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    M.P.E.C. 2012-U02                                Issued 2012 Oct. 16, 15:48 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 TQ146
    
    Observations:
         K12TE6Q* C2012 10 14.24711 22 40 27.48 -07 51 33.3          19.1 VrEU002G96
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 14.25298 22 40 14.88 -07 50 25.9          18.9 VrEU002G96
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 14.25887 22 40 02.13 -07 49 18.0          19.1 VrEU002G96
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 14.28836 22 38 58.48 -07 43 34.1          20.1 VrEU002G96
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 14.29591 22 38 41.76 -07 42 02.9          19.2 VrEU002G96
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 14.30351 22 38 25.23 -07 40 32.3          20.4 VrEU002G96
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 14.31105 22 38 09.05 -07 39 03.6          19.1 VrEU002G96
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 14.79054822 19 59.15 -05 51 18.6          18.6 RuEU002J95
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 14.79691722 19 41.05 -05 49 37.4          18.7 RuEU002J95
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 14.80003322 19 32.16 -05 48 48.2          18.3 RuEU002J95
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 14.80310322 19 23.33 -05 47 58.8          18.1 RuEU002J95
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 14.84544 22 17 30.99 -05 33 22.7          18.8 RtEU002J04
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 14.84774 22 17 24.07 -05 32 44.4          18.7 RtEU002J04
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 15.04351 22 07 45.14 -04 35 38.3          18.6 RuEU002H36
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 15.04952 22 07 24.94 -04 33 43.5          18.7 RuEU002H36
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 15.05563 22 07 04.29 -04 31 46.3          18.6 RuEU002H36
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 15.05812 22 07 03.44 -04 30 11.0          18.3 RoEU002H01
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 15.06415 22 06 42.96 -04 28 14.5          17.9 RoEU002H01
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 15.07188 22 06 16.54 -04 25 44.3          18.2 RoEU002H01
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 15.07903 22 05 51.96 -04 23 24.5          18.0 RoEU002H01
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 15.85529 21 10 39.96 +01 14 56.6          18.2 VvEU002I93
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 15.85937 21 10 16.59 +01 17 15.7          17.8 VvEU002I93
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 15.86354 21 09 52.67 +01 19 37.6          18.3 VvEU002I93
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 15.86890 21 09 21.88 +01 22 40.6          18.5 VvEU002I93
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 15.87442 21 08 49.98 +01 25 49.9          18.1 VvEU002I93
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 15.87757 21 08 31.74 +01 27 38.1          18.3 VvEU002I93
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 15.87990 21 08 18.26 +01 28 58.9          18.4 VvEU002I93
         K12TE6Q tC2012 10 16.02141920 55 03.01 +02 55 09.1          18.6 VrEU002H21
         K12TE6Q tC2012 10 16.02438120 54 44.05 +02 57 02.0          18.8 VrEU002H21
         K12TE6Q tC2012 10 16.02634020 54 31.55 +02 58 15.6          18.7 VrEU002H21
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 16.06666 20 50 26.55 +03 25 12.6          18.0 RoEU002H01
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 16.07504 20 49 31.15 +03 30 37.5          18.3 RoEU002H01
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 16.08144 20 48 48.57 +03 34 47.0          18.5 RoEU002H01
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 16.08805 20 48 04.35 +03 39 05.8          18.3 RoEU002H01
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 16.08815 20 48 07.12 +03 39 31.8          18.3 VrEU002G96
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 16.08844 20 48 05.14 +03 39 43.0          17.8 VrEU002G96
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 16.08872 20 48 03.27 +03 39 54.1          18.2 VrEU002G96
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 16.08900 20 48 01.40 +03 40 05.1          18.0 VrEU002G96
         K12TE6Q  C2012 10 16.08929 20 47 59.46 +03 40 16.3          18.4 VrEU002G96
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 16.09092 20 47 34.87 +03 39 49.9          18.6 RuEU002H36
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 16.09459 20 47 10.35 +03 42 14.2          18.9 RuEU002H36
         K12TE6Q KC2012 10 16.09832 20 46 45.44 +03 44 39.4          18.6 RuEU002H36
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers J. A. Johnson, A. Boattini.  Measurers
        A. Boattini, E. J. Christensen, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill,
        R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9
        reflector + CCD.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers L. Buzzi, H. Devore, S. Foglia, T. Vorobjov.  0.81-m f/4.0
        astrograph + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    I93 St Pardon de Conques.  Observer F. Losse.  0.40-m f/5.0 reflector + CCD.
    J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife.  Observer P. Ruiz.  Measurers
        D. Koschny, A. Knoefel, M. Busch.  1.0-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 TQ146                                               Earth MOID = 0.0042 AU
    Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
    M 330.68517              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.52006302     Peri.   54.34699     +0.26443338     -0.96391349
    a   1.5314356      Node    20.38538     +0.85383570     +0.21917145
    e   0.4219818      Incl.    5.06510     +0.44837438     +0.15111142
    P   1.90           H   26.4           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    121014 G96  0.2-  0.1+    121015 H36  1.2-  0.3+    121016 H21  0.4-  0.1+
    121014 G96  0.0   0.2+    121015 H36  1.0-  0.1+    121016 H21  0.4+  0.3-
    121014 G96  1.0-  0.3+    121015 H01  0.4+  0.3+    121016 H01  0.2-  0.3+
    121014 G96  1.2+  0.2-    121015 H01  0.2+  0.3+    121016 H01  0.8+  0.2-
    121014 G96 (3.5-  1.5+)   121015 H01  0.2-  0.4+    121016 H01  0.8+  0.2-
    121014 G96 (3.4-  1.5+)   121015 H01  0.2-  0.5+    121016 H01  0.1+  0.1+
    121014 G96  0.3+  0.2-    121015 I93  0.6+  0.7-    121016 G96  0.1+  0.0
    121014 J95  0.3-  0.7+    121015 I93  0.2+  0.3-    121016 G96  0.4-  0.1-
    121014 J95  0.1+  0.0     121015 I93  0.2+  0.4-    121016 G96  0.3-  0.0
    121014 J95  0.3+  0.8-    121015 I93  0.9+  0.6-    121016 G96  0.2-  0.0
    121014 J95  0.3-  0.8-    121015 I93  0.1+  0.6-    121016 G96  0.2-  0.2-
    121014 J04  0.1+  0.1+    121015 I93  0.3-  0.7-    121016 H36 (2.3-  0.3-)
    121014 J04  0.2+  0.1+    121015 I93  0.0   0.1-    121016 H36  1.7-  0.3+
    121015 H36  1.5-  0.5+    121016 H21  0.3-  0.9-    121016 H36  0.1-  0.8-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 TQ146               a,e,i = 1.53, 0.42, 5                   q = 0.8852
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 09 16    00 20 33.6 -14 06 48   0.1784  1.1779   164.0    13.6    23.8
    ...
    2012 10 01    00 10 17.7 -14 45 22   0.08776 1.0847   161.4    17.1    22.2
    ...
    2012 10 09    23 49 03.2 -13 40 02   0.04379 1.0383   153.6    25.3    20.9
    ...
    2012 10 15    22 09 46.6 -04 42 06   0.01325 1.0058   130.6    48.9    18.9
    2012 10 16    20 57 09.1 +02 50 33   0.0094601.0007   113.3    66.2    18.6
    2012 10 17    18 45 23.4 +14 59 46   0.0078220.9956    82.2    97.4    19.4
    ...
    2012 10 23    13 23 18.3 +19 46 46   0.03325 0.9668    31.9   147.0    26.8
    ...
    2012 10 31    12 52 32.3 +17 29 03   0.07645 0.9341    38.5   138.6    27.3
    ...
    2012 11 15    12 48 28.5 +14 24 41   0.1612  0.8943    50.1   122.0    27.2
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-U02
    

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