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    M.P.E.C. 2012-S22                                Issued 2012 Sept. 17, 18:20 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 RW16
    
    Observations:
         K12R16W* C2012 09 15.35162 00 41 16.00 -10 43 58.6          19.9 VrES022703
         K12R16W  C2012 09 15.36176 00 41 22.20 -10 41 48.4          19.2 VrES022703
         K12R16W  C2012 09 15.37191 00 41 28.32 -10 39 37.8          18.7 VrES022703
         K12R16W  C2012 09 15.38197 00 41 34.54 -10 37 30.8          19.7 VrES022703
         K12R16W  C2012 09 15.45243 00 42 17.71 -10 22 23.5          19.4 VrES022703
         K12R16W  C2012 09 15.45939 00 42 22.24 -10 20 55.2          19.0 VrES022703
         K12R16W  C2012 09 15.46642 00 42 26.46 -10 19 25.1          19.6 VrES022703
         K12R16W  C2012 09 15.47350 00 42 31.06 -10 17 52.2          20.1 VrES022703
         K12R16W KC2012 09 15.94572 00 47 53.69 -08 37 16.9                vES022470
         K12R16W KC2012 09 15.94619 00 47 53.96 -08 37 10.3                vES022470
         K12R16W KC2012 09 15.94661 00 47 54.21 -08 37 05.8          19.4 RvES022470
         K12R16W KC2012 09 15.98727 00 48 23.76 -08 27 52.4          19.2 RtES022J04
         K12R16W KC2012 09 15.98944 00 48 25.09 -08 27 24.8          19.8 RtES022J04
         K12R16W KC2012 09 15.99215 00 48 26.76 -08 26 50.0          19.3 RtES022J04
         K12R16W |C2012 09 16.18066 00 50 28.61 -07 43 51.7          20.1 VuES022807
         K12R16W |C2012 09 16.18762 00 50 32.84 -07 42 20.5          20.0 VuES022807
         K12R16W |C2012 09 16.18993 00 50 34.28 -07 41 50.6          20.2 VuES022807
         K12R16W KC2012 09 16.24975200 51 12.50 -07 32 00.1          19.1 VvES022H21
         K12R16W KC2012 09 16.25673800 51 16.68 -07 30 30.4          19.3 VvES022H21
         K12R16W  C2012 09 16.40987 00 52 51.85 -06 57 20.1          19.1 RcES022651
         K12R16W  C2012 09 16.41061 00 52 52.26 -06 57 11.6          19.0 RcES022651
         K12R16W  C2012 09 16.41135 00 52 52.71 -06 57 01.3          19.1 RcES022651
         K12R16W KC2012 09 16.60568 00 55 00.80 -06 12 03.4          20.7 RoES022474
         K12R16W KC2012 09 16.60639 00 55 01.24 -06 11 54.3          20.4 RoES022474
         K12R16W KC2012 09 16.60711 00 55 01.64 -06 11 44.8          19.7 RoES022474
         K12R16W KC2012 09 16.60781 00 55 02.08 -06 11 35.8          20.2 RoES022474
         K12R16W KC2012 09 17.29744 01 02 30.13 -03 47 12.8          20.1 RoES022291
         K12R16W KC2012 09 17.29831 01 02 30.63 -03 47 01.7          20.0 RoES022291
         K12R16W KC2012 09 17.29889 01 02 31.01 -03 46 54.4                oES022291
         K12R16W KC2012 09 17.59891 01 05 36.31 -02 39 50.1          20.3 RoES022474
         K12R16W KC2012 09 17.60156 01 05 37.85 -02 39 16.4          20.4 RoES022474
         K12R16W KC2012 09 17.60422 01 05 39.37 -02 38 42.4          20.6 RoES022474
         K12R16W KC2012 09 17.60687 01 05 40.96 -02 38 08.6          20.2 RoES022474
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    470 Ceccano.  Observers G. Masi, F. Nocentini.  Measurers G. Masi, U. Masi.
        0.43-m f/6.8 reflector + CCD.
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
        reflector + CCD.
    651 Grasslands Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.62-m f/5.1
        Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer J. A. Johnson.  Measurers A. Boattini,
        E. J. Christensen, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, R. A. Kowalski,
        S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes, R. Sampson.  0.41-m f/11
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers T. Vorobjov, L. Buzzi, S. Foglia.  0.61-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
    J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife.  Observer P. Ruiz.  Measurers
        D. Koschny, M. Busch, A. Knoefel, E. Schwab.  1.0-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 RW16                                                Earth MOID = 0.0525 AU
    Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
    M   2.70282              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.25585471     Peri.  357.33806     +0.99936069     +0.03573648
    a   2.4573882      Node     0.61691     -0.03072746     +0.87360664
    e   0.5701229      Incl.    5.61688     -0.01827647     +0.48531880
    P   3.85           H   25.2           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    120915 703  0.0   0.5-    120915 J04  0.1+  0.2-    120916 474  0.0   0.1-
    120915 703  0.2+  0.2+    120915 J04  0.1+  0.3-    120916 474  0.2+  0.2-
    120915 703  1.0-  1.0+    120915 J04  0.4+  0.2-    120916 474  0.3-  0.0
    120915 703  0.1+  0.8-    120916 807  0.8-  1.3-    120916 474  0.0   0.0
    120915 703 (2.3-  1.5+)   120916 807  0.1-  0.5+    120917 291  0.1+  0.2+
    120915 703  0.8+  0.1+    120916 807  0.7+  0.8+    120917 291  0.0   0.2+
    120915 703  1.5-  0.4-    120916 H21  0.0   0.2-    120917 291  0.6+  0.1+
    120915 703  1.1+  1.2+    120916 H21  0.6-  0.3-    120917 474  0.1-  0.2-
    120915 470  0.4+  0.3-    120916 651  0.1+  0.8+    120917 474  0.2-  0.2-
    120915 470  0.2+  0.3+    120916 651  0.4-  0.2-    120917 474  0.6-  0.1-
    120915 470  0.1+  0.6-    120916 651  0.3-  0.5+    120917 474  0.1+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 RW16                a,e,i = 2.46, 0.57, 6                   q = 1.0564
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 08 18    20 57 56.3 -46 54 58   0.1428  1.1314   144.4    31.4    22.6
    ...
    2012 09 02    22 19 36.0 -41 23 34   0.08317 1.0789   146.0    31.5    21.3
    ...
    2012 09 10    23 40 15.3 -27 36 33   0.06086 1.0630   156.5    22.2    20.3
    ...
    2012 09 16    00 48 25.7 -08 23 47   0.05470 1.0573   161.0    18.0    19.9
    2012 09 17    00 59 16.1 -04 49 22   0.05489 1.0568   159.9    19.1    20.0
    2012 09 18    01 09 47.5 -01 17 03   0.05543 1.0565   158.2    20.6    20.1
    ...
    2012 09 24    02 04 28.9 +16 53 49   0.06524 1.0579   146.2    31.9    20.7
    ...
    2012 10 02    02 53 28.0 +30 42 26   0.08941 1.0682   137.2    39.5    21.7
    ...
    2012 10 17    03 33 05.3 +39 49 36   0.1472  1.1115   138.7    36.3    22.7
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-S22
    

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