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    M.P.E.C. 2012-S28                                Issued 2012 Sept. 18, 16:18 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 SZ2
    
    Observations:
         K12S02Z* C2012 09 17.17276 21 25 25.52 -02 35 30.7          19.1  cES028704
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 17.18722 21 25 26.80 -02 44 36.1          19.2  cES028704
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 17.20159 21 25 28.10 -02 53 39.8          19.5  cES028704
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 17.21641 21 25 29.41 -03 03 01.5          19.5  cES028704
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 17.23089 21 25 30.77 -03 12 13.6          19.3  cES028704
         K12S02Z KC2012 09 18.19420 21 29 28.02 -14 53 33.1          17.9 RuES028H36
         K12S02Z KC2012 09 18.19943 21 29 28.91 -14 57 51.3          18.1 RuES028H36
         K12S02Z KC2012 09 18.20727 21 29 30.21 -15 04 13.7          17.9 RuES028H36
         K12S02Z KC2012 09 18.20900 21 29 30.50 -15 05 40.5          18.1 RuES028H36
         K12S02Z KC2012 09 18.21321 21 29 31.23 -15 09 06.4          18.0 RuES028H36
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.29502 21 29 48.92 -16 16 32.1          17.9 RoES028H01
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.30241 21 29 50.31 -16 22 41.4          18.1 RoES028H01
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.30931 21 29 51.63 -16 28 26.7          17.9 RoES028H01
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.31660 21 29 53.08 -16 34 32.3          18.1 RoES028H01
         K12S02Z KC2012 09 18.36546 21 30 30.33 -17 08 21.3          18.5 RoES028474
         K12S02Z KC2012 09 18.36583 21 30 30.44 -17 08 40.6          18.3 RoES028474
         K12S02Z KC2012 09 18.36621 21 30 30.52 -17 08 59.7          18.5 RoES028474
         K12S02Z KC2012 09 18.36658 21 30 30.58 -17 09 18.9          18.7 RoES028474
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.37436 21 30 32.13 -17 15 58.2          18.0 RoES028474
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.37483 21 30 32.23 -17 16 22.3          18.0 RoES028474
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.37530 21 30 32.34 -17 16 46.7          18.0 RoES028474
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.37578 21 30 32.43 -17 17 10.5          18.1 RoES028474
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.37625 21 30 32.52 -17 17 34.8          18.1 RoES028474
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.45445621 30 47.93 -18 24 52.5          18.6 RoES028474
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.45549821 30 48.13 -18 25 46.6          18.7 RoES028474
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.45607621 30 48.26 -18 26 15.8          18.5 RoES028474
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.45665521 30 48.37 -18 26 46.1          18.4 RoES028474
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.45711821 30 48.47 -18 27 10.6          18.6 RoES028474
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.45885421 30 48.81 -18 28 41.1          18.6 RoES028474
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.58420121 31 17.23 -20 18 06.5          18.4 RoES028474
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.58524321 31 17.55 -20 19 01.7          17.5 RoES028474
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.58582221 31 17.63 -20 19 31.9                oES028474
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.58640021 31 17.85 -20 20 03.6          17.9 RoES028474
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.58686321 31 17.97 -20 20 28.3          18.1 RoES028474
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.58732621 31 18.06 -20 20 52.4          18.0 RoES028474
         K12S02Z  C2012 09 18.58778921 31 18.18 -20 21 16.6          17.8 RoES028474
    
    Observer details:
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observer A. C. Gilmore.  1.0-m f/7.7
        reflector + CCD.
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, G. Spitz,
        R. Brungard, J. Paige, P. Festler, T. McVey, A. Valdivia, C. Gall.  1.0-m
        f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
        reflector + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 SZ2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0164 AU
    Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
    M 338.05216              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.66259090     Peri.  231.92172     +0.68317666     -0.72975262
    a   1.3030840      Node   174.73393     +0.72755379     +0.67700480
    e   0.2801387      Incl.   17.12975     +0.06273072     +0.09552809
    P   1.49           H   25.2           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    120917 704  0.1+  0.3+    120918 H01  0.0   0.9+    120918 474  0.0   0.3+
    120917 704  0.2-  0.4-    120918 H01  0.3+  0.6+    120918 474  0.2+  1.1+
    120917 704  0.1+  0.6-    120918 474  0.7-  0.4+    120918 474  0.2+  0.9+
    120917 704  0.3-  0.5+    120918 474  0.2-  0.0     120918 474  0.3+  0.4+
    120917 704  0.2+  0.4+    120918 474  0.2-  0.4+    120918 474  0.1+  0.1+
    120918 H36  0.0   1.2-    120918 474  0.4-  0.2+    120918 474  0.1-  0.1+
    120918 H36  0.4+  2.6-    120918 474  0.4-  0.2-    120918 474  0.5+  0.0
    120918 H36  0.3+  0.5+    120918 474  0.3-  0.1-    120918 474  0.6-  0.3+
    120918 H36  0.2+  1.2-    120918 474  0.1-  0.4-    120918 474  0.4+  0.8-
    120918 H36  0.5+  0.2+    120918 474  0.2-  0.4+    120918 474  0.3+  1.1-
    120918 H01  0.2+  0.6+    120918 474  0.2-  0.2+    120918 474  0.1-  0.7-
    120918 H01  0.2+  0.8+    120918 474  0.1+  0.3+    120918 474  0.2-  0.4-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 SZ2                 a,e,i = 1.30, 0.28, 17                  q = 0.9380
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 08 19    21 18 49.2 +39 49 29   0.2014  1.1440   126.8    45.1    23.7
    ...
    2012 09 03    21 14 24.8 +36 57 24   0.1072  1.0811   130.3    45.4    22.3
    ...
    2012 09 11    21 15 44.6 +28 03 56   0.05885 1.0499   136.1    41.7    20.8
    ...
    2012 09 17    21 24 48.3 -00 46 27   0.02742 1.0281   146.4    32.8    18.8
    2012 09 18    21 28 36.5 -12 12 37   0.02392 1.0246   145.2    34.0    18.6
    2012 09 19    21 34 07.2 -26 43 23   0.02167 1.0211   139.5    39.8    18.5
    ...
    2012 09 25    07 05 49.6 -81 13 22   0.03818 1.0015    87.0    90.9    21.3
    ...
    2012 10 03    08 44 43.5 -63 10 38   0.08327 0.9788    72.5   102.8    23.5
    ...
    2012 10 18    09 04 19.5 -54 48 49   0.1696  0.9487    69.0   101.4    24.9
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-S28
    

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