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    M.P.E.C. 2011-X17                                Issued 2011 Dec. 2, 21:00 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,
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                                    2011 XF

Observations:
     K11X00F* C2011 12 01.34048 04 26 17.244+09 02 36.59         21.3 wLEX017F51
     K11X00F  C2011 12 01.36819 04 26 17.161+09 03 03.68         21.2 wLEX017F51
     K11X00F  C2011 12 01.38204 04 26 17.122+09 03 17.24         21.1 wLEX017F51
     K11X00F KC2011 12 02.00511 04 26 21.74 +09 13 25.1          20.9 RoEX017J04
     K11X00F KC2011 12 02.01130 04 26 21.73 +09 13 31.2          20.5 RoEX017J04
     K11X00F %C2011 12 02.46628404 26 24.53 +09 21 10.4          20.8 RoEX017F65
     K11X00F %C2011 12 02.46829204 26 24.52 +09 21 12.4          20.8 RoEX017F65
     K11X00F %C2011 12 02.47029804 26 24.52 +09 21 14.5          20.8 RoEX017F65

Observer details:
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.
F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North.  Observer T. Lister.  2.0-m f/10
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife.  Observer D. Abreu.  Measurers
    D. Koschny, M. Busch, A. Knoefel.  1.0-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2011 XF                                                  Earth MOID = 0.2737 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5                 MPC
M 323.28257              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.30078571     Peri.  352.24525     +0.01450945     -0.99436302
a   2.2061308      Node    96.88031     +0.92297028     -0.02708435
e   0.4296235      Incl.    6.07289     +0.38459764     +0.10251157
P   3.28           H   22.7           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
111201 F51  0.0   0.0     111202 J04  0.0   0.0     111202 F65  0.1-  0.0
111201 F51  0.1-  0.0     111202 J04  0.1+  0.0     111202 F65  0.0   0.1+
111201 F51  0.0   0.0     111202 F65  0.0   0.0

Ephemeris:
2011 XF                  a,e,i = 2.21, 0.43, 6                   q = 1.2583
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2011 11 02    04 16 45.9 +05 16 22   0.4146  1.3708   151.4    20.3    22.5
...
2011 11 17    04 23 47.5 +06 15 24   0.3448  1.3201   161.3    13.9    21.8
...
2011 11 25    04 25 27.0 +07 33 04   0.3188  1.2985   165.6    10.9    21.5
...
2011 12 01    04 26 13.7 +08 57 15   0.3047  1.2852   167.3     9.7    21.3
2011 12 02    04 26 21.4 +09 13 29   0.3028  1.2832   167.3     9.7    21.3
2011 12 03    04 26 29.3 +09 30 20   0.3010  1.2813   167.4     9.7    21.3
...
2011 12 09    04 27 30.4 +11 23 40   0.2930  1.2714   166.1    10.7    21.2
...
2011 12 17    04 30 01.4 +14 22 18   0.2893  1.2624   162.0    13.9    21.3
...
2012 01 01    04 41 19.2 +20 36 14   0.3039  1.2593   151.8    21.7    21.7

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2011 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2011-X17

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