + CCD.
711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  0.76-m reflector + CCD
    + prime-focus corrector.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer D. Tibbets.  0.7-m reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
F84 Hibiscus Observatory, Punaauia.  Observer N. Teamo.  Measurer J. C. Pelle.
    0.35-m f/3.88 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 1392x1040 CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer S. M. Larson.  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 WQ1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1154 AU
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M  37.83984              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.55078470     Peri.  204.76505     +0.71973703     +0.65551990
a   1.4739457      Node   112.26859     -0.58867521     +0.75082052
e   0.2422790      Incl.   14.30345     -0.36802188     +0.08100747
P   1.79           H   19.4           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
061118 703  0.4+  0.9-    061119 G96  0.4+  0.2-    061120 854  0.4+  0.2-
061118 703  1.3+  0.6+    061119 711  0.0   0.3+    061120 854  0.8+  0.5-
061118 703  1.0-  0.7-    061119 G96  0.0   0.2-    061120 854  0.2+  0.6+
061118 703  1.0-  1.0+    061119 474  0.2-  0.1-    061120 734  0.1+  0.4-
061119 682  0.4-  0.3+    061119 474  0.2+  0.0     061120 734  0.4+  0.5+
061119 682  0.2-  0.4+    061119 F84  0.1-  0.5+    061120 734  0.2+  0.1-
061119 682  0.5-  0.7+    061119 474  0.3+  0.3-    061120 474  0.1+  0.4-
061119 711  0.7+  0.3-    061119 F84  0.3-  2.0-    061120 474  0.1+  0.0
061119 G96  0.3+  0.0     061120 703  0.1-  0.3+    061120 474  0.2-  0.0
061119 711  0.1+  0.0     061120 703  0.2-  0.9+
061119 G96  0.2+  0.3-    061120 703  1.8-  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2006 WQ1                 a,e,i = 1.47, 0.24, 14                  q = 1.1168
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 11 21    03 55.80   -15 29.3    0.517    1.441   144.6    23.4    19.9
2006 12 01    03 39.16   -11 55.1    0.558    1.476   144.3    22.9    20.1
2006 12 11    03 27.15   -07 47.3    0.615    1.509   140.1    24.7    20.4
2006 12 21    03 20.53   -03 31.3    0.689    1.542   133.7    27.5    20.8
2006 12 31    03 19.18   +00 36.1    0.776    1.574   126.5    30.2    21.1
2007 01 10    03 22.38   +04 25.5    0.875    1.604   119.2    32.4    21.5
2007 01 20    03 29.36   +07 54.3    0.984    1.633   112.1    33.9    21.8

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-W34

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