MPEC 2000-R18 : 2000 RN12
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M.P.E.C. 2000-R18 Issued 2000 Sept. 5, 17:24 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 BMARSDEN@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or GWILLIAMS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU URL http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/mpc.html ISSN 1523-6714 2000 RN12 Observations: K00R12N* C2000 09 02.19182 21 43 04.52 -16 47 45.9 18.4 704 K00R12N C2000 09 02.20506 21 43 01.35 -16 47 21.7 18.8 704 K00R12N C2000 09 02.21854 21 42 58.39 -16 46 58.0 18.7 704 K00R12N C2000 09 02.23168 21 42 55.29 -16 46 31.7 19.1 704 K00R12N C2000 09 03.20456 21 39 17.43 -16 15 49.6 18.7 704 K00R12N C2000 09 03.21820 21 39 14.28 -16 15 23.1 18.5 704 K00R12N C2000 09 03.23183 21 39 11.02 -16 14 56.3 18.5 704 K00R12N C2000 09 03.24193 21 39 08.53 -16 14 36.7 711 K00R12N C2000 09 03.24547 21 39 07.78 -16 14 30.7 18.3 704 K00R12N C2000 09 03.24760 21 39 07.18 -16 14 25.8 711 K00R12N C2000 09 03.25278 21 39 05.98 -16 14 15.4 711 K00R12N C2000 09 04.16674 21 35 36.49 -15 43 41.6 18.5 704 K00R12N C2000 09 04.18055 21 35 33.17 -15 43 13.4 18.7 704 K00R12N C2000 09 04.19432 21 35 29.85 -15 42 44.6 18.9 704 K00R12N C2000 09 04.20805 21 35 26.52 -15 42 16.6 19.2 704 K00R12N C2000 09 04.22178 21 35 23.14 -15 41 48.2 18.7 704 K00R12N 1C2000 09 05.28698 21 31 11.29 -15 04 06.9 658 K00R12N 1C2000 09 05.29190 21 31 10.04 -15 03 55.9 658 K00R12N 1C2000 09 05.29934 21 31 08.17 -15 03 39.8 658 Observer details: 658 National Research Council of Canada. Observer D. D. Balam. 1.82-m Plaskett reflector + CCD. 704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico. Observers M. Blythe, F. Shelly, M. Bezpalko, M. Elowitz, R. Huber, L. Manguso. Measurers J. Stuart, R. Sayer, J. B. Evans, H. Viggh. 1.0-m f/2.15 reflector + CCD. 711 McDonald Observatory. Observers P. J. Shelus, J. A. Shelus. 0.76-m reflector + CCD. Orbital elements: 2000 RN12 Epoch 2000 Aug. 24.0 TT = JDT 2451780.5 Spahr M 334.59285 (2000.0) P Q n 0.30764288 Peri. 80.01016 +0.51098209 -0.85328997 a 2.1732256 Node 338.27864 +0.63678669 +0.45694733 e 0.5934967 Incl. 16.30309 +0.57740802 +0.25118791 P 3.20 H 19.1 G 0.15 From 19 observations 2000 Sept. 2-5. Ephemeris: 2000 RN12 a,e,i = 2.17, 0.59, 16 q = 0.8834 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2000 09 03 21 40.06 -16 22.1 0.303 1.299 160.9 14.7 17.9 2000 09 13 20 57.86 -09 20.0 0.250 1.215 143.0 29.9 17.8 2000 09 23 20 09.17 +01 07.3 0.218 1.134 122.0 48.6 17.9 2000 10 03 19 17.78 +13 44.2 0.206 1.059 100.8 68.2 18.2 2000 10 13 18 23.97 +26 07.4 0.210 0.992 82.4 85.5 18.7 2000 10 23 17 24.58 +35 58.0 0.227 0.938 69.1 97.9 19.3 2000 11 02 16 20.04 +41 36.1 0.253 0.901 61.8 103.8 19.7 2000 11 12 15 18.92 +42 37.2 0.285 0.884 60.4 103.3 19.9 2000 11 22 14 31.68 +40 08.1 0.321 0.890 63.1 98.2 19.9 2000 12 02 14 00.02 +35 55.6 0.355 0.917 68.4 90.5 19.9 2000 12 12 13 39.12 +31 16.3 0.383 0.962 75.4 81.9 19.8 2000 12 22 13 23.45 +26 49.3 0.403 1.023 83.9 73.0 19.7 2001 01 01 13 08.29 +22 50.8 0.416 1.094 94.0 63.7 19.6 2001 01 11 12 50.22 +19 23.0 0.423 1.172 106.0 53.8 19.5 2001 01 21 12 27.19 +16 22.6 0.431 1.255 119.8 42.9 19.4 2001 01 31 11 58.89 +13 45.2 0.446 1.340 135.5 31.0 19.3 2001 02 10 11 27.71 +11 27.3 0.477 1.426 152.3 18.7 19.2 2001 02 20 10 57.81 +09 30.0 0.530 1.512 169.1 7.1 19.1 2001 03 02 10 33.01 +07 54.5 0.607 1.597 175.3 2.9 19.3 2001 03 12 10 15.27 +06 38.2 0.709 1.681 161.4 10.8 20.2 2001 03 22 10 04.41 +05 36.3 0.831 1.762 149.2 16.8 20.8 2001 04 01 09 59.43 +04 42.6 0.971 1.842 138.5 21.1 21.4 2001 04 11 09 59.05 +03 52.2 1.126 1.920 128.9 24.0 21.9 Timothy B. Spahr (C) Copyright 2000 MPC M.P.E.C. 2000-R18


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