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MPEC 2006-W104: 2006 WD129

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M.P.E.C. 2006-W104                               Issued 2006 Nov. 28, 12:48 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 WD129

Observations:
     K06WC9D* C2006 11 25.21298 02 25 45.15 +23 40 05.0          20.8 V EW104G96
     K06WC9D  C2006 11 25.21974 02 25 50.26 +23 41 04.9          20.8 V EW104G96
     K06WC9D  C2006 11 25.22655 02 25 55.38 +23 42 03.9          21.6 V EW104G96
     K06WC9D  C2006 11 25.23318 02 26 00.42 +23 43 02.7          22.2 V EW104G96
     K06WC9D  C2006 11 25.25757 02 26 18.60 +23 46 35.0          21.9 V EW104G96
     K06WC9D  C2006 11 25.26177 02 26 21.78 +23 47 11.3          20.7 V EW104G96
     K06WC9D  C2006 11 25.26605 02 26 24.97 +23 47 48.0          21.4 V EW104G96
     K06WC9D  C2006 11 25.81722 02 33 39.10 +25 02 41.8                 EW104J95
     K06WC9D  C2006 11 25.83035 02 33 48.57 +25 04 24.5          21.4 R EW104J95
     K06WC9D  C2006 11 27.26108 02 50 09.42 +27 47 50.6          21.8 V EW104G96
     K06WC9D  C2006 11 27.26173 02 50 09.81 +27 47 54.8          21.1 V EW104G96
     K06WC9D  C2006 11 27.26237 02 50 10.14 +27 47 57.6          22.7 V EW104G96
     K06WC9D  C2006 11 27.26303 02 50 10.46 +27 48 00.6          22.7 V EW104G96
     K06WC9D  C2006 11 27.26434 02 50 11.36 +27 48 09.5          21.0 V EW104G96
     K06WC9D  C2006 11 27.26500 02 50 11.72 +27 48 14.4          21.0 V EW104G96
     K06WC9D  C2006 11 27.26566 02 50 12.01 +27 48 16.7          21.3 V EW104G96
     K06WC9D  C2006 11 27.26631 02 50 12.44 +27 48 20.3          21.2 V EW104G96

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers E. C. Beshore, 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.  1.5-m reflector
    + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 WD129                                               Earth MOID = 0.0134 AU
Epoch 2006 Sept. 22.0 TT = JDT 2454000.5                MPC
M 349.46567              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.38353271     Peri.  319.37023     +0.95731175     -0.27541353
a   1.8761510      Node    56.82521     +0.28485906     +0.84732016
e   0.4994280      Incl.    6.01844     +0.04908692     +0.45408802
P   2.57           H   26.3           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
061125 G96  0.7-  0.0     061125 G96  0.2+  0.1-    061127 G96  1.0-  1.1-
061125 G96  0.3-  0.3+    061125 J95  0.2-  0.8+    061127 G96  0.8+  0.1+
061125 G96  0.1-  0.5-    061125 J95  0.3+  0.9-    061127 G96  0.5+  1.1+
061125 G96  0.8+  0.2+    061127 G96  0.3+  0.4+    061127 G96  0.8-  0.4-
061125 G96  0.2-  0.2+    061127 G96  0.4+  0.8+    061127 G96  0.1-  0.7-
061125 G96  0.3+  0.2+    061127 G96  0.2-  0.2-

Ephemeris:
2006 WD129               a,e,i = 1.88, 0.50, 6                   q = 0.9391
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 11 21    01 12.05   +07 58.3    0.0427   1.022   141.2    37.3    21.0
2006 11 22    01 32.89   +12 49.8    0.0459   1.026   146.7    31.9    21.0
2006 11 23    01 51.54   +16 55.8    0.0496   1.031   151.0    27.6    21.1
2006 11 24    02 08.12   +20 20.1    0.0539   1.036   154.4    24.3    21.2
2006 11 25    02 22.82   +23 08.5    0.0586   1.041   157.0    21.8    21.3
2006 11 26    02 35.83   +25 27.1    0.0636   1.047   158.8    19.9    21.4
2006 11 27    02 47.37   +27 21.5    0.0688   1.052   160.1    18.6    21.6
2006 11 28    02 57.62   +28 56.2    0.0743   1.057   161.0    17.7    21.7
2006 11 29    03 06.75   +30 15.1    0.0800   1.063   161.6    17.1    21.8
2006 11 30    03 14.92   +31 21.1    0.0858   1.068   161.9    16.6    22.0
2006 12 01    03 22.25   +32 16.7    0.0917   1.074   162.1    16.4    22.1

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-W104

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