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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2204      2006 Feb 22 22.08UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK      Backup: gmh@wdcc1.bnsc.rl.ac.uk
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2006 DD1
A fast-moving object has been found by R. Hill, Catalina Sky Survey 
(station 703) using the 0.68-m Schmidt + CCD:

2006 02 22.26542 09 09 27.90 +01 08 53.8          17.4 V
2006 02 22.27184 09 09 24.04 +01 10 29.1          17.7 V
2006 02 22.27825 09 09 20.16 +01 12 05.2          17.5 V
2006 02 22.41700 09 07 49.80 +01 52 28.5          17.5 V

The resulting ephemeris shows a brief close approach and brightening 
this evening:

Ephemeris:
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.   Delta    r     Elong. Phase  V
2006 02 23.0  08 57.51   +11 42.8  0.00297  0.992 158.7  21.3  14.9
2006 02 23.1  08 48.95   +18 45.8  0.00203  0.991 155.3  24.7  14.2
2006 02 23.2  08 22.08   +36 55.0  0.00118  0.990 141.3  38.6  13.4
2006 02 23.3  02 02.20   +73 35.4  0.00079  0.989  90.1  89.8  14.1
2006 02 23.4  21 58.76   +36 22.7  0.00134  0.989  46.7 133.3  18.2
(MPEC 2006-D24)

Guy M Hurst