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    M.P.E.C. 2012-U75                                Issued 2012 Oct. 23, 16:35 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 UX68
    
    Observations:
         K12U68X* C2012 10 20.41942602 39 25.496+02 52 11.89         21.1 wLEU075F51
         K12U68X  C2012 10 20.43341002 39 23.399+02 52 06.21         21.6 wLEU075F51
         K12U68X  C2012 10 20.44743002 39 21.301+02 51 59.91         21.2 wLEU075F51
         K12U68X  C2012 10 20.46149702 39 19.205+02 51 53.67         21.3 wLEU075F51
         K12U68X KC2012 10 22.19777 02 35 23.76 +02 38 49.9          20.4 RoEU075291
         K12U68X KC2012 10 22.20122 02 35 23.18 +02 38 47.8          20.7 RoEU075291
         K12U68X KC2012 10 22.20448 02 35 22.72 +02 38 46.1          20.6 RoEU075291
         K12U68X %C2012 10 22.48377902 34 37.95 +02 36 51.3          20.6 RtEU075F65
         K12U68X %C2012 10 22.48954302 34 36.95 +02 36 48.5          20.8 RtEU075F65
         K12U68X %C2012 10 22.49536602 34 35.95 +02 36 45.9          20.7 RtEU075F65
         K12U68X  C2012 10 23.32206 02 32 28.42 +02 30 11.6          20.4 RoEU075H01
         K12U68X  C2012 10 23.33156 02 32 26.68 +02 30 07.3          20.3 RoEU075H01
         K12U68X  C2012 10 23.34166 02 32 24.83 +02 30 02.4          20.1 RoEU075H01
         K12U68X  C2012 10 23.35160 02 32 23.01 +02 29 57.8          20.3 RoEU075H01
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + 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.
    F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North.  Observer T. Lister.  2.0-m f/10
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
        Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 UX68                                                Earth MOID = 0.0056 AU
    Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
    M 258.63281              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.86629072     Peri.   93.36892     -0.80550199     -0.58985577
    a   1.0898338      Node    50.49307     +0.51020217     -0.73914037
    e   0.2806540      Incl.    4.22869     +0.30143040     -0.32517947
    P   1.14           H   24.2           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    121020 F51  0.1-  0.1-    121022 291  0.4-  0.3-    121023 H01  0.0   0.1+
    121020 F51  0.2-  0.3+    121022 291  0.6+  0.5-    121023 H01  0.0   0.3+
    121020 F51  0.0   0.0     121022 F65  0.2-  0.0     121023 H01  0.0   0.1+
    121020 F51  0.3+  0.1-    121022 F65  0.1-  0.1-    121023 H01  0.1-  0.2+
    121022 291  0.1-  0.3+    121022 F65  0.2+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 UX68                a,e,i = 1.09, 0.28, 4                   q = 0.7840
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 09 23    02 54 10.9 +05 00 57   0.3122  1.2482   136.4    33.7    23.6
    ...
    2012 10 08    02 54 47.9 +04 08 37   0.2172  1.1924   150.1    24.7    22.4
    ...
    2012 10 16    02 47 12.6 +03 22 51   0.1727  1.1595   158.7    18.2    21.6
    ...
    2012 10 22    02 35 50.0 +02 40 50   0.1425  1.1336   165.3    12.9    21.0
    2012 10 23    02 33 19.7 +02 33 14   0.1377  1.1292   166.3    12.1    20.9
    2012 10 24    02 30 37.1 +02 25 28   0.1331  1.1247   167.1    11.4    20.8
    ...
    2012 10 30    02 09 13.4 +01 35 02   0.1069  1.0976   167.6    11.2    20.2
    ...
    2012 11 07    01 20 21.2 +00 15 36   0.07720 1.0602   152.8    25.3    19.9
    ...
    2012 11 22    21 51 44.4 -02 34 31   0.04959 0.9883    89.3    87.8    20.7
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-U75
    

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