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    M.P.E.C. 2011-Q10                                Issued 2011 Aug. 21, 20:59 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2011 QT2
    
    Observations:
         K11Q02T* C2011 08 20.27470 22 30 29.67 -24 21 34.7          18.5  cEQ010704
         K11Q02T  C2011 08 20.28745 22 30 36.67 -24 20 37.8          18.5  cEQ010704
         K11Q02T  C2011 08 20.30020 22 30 43.64 -24 19 41.8          18.1  cEQ010704
         K11Q02T KC2011 08 20.99309 22 37 19.06 -23 28 27.6                tEQ010204
         K11Q02T KC2011 08 21.00087 22 37 23.12 -23 27 53.3                tEQ010204
         K11Q02T KC2011 08 21.00863 22 37 27.15 -23 27 19.1          17.5 RtEQ010204
         K11Q02T KC2011 08 21.02726 22 37 36.67 -23 25 55.0          17.8 RcEQ010104
         K11Q02T KC2011 08 21.02991 22 37 38.04 -23 25 43.1          17.9 RcEQ010104
         K11Q02T KC2011 08 21.03332 22 37 39.79 -23 25 27.9          18.1 RcEQ010104
         K11Q02T |C2011 08 21.16520 22 38 55.97 -23 13 55.3          18.7 VoEQ010807
         K11Q02T |C2011 08 21.16707 22 38 56.92 -23 13 47.4          18.7 VoEQ010807
         K11Q02T |C2011 08 21.16894 22 38 57.87 -23 13 39.3          18.7 VoEQ010807
         K11Q02T |C2011 08 21.17266 22 38 59.75 -23 13 23.4          18.8 VoEQ010807
         K11Q02T KC2011 08 21.37560322 40 44.54 -23 00 21.3          17.6 RuEQ010H36
         K11Q02T KC2011 08 21.37778922 40 45.66 -23 00 11.2          17.6 RuEQ010H36
         K11Q02T KC2011 08 21.37998122 40 46.76 -23 00 01.8          17.7 RuEQ010H36
         K11Q02T KC2011 08 21.38216722 40 47.84 -22 59 52.0          17.5 RuEQ010H36
    
    Observer details:
    104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers L. Tesi, P. Bacci, G. Fagioli.
        Measurer P. Bacci.  0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.38-m f/6.8 reflector
        + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, G. Spitz,
        R. Brungard, J. Paige, P. Festler, T. McVey, A. Valdivia.  1.0-m f/2.15
        reflector + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers R. Holmes, T. Linder, V. Hoette.  Measurers
        R. Holmes, T. Linder.  0.41-m f/11 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2011 QT2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0608 AU
    Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5                 MPC
    M   4.78556              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.22545832     Peri.  233.06057     +0.65493185     +0.75546342
    a   2.6735719      Node    77.86443     -0.68720228     +0.60554006
    e   0.5984223      Incl.    1.07958     -0.31435220     +0.25019243
    P   4.37           H   22.7           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    110820 704  0.0   0.1+    110821 104  0.6+  0.1-    110821 807  0.2-  0.0
    110820 704  0.0   0.5+    110821 104  0.6+  0.1+    110821 H36  0.2-  0.0
    110820 704  0.2-  0.3-    110821 104  0.3+  0.1+    110821 H36  0.1+  0.4+
    110820 204  0.3-  0.5-    110821 807  0.1-  0.1+    110821 H36  0.0   0.0
    110821 204  0.1-  0.4-    110821 807  0.1-  0.0     110821 H36  0.3-  0.1+
    110821 204  0.2-  0.4-    110821 807  0.1-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2011 QT2                 a,e,i = 2.67, 0.60, 1                   q = 1.0736
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2011 07 22    16 31 30.6 -28 31 24   0.1073  1.0901   131.5    44.3    19.7
    ...
    2011 08 06    18 57 40.6 -36 12 21   0.07026 1.0736   146.4    31.5    18.4
    ...
    2011 08 14    21 11 15.1 -32 05 20   0.06894 1.0788   161.8    17.0    18.0
    ...
    2011 08 20    22 27 43.3 -24 40 44   0.07930 1.0890   165.7    13.3    18.2
    2011 08 21    22 37 22.1 -23 26 20   0.08181 1.0912   165.6    13.3    18.2
    2011 08 22    22 46 13.3 -22 14 07   0.08451 1.0936   165.4    13.5    18.3
    ...
    2011 08 28    23 25 42.3 -16 02 30   0.1040  1.1106   163.9    14.6    18.8
    ...
    2011 09 05    23 54 31.0 -10 27 01   0.1364  1.1405   164.5    13.6    19.4
    ...
    2011 09 20    00 16 07.1 -04 53 40   0.2128  1.2155   172.0     6.6    20.3
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2011 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2011-Q10
    

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