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MPEC 2006-W44 : 2006 WY2

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M.P.E.C. 2006-W44                                Issued 2006 Nov. 21, 22:10 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 WY2

Observations:
     K06W02Y* C2006 11 17.49816 01 47 43.87 -61 55 47.1          19.7 V EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 17.50556 01 47 42.97 -61 55 20.4          19.5 V EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 17.51299 01 47 42.18 -61 54 53.2          19.2 V EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 17.52036 01 47 41.28 -61 54 26.2          19.2 V EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 17.55735 01 47 36.81 -61 52 09.4          19.3 V EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 17.56677 01 47 35.80 -61 51 34.7          19.3 V EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 17.57621 01 47 34.72 -61 50 59.4          19.3 V EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 20.48892 01 43 08.90 -58 51 09.7          19.8 V EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 20.48956 01 43 08.76 -58 51 07.3          19.3 V EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 20.49021 01 43 08.72 -58 51 05.3          19.7 V EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 20.49086 01 43 08.72 -58 51 02.3          19.6 V EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 20.49150 01 43 08.65 -58 51 00.3          19.6 V EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 21.42802 01 41 59.36 -57 52 38.3          19.7 V EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 21.43066 01 41 59.25 -57 52 28.0                 EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 21.43267 01 41 59.01 -57 52 20.7          19.5 V EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 21.43477 01 41 58.83 -57 52 12.9          19.8 V EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 21.43553 01 41 58.66 -57 52 10.4          19.6 V EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 21.43630 01 41 58.72 -57 52 07.3          19.1 V EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 21.43706 01 41 58.67 -57 52 04.2          19.7 V EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 21.43782 01 41 58.59 -57 52 02.2                 EW044E12
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 21.44011 01 41 56.41 -57 51 53.4          19.8 V EW044F84
     K06W02Y  C2006 11 21.46558 01 41 54.56 -57 50 16.3                 EW044F84

Observer details:
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observers D. M. Burton, G. J. Garradd.  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.  0.5-m Uppsala
    Schmidt + CCD.
F84 Hibiscus Observatory, Punaauia.  Observer N. Teamo.  Measurer J. C. Pelle.
    0.35-m f/3.88 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 1392x1040 CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 WY2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2532 AU
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M  52.57239              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.01044123     Peri.  160.02973     -0.13731714     +0.87944690
a   0.9835475      Node    99.86338     -0.96000168     -0.00481368
e   0.3321627      Incl.   27.55485     -0.24400979     -0.47597267
P   0.98           H   18.5           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
061117 E12  0.3-  0.5+    061120 E12  0.3-  0.1+    061121 E12  0.9-  0.2-
061117 E12  0.4-  0.0     061120 E12  0.2-  0.3-    061121 E12  0.1+  0.0
061117 E12  0.3+  0.1-    061120 E12  0.3+  0.3+    061121 E12  0.2+  0.3+
061117 E12  0.1+  0.3-    061120 E12  0.2+  0.1-    061121 E12  0.1+  0.5-
061117 E12  0.5-  0.0     061121 E12  0.2-  0.2-    061121 F84  0.7-  0.1-
061117 E12  0.2+  0.2-    061121 E12  0.7+  0.3+    061121 F84  0.5+  0.0
061117 E12  0.4+  0.1+    061121 E12  0.1+  0.1+
061120 E12  0.3+  0.1+    061121 E12  0.0   0.1+

Ephemeris:
2006 WY2                 a,e,i = 0.98, 0.33, 28                  q = 0.6568
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 11 21    01 42.50   -58 19.3    0.534    1.185    97.9    55.6    19.5
2006 12 01    01 35.48   -47 49.5    0.561    1.220   100.5    52.6    19.6
2006 12 11    01 35.72   -37 28.7    0.601    1.249   101.2    50.6    19.8
2006 12 21    01 40.41   -27 42.9    0.653    1.273   100.1    49.5    19.9
2006 12 31    01 48.29   -18 48.4    0.717    1.291    97.5    49.0    20.2
2007 01 10    01 58.57   -10 51.0    0.790    1.303    93.9    48.9    20.4
2007 01 20    02 10.82   -03 48.3    0.868    1.309    89.7    48.7    20.6
2007 01 30    02 24.83   +02 25.8    0.950    1.310    85.2    48.5    20.8
2007 02 09    02 40.40   +07 58.0    1.031    1.305    80.5    48.2    21.0
2007 02 19    02 57.51   +12 55.1    1.110    1.294    75.9    47.8    21.1
2007 03 01    03 16.17   +17 22.5    1.183    1.277    71.4    47.3    21.2
2007 03 11    03 36.42   +21 24.0    1.249    1.255    67.0    46.7    21.2
2007 03 21    03 58.38   +25 02.6    1.304    1.227    62.8    46.2    21.3

Kyle E. Smalley              (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-W44

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