Lulin Sky Survey Electronic Circular No. 15
LULIN SKY SURVEY    
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Issued on May 28,2006
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2006 KX38
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Orbit elements:
Epoch 2006 May 25.0 TT = JDT 2453880.5                  MPC
M 285.30858              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.18231652     Peri.  304.55297     +0.94634134     -0.28728125        
a   3.0802457      Node    72.53465     +0.32316775     +0.84008337      
e   0.4461535      Incl.    8.92639     +0.00082206     +0.46014065  
P   5.41           H   15.5           G   0.15
From 10 observations 2006 May 22-26.
 
Residuals
20060522 *D35  0.6+  0.1+    20060525  D35  0.6-  0.7+    20060526  D35  0.5-  0.6+
20060522  D35  0.0-  0.0+    20060525  D35  0.1+  0.2-    20060526  D35  0.1+  0.4-
20060522  D35  0.6-  0.3-    20060525  D35  0.2+  0.2+
20060525  D35  0.3+  0.2-    20060526  D35  0.4+  0.6-

Last observed on 2006 May 26. Ephemeris below based on elements from MPEC 2006-K64.
Desirable between 2006 June 11-17.
     K06K38X
Date       UT      R.A. (J2000) Decl.    Delta     r     El.    Ph.   V      Sky Motion
            h m s                                                            "/min    P.A.
2006 05 28 000000 16 55 32.6 -22 36 16   2.299   3.304  171.3   2.7  20.2    0.54    267.9
2006 06 04 000000 16 48 51.4 -22 39 03   2.261   3.276  179.5   0.2  19.9    0.56    268.7
2006 06 11 000000 16 41 58.8 -22 40 45   2.238   3.247  172.2   2.4  20.1    0.57    269.3
2006 06 18 000000 16 35 12.5 -22 41 35   2.229   3.218  163.9   5.0  20.2    0.55    269.7
2006 06 25 000000 16 28 50.0 -22 41 59   2.234   3.189  155.8   7.5  20.3    0.50    269.7

  From this very first orbit calculation, 2006 KX38 shows some interesting character, with a high e (e=0.45), it can come quite close to Mars (Mars MOID about 0.03 AU). Furthermore, the object reported as a "diffuse" object on May 22, but no similar character detected on May 25 and 26. More observations of this object is required.
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Quanzhi Ye              (C) Copyright 2006 Lulin Sky Survey              LUSSEC 15