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    M.P.E.C. 2012-R21                                Issued 2012 Sept. 10, 19:22 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 RB3
    
    Observations:
         K12R03B*QC2012 09 07.68190 01 53 28.12 -20 46 58.3          19.4 VrER021E12
         K12R03B QC2012 09 07.71177 01 53 28.15 -20 51 41.5          20.1 VrER021E12
         K12R03B QC2012 09 07.72685 01 53 28.09 -20 54 03.6          19.9 VrER021E12
         K12R03B QC2012 09 07.74363 01 53 28.11 -20 56 43.2          20.6 VrER021E12
         K12R03B QC2012 09 07.79335 01 53 28.10 -21 04 31.5                rER021E12
         K12R03B KC2012 09 08.36621 01 53 35.31 -22 33 50.7          19.9 RuER021H36
         K12R03B KC2012 09 08.37508 01 53 35.26 -22 35 12.8          19.6 RuER021H36
         K12R03B KC2012 09 08.38396 01 53 35.23 -22 36 34.5          19.9 RuER021H36
         K12R03B KC2012 09 08.39284 01 53 35.18 -22 37 55.4          19.2 RuER021H36
         K12R03B QC2012 09 08.56681 01 53 38.26 -23 03 43.2          19.6 VrER021E12
         K12R03B QC2012 09 08.57172 01 53 38.29 -23 04 28.1          19.5 VrER021E12
         K12R03B |C2012 09 09.36482 01 53 41.09 -25 01 48.5          19.3 VuER021807
         K12R03B |C2012 09 09.36717 01 53 41.08 -25 02 08.6          18.9 VuER021807
         K12R03B |C2012 09 09.37186 01 53 41.04 -25 02 49.3          18.7 VuER021807
         K12R03B QC2012 09 09.51481 01 53 44.15 -25 23 18.6          20.6 VrER021E12
         K12R03B QC2012 09 09.51972 01 53 44.16 -25 24 01.2                rER021E12
         K12R03B QC2012 09 09.77254 01 53 42.23 -26 00 07.1          19.5 VrER021E12
         K12R03B QC2012 09 09.77756 01 53 42.21 -26 00 49.9          20.3 VrER021E12
         K12R03B KC2012 09 10.31272701 53 44.16 -27 15 52.8          19.3 VrER021H21
         K12R03B KC2012 09 10.31606201 53 44.19 -27 16 20.8          19.5 VrER021H21
         K12R03B KC2012 09 10.32274701 53 44.08 -27 17 15.2          19.5 VrER021H21
         K12R03B KC2012 09 10.32631901 53 44.07 -27 17 45.0          19.4 VrER021H21
         K12R03B KC2012 09 10.39320 01 53 43.55 -27 26 53.7          19.6 RuER021H36
         K12R03B KC2012 09 10.40278 01 53 43.40 -27 28 13.0          19.8 RuER021H36
         K12R03B QC2012 09 10.60691 01 53 44.58 -27 55 22.3          19.5 VrER021E12
         K12R03B QC2012 09 10.61190 01 53 44.51 -27 56 02.5          19.6 VrER021E12
    
    Observer details:
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes, R. Sampson.  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 L. Buzzi, H. Devore, S. Foglia, T. Vorobjov.  0.61-m f/4.0
        astrograph + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 RB3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1546 AU
    Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
    M  23.41016              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.32374484     Peri.  139.77875     +0.61957831     +0.76268569
    a   2.1005554      Node   164.92374     -0.76633408     +0.53659008
    e   0.4855903      Incl.   45.51331     +0.16986700     -0.36108396
    P   3.04           H   20.6           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    120907 E12  0.1+  0.2+    120908 E12  0.7-  0.0     120910 H21  0.8-  0.4+
    120907 E12  0.6+  0.2+    120908 E12  0.3-  0.2-    120910 H21  0.1+  0.1-
    120907 E12  0.2-  0.7+    120909 807  0.1+  0.2-    120910 H21  0.4-  0.5+
    120907 E12  0.2+  0.4-    120909 807  0.2+  0.0     120910 H21  0.0   0.1+
    120907 E12  0.3-  0.4-    120909 807  0.1+  0.1-    120910 H36  0.1+  0.1+
    120908 H36  0.2+  0.5+    120909 E12  0.1-  0.2+    120910 H36  0.5-  0.9-
    120908 H36  0.2-  0.3-    120909 E12  0.2+  0.2+    120910 E12  0.2+  0.2-
    120908 H36  0.3-  0.8-    120909 E12  0.2-  0.3+    120910 E12  0.0   0.1+
    120908 H36  0.7-  0.4-    120909 E12  0.1+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 RB3                 a,e,i = 2.10, 0.49, 46                  q = 1.0805
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 08 11    01 15 46.7 +51 52 08   0.3566  1.1105    96.3    65.1    20.9
    ...
    2012 08 26    01 44 14.0 +18 43 09   0.2487  1.1610   121.8    47.7    19.7
    ...
    2012 09 03    01 51 37.1 -07 09 00   0.2478  1.1960   134.7    36.8    19.5
    ...
    2012 09 09    01 53 39.9 -24 08 26   0.2796  1.2253   136.5    34.4    19.7
    2012 09 10    01 53 43.6 -26 32 03   0.2871  1.2304   136.2    34.5    19.8
    2012 09 11    01 53 42.7 -28 47 42   0.2951  1.2356   135.8    34.6    19.8
    ...
    2012 09 17    01 52 06.8 -39 45 17   0.3522  1.2677   131.9    36.2    20.3
    ...
    2012 09 25    01 46 42.9 -48 52 50   0.4439  1.3133   125.9    38.2    21.0
    ...
    2012 10 10    01 31 56.4 -56 23 18   0.6368  1.4048   116.7    39.4    21.9
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-R21
    

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