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    • MPEC 2012-T60 : 2012 TH79

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    M.P.E.C. 2012-T60                                Issued 2012 Oct. 11, 19:20 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2012 TH79

Observations:
     K12T79H* C2012 10 10.35291300 07 30.164-20 07 38.94         21.0 wLET060F51
     K12T79H  C2012 10 10.36684900 07 29.241-20 08 17.12         20.9 wLET060F51
     K12T79H  C2012 10 10.39470600 07 27.405-20 09 33.57         20.8 wLET060F51
     K12T79H |C2012 10 11.07332 00 06 51.87 -20 40 23.7          21.1 VuET060807
     K12T79H |C2012 10 11.07680 00 06 51.63 -20 40 33.3          21.2 VuET060807
     K12T79H |C2012 10 11.08722 00 06 50.97 -20 41 02.1          21.0 VuET060807
     K12T79H KC2012 10 11.18302 00 06 45.95 -20 45 57.7          19.7 RoET060291
     K12T79H KC2012 10 11.18514 00 06 45.83 -20 46 02.9          19.7 RoET060291
     K12T79H KC2012 10 11.18727 00 06 45.66 -20 46 08.9          20.2 RoET060291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes, R. Sampson.  0.41-m f/11
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers N. Primak, A. Schultz, S. Watters,
    J. Thiel, T. Goggia.  Measurer PS1 Science Consortium.  1.8-m
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2012 TH79                                                Earth MOID = 0.0774 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
M 342.71348              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.23411398     Peri.  287.86324     +0.09313973     -0.99424828
a   2.6072609      Node   156.59886     +0.95646660     +0.07459669
e   0.6464849      Incl.    7.64996     +0.27658025     +0.07684849
P   4.21           H   21.8           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
121010 F51  0.1+  0.2-    121011 807  0.2+  0.4-    121011 291  0.0   0.6-
121010 F51  0.0   0.1-    121011 807  0.1-  0.2-    121011 291  0.2+  0.2+
121010 F51  0.1-  0.0     121011 807  0.1+  0.2+    121011 291  0.2-  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2012 TH79                a,e,i = 2.61, 0.65, 8                   q = 0.9217
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2012 09 11    00 23 34.7 -04 29 46   0.5357  1.5281   163.6    10.7    22.0
...
2012 09 26    00 18 15.7 -10 49 34   0.3969  1.3930   167.8     8.7    21.1
...
2012 10 04    00 12 49.3 -15 36 04   0.3388  1.3220   158.9    15.8    20.9
...
2012 10 10    00 07 48.6 -19 51 14   0.3021  1.2698   150.3    22.9    20.8
2012 10 11    00 06 55.0 -20 37 03   0.2965  1.2612   148.8    24.2    20.8
2012 10 12    00 06 00.8 -21 23 48   0.2910  1.2527   147.2    25.5    20.8
...
2012 10 18    00 00 26.3 -26 23 09   0.2611  1.2023   137.7    33.9    20.7
...
2012 10 26    23 53 11.9 -33 52 57   0.2275  1.1382   124.4    46.1    20.6
...
2012 11 10    23 41 51.3 -51 24 13   0.1778  1.0327    98.8    71.4    20.6

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-T60

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