MPEC 2012-O12 : 2012 OP
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M.P.E.C. 2012-O12 Issued 2012 July 19, 16:31 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 OP Observations: K12O00P*QC2012 07 16.62216 19 11 03.20 -65 18 37.4 20.0 VrEO012E12 K12O00P QC2012 07 16.63506 19 10 59.93 -65 18 29.6 19.8 VrEO012E12 K12O00P QC2012 07 16.64817 19 10 56.44 -65 18 22.0 rEO012E12 K12O00P QC2012 07 16.66105 19 10 53.10 -65 18 13.7 20.2 VrEO012E12 K12O00P QC2012 07 16.67303 19 10 49.99 -65 18 06.0 20.1 VrEO012E12 K12O00P QC2012 07 16.74880 19 10 30.17 -65 17 18.2 19.6 VrEO012E12 K12O00P QC2012 07 16.75391 19 10 28.83 -65 17 14.8 19.9 VrEO012E12 K12O00P |C2012 07 16.95714 19 09 36.92 -65 15 05.7 20.0 VuEO012807 K12O00P |C2012 07 16.96115 19 09 35.85 -65 15 02.9 20.1 VuEO012807 K12O00P |C2012 07 16.96515 19 09 34.84 -65 15 00.6 20.0 VuEO012807 K12O00P |C2012 07 16.96916 19 09 33.78 -65 14 58.5 19.8 VuEO012807 K12O00P |C2012 07 16.97275 19 09 32.82 -65 14 56.1 19.9 VuEO012807 K12O00P KC2012 07 17.37089 19 07 49.98 -65 10 38.9 19.1 RoEO012474 K12O00P KC2012 07 17.37441 19 07 49.05 -65 10 37.8 19.7 RoEO012474 K12O00P KC2012 07 17.37793 19 07 47.88 -65 10 35.0 18.8 RoEO012474 K12O00P KC2012 07 17.39910 19 07 42.53 -65 10 21.6 19.5 RoEO012474 K12O00P KC2012 07 17.40262 19 07 41.98 -65 10 18.4 19.7 RoEO012474 K12O00P |C2012 07 17.96087 19 05 18.89 -65 04 06.0 19.9 VuEO012807 K12O00P |C2012 07 17.96687 19 05 17.31 -65 04 02.2 19.6 VuEO012807 K12O00P |C2012 07 17.97287 19 05 15.79 -65 03 58.6 19.5 VuEO012807 K12O00P |C2012 07 17.98060 19 05 13.79 -65 03 53.3 20.1 VuEO012807 K12O00P QC2012 07 18.54646 19 02 49.85 -64 57 24.1 rEO012E12 K12O00P QC2012 07 18.56981 19 02 43.75 -64 57 07.5 rEO012E12 K12O00P KC2012 07 18.98324 19 01 00.16 -64 52 12.8 19.5 RuEO012821 K12O00P KC2012 07 18.98565 19 00 59.56 -64 52 11.1 19.6 RuEO012821 K12O00P KC2012 07 18.98806 19 00 58.95 -64 52 09.4 19.7 RuEO012821 K12O00P |C2012 07 19.13882 19 00 20.90 -64 50 21.5 19.8 VuEO012807 K12O00P |C2012 07 19.14165 19 00 20.18 -64 50 19.6 20.1 VuEO012807 K12O00P |C2012 07 19.14495 19 00 19.37 -64 50 17.2 20.0 VuEO012807 K12O00P |C2012 07 19.14813 19 00 18.55 -64 50 14.9 19.9 VuEO012807 K12O00P |C2012 07 19.15127 19 00 17.76 -64 50 12.5 19.9 VuEO012807 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. 821 Cordoba-Bosque Alegre. Observers C. Colazo, P. Guzzo. Measurer C. Colazo. 1.54-m f/4.8 reflector + 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 OP Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC M 359.56033 (2000.0) P Q n 0.00490147 Peri. 356.96404 -0.00726295 -0.40379836 a 34.3229884 Node 268.35888 -0.89709870 -0.40153033 e 0.8982708 Incl. 113.76663 -0.44177051 +0.82202206 P 201 H 14.0 G 0.15 U 7 Residuals in seconds of arc 120716 E12 0.6- 0.7+ 120716 807 0.1- 0.2- 120718 E12 0.6- 0.2+ 120716 E12 0.1+ 0.4+ 120717 474 0.4+ 0.5+ 120718 821 0.1+ 0.1- 120716 E12 0.2- 0.3- 120717 474 0.3+ 0.6- 120718 821 0.2+ 0.1- 120716 E12 0.1+ 0.1- 120717 474 1.3- 0.1- 120718 821 0.2+ 0.1- 120716 E12 0.2+ 0.0 120717 474 0.5- 0.4- 120719 807 0.1+ 0.0 120716 E12 0.1+ 0.5- 120717 474 1.8+ 0.5+ 120719 807 0.1+ 0.1- 120716 E12 0.1+ 0.3- 120717 807 0.2+ 0.3+ 120719 807 0.2+ 0.1- 120716 807 0.2+ 0.1- 120717 807 0.1- 0.1+ 120719 807 0.1+ 0.1- 120716 807 0.0 0.2+ 120717 807 0.0 0.3- 120719 807 0.1+ 0.0 120716 807 0.2+ 0.1+ 120717 807 0.2- 0.1- 120716 807 0.1+ 0.3- 120718 E12 0.3+ 0.0 Ephemeris: 2012 OP a,e,i = 34.32, 0.90, 114 q = 3.4916 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2012 06 19 21 10 09.4 -65 39 32 3.1666 3.8682 127.3 12.1 20.2 ... 2012 07 04 20 08 19.6 -66 31 16 3.0303 3.8151 134.8 10.9 20.0 ... 2012 07 12 19 31 38.2 -65 58 52 2.9907 3.7881 136.0 10.7 19.9 ... 2012 07 18 19 05 08.7 -65 03 40 2.9774 3.7686 135.3 10.9 19.9 2012 07 19 19 00 55.8 -64 52 01 2.9766 3.7654 135.1 11.0 19.9 2012 07 20 18 56 47.2 -64 39 41 2.9762 3.7622 134.8 11.0 19.9 ... 2012 07 26 18 33 38.4 -63 12 56 2.9819 3.7434 132.5 11.5 19.9 ... 2012 08 03 18 07 56.5 -60 49 40 3.0111 3.7192 127.7 12.5 20.0 ... 2012 08 18 17 35 22.7 -55 36 09 3.1257 3.6769 115.5 14.4 20.1 A. U. Tomatic (C) Copyright 2012 MPC M.P.E.C. 2012-O12


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