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    M.P.E.C. 2012-V66                                Issued 2012 Nov. 11, 09:04 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 VC37
    
    Observations:
         K12V37C* C2012 11 08.21973 02 30 06.54 +43 59 36.4          19.1  cEV066704
         K12V37C  C2012 11 08.23528 02 30 29.09 +44 04 45.9          19.3  cEV066704
         K12V37C  C2012 11 08.25003 02 30 50.53 +44 09 38.8          19.9  cEV066704
         K12V37C  C2012 11 08.26513 02 31 12.51 +44 14 36.3          19.8  cEV066704
         K12V37C  C2012 11 08.28027 02 31 34.30 +44 19 35.3          20.1  cEV066704
         K12V37C  C2012 11 10.29169 03 40 57.80 +54 46 27.1          19.6  cEV066704
         K12V37C  C2012 11 10.30862 03 41 40.08 +54 51 08.2          19.7  cEV066704
         K12V37C  C2012 11 10.32336 03 42 16.99 +54 55 08.5          19.2  cEV066704
         K12V37C  C2012 11 10.33818 03 42 54.22 +54 59 09.3          19.8  cEV066704
         K12V37C KC2012 11 10.87904 04 08 39.56 +57 14 17.4                uEV066J95
         K12V37C KC2012 11 10.88350 04 08 52.54 +57 15 22.8                uEV066J95
         K12V37C KC2012 11 10.88931 04 09 09.60 +57 16 47.6          19.3 RuEV066J95
    
    Observer details:
    704 Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico.  Observers M. Blythe, G. Spitz,
        R. Brungard, J. Paige, P. Festler, T. McVey, A. Valdivia, C. Gall.  1.0-m
        f/2.15 reflector + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 VC37                                                Earth MOID = 0.0343 AU
    Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
    M 348.33268              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.21229227     Peri.   34.28166     +0.41241163     -0.91029253
    a   2.7830004      Node    31.40561     +0.81966016     +0.35360824
    e   0.6398250      Incl.    3.94330     +0.39758506     +0.21524108
    P   4.64           H   24.6           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    121108 704  0.4-  0.1-    121108 704 (3.5-  0.8+)   121110 704  0.5-  0.2+
    121108 704  0.0   0.0     121110 704  0.3+  0.8-    121110 J95  0.1+  0.0
    121108 704  0.3+  0.5+    121110 704  0.3+  0.7+    121110 J95  0.4-  0.1+
    121108 704  0.2+  0.3-    121110 704  0.0   0.2-    121110 J95  0.2+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 VC37                a,e,i = 2.78, 0.64, 4                   q = 1.0024
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 10 12    00 25 25.3 -04 52 30   0.1651  1.1572   163.5    14.2    21.8
    ...
    2012 10 27    00 41 25.2 +05 07 34   0.08427 1.0722   157.7    20.6    20.4
    ...
    2012 11 04    01 22 17.9 +23 52 23   0.04991 1.0389   160.4    18.7    19.1
    ...
    2012 11 10    03 28 31.2 +53 22 28   0.03727 1.0204   143.4    35.4    19.0
    2012 11 11    04 14 26.9 +57 42 20   0.03730 1.0180   137.7    40.9    19.1
    2012 11 12    05 09 21.3 +60 40 52   0.03802 1.0157   132.0    46.4    19.3
    ...
    2012 11 18    09 20 40.0 +53 32 32   0.05318 1.0056   107.3    69.8    20.7
    ...
    2012 11 26    10 36 17.0 +40 07 08   0.08563 1.0026    98.2    77.0    22.0
    ...
    2012 12 11    11 05 28.4 +30 37 05   0.1503  1.0289   103.0    68.8    23.0
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-V66
    

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