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    M.P.E.C. 2012-V99                                Issued 2012 Nov. 15, 16:54 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 VJ77
    
    Observations:
         K12V77J* C2012 11 14.30057 04 14 27.72 +34 21 55.8          19.0  cEV099704
         K12V77J  C2012 11 14.31539 04 14 08.17 +34 24 50.3          19.0  cEV099704
         K12V77J  C2012 11 14.33096 04 13 47.82 +34 27 52.8          19.3  cEV099704
         K12V77J  C2012 11 14.34599 04 13 28.02 +34 30 48.3          19.1  cEV099704
         K12V77J  C2012 11 14.36196 04 13 07.09 +34 33 53.7          19.4  cEV099704
         K12V77J KC2012 11 15.22199703 55 04.35 +37 09 02.1          19.0 VrEV099H21
         K12V77J KC2012 11 15.22483003 55 00.70 +37 09 30.5          18.9 VrEV099H21
         K12V77J KC2012 11 15.22762303 54 57.09 +37 09 58.6          19.1 VrEV099H21
         K12V77J KC2012 11 15.23110703 54 52.59 +37 10 33.4          18.6 VrEV099H21
         K12V77J  C2012 11 15.27642 03 53 56.68 +37 18 15.6          18.5 VrEV099703
         K12V77J  C2012 11 15.28313 03 53 48.04 +37 19 22.6          18.2 VrEV099703
         K12V77J  C2012 11 15.28981 03 53 39.44 +37 20 28.8          18.7 VrEV099703
         K12V77J  C2012 11 15.44329 03 50 22.95 +37 45 00.4          18.4  rEV099718
         K12V77J  C2012 11 15.44545 03 50 20.19 +37 45 20.2          19.0  rEV099718
         K12V77J  C2012 11 15.44654 03 50 18.73 +37 45 31.6          18.5  rEV099718
    
    Observer details:
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  Measurers A. Boattini,
        E. J. Christensen, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, J. A. Johnson,
        R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, R. H. McNaught.  0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
    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.
    718 Wiggins Observatory, Tooele.  Observer P. Wiggins.  0.35-m f/5.5
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers L. Buzzi, H. Devore, S. Foglia, T. Vorobjov.  0.61-m f/4.0
        astrograph + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 VJ77                                                Earth MOID = 0.0612 AU
    Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
    M  57.42066              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.16892181     Peri.  221.02238     -0.02356206     +0.92053548
    a   0.8925086      Node    51.53961     -0.73680057     +0.24764398
    e   0.3460340      Incl.   29.86732     -0.67569945     -0.30213720
    P   0.84           H   22.4           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    121114 704  0.8+  0.2+    121115 H21  0.2+  0.1-    121115 703  0.2-  0.3+
    121114 704  0.5-  0.0     121115 H21  0.2+  0.2-    121115 703  0.0   0.0
    121114 704  0.5+  0.1-    121115 H21  0.1+  0.2-    121115 718  0.5+  0.1+
    121114 704  0.5-  0.0     121115 H21  0.1-  0.5-    121115 718  0.3+  0.4-
    121114 704  0.4-  0.0     121115 703  0.4-  0.3+    121115 718  0.6-  0.7+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 VJ77                a,e,i = 0.89, 0.35, 30                  q = 0.5837
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 10 16    08 57 27.8 -33 39 43   0.2446  0.9240    65.8   100.2    22.8
    ...
    2012 10 31    07 47 17.9 -18 53 49   0.1283  1.0084    93.3    79.4    20.7
    ...
    2012 11 08    06 16 42.4 +06 50 59   0.08625 1.0476   129.4    46.9    19.0
    ...
    2012 11 14    04 20 50.1 +33 21 23   0.09025 1.0743   159.3    19.0    18.3
    2012 11 15    03 59 42.6 +36 31 09   0.09446 1.0785   160.1    18.2    18.4
    2012 11 16    03 39 01.9 +39 09 31   0.09946 1.0826   159.4    18.8    18.5
    ...
    2012 11 22    01 58 31.4 +46 44 08   0.1409  1.1059   144.9    30.9    19.7
    ...
    2012 11 30    00 50 25.0 +47 51 55   0.2104  1.1330   130.0    41.8    20.9
    ...
    2012 12 15    00 13 16.1 +46 59 20   0.3517  1.1717   113.9    50.2    22.3
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-V99
    

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