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    M.P.E.C. 2012-U30                                Issued 2012 Oct. 18, 16:01 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 TB259
    
    Observations:
         K12TP9B*QC2012 10 15.62069 01 33 44.66 -39 13 43.4          19.7 VrEU030E12
         K12TP9B QC2012 10 15.63202 01 33 43.81 -39 12 25.0          20.1 VrEU030E12
         K12TP9B QC2012 10 15.64341 01 33 42.76 -39 11 08.9          19.6 VrEU030E12
         K12TP9B QC2012 10 15.65477 01 33 41.78 -39 09 51.5          19.6 VrEU030E12
         K12TP9B QC2012 10 15.71319 01 33 36.87 -39 03 11.7          19.5 VrEU030E12
         K12TP9B QC2012 10 15.71625 01 33 36.65 -39 02 50.9          19.7 VrEU030E12
         K12TP9B  C2012 10 16.31235 01 33 00.30 -37 57 46.0          19.5 VrEU030G96
         K12TP9B  C2012 10 16.31302 01 33 00.17 -37 57 43.0          20.0 VrEU030G96
         K12TP9B  C2012 10 16.31439 01 32 59.92 -37 57 33.2                rEU030G96
         K12TP9B QC2012 10 16.45003 01 32 54.19 -37 42 11.7          19.0 VrEU030E12
         K12TP9B |C2012 10 17.22019 01 32 05.92 -36 21 15.4          19.3 VuEU030807
         K12TP9B |C2012 10 17.22940 01 32 05.25 -36 20 18.2          19.6 VuEU030807
         K12TP9B |C2012 10 18.07119 01 31 22.61 -34 55 38.9          19.2 VuEU030807
         K12TP9B |C2012 10 18.07823 01 31 22.13 -34 54 58.1          19.3 VuEU030807
         K12TP9B |C2012 10 18.08058 01 31 21.99 -34 54 44.4          19.4 VuEU030807
    
    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, E. J. Christensen.  0.5-m
        Uppsala Schmidt + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 TB259                                               Earth MOID = 0.0766 AU
    Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
    M  16.30889              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.37613430     Peri.  203.68640     +0.52749647     +0.84047902
    a   1.9006731      Node    98.36121     -0.75808026     +0.53148111
    e   0.5730440      Incl.    7.19205     -0.38348637     +0.10546496
    P   2.62           H   21.1           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    121015 E12  0.9-  0.1-    121015 E12  0.1+  0.3-    121017 807  0.0   0.2-
    121015 E12  0.8+  1.2+    121016 G96  0.4+  0.9+    121017 807  0.2+  0.1-
    121015 E12  0.1+  0.4-    121016 G96  0.5-  0.5-    121018 807  0.0   0.0
    121015 E12  0.1+  0.5-    121016 G96 (2.1-  0.4+)   121018 807  0.3-  0.0
    121015 E12  0.3-  0.1-    121016 E12  0.2+  0.1+    121018 807  0.1-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 TB259               a,e,i = 1.90, 0.57, 7                   q = 0.8115
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 09 18    12 51 03.0 -52 46 05   0.1627  0.9250    56.5   115.1    21.5
    ...
    2012 10 03    02 25 45.8 -73 22 36   0.1369  1.0350   100.8    71.7    19.4
    ...
    2012 10 11    01 40 51.3 -49 12 21   0.1696  1.1005   123.3    49.3    19.3
    ...
    2012 10 17    01 32 19.1 -36 44 04   0.2087  1.1514   134.0    38.5    19.5
    2012 10 18    01 31 24.4 -35 02 45   0.2160  1.1599   135.3    37.1    19.6
    2012 10 19    01 30 35.5 -33 26 59   0.2236  1.1685   136.6    35.9    19.7
    ...
    2012 10 25    01 27 14.1 -25 29 19   0.2733  1.2205   141.6    30.4    20.0
    ...
    2012 11 02    01 25 32.8 -17 54 44   0.3490  1.2902   143.7    27.1    20.6
    ...
    2012 11 17    01 27 59.3 -08 40 29   0.5167  1.4203   139.1    27.1    21.6
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-U30
    

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