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    M.P.E.C. 2012-U76                                Issued 2012 Oct. 23, 16:38 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

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            URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2012 UY68

Observations:
     K12U68Y  C2012 10 20.30946 02 21 58.50 -14 31 19.0          22.3 VrEU076G96
     K12U68Y  C2012 10 20.31856 02 21 58.24 -14 31 40.0          21.1 VrEU076G96
     K12U68Y  C2012 10 20.32777 02 21 57.99 -14 32 01.7          20.7 VrEU076G96
     K12U68Y  C2012 10 20.33692 02 21 57.81 -14 32 22.9          20.9 VrEU076G96
     K12U68Y* C2012 10 21.30933 02 22 14.08 -15 11 36.6          21.0 VrEU076G96
     K12U68Y  C2012 10 21.31892 02 22 13.83 -15 12 00.6          21.1 VrEU076G96
     K12U68Y  C2012 10 21.32860 02 22 13.58 -15 12 24.7          20.7 VrEU076G96
     K12U68Y  C2012 10 21.34902 02 22 13.08 -15 13 15.5          21.1 VrEU076G96
     K12U68Y  C2012 10 21.35583 02 22 12.82 -15 13 31.8          20.9 VrEU076G96
     K12U68Y  C2012 10 21.36265 02 22 12.72 -15 13 48.9          20.7 VrEU076G96
     K12U68Y  C2012 10 21.36957 02 22 12.54 -15 14 05.8          20.9 VrEU076G96
     K12U68Y HC2012 10 22.24487 02 22 31.56 -15 51 29.0          19.7 RoEU076291
     K12U68Y HC2012 10 22.24648 02 22 31.51 -15 51 33.7          19.9 RoEU076291
     K12U68Y HC2012 10 22.24807 02 22 31.48 -15 51 38.1          19.7 RoEU076291
     K12U68Y |C2012 10 23.18034 02 22 44.54 -16 31 50.9          20.8 VoEU076807
     K12U68Y |C2012 10 23.18471 02 22 44.41 -16 32 03.9          20.7 VoEU076807
     K12U68Y KC2012 10 23.23808 02 22 47.90 -16 36 32.7          20.2 RoEU076291
     K12U68Y KC2012 10 23.23974 02 22 47.80 -16 36 36.4          20.0 RoEU076291
     K12U68Y KC2012 10 23.24130 02 22 47.80 -16 36 42.3          19.7 RoEU076291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  Measurers T. Linder,
    R. Holmes, R. Sampson.  0.41-m f/11 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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 UY68                                                Earth MOID = 0.0170 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
M 289.76542              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.77451142     Peri.   35.18336     -0.27999703     -0.95888549
a   1.1743138      Node    71.11559     +0.86919760     -0.27367699
e   0.2279558      Incl.    2.80260     +0.40755024     -0.07509676
P   1.27           H   25.1           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
121020 G96  0.1-  0.4-    121021 G96  0.9+  0.2-    121023 807  0.0   0.7+
121020 G96  0.6-  0.0     121021 G96  0.3-  0.3+    121023 807  0.0   0.0
121020 G96  0.9-  0.0     121021 G96  0.8+  0.0     121023 291  0.2+  0.4-
121020 G96  0.3-  0.3+    121021 G96  0.7+  0.1+    121023 291  0.6-  0.7+
121021 G96  0.1+  0.0     121022 291  0.2+  0.3+    121023 291  0.1-  0.7-
121021 G96  0.2+  0.1-    121022 291  0.0   0.0
121021 G96  0.3+  0.0     121022 291  0.1+  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2012 UY68                a,e,i = 1.17, 0.23, 3                   q = 0.9066
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2012 09 23    02 07 43.8 -04 12 25   0.1894  1.1683   148.0    27.1    23.0
...
2012 10 08    02 17 41.7 -08 27 26   0.1243  1.1130   154.9    22.4    21.9
...
2012 10 16    02 20 46.5 -11 59 16   0.09462 1.0833   154.9    23.0    21.2
...
2012 10 22    02 22 24.3 -15 39 23   0.07433 1.0613   151.9    26.2    20.8
2012 10 23    02 22 40.3 -16 23 58   0.07110 1.0577   151.1    27.0    20.7
2012 10 24    02 22 56.9 -17 11 35   0.06790 1.0541   150.2    27.9    20.6
...
2012 10 30    02 25 07.0 -23 31 00   0.04950 1.0328   142.7    35.7    20.1
...
2012 11 07    02 33 36.0 -42 22 07   0.02762 1.0056   121.2    57.4    19.4
...
2012 11 22    14 07 38.9 -30 00 09   0.03006 0.9606    25.3   153.9    26.7

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