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    M.P.E.C. 2006-A46                                Issued 2006 Jan.  9, 12:52 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://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html  ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2006 AK4
    
    Observations:
         K06A04K* C2006 01 07.44633 09 15 34.23 +20 56 25.9          21.3 V EA046691
         K06A04K  C2006 01 07.46356 09 15 31.17 +20 55 50.7          21.7 V EA046691
         K06A04K  C2006 01 07.48211 09 15 28.02 +20 55 12.2          21.4 V EA046691
         K06A04K  C2006 01 08.38120 09 13 08.10 +20 25 42.3          21.4 V EA046G96
         K06A04K  C2006 01 08.39522 09 13 05.79 +20 25 14.8          21.8 V EA046G96
         K06A04K  C2006 01 08.40222 09 13 04.54 +20 25 01.6          21.9 V EA046G96
         K06A04K tC2006 01 08.46379 09 12 54.33 +20 23 02.9          21.5 V EA046291
         K06A04K tC2006 01 08.46788 09 12 53.62 +20 22 53.9          21.7 V EA046291
         K06A04K tC2006 01 08.47202 09 12 52.98 +20 22 48.1          21.7 V EA046291
         K06A04K  C2006 01 09.30574 09 10 47.55 +19 56 32.3                 EA046291
         K06A04K HC2006 01 09.30969 09 10 46.92 +19 56 24.0                 EA046291
         K06A04K HC2006 01 09.31376 09 10 46.20 +19 56 16.3                 EA046291
         K06A04K HC2006 01 09.33856 09 10 42.11 +19 55 30.3                 EA046291
         K06A04K HC2006 01 09.34279 09 10 41.54 +19 55 23.8                 EA046291
         K06A04K HC2006 01 09.34680 09 10 40.88 +19 55 16.9                 EA046291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers T. H. Bressi, A. S. Descour.  1.8-m f/2.7
        reflector + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
        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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2006 AK4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1035 AU
    Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
    M  20.21698              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.18461980     Peri.  114.49381     +0.58692060     -0.79762250
    a   3.0545731      Node   298.84927     +0.67347448     +0.57625571
    e   0.6809634      Incl.    9.13155     +0.44939552     +0.17812274
    P   5.34           H   23.1           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    060107 691  0.4+  0.6+    060108 G96  1.0-  0.1+    060109 291  0.0   0.1+
    060107 691  1.1-  0.5+    060108 291  0.3-  0.7+    060109 291  0.8-  0.2-
    060107 691  0.8-  0.2-    060108 291  0.7-  0.3-    060109 291  1.7-  0.9-
    060108 G96  0.6-  0.2+    060108 291  0.0   2.0+    060109 291  0.0   0.4+
    060108 G96  0.0   0.2-    060109 291  0.1-  1.2+    060109 291  0.1-  0.8+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2006 AK4                 a,e,i = 3.05, 0.68, 9                   q = 0.9745
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2006 01 05    09 22.29   +22 23.1    0.242    1.195   147.8    26.0    21.6
    2006 01 15    08 57.58   +17 21.6    0.302    1.275   162.7    13.2    21.8
    2006 01 25    08 39.57   +14 13.6    0.377    1.361   174.5     4.0    22.0
    2006 02 04    08 27.81   +12 21.6    0.469    1.449   169.1     7.4    22.8
    2006 02 14    08 21.74   +11 16.5    0.578    1.540   158.5    13.6    23.6
    2006 02 24    08 20.39   +10 37.8    0.703    1.631   148.6    18.4    24.3
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-A46
    

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