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    M.P.E.C. 2012-Q30                                Issued 2012 Aug. 21, 17:14 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 QH8
    
    Observations:
         K12Q08H*QC2012 08 19.61595623 17 42.65 -21 39 35.1          19.6 VrEQ030E12
         K12Q08H QC2012 08 19.62735123 17 40.81 -21 40 36.8          19.0 VrEQ030E12
         K12Q08H QC2012 08 19.63876123 17 39.05 -21 41 37.1          19.7 VrEQ030E12
         K12Q08H QC2012 08 19.65013523 17 37.19 -21 42 39.9          19.7 VrEQ030E12
         K12Q08H QC2012 08 19.68067923 17 32.36 -21 45 23.1          19.9 VrEQ030E12
         K12Q08H QC2012 08 19.74595123 17 22.10 -21 51 11.8          19.7 VrEQ030E12
         K12Q08H QC2012 08 19.75057123 17 21.35 -21 51 37.3          19.8 VrEQ030E12
         K12Q08H KC2012 08 20.27754723 16 05.10 -22 39 42.4          19.9 VtEQ030H21
         K12Q08H KC2012 08 20.28096923 16 04.54 -22 40 01.1          20.0 VtEQ030H21
         K12Q08H KC2012 08 20.28427523 16 03.99 -22 40 19.0          20.1 VtEQ030H21
         K12Q08H KC2012 08 20.28758023 16 03.46 -22 40 36.5          19.8 VtEQ030H21
         K12Q08H QC2012 08 20.46641 23 15 38.34 -22 56 02.5          19.8 VrEQ030E12
         K12Q08H QC2012 08 20.47092 23 15 37.66 -22 56 27.5          19.8 VrEQ030E12
         K12Q08H |C2012 08 21.26982 23 13 31.36 -24 09 11.1          19.4 VuEQ030807
         K12Q08H |C2012 08 21.27219 23 13 30.94 -24 09 24.0          19.4 VuEQ030807
         K12Q08H |C2012 08 21.27458 23 13 30.54 -24 09 36.9          19.4 VuEQ030807
         K12Q08H |C2012 08 21.27698 23 13 30.12 -24 09 49.9          19.3 VuEQ030807
         K12Q08H |C2012 08 21.27934 23 13 29.71 -24 10 03.0          19.5 VuEQ030807
         K12Q08H QC2012 08 21.59551 23 12 40.14 -24 38 55.5          19.8 VrEQ030E12
         K12Q08H QC2012 08 21.60043 23 12 39.30 -24 39 22.7          19.6 VrEQ030E12
    
    Observer details:
    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.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers T. Vorobjov, L. Buzzi, S. Foglia.  0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 QH8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2276 AU
    Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
    M 251.73746              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.11862819     Peri.  356.32532     -0.73834364     -0.64044291
    a   0.9190636      Node   141.06619     +0.62703171     -0.76728761
    e   0.3695204      Incl.   19.65565     +0.24835439     +0.03320544
    P   0.88           H   21.4           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    120819 E12  0.0   0.3+    120820 H21  0.1+  0.2-    120821 807  0.2-  0.1-
    120819 E12  0.5-  0.1-    120820 H21  0.1+  0.3-    120821 807  0.0   0.1+
    120819 E12  0.2+  0.9+    120820 H21  0.1-  0.3-    120821 807  0.1-  0.2+
    120819 E12  0.6-  0.7-    120820 H21  0.0   0.2+    120821 807  0.1-  0.0
    120819 E12  0.3-  0.1-    120820 E12  0.3+  0.1+    120821 E12  0.4-  0.1+
    120819 E12  0.5+  0.3+    120820 E12  0.8+  0.1-    120821 E12  0.0   0.0
    120819 E12  0.1+  0.5-    120821 807  0.1-  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 QH8                 a,e,i = 0.92, 0.37, 20                  q = 0.5795
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 07 22    23 41 59.5 +06 20 27   0.3855  1.2574   120.7    44.0    21.5
    ...
    2012 08 06    23 38 46.2 -04 28 04   0.2952  1.2558   140.4    31.0    20.6
    ...
    2012 08 14    23 29 05.8 -13 43 22   0.2592  1.2485   152.4    22.1    20.0
    ...
    2012 08 20    23 16 46.2 -22 14 05   0.2417  1.2402   158.8    17.2    19.7
    2012 08 21    23 14 14.3 -23 44 36   0.2396  1.2386   159.2    16.9    19.7
    2012 08 22    23 11 33.7 -25 16 00   0.2379  1.2369   159.3    16.8    19.6
    ...
    2012 08 28    22 52 28.8 -34 26 13   0.2336  1.2252   154.6    20.7    19.7
    ...
    2012 09 05    22 19 27.2 -45 21 35   0.2427  1.2057   140.6    32.0    20.1
    ...
    2012 09 20    21 07 37.4 -57 41 12   0.2906  1.1573   115.0    51.9    20.9
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-Q30
    

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