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    • MPEC 2012-V09 : 2012 VZ4

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    M.P.E.C. 2012-V09                                Issued 2012 Nov. 5, 18:32 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.

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                                   2012 VZ4

Observations:
     K12V04Z* C2012 11 02.24612222 36 28.027-27 09 09.11         20.0 rLEV009F51
     K12V04Z  C2012 11 02.25581122 36 29.125-27 07 59.99         20.0 rLEV009F51
     K12V04Z KC2012 11 03.09962 22 38 11.95 -25 28 13.8          20.0 RoEV009291
     K12V04Z KC2012 11 03.10075 22 38 12.11 -25 28 06.7          19.3 RoEV009291
     K12V04Z KC2012 11 03.10187 22 38 12.15 -25 27 59.5          19.7 RoEV009291
     K12V04Z %C2012 11 03.22370522 38 26.87 -25 13 40.8          20.3 RtEV009F65
     K12V04Z %C2012 11 03.22570422 38 27.11 -25 13 26.9          20.4 RtEV009F65
     K12V04Z %C2012 11 03.22764722 38 27.32 -25 13 13.2          20.1 RtEV009F65
     K12V04Z %C2012 11 03.22958322 38 27.54 -25 12 59.7          20.2 RtEV009F65
     K12V04Z %C2012 11 03.23153622 38 27.75 -25 12 45.9          20.3 RtEV009F65
     K12V04Z |C2012 11 04.00421 22 39 59.38 -23 42 48.5          19.8 VuEV009807
     K12V04Z |C2012 11 04.00759 22 39 59.74 -23 42 25.1          19.9 VuEV009807
     K12V04Z |C2012 11 04.00939 22 39 59.92 -23 42 12.5          19.9 VuEV009807
     K12V04Z |C2012 11 04.01097 22 40 00.11 -23 42 01.6          19.9 VuEV009807
     K12V04Z |C2012 11 05.06139 22 42 01.80 -21 42 36.9          19.7 VuEV009807
     K12V04Z |C2012 11 05.06401 22 42 02.07 -21 42 19.2          19.8 VuEV009807
     K12V04Z |C2012 11 05.06664 22 42 02.35 -21 42 01.3          20.0 VuEV009807
     K12V04Z |C2012 11 05.06927 22 42 02.62 -21 41 43.4          20.0 VuEV009807
     K12V04Z |C2012 11 05.07190 22 42 02.92 -21 41 25.8          19.8 VuEV009807

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, R. Sampson.  0.41-m f/11
    Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers N. Primak, A. Schultz, S. Watters,
    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.

Orbital elements:
2012 VZ4                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2146 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
M   3.62261              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.31856123     Peri.  304.32110     +0.83760152     +0.46574114
a   2.1232808      Node    31.02791     -0.09201741     +0.63543926
e   0.4981326      Incl.   33.63322     -0.53847609     +0.61587510
P   3.09           H   19.8           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
121102 F51  0.3+  0.2+    121103 F65  0.2+  0.5-    121105 807  0.4+  0.2-
121102 F51  0.3+  0.0     121103 F65  0.3+  0.6-    121105 807  0.3+  0.2-
121103 291  0.1+  1.3+    121103 F65  0.2+  0.5-    121105 807  0.3+  0.0
121103 291  0.6+  0.4+    121104 807  0.3+  0.3+    121105 807  0.1+  0.1+
121103 291  0.6-  0.2-    121104 807  0.2+  0.4+    121105 807  0.4+  0.0
121103 F65  0.0   0.5-    121104 807  0.0   0.6+
121103 F65  0.3+  0.6-    121104 807  0.2+  0.6+

Ephemeris:
2012 VZ4                 a,e,i = 2.12, 0.50, 34                  q = 1.0656
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2012 10 06    20 08 32.7 -77 50 08   0.4364  1.0849    89.2    67.1    20.5
...
2012 10 21    22 04 26.4 -52 44 42   0.3748  1.1303   101.3    59.7    20.1
...
2012 10 29    22 27 10.4 -35 51 50   0.3794  1.1636   107.2    54.6    20.0
...
2012 11 04    22 39 58.6 -23 43 26   0.4035  1.1921   110.1    51.4    20.1
2012 11 05    22 41 55.0 -21 49 39   0.4092  1.1971   110.4    50.9    20.1
2012 11 06    22 43 48.9 -19 58 33   0.4153  1.2021   110.6    50.5    20.2
...
2012 11 12    22 54 34.1 -09 53 03   0.4603  1.2339   111.3    48.4    20.4
...
2012 11 20    23 07 59.7 +00 51 00   0.5387  1.2794   110.4    46.4    20.8
...
2012 12 05    23 32 42.8 +14 28 16   0.7219  1.3719   105.9    43.7    21.5

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-V09

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