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    M.P.E.C. 2012-M34                                Issued 2012 June 22, 17:00 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,
                              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 MR4
    
    Observations:
         K12M04R* C2012 06 18.37012 20 22 58.69 -09 52 23.5          22.0 VrEM034G96
         K12M04R  C2012 06 18.37535 20 22 58.29 -09 52 20.7          21.1 VrEM034G96
         K12M04R  C2012 06 18.38061 20 22 57.82 -09 52 17.4          21.3 VrEM034G96
         K12M04R  C2012 06 18.38580 20 22 57.36 -09 52 14.3          21.6 VrEM034G96
         K12M04R  C2012 06 18.41012 20 22 55.27 -09 51 59.3          21.4 VrEM034G96
         K12M04R  C2012 06 18.41289 20 22 54.94 -09 51 57.2          22.5 VrEM034G96
         K12M04R  C2012 06 18.41572 20 22 54.76 -09 51 56.5          22.4 VrEM034G96
         K12M04R  C2012 06 18.41851 20 22 54.48 -09 51 55.3          22.8 VrEM034G96
         K12M04R KC2012 06 19.32905220 21 35.72 -09 42 39.3          21.3 VtEM034H21
         K12M04R KC2012 06 19.33944920 21 34.75 -09 42 33.1          21.7 VtEM034H21
         K12M04R KC2012 06 19.35001320 21 33.80 -09 42 26.3          21.8 VtEM034H21
         K12M04R KC2012 06 19.36102820 21 32.84 -09 42 19.6          21.2 VtEM034H21
         K12M04R KC2012 06 19.45296 20 21 24.66 -09 41 22.6          21.5 RoEM034291
         K12M04R KC2012 06 19.45662 20 21 24.34 -09 41 20.4          21.4 RoEM034291
         K12M04R  C2012 06 20.29204 20 20 10.10 -09 32 49.7          20.6 RoEM034H01
         K12M04R  C2012 06 20.30047 20 20 09.33 -09 32 44.6          21.1 RoEM034H01
         K12M04R  C2012 06 20.30733 20 20 08.70 -09 32 40.3          20.6 RoEM034H01
         K12M04R  C2012 06 20.31495 20 20 08.00 -09 32 35.6          20.9 RoEM034H01
         K12M04R  C2012 06 20.34481 20 20 05.29 -09 32 17.5                rEM034G96
         K12M04R  C2012 06 20.35845 20 20 04.01 -09 32 09.3                rEM034G96
         K12M04R  C2012 06 20.36521 20 20 03.41 -09 32 04.4          21.4 VrEM034G96
         K12M04R  C2012 06 21.27708 20 18 39.97 -09 22 45.9          20.8 RoEM034H01
         K12M04R  C2012 06 21.28435 20 18 39.29 -09 22 41.5          20.6 RoEM034H01
         K12M04R  C2012 06 21.29116 20 18 38.65 -09 22 37.4          20.9 RoEM034H01
         K12M04R  C2012 06 21.29793 20 18 38.00 -09 22 33.2          21.0 RoEM034H01
         K12M04R KC2012 06 21.35791 20 18 32.35 -09 21 56.3          20.7 RoEM034291
         K12M04R KC2012 06 21.36159 20 18 32.01 -09 21 53.8          20.5 RoEM034291
         K12M04R KC2012 06 21.36525 20 18 31.65 -09 21 51.7          21.2 RoEM034291
         K12M04R KC2012 06 22.33843 20 17 00.02 -09 11 54.1          20.9 RoEM034291
         K12M04R KC2012 06 22.34210 20 16 59.67 -09 11 52.0                oEM034291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers A. D. Grauer, A. R. Gibbs.  Measurers
        A. Boattini, E. J. Christensen, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
        R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector + 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 T. Vorobjov, S. Foglia, L. Buzzi.  0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 MR4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.4532 AU
    Epoch 2012 Mar. 14.0 TT = JDT 2456000.5                 MPC
    M 189.79890              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.49092553     Peri.  171.52789     -0.18839698     -0.62193049
    a   1.5914475      Node   286.13902     +0.84831199     +0.28690576
    e   0.6692361      Incl.   52.30295     +0.49484679     -0.72862030
    P   2.01           H   17.8           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    120618 G96  0.6-  0.4+    120619 H21  0.0   0.0     120620 G96  0.3+  0.4+
    120618 G96  0.3+  0.0     120619 H21  0.4+  0.0     120621 H01  0.2-  0.0
    120618 G96  0.1+  0.1+    120619 291  0.1-  0.3+    120621 H01  0.1-  0.1-
    120618 G96  0.0   0.0     120619 291  0.0   0.2+    120621 H01  0.1-  0.1-
    120618 G96  0.5+  0.2+    120620 H01  0.1-  0.1-    120621 H01  0.2-  0.1-
    120618 G96  0.8-  0.6+    120620 H01  0.1-  0.2-    120621 291  0.1-  0.0
    120618 G96  0.2+  0.4-    120620 H01  0.1-  0.0     120621 291  0.0   0.2+
    120618 G96  0.3-  0.9-    120620 H01  0.0   0.0     120621 291  0.2-  0.1+
    120619 H21  0.6+  0.2-    120620 G96  0.3+  0.2-    120622 291  0.1+  0.1+
    120619 H21  0.0   0.3-    120620 G96  0.0   0.4-    120622 291  0.2+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 MR4                 a,e,i = 1.59, 0.67, 52                  q = 0.5264
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 05 23    20 45 58.9 -14 08 53   1.9830  2.5417   112.0    21.7    22.4
    ...
    2012 06 07    20 36 21.5 -11 45 57   1.7458  2.4996   127.8    18.7    22.0
    ...
    2012 06 15    20 27 31.5 -10 26 26   1.6339  2.4744   136.8    16.3    21.7
    ...
    2012 06 21    20 19 05.4 -09 25 33   1.5593  2.4541   143.8    14.1    21.5
    2012 06 22    20 17 32.1 -09 15 19   1.5477  2.4506   145.0    13.8    21.5
    2012 06 23    20 15 56.3 -09 05 04   1.5365  2.4471   146.2    13.4    21.5
    ...
    2012 06 29    20 05 30.4 -08 03 24   1.4749  2.4253   153.1    10.9    21.3
    ...
    2012 07 07    19 49 35.7 -06 41 42   1.4105  2.3945   160.9     8.0    21.0
    ...
    2012 07 22    19 16 04.7 -04 19 34   1.3505  2.3310   159.9     8.6    20.9
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-M34
    

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