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    M.P.E.C. 2006-A38                                Issued 2006 Jan. 8, 17:12 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 AT3

Observations:
     K06A03T*tC2006 01 07.19988 07 16 39.27 +27 24 01.3          19.8 V EA038691
     K06A03T tC2006 01 07.21736 07 16 44.21 +27 20 11.4          20.1 V EA038691
     K06A03T tC2006 01 07.23490 07 16 49.03 +27 16 22.3          20.2 V EA038691
     K06A03T tC2006 01 07.33741 07 17 16.71 +26 53 48.2          19.5 V EA038291
     K06A03T tC2006 01 07.34176 07 17 17.87 +26 52 50.4          19.6 V EA038291
     K06A03T tC2006 01 07.34625 07 17 19.09 +26 51 50.7          19.4 V EA038291
     K06A03T tC2006 01 07.40836 07 17 35.87 +26 37 59.7          19.7 V EA038291
     K06A03T tC2006 01 07.41279 07 17 37.06 +26 37 00.1          19.6 V EA038291
     K06A03T tC2006 01 07.41708 07 17 38.28 +26 36 02.4          19.5 V EA038291
     K06A03T  C2006 01 07.85389 07 19 58.79 +24 58 19.9          19.1 V EA038J77
     K06A03T  C2006 01 07.87429 07 20 03.38 +24 54 00.6          18.8 R EA038118
     K06A03T  C2006 01 07.87435 07 20 04.16 +24 54 00.7          19.3 R EA038143
     K06A03T  C2006 01 07.87832 07 20 04.50 +24 53 07.2          19.1 R EA038118
     K06A03T  C2006 01 07.88006 07 20 05.71 +24 52 45.2          19.1 R EA038143
     K06A03T  C2006 01 07.88237 07 20 05.62 +24 52 12.8          18.6 R EA038118
     K06A03T  C2006 01 07.90353 07 20 12.71 +24 47 21.6          19.3 V EA038J77
     K06A03T 5C2006 01 08.25625 07 21 57.09 +23 29 14.3          19.2 R EA038673
     K06A03T 5C2006 01 08.26366 07 21 59.01 +23 27 35.8                 EA038673
     K06A03T 5C2006 01 08.27037 07 22 00.68 +23 26 08.0                 EA038673
     K06A03T 5C2006 01 08.27512 07 22 01.92 +23 25 05.5                 EA038673
     K06A03T tC2006 01 08.30183 07 22 08.13 +23 19 15.0          19.4 V EA038291
     K06A03T tC2006 01 08.30600 07 22 09.22 +23 18 16.7          19.8 V EA038291
     K06A03T tC2006 01 08.31020 07 22 10.22 +23 17 22.8          19.6 V EA038291
     K06A03T  C2006 01 08.34699 07 22 18.21 +23 08 51.9          18.9 R EA038734
     K06A03T  C2006 01 08.34914 07 22 18.67 +23 08 23.7          19.1 R EA038734
     K06A03T  C2006 01 08.35128 07 22 19.26 +23 07 53.8          19.6 R EA038734
     K06A03T  C2006 01 08.36487 07 22 23.98 +23 05 05.3          18.8 V EA038G96
     K06A03T  C2006 01 08.36924 07 22 25.06 +23 04 06.9          19.0 V EA038G96
     K06A03T  C2006 01 08.37363 07 22 26.22 +23 03 07.5          19.0 V EA038G96
     K06A03T  C2006 01 08.37800 07 22 27.33 +23 02 08.8          19.1 V EA038G96

Observer details:
118 Modra.  Observers S. Gajdos, J. Vilagi.  0.6-m f/5.5 reflector + CCD.
143 Gnosca.  Observer S. Sposetti.  0.40-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
673 Table Mountain Observatory, Wrightwood.  Observer J. Young.  0.6-m f/16
    Cassegrain + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers T. H. Bressi, H. W. McGee.
    Measurer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.7-m reflector + 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.
J77 Golden Hill Observatory, Stourton Caundle.  Observer R. Miles.  0.28-m
    f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2006 AT3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0852 AU
Epoch 2006 Jan. 5.0 TT = JDT 2453740.5                  MPC
M 359.24323              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28641338     Peri.  178.89405     -0.29508123     -0.92431699
a   2.2793299      Node   288.23208     +0.87466075     -0.15937213
e   0.5312001      Incl.   14.76137     +0.38457202     -0.34675441
P   3.44           H   24.4           G   0.15
From 27 observations 2006 Jan. 7-8.

Ephemeris:
2006 AT3                 a,e,i = 2.28, 0.53, 15                  q = 1.0685
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2006 01 05    07 04.47   +35 17.5    0.0877   1.069   167.4    11.6    20.0
2006 01 15    07 49.34   +00 04.2    0.0945   1.072   158.9    19.3    20.4
2006 01 25    08 15.02   -21 10.4    0.133    1.089   139.6    35.8    21.7
2006 02 04    08 30.87   -30 09.6    0.184    1.118   132.6    40.5    22.6

Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-A38

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