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    • MPEC 2012-Q22 : 2012 QV2

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    M.P.E.C. 2012-Q22                                Issued 2012 Aug. 19, 11:37 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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                                   2012 QV2

Observations:
     K12Q02V*QC2012 08 17.55971122 14 18.69 -43 57 05.7          18.9 VrEQ022E12
     K12Q02V QC2012 08 17.57170422 14 27.15 -43 56 18.7          18.8 VrEQ022E12
     K12Q02V QC2012 08 17.58354522 14 35.45 -43 55 31.9          18.9 VrEQ022E12
     K12Q02V QC2012 08 17.59548922 14 43.81 -43 54 44.6          19.0 VrEQ022E12
     K12Q02V QC2012 08 17.66165422 15 30.51 -43 50 09.2          19.1 VrEQ022E12
     K12Q02V QC2012 08 17.66432722 15 32.38 -43 49 57.3                rEQ022E12
     K12Q02V QC2012 08 17.78013122 16 57.40 -43 41 08.8          19.0 VrEQ022E12
     K12Q02V KC2012 08 17.85879 22 18 20.01 -43 36 14.8          18.9 RuEQ022194
     K12Q02V KC2012 08 17.86012 22 18 21.01 -43 36 09.8          18.9 RuEQ022194
     K12Q02V KC2012 08 17.86159 22 18 22.11 -43 36 03.8          18.9 RuEQ022194
     K12Q02V KC2012 08 17.86307 22 18 23.19 -43 35 58.2          18.8 RuEQ022194
     K12Q02V KC2012 08 17.86454 22 18 24.31 -43 35 52.1          18.8 RuEQ022194
     K12Q02V  C2012 08 18.34983 22 25 10.22 -42 56 37.5          18.9 RoEQ022474
     K12Q02V  C2012 08 18.35110 22 25 11.26 -42 56 31.5          18.7 RoEQ022474
     K12Q02V  C2012 08 18.35214 22 25 12.11 -42 56 27.3          18.7 RoEQ022474
     K12Q02V  C2012 08 18.35318 22 25 13.13 -42 56 21.6          18.7 RoEQ022474
     K12Q02V  C2012 08 18.35411 22 25 13.79 -42 56 17.9          18.7 RoEQ022474
     K12Q02V |C2012 08 19.15291 22 37 14.99 -41 43 19.6          18.8 VuEQ022807
     K12Q02V |C2012 08 19.15645 22 37 18.09 -41 42 58.8          18.7 VuEQ022807
     K12Q02V |C2012 08 19.16350 22 37 24.30 -41 42 16.7          18.9 VuEQ022807

Observer details:
194 Tivoli.  Observers G. Lehmann, A. Knoefel.  0.4-m f/8 reflector + CCD.
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.
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 QV2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0092 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
M   4.31796              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.29730943     Peri.   21.44908     +0.99862212     +0.02054243
a   2.2232942      Node   337.21264     -0.04197689     +0.86492920
e   0.5517370      Incl.    7.16219     +0.03149303     +0.50147331
P   3.32           H   24.0           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
120817 E12  0.3-  0.5-    120817 194  0.2+  0.3+    120818 474  0.7-  0.5-
120817 E12  0.2+  0.1+    120817 194  0.3+  0.1+    120818 474  0.9+  0.5+
120817 E12  0.2+  0.3+    120817 194  0.4+  0.2+    120818 474  0.4-  0.0
120817 E12  0.0   0.1+    120817 194  0.2+  0.0     120819 807  0.2+  0.2+
120817 E12  0.0   0.2-    120817 194  0.5+  0.2+    120819 807  0.0   0.1-
120817 E12  0.3-  0.2+    120818 474  0.2-  0.2-    120819 807  0.0   0.1-
120817 E12  0.1+  0.2-    120818 474  0.5-  0.0

Ephemeris:
2012 QV2                 a,e,i = 2.22, 0.55, 7                   q = 0.9966
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2012 07 20    20 24 37.1 -45 48 23   0.2257  1.2234   154.3    21.1    22.2
...
2012 08 04    20 48 47.1 -47 40 00   0.1316  1.1299   149.5    27.1    21.1
...
2012 08 12    21 23 04.5 -47 09 14   0.08644 1.0875   147.8    29.8    20.2
...
2012 08 18    22 20 05.4 -43 25 22   0.05522 1.0600   149.0    29.5    19.1
2012 08 19    22 34 43.1 -41 58 32   0.05041 1.0558   149.5    29.1    18.9
2012 08 20    22 51 25.3 -40 03 45   0.04580 1.0517   149.9    28.8    18.7
...
2012 08 26    01 19 52.7 -08 28 52   0.02723 1.0302   135.6    43.4    17.9
...
2012 09 03    04 28 07.7 +38 18 44   0.04810 1.0093    89.4    87.9    20.5
...
2012 09 18    06 17 13.9 +48 30 39   0.1217  0.9971    82.9    90.1    22.6

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-Q22

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