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    M.P.E.C. 2006-A24                                Issued 2006 Jan. 6, 20:50 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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                                       2006 AT2
    
    Observations:
         K06A02T* C2006 01 05.24709 04 54 52.27 -10 34 27.3          19.1 V EA024703
         K06A02T  C2006 01 05.25715 04 54 51.44 -10 34 20.3          19.1 V EA024703
         K06A02T  C2006 01 05.26713 04 54 50.61 -10 34 14.8          19.5 V EA024703
         K06A02T  C2006 01 05.27712 04 54 49.86 -10 34 08.1          19.9 V EA024703
         K06A02T  C2006 01 05.28705 04 54 49.10 -10 34 01.5          19.1 V EA024703
         K06A02T  C2006 01 05.29711 04 54 48.27 -10 33 53.6          18.8 V EA024703
         K06A02T  C2006 01 05.30715 04 54 47.59 -10 33 49.1          18.9 V EA024703
         K06A02T  C2006 01 05.31718 04 54 46.72 -10 33 43.7          19.5 V EA024703
         K06A02T  C2006 01 06.07572 04 53 49.61 -10 25 46.8          19.3 R EA024734
         K06A02T  C2006 01 06.08014 04 53 49.24 -10 25 43.2          19.4 R EA024734
         K06A02T  C2006 01 06.08457 04 53 48.80 -10 25 40.2          19.3 R EA024734
         K06A02T  C2006 01 06.08899 04 53 48.43 -10 25 36.8          19.2 R EA024734
         K06A02T  C2006 01 06.22149 04 53 38.20 -10 24 12.1          19.6 R EA024854
         K06A02T  C2006 01 06.22441 04 53 38.04 -10 24 10.3          19.4 V EA024G96
         K06A02T  C2006 01 06.23259 04 53 37.42 -10 24 04.8          19.4 V EA024G96
         K06A02T  C2006 01 06.23646 04 53 37.02 -10 24 02.4          19.6 R EA024854
         K06A02T  C2006 01 06.24072 04 53 36.78 -10 23 59.6          19.3 V EA024G96
         K06A02T  C2006 01 06.83261 04 52 52.69 -10 17 32.5          18.8 R EA024143
         K06A02T  C2006 01 06.83755 04 52 52.32 -10 17 28.8          19.4 R EA024143
    
    Observer details:
    143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. Hill.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
        E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
        S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
    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.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  Measurers E. C. Beshore,
        E. J. Christensen, G. J. Garradd, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
        S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2006 AT2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1650 AU
    Epoch 2006 Jan. 5.0 TT = JDT 2453740.5                  MPC
    M 328.55510              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.23741875     Peri.   38.21296     -0.97545042     +0.09077785
    a   2.5830097      Node   145.34409     -0.11371603     -0.98785229
    e   0.5771641      Incl.   20.66083     +0.18858724     -0.12612385
    P   4.15           H   17.0           G   0.15
    From 19 observations 2006 Jan. 5-6.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2006 AT2                 a,e,i = 2.58, 0.58, 21                  q = 1.0922
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2006 01 05    04 55.19   -10 36.9    1.013    1.840   134.4    22.5    19.4
    2006 01 15    04 43.80   -08 30.4    0.995    1.765   126.3    26.7    19.4
    2006 01 25    04 36.18   -05 40.4    0.989    1.689   117.7    31.1    19.4
    2006 02 04    04 33.13   -02 18.0    0.993    1.614   109.3    35.2    19.5
    2006 02 14    04 34.96   +01 25.6    1.001    1.539   101.4    39.0    19.5
    2006 02 24    04 41.58   +05 22.1    1.011    1.466    94.3    42.3    19.5
    2006 03 06    04 52.85   +09 25.5    1.019    1.395    87.9    45.3    19.5
    2006 03 16    05 08.64   +13 30.6    1.024    1.328    82.3    47.9    19.5
    2006 03 26    05 28.87   +17 33.2    1.025    1.266    77.5    50.3    19.4
    2006 04 05    05 53.65   +21 28.4    1.022    1.211    73.5    52.4    19.4
    2006 04 15    06 23.10   +25 09.3    1.015    1.164    70.4    54.3    19.3
    2006 04 25    06 57.37   +28 27.0    1.005    1.127    68.2    55.9    19.3
    2006 05 05    07 36.55   +31 09.6    0.995    1.103    66.8    57.2    19.3
    2006 05 15    08 20.31   +33 03.1    0.985    1.093    66.4    57.9    19.2
    2006 05 25    09 07.73   +33 53.0    0.979    1.096    66.8    58.1    19.2
    2006 06 04    09 57.31   +33 27.8    0.979    1.114    67.9    57.6    19.3
    2006 06 14    10 47.00   +31 43.8    0.988    1.145    69.6    56.3    19.3
    2006 06 24    11 34.88   +28 46.9    1.009    1.187    71.7    54.4    19.4
    2006 07 04    12 19.67   +24 51.9    1.045    1.238    73.8    52.1    19.5
    2006 07 14    13 00.77   +20 19.8    1.097    1.297    75.6    49.4    19.6
    2006 07 24    13 38.24   +15 31.6    1.165    1.362    76.9    46.6    19.8
    2006 08 03    14 12.48   +10 45.3    1.251    1.431    77.5    43.8    20.0
    2006 08 13    14 44.00   +06 14.5    1.354    1.503    77.4    41.1    20.2
    2006 08 23    15 13.29   +02 07.2    1.471    1.577    76.4    38.6    20.4
    2006 09 02    15 40.83   -01 32.4    1.601    1.652    74.7    36.1    20.6
    2006 09 12    16 06.95   -04 43.0    1.743    1.728    72.3    33.7    20.8
    2006 09 22    16 31.91   -07 25.3    1.893    1.803    69.4    31.4    21.0
    2006 10 02    16 55.95   -09 40.9    2.050    1.878    65.9    29.1    21.2
    2006 10 12    17 19.18   -11 31.6    2.212    1.953    62.0    26.8    21.4
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-A24
    

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