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    M.P.E.C. 2012-D42                                Issued 2012 Feb. 23, 03:57 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 https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2012 DP8
    
    Observations:
         K12D08P* C2012 02 20.44326 11 52 43.927+13 24 14.01         21.1 wLED042F51
         K12D08P  C2012 02 20.45844 11 52 41.803+13 24 07.42         21.1 wLED042F51
         K12D08P  C2012 02 20.47373 11 52 39.671+13 24 00.61         21.1 wLED042F51
         K12D08P  C2012 02 20.48905 11 52 37.533+13 23 53.95         20.9 wLED042F51
         K12D08P KC2012 02 20.98793 11 51 29.64 +13 20 07.1          20.6 RvED042B18
         K12D08P KC2012 02 20.99144 11 51 29.16 +13 20 05.3          20.2 RvED042B18
         K12D08P KC2012 02 20.99494 11 51 28.65 +13 20 03.7          20.6 RvED042B18
         K12D08P KC2012 02 21.08572 11 51 16.32 +13 19 23.1          20.6 VvED042I93
         K12D08P KC2012 02 21.09744 11 51 14.67 +13 19 17.5          20.6 VvED042I93
         K12D08P KC2012 02 21.11057 11 51 12.84 +13 19 11.9          20.3 VvED042I93
         K12D08P  C2012 02 21.27043 11 50 51.41 +13 18 01.3          20.5 RoED042H01
         K12D08P  C2012 02 21.27772 11 50 50.38 +13 17 58.0          20.3 RoED042H01
         K12D08P  C2012 02 21.28525 11 50 49.32 +13 17 54.3          20.2 RoED042H01
         K12D08P  C2012 02 21.29212 11 50 48.33 +13 17 51.6          20.3 RoED042H01
         K12D08P %C2012 02 21.50294611 50 18.85 +13 16 18.8          20.2 RoED042F65
         K12D08P %C2012 02 21.50469011 50 18.60 +13 16 18.0          19.8 RoED042F65
         K12D08P %C2012 02 21.50643011 50 18.35 +13 16 17.1          20.2 RoED042F65
         K12D08P %C2012 02 21.50817011 50 18.09 +13 16 16.3          20.5 RoED042F65
         K12D08P %C2012 02 21.50991111 50 17.85 +13 16 15.4          20.4 RoED042F65
         K12D08P KC2012 02 22.07333 11 48 58.88 +13 11 51.1                tED042204
         K12D08P KC2012 02 22.09462 11 48 55.77 +13 11 40.7          20.2 RtED042204
         K12D08P KC2012 02 22.25033911 48 34.24 +13 10 29.8          19.6 RuED042H36
         K12D08P KC2012 02 22.28289711 48 29.53 +13 10 15.0          19.7 RuED042H36
         K12D08P KC2012 02 22.29226211 48 28.18 +13 10 10.6          19.9 RuED042H36
         K12D08P KC2012 02 22.42249411 48 09.06 +13 09 10.1          19.9 VrED042H21
         K12D08P KC2012 02 22.42662311 48 08.46 +13 09 08.1          20.2 VrED042H21
         K12D08P KC2012 02 22.43046011 48 07.91 +13 09 06.0          20.6 VrED042H21
         K12D08P HC2012 02 22.49569 11 47 58.46 +13 08 36.0                oED042291
         K12D08P HC2012 02 22.49901 11 47 58.04 +13 08 34.6                oED042291
         K12D08P HC2012 02 22.50122 11 47 57.64 +13 08 33.6                oED042291
         K12D08P KC2012 02 22.98876 11 46 48.38 +13 04 40.0          19.9 RcED042A24
         K12D08P KC2012 02 22.99701 11 46 47.14 +13 04 36.4          19.7 RcED042A24
         K12D08P KC2012 02 23.00561 11 46 45.85 +13 04 32.7          19.7 RcED042A24
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
        + CCD.
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    A24 New Millennium Observatory, Mozzate.  Observer E. Cozzi.  0.36-m f/11
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    B18 Terskol.  Observers M. Andreev, A. Sergeev, N. Parakhin, V. Kozlov,
        N. Karpov.  Measurer M. Andreev.  0.6-m f/12.8 Cassegrain + CCD.
    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.
    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.
        Measurers L. Buzzi, H. Devore, S. Foglia, T. Vorobjov.  0.61-m f/4.0
        astrograph + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    I93 St Pardon de Conques.  Observer F. Losse.  0.40-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 DP8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0691 AU
    Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5                 MPC
    M 221.61060              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.62892575     Peri.  330.36666     +0.78051102     +0.62117019
    a   1.3491797      Node   350.25205     -0.45996415     +0.49441313
    e   0.2206055      Incl.   24.55347     -0.42336217     +0.60803229
    P   1.57           H   19.8           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    120220 F51  0.0   0.1+    120221 H01  0.1-  0.1+    120222 H36  0.2-  0.0
    120220 F51  0.1-  0.1+    120221 H01  0.0   0.2-    120222 H36  0.0   0.1-
    120220 F51  0.1-  0.1-    120221 H01  0.2-  0.1+    120222 H21  0.7+  0.9+
    120220 F51  0.0   0.0     120221 F65  0.2+  0.2-    120222 H21  0.7+  0.9+
    120220 B18  0.2+  0.1+    120221 F65  0.3+  0.2-    120222 H21  0.9+  0.7+
    120220 B18  0.4+  0.1-    120221 F65  0.3+  0.3-    120222 291  0.6-  0.3-
    120220 B18  0.2+  0.1-    120221 F65  0.1+  0.3-    120222 291  0.4+  0.1-
    120221 I93  0.0   0.3+    120221 F65  0.3+  0.4-    120222 291  0.7-  0.0
    120221 I93  0.0   0.0     120222 204  0.2+  0.1-    120222 A24  0.6+  0.3-
    120221 I93  0.4+  0.3+    120222 204  0.2-  0.6-    120222 A24  0.4+  0.0
    120221 H01  0.1-  0.2+    120222 H36  0.8-  0.2-    120223 A24  0.2+  0.4+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 DP8                 a,e,i = 1.35, 0.22, 25                  q = 1.0515
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 01 24    12 26 25.9 +16 05 00   0.8941  1.6437   122.0    30.5    22.0
    ...
    2012 02 08    12 14 48.8 +14 42 57   0.7590  1.6352   138.7    23.5    21.4
    ...
    2012 02 16    12 01 57.7 +13 54 58   0.6997  1.6284   149.1    18.1    21.0
    ...
    2012 02 22    11 49 09.4 +13 12 33   0.6636  1.6224   157.6    13.4    20.7
    2012 02 23    11 46 46.6 +13 04 43   0.6583  1.6213   159.1    12.6    20.7
    2012 02 24    11 44 19.9 +12 56 37   0.6534  1.6202   160.5    11.8    20.6
    ...
    2012 03 01    11 28 28.9 +12 02 16   0.6290  1.6130   169.2     6.6    20.3
    ...
    2012 03 09    11 05 19.8 +10 33 02   0.6120  1.6021   173.1     4.2    20.1
    ...
    2012 03 24    10 23 44.9 +07 04 15   0.6285  1.5778   151.4    17.6    20.7
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-D42
    

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