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MPEC 2010-H11 : 2006 XK2

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M.P.E.C. 2010-H11                                Issued 2010 Apr. 17, 16:50 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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       URL http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2006 XK2

                           Revision to MPEC 2006-X63

Additional Observations:
     K06X02K  C2010 04 15.33838 14 03 29.42 +12 23 25.1          20.2 R EH011926
     K06X02K  C2010 04 15.34399 14 03 28.58 +12 23 35.0          20.5 R EH011926
     K06X02K  C2010 04 15.34961 14 03 27.75 +12 23 43.2          20.9 R EH011926
     K06X02K  C2010 04 17.34750 13 58 34.67 +13 17 45.7          19.7 R EH011926
     K06X02K  C2010 04 17.35313 13 58 33.83 +13 17 54.7          19.9 R EH011926
     K06X02K  C2010 04 17.35875 13 58 32.96 +13 18 04.1          20.7 R EH011926
     K06X02K  C2010 04 17.36436 13 58 32.05 +13 18 13.2          21.6 R EH011926

Observer details:
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers P. R. Holvorcem, M. Schwartz.  Measurer
    P. R. Holvorcem.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 XK2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0537 AU
Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5                 MPC
M 359.74221              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.51566922     Peri.  240.28603     +0.88553001     +0.43953750
a   1.5401224      Node    93.27842     -0.35690405     +0.85096678
e   0.6478004      Incl.    8.66888     -0.29741570     +0.28751056
P   1.91           H   20.5           G   0.15           U   3
Residuals in seconds of arc
061212 G96  0.0   0.3+    061216 246  0.7-  0.8-    061225 691  0.1-  0.0
061212 G96  0.1-  0.5+    061216 246  1.0-  0.1+    061225 691  0.1-  0.1+
061212 G96  0.1-  0.2+    061216 246  0.9-  0.0     061225 691  0.0   0.2+
061212 G96  0.4+  0.4+    061216 G96  0.4-  0.2-    061228 A13  1.1-  0.9+
061212 703  0.6-  1.1-    061216 G96  0.0   0.1+    061228 A13 (0.0   7.7-)
061212 703  1.6-  0.4-    061216 G96  0.4+  0.1+    070110 H55  0.5-  0.4+
061213 734  1.6+  0.4+    061216 G96  0.1+  0.2-    070110 H55  0.1+  0.1-
061213 734  0.8+  0.2-    061216 696  0.4+  0.1-    070110 H55  1.0+  0.4-
061213 734  0.0   0.1-    061216 696  0.2-  0.4+    070110 291  0.2+  0.2+
061213 734  0.1+  0.5-    061221 G96  0.4+  0.3-    070110 291  0.2+  0.2-
061213 701  1.5-  0.7+    061221 G96  0.3-  0.0     070110 291  0.6-  0.0
061213 G96  0.1+  0.3+    061221 G96  0.4+  0.3-    100415 926  0.6+  0.4-
061213 G96  0.0   0.5+    061222 G96  0.8-  0.6-    100415 926  0.3+  0.5+
061213 G96  0.3+  0.5+    061222 G96  0.1+  1.5-    100415 926  0.2+  0.3-
061213 G96  0.1+  0.3+    061222 G96  0.1+  0.0     100417 926  1.0-  0.1+
061213 701  1.7+  0.2+    061224 246  1.0+  0.3+    100417 926  0.2-  0.1-
061213 701  0.3+  0.6-    061224 246  1.1+  0.2-    100417 926  0.2+  0.1+
061213 701 (2.2+  1.8-)   061225 246  0.6+  0.6+    100417 926  0.1-  0.0
061216 246  0.4-  1.2-    061225 246  0.2+  0.3+

Ephemeris:
2006 XK2                 a,e,i = 1.54, 0.65, 9                   q = 0.5424
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2010 04 14    14 06.54   +11 48.0    0.547    1.522   156.9    15.0    20.9
2010 04 24    13 39.40   +16 23.7    0.465    1.428   150.2    20.5    20.6
2010 05 04    13 02.26   +20 56.8    0.406    1.329   135.6    32.0    20.5
2010 05 14    12 17.02   +24 35.5    0.367    1.225   117.6    47.0    20.5
2010 05 24    11 27.38   +26 42.7    0.342    1.115    98.3    64.0    20.7
2010 06 03    10 34.89   +27 18.8    0.325    1.001    78.3    83.1    21.0
2010 06 13    09 36.58   +26 36.9    0.315    0.883    56.8   105.9    21.7

Carl W. Hergenrother         (C) Copyright 2010 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2010-H11

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