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    M.P.E.C. 2012-E04                                Issued 2012 Mar. 1, 18:55 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
    
                                       2012 DV60
    
    Observations:
         K12D60V* C2012 02 29.30407 10 33 56.52 +10 54 00.6          21.6 VrEE004G96
         K12D60V  C2012 02 29.31103 10 33 56.23 +10 53 46.3          20.7 VrEE004G96
         K12D60V  C2012 02 29.31802 10 33 55.98 +10 53 31.4          21.3 VrEE004G96
         K12D60V  C2012 02 29.32502 10 33 55.65 +10 53 15.6          22.3 VrEE004G96
         K12D60V KC2012 03 01.19230 10 33 27.77 +10 22 51.4                oEE004291
         K12D60V KC2012 03 01.19473 10 33 27.64 +10 22 46.3                oEE004291
         K12D60V KC2012 03 01.19715 10 33 27.55 +10 22 41.3                oEE004291
         K12D60V  C2012 03 01.32251 10 33 22.35 +10 18 19.5          21.6 VrEE004G96
         K12D60V  C2012 03 01.32596 10 33 22.17 +10 18 10.9          20.6 VrEE004G96
         K12D60V  C2012 03 01.32942 10 33 22.06 +10 18 04.1          21.6 VrEE004G96
         K12D60V  C2012 03 01.33288 10 33 21.92 +10 17 56.9          21.4 VrEE004G96
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers S. M. Larson, E. J. Christensen, A. R. Gibbs.
        Measurers J. D. Ahern, E. C. Beshore, A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs,
        A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.
        1.5-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 DV60
    Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5                 MPC
    M   5.79102              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.21836969     Peri.  167.67651     -0.85707934     -0.51115422
    a   2.7311223      Node   341.16048     +0.45415191     -0.69069405
    e   0.5113170      Incl.   11.48823     +0.24323043     -0.51153015
    P   4.51           H   22.7           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    120229 G96  0.3-  0.1+    120301 291  0.3+  0.0     120301 G96  0.4-  0.6-
    120229 G96  0.2-  0.4+    120301 291  0.2-  0.0     120301 G96  0.1+  0.1-
    120229 G96  0.5+  0.3+    120301 291  0.1-  0.0     120301 G96  0.2+  0.0
    120229 G96  0.1+  0.8-    120301 G96  0.1+  0.8+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 DV60                a,e,i = 2.73, 0.51, 11                  q = 1.3347
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 01 31    10 44 26.0 +26 15 11   0.3933  1.3461   152.4    19.8    22.3
    ...
    2012 02 15    10 41 55.2 +19 07 11   0.3545  1.3347   166.4    10.0    21.7
    ...
    2012 02 23    10 37 38.0 +14 35 52   0.3485  1.3365   174.2     4.3    21.4
    ...
    2012 02 29    10 34 06.8 +11 04 52   0.3513  1.3413   175.9     3.0    21.4
    2012 03 01    10 33 33.2 +10 29 47   0.3524  1.3424   175.3     3.5    21.4
    2012 03 02    10 33 00.4 +09 54 50   0.3536  1.3436   174.5     4.0    21.5
    ...
    2012 03 08    10 30 09.3 +06 30 07   0.3648  1.3523   168.8     8.2    21.7
    ...
    2012 03 16    10 27 57.0 +02 19 21   0.3890  1.3685   161.0    13.7    22.1
    ...
    2012 03 31    10 30 22.6 -03 57 24   0.4611  1.4114   148.0    22.0    22.8
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-E04
    

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