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M.P.E.C. 2010-A68 Issued 2010 Jan. 13, 15:02 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.
Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714
2010 AF40
Observations:
K10A40F* C2010 01 12.35742 07 57 11.41 +13 03 28.0 20.5 V EA068G96
K10A40F C2010 01 12.36453 07 57 10.36 +13 03 33.7 20.3 V EA068G96
K10A40F C2010 01 12.37176 07 57 09.32 +13 03 39.6 20.3 V EA068G96
K10A40F C2010 01 12.37897 07 57 08.20 +13 03 45.5 20.1 V EA068G96
K10A40F C2010 01 12.40453 07 57 04.12 +13 04 02.1 19.4 R EA068H01
K10A40F C2010 01 12.41284 07 57 02.91 +13 04 08.5 19.5 R EA068H01
K10A40F C2010 01 12.42015 07 57 01.87 +13 04 14.2 19.4 R EA068H01
K10A40F C2010 01 12.43981 07 56 59.07 +13 04 29.1 19.4 R EA068H01
K10A40F C2010 01 12.48383 07 56 53.20 +13 05 07.2 EA068291
K10A40F C2010 01 12.48761 07 56 52.69 +13 05 10.2 EA068291
K10A40F C2010 01 12.49138 07 56 52.17 +13 05 13.0 EA068291
K10A40F C2010 01 13.26122 07 55 27.00 +13 17 36.8 19.3 R EA068H01
K10A40F C2010 01 13.26824 07 55 25.75 +13 17 44.6 19.3 R EA068H01
K10A40F IC2010 01 13.27535907 55 22.06 +13 17 41.2 EA068H21
K10A40F C2010 01 13.27582 07 55 24.40 +13 17 52.9 19.4 R EA068H01
K10A40F IC2010 01 13.27999207 55 21.22 +13 17 46.3 19.8 V EA068H21
K10A40F C2010 01 13.28292 07 55 23.12 +13 18 00.8 19.5 R EA068H01
K10A40F C2010 01 13.32619 07 55 15.73 +13 18 50.6 19.6 R EA068854
K10A40F C2010 01 13.32907 07 55 15.34 +13 18 54.4 19.6 R EA068854
K10A40F C2010 01 13.34346 07 55 12.43 +13 19 11.6 19.6 R EA068854
Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II. Observer R. S. McMillan. 1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson. Observer J. E. McGaha. 0.36-m f/10.0
Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey. Observer A. D. Grauer. Measurers J. D. Ahern,
E. C. Beshore, A. Boattini, G. J. Garradd, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer,
R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught. 1.5-m reflector
+ CCD.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro. Observer W. H. Ryan. 2.4-m f/8.9
reflector + CCD.
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield. Observer R. Holmes.
Measurer S. Foglia.
Orbital elements:
2010 AF40 Earth MOID = 0.0019 AU
Epoch 2010 Jan. 4.0 TT = JDT 2455200.5 MPC
M 306.78932 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.72339923 Peri. 93.47933 -0.83763793 +0.54226603
a 1.2289966 Node 119.36895 -0.52629209 -0.76904469
e 0.4606513 Incl. 4.32045 -0.14621677 -0.33840481
P 1.36 H 25.0 G 0.15 U 9
Residuals in seconds of arc
100112 G96 0.4- 0.0 100112 H01 0.1- 0.1+ 100113 H01 0.2- 0.0
100112 G96 0.2- 0.0 100112 291 0.1- 0.1+ 100113 H21 0.1- 0.1-
100112 G96 0.4+ 0.1+ 100112 291 0.0 0.2+ 100113 H01 0.3- 0.1+
100112 G96 0.3- 0.2+ 100112 291 0.2- 0.2+ 100113 854 0.0 0.6-
100112 H01 0.0 0.2+ 100113 H01 0.4- 0.1+ 100113 854 2.0+ 0.1+
100112 H01 0.1- 0.2+ 100113 H01 0.4- 0.1+ 100113 854 1.7- 1.9+
100112 H01 0.1+ 0.2+ 100113 H21 0.1+ 0.3-
Ephemeris:
2010 AF40 a,e,i = 1.23, 0.46, 4 q = 0.6629
Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V
2010 01 14 07 53.60 +13 32.9 0.0609 1.044 171.7 7.8 19.6
2010 01 15 07 50.45 +13 58.2 0.0527 1.036 172.7 6.9 19.2
2010 01 16 07 46.13 +14 32.9 0.0445 1.028 173.5 6.3 18.8
2010 01 17 07 39.83 +15 23.1 0.0364 1.020 173.5 6.2 18.3
2010 01 18 07 29.86 +16 40.9 0.0284 1.012 172.1 7.7 17.8
2010 01 19 07 11.82 +18 55.1 0.0205 1.004 167.8 11.9 17.3
2010 01 20 06 30.25 +23 26.8 0.0129 0.996 157.3 22.5 16.6
2010 01 21 04 01.77 +32 04.7 0.00682 0.988 123.4 56.3 16.2
2010 01 22 23 07.80 +15 48.4 0.00773 0.980 55.2 124.4 19.6
2010 01 23 21 36.75 +02 19.4 0.0143 0.972 28.9 150.7 24.3
2010 01 24 21 06.63 -02 28.0 0.0220 0.964 19.8 159.8 27.5
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