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    M.P.E.C. 2012-K45                                Issued 2012 May 23, 16:18 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 KK18
    
    Observations:
         K12K18K* C2012 05 20.45551 21 30 50.65 -06 36 03.4          21.8 VrEK045G96
         K12K18K  C2012 05 20.45903 21 30 51.26 -06 36 02.5          21.0 VrEK045G96
         K12K18K  C2012 05 20.46251 21 30 51.91 -06 36 02.0          21.2 VrEK045G96
         K12K18K  C2012 05 20.46807 21 30 52.95 -06 36 00.1          20.6 VrEK045G96
         K12K18K  C2012 05 20.46867 21 30 53.02 -06 36 00.1          20.9 VrEK045G96
         K12K18K  C2012 05 20.46926 21 30 53.17 -06 36 00.6          21.0 VrEK045G96
         K12K18K  C2012 05 20.46981 21 30 53.24 -06 36 00.0          20.9 VrEK045G96
         K12K18K |C2012 05 21.36376 21 33 39.49 -06 32 25.7          20.6 VoEK045807
         K12K18K |C2012 05 21.37065 21 33 40.76 -06 32 23.9          20.4 VoEK045807
         K12K18K |C2012 05 21.37752 21 33 42.01 -06 32 22.1          20.5 VoEK045807
         K12K18K KC2012 05 22.36853521 36 47.88 -06 28 48.7          20.1 VrEK045H21
         K12K18K KC2012 05 22.37418221 36 48.90 -06 28 48.2          20.5 VrEK045H21
         K12K18K KC2012 05 22.37955821 36 49.93 -06 28 47.2          20.1 VrEK045H21
         K12K18K  C2012 05 22.42022 21 36 57.67 -06 28 36.4          21.0 VrEK045G96
         K12K18K  C2012 05 22.42784 21 36 59.07 -06 28 34.2          20.6 VrEK045G96
         K12K18K  C2012 05 22.43549 21 37 00.48 -06 28 32.0          21.6 VrEK045G96
         K12K18K  C2012 05 22.44309 21 37 01.88 -06 28 31.9          21.2 VrEK045G96
         K12K18K  C2012 05 23.42908 21 40 08.32 -06 24 53.7          21.0 VrEK045G96
         K12K18K  C2012 05 23.43520 21 40 09.48 -06 24 52.1          20.9 VrEK045G96
         K12K18K  C2012 05 23.44136 21 40 10.63 -06 24 50.9          20.9 VrEK045G96
         K12K18K  C2012 05 23.44754 21 40 11.82 -06 24 49.8          20.9 VrEK045G96
    
    Observer details:
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.41-m f/11
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers A. R. Gibbs, R. A. Kowalski.  Measurers
        E. C. Beshore, A. Boattini, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
        R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught, E. J. Christensen.  1.5-m
        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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 KK18                                                Earth MOID = 0.2880 AU
    Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5                 MPC
    M 329.87451              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.20882389     Peri.  220.35002     +0.91329248     +0.32515794
    a   2.8137311      Node   119.04511     -0.26220478     +0.93021134
    e   0.5550938      Incl.   16.29485     -0.31168174     +0.17023275
    P   4.72           H   18.3           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    120520 G96  0.2+  0.0     120521 807  0.0   0.1-    120522 G96  0.0   0.3+
    120520 G96  0.3-  0.1+    120521 807  0.1+  0.1+    120522 G96  0.1-  0.9+
    120520 G96  0.1-  0.2-    120521 807  0.1-  0.4+    120522 G96  0.3-  0.7-
    120520 G96  0.3+  0.4+    120522 H21  0.2+  0.1-    120523 G96  0.3-  0.1+
    120520 G96  0.3-  0.3+    120522 H21  0.3-  0.8-    120523 G96  0.1-  0.4+
    120520 G96  0.3+  0.4-    120522 H21  0.2+  1.0-    120523 G96  0.1-  0.3+
    120520 G96  0.1-  0.1+    120522 G96  0.3+  0.2-    120523 G96  0.4+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 KK18                a,e,i = 2.81, 0.56, 16                  q = 1.2518
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 04 23    20 13 57.7 -08 35 00   1.3654  1.6860    89.3    36.6    21.6
    ...
    2012 05 08    20 54 09.6 -07 28 17   1.1640  1.5896    93.7    39.3    21.2
    ...
    2012 05 16    21 17 19.1 -06 53 51   1.0657  1.5404    95.7    40.8    21.0
    ...
    2012 05 22    21 35 38.2 -06 30 05   0.9967  1.5049    97.0    41.9    20.8
    2012 05 23    21 38 46.6 -06 26 23   0.9856  1.4991    97.2    42.1    20.8
    2012 05 24    21 41 56.5 -06 22 45   0.9746  1.4934    97.4    42.3    20.8
    ...
    2012 05 30    22 01 30.2 -06 03 00   0.9116  1.4598    98.5    43.4    20.6
    ...
    2012 06 07    22 29 13.6 -05 43 14   0.8351  1.4176    99.6    44.9    20.4
    ...
    2012 06 22    23 26 31.8 -05 34 22   0.7175  1.3484   100.7    47.8    20.0
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-K45
    

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