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    M.P.E.C. 2012-K46                                Issued 2012 May 23, 16:20 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 KL18
    
    Observations:
         K12K18L*QC2012 05 20.63571 20 02 07.88 -56 18 42.5          19.9 VrEK046E12
         K12K18L QC2012 05 20.64408 20 02 07.43 -56 18 30.3          19.0 VrEK046E12
         K12K18L QC2012 05 20.65247 20 02 07.08 -56 18 19.6          19.3 VrEK046E12
         K12K18L QC2012 05 20.66078 20 02 06.57 -56 18 08.1          19.0 VrEK046E12
         K12K18L QC2012 05 20.71450 20 02 03.74 -56 16 54.4          19.2 VrEK046E12
         K12K18L QC2012 05 20.82013 20 01 58.20 -56 14 24.8          19.2 VrEK046E12
         K12K18L QC2012 05 20.82339 20 01 58.02 -56 14 20.0                rEK046E12
         K12K18L |C2012 05 21.32749 20 01 37.56 -56 02 26.1          19.6 VoEK046807
         K12K18L |C2012 05 21.33150 20 01 37.34 -56 02 20.4          19.5 VoEK046807
         K12K18L |C2012 05 21.33553 20 01 37.10 -56 02 14.9          19.6 VoEK046807
         K12K18L |C2012 05 21.33954 20 01 36.88 -56 02 09.2          19.6 VoEK046807
         K12K18L QC2012 05 21.55291 20 01 28.60 -55 56 55.9                rEK046E12
         K12K18L QC2012 05 21.67982 20 01 21.80 -55 54 01.6          19.9 VrEK046E12
         K12K18L QC2012 05 21.82311 20 01 13.41 -55 50 35.8                rEK046E12
         K12K18L |C2012 05 22.23643 20 00 55.20 -55 40 37.9          19.8 VoEK046807
         K12K18L |C2012 05 22.24246 20 00 54.83 -55 40 29.5          19.3 VoEK046807
         K12K18L |C2012 05 22.24848 20 00 54.48 -55 40 21.1          19.8 VoEK046807
         K12K18L QC2012 05 22.54628 20 00 39.75 -55 33 02.7          18.7 VrEK046E12
         K12K18L QC2012 05 22.81929 20 00 22.63 -55 26 33.0          19.4 VrEK046E12
         K12K18L QC2012 05 22.82255 20 00 22.41 -55 26 27.7          19.5 VrEK046E12
         K12K18L |C2012 05 23.24207 20 00 01.26 -55 16 10.3          20.0 VoEK046807
         K12K18L |C2012 05 23.24611 20 00 01.00 -55 16 04.7          19.8 VoEK046807
         K12K18L |C2012 05 23.25017 20 00 00.73 -55 15 58.9          19.7 VoEK046807
         K12K18L |C2012 05 23.25420 20 00 00.47 -55 15 53.2          19.6 VoEK046807
         K12K18L QC2012 05 23.52972 19 59 45.27 -55 08 58.1          19.5 VrEK046E12
         K12K18L QC2012 05 23.53590 19 59 44.88 -55 08 49.5          18.9 VrEK046E12
         K12K18L KC2012 05 23.53819 19 59 44.19 -55 08 47.2          18.7 RoEK046474
         K12K18L KC2012 05 23.54102 19 59 44.05 -55 08 43.2          18.7 RoEK046474
         K12K18L KC2012 05 23.54454 19 59 43.81 -55 08 38.0          19.0 RoEK046474
         K12K18L 5C2012 05 23.59811 19 59 40.95 -55 07 22.1          19.0 RuEK046E10
         K12K18L 5C2012 05 23.60042 19 59 40.79 -55 07 18.7          19.2 RuEK046E10
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
        P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.41-m f/11
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    E10 Siding Spring-Faulkes Telescope South.  Observers R. Miles, .. Miller,
        P. Roche, A. Tripp, R. Holmes, S. Foglia, L. Buzzi.  Measurer R. Miles.
        2.0-m f/10.0 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  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.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 KL18                                                Earth MOID = 0.3930 AU
    Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5                 MPC
    M 353.55315              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.29549797     Peri.  284.44528     -0.77532058     +0.54716578
    a   2.2323711      Node   289.66135     -0.36817552     -0.79735478
    e   0.4436772      Incl.   19.56917     -0.51315182     -0.25462713
    P   3.34           H   18.9           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    120520 E12  0.5+  0.4-    120521 E12  0.5-  0.4-    120523 807  0.0   0.1-
    120520 E12  0.2+  0.5+    120521 E12  0.1-  0.0     120523 807  0.1+  0.1-
    120520 E12  0.8+  0.2-    120521 E12  0.3+  0.5+    120523 E12  0.0   0.0
    120520 E12  0.0   0.0     120522 807  0.0   0.0     120523 E12  0.2-  0.0
    120520 E12  0.6-  0.1-    120522 807  0.1-  0.0     120523 474  0.3-  0.4+
    120520 E12  0.3-  0.0     120522 807  0.1-  0.1+    120523 474  0.0   0.3+
    120520 E12  0.4-  0.1+    120522 E12  0.3+  0.1-    120523 474  0.1-  0.5+
    120521 807  0.1-  0.2+    120522 E12  0.2+  0.3-    120523 E10  0.0   0.2-
    120521 807  0.1-  0.3+    120522 E12  0.1+  0.1+    120523 E10  0.1-  0.1-
    120521 807  0.2-  0.1+    120523 807  0.0   0.0
    120521 807  0.1-  0.1+    120523 807  0.0   0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 KL18                a,e,i = 2.23, 0.44, 20                  q = 1.2419
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 04 23    19 30 27.6 -65 07 56   0.5379  1.2558   104.8    50.7    19.9
    ...
    2012 05 08    20 01 00.1 -60 48 08   0.5047  1.2873   112.1    46.6    19.7
    ...
    2012 05 16    20 04 00.0 -58 03 23   0.4871  1.3107   117.7    43.1    19.6
    ...
    2012 05 22    20 01 05.6 -55 46 16   0.4750  1.3309   122.8    39.8    19.5
    2012 05 23    20 00 13.6 -55 22 03   0.4732  1.3345   123.7    39.1    19.5
    2012 05 24    19 59 15.4 -54 57 23   0.4714  1.3381   124.6    38.5    19.4
    ...
    2012 05 30    19 51 31.3 -52 19 19   0.4621  1.3611   130.7    34.4    19.3
    ...
    2012 06 07    19 37 14.8 -48 18 41   0.4553  1.3945   140.0    27.9    19.2
    ...
    2012 06 22    19 05 42.0 -39 23 31   0.4688  1.4643   159.3    14.2    18.9
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-K46
    

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