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    M.P.E.C. 2006-M18                                Issued 2006 June 21, 13:13 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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                      Supported in part by the TABASGO Foundation
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                                        2006 MA
    
    Observations:
         K06M00A* C2006 06 18.30104 16 09 28.23 -00 39 41.9          20.0 V EM018691
         K06M00A  C2006 06 18.31845 16 09 27.15 -00 39 00.7          20.1 V EM018691
         K06M00A  C2006 06 18.33587 16 09 26.08 -00 38 19.7          20.1 V EM018691
         K06M00A HC2006 06 19.34352 16 08 29.15 +00 01 09.4                 EM018291
         K06M00A  C2006 06 19.34786 16 08 29.02 +00 01 17.9          20.1 V EM018291
         K06M00A  C2006 06 19.35196 16 08 28.76 +00 01 27.3          20.1 V EM018291
         K06M00A  C2006 06 21.30406 16 06 44.01 +01 16 48.9          20.3 V EM018291
         K06M00A IC2006 06 21.30775 16 06 43.81 +01 16 58.0                 EM018291
         K06M00A  C2006 06 21.31144 16 06 43.59 +01 17 05.8          20.4 V EM018291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observers A. S. Descour, R. S. McMillan.
        0.9-m f/3 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2006 MA                                                  Earth MOID = 0.4567 AU
    Epoch 2006 Mar. 6.0 TT = JDT 2453800.5                  MPC
    M 314.12836              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.24343052     Peri.   82.40796     +0.72827561     +0.58641649
    a   2.5403060      Node   240.98378     -0.66911707     +0.72023277
    e   0.5143266      Incl.   23.92118     +0.14797628     +0.37064870
    P   4.05           H   19.4           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    060618 691  0.1-  0.0     060619 291  1.2-  1.2+    060621 291  0.0   0.2-
    060618 691  0.0   0.1+    060619 291  0.7+  0.5-    060621 291  0.1+  0.4+
    060618 691  0.1+  0.1-    060619 291  0.5+  0.7-    060621 291  0.0   0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2006 MA                  a,e,i = 2.54, 0.51, 24                  q = 1.2338
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2006 06 14    16 13.80   -03 31.2    0.575    1.551   153.3    17.1    20.1
    2006 06 24    16 04.53   +02 58.2    0.566    1.493   139.6    26.2    20.2
    2006 07 04    15 58.91   +08 36.7    0.573    1.438   127.3    34.2    20.4
    2006 07 14    15 58.05   +13 08.3    0.591    1.388   116.9    40.8    20.6
    2006 07 24    16 02.22   +16 34.8    0.613    1.343   108.5    45.8    20.7
    2006 08 03    16 11.40   +19 05.9    0.635    1.304   102.0    49.5    20.8
    2006 08 13    16 25.33   +20 53.7    0.654    1.273    97.2    52.1    20.9
    2006 08 23    16 43.74   +22 06.5    0.669    1.251    94.0    53.8    21.0
    2006 09 02    17 06.55   +22 49.8    0.680    1.237    92.1    54.6    21.0
    2006 09 12    17 33.68   +23 06.6    0.687    1.234    91.5    54.6    21.0
    2006 09 22    18 05.05   +22 56.5    0.694    1.240    92.0    54.0    21.0
    2006 10 02    18 40.46   +22 19.0    0.703    1.257    93.4    52.7    21.1
    2006 10 12    19 19.26   +21 14.7    0.719    1.282    95.2    50.8    21.1
    2006 10 22    20 00.37   +19 46.7    0.745    1.315    97.1    48.7    21.2
    2006 11 01    20 42.35   +18 03.5    0.786    1.356    98.7    46.3    21.3
    2006 11 11    21 23.59   +16 17.0    0.845    1.403    99.4    44.1    21.5
    2006 11 21    22 02.87   +14 38.9    0.923    1.455    99.1    42.1    21.7
    2006 12 01    22 39.49   +13 18.5    1.020    1.510    97.7    40.3    21.9
    
    Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-M18
    

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