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    • MPEC 2011-C37 : 2011 BG59

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    M.P.E.C. 2011-C37                                Issued 2011 Feb. 7, 17:26 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
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                                   2011 BG59

Observations:
     K11B59G* C2011 01 30.47535 09 01 54.846+24 17 52.52         21.6 wLEC037F51
     K11B59G  C2011 01 30.50669 09 01 52.604+24 14 41.27         22.3 wLEC037F51
     K11B59G  C2011 01 30.52176 09 01 51.556+24 13 09.66         22.3 wLEC037F51
     K11B59G 2C2011 02 05.27723308 58 54.400+15 41 46.95         21.2 RoEC037568
     K11B59G 2C2011 02 05.27957908 58 54.299+15 41 36.39         21.2 RoEC037568
     K11B59G 2C2011 02 05.28191708 58 54.194+15 41 25.61         21.3 RoEC037568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers M. Micheli, G. T. Elliott.  Measurers G. T. Elliott,
    D. J. Tholen.  2.24-m University of Hawaii reflector.
F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers N. Primak, A. Schultz, S. Watters,
    J. Thiel, T. Goggia.  Measurer PS1 Science Consortium.  1.8-m
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2011 BG59                                                Earth MOID = 0.0916 AU
Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5                  MPC
M  23.91179              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.52946433     Peri.  137.73876     -0.04664815     -0.99269198
a   1.5132531      Node   314.59742     +0.86958306     +0.01447373
e   0.3135321      Incl.    8.99223     +0.49157834     -0.11980462
P   1.86           H   25.6           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
110130 F51  0.0   0.1+    110130 F51  0.0   0.2+    110205 568  0.0   0.1+
110130 F51  0.0   0.3-    110205 568  0.0   0.0     110205 568  0.1-  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2011 BG59                a,e,i = 1.51, 0.31, 9                   q = 1.0388
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2011 01 08    09 21 58.9 +69 34 24   0.09713 1.0473   129.1    46.8    22.4
...
2011 01 23    09 07 26.5 +38 31 58   0.09607 1.0741   158.4    19.8    21.7
...
2011 01 31    09 01 36.1 +23 25 35   0.1104  1.0949   173.8     5.6    21.5
...
2011 02 06    08 58 32.8 +14 47 15   0.1274  1.1131   175.5     4.0    21.7
2011 02 07    08 58 10.2 +13 34 42   0.1307  1.1164   174.2     5.1    21.8
2011 02 08    08 57 50.0 +12 25 53   0.1342  1.1196   172.9     6.2    22.0
...
2011 02 14    08 56 39.7 +06 43 58   0.1572  1.1404   165.7    12.3    22.6
...
2011 02 22    08 57 17.4 +01 39 45   0.1935  1.1705   157.8    18.6    23.3
...
2011 03 09    09 04 36.0 -03 05 36   0.2768  1.2327   146.4    26.5    24.5

Timothy B. Spahr             (C) Copyright 2011 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2011-C37

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