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    M.P.E.C. 2012-W29                                Issued 2012 Nov. 21, 18:28 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 WQ3

Observations:
     K12W03Q* C2012 11 20.30163 03 36 39.67 +26 00 18.1          19.6 VrEW029G96
     K12W03Q  C2012 11 20.30774 03 36 37.54 +25 59 59.3          19.6 VrEW029G96
     K12W03Q  C2012 11 20.31385 03 36 35.49 +25 59 40.7          19.7 VrEW029G96
     K12W03Q  C2012 11 20.31994 03 36 33.40 +25 59 21.9          19.6 VrEW029G96
     K12W03Q  C2012 11 20.35153 03 36 22.86 +25 57 44.3          19.8 VrEW029G96
     K12W03Q  C2012 11 20.35916 03 36 20.34 +25 57 20.5          19.6 VrEW029G96
     K12W03Q  C2012 11 20.36691 03 36 17.78 +25 56 56.5          19.1 VrEW029G96
     K12W03Q  C2012 11 20.37458 03 36 15.33 +25 56 32.7          19.5 VrEW029G96
     K12W03Q KC2012 11 20.94062 03 34 09.00 +25 31 47.7          19.2 RoEW029B67
     K12W03Q KC2012 11 20.94278 03 34 08.48 +25 31 46.2          19.3 RuEW029203
     K12W03Q KC2012 11 20.94973 03 34 06.75 +25 31 26.4          19.0 RoEW029B67
     K12W03Q KC2012 11 20.95884 03 34 04.47 +25 31 05.9          19.3 RoEW029B67
     K12W03Q KC2012 11 20.97306 03 34 01.02 +25 30 37.8          19.5 RuEW029203
     K12W03Q  C2012 11 21.18191 03 33 27.03 +25 23 31.6          20.3 VrEW029G96
     K12W03Q  C2012 11 21.18247 03 33 26.92 +25 23 29.9          20.3 VrEW029G96
     K12W03Q  C2012 11 21.18302 03 33 26.78 +25 23 29.5          20.1 VrEW029G96
     K12W03Q  C2012 11 21.18358 03 33 26.64 +25 23 28.1          21.1 VrEW029G96
     K12W03Q KC2012 11 21.22806 03 33 14.34 +25 21 52.9          20.0 RqEW029H36
     K12W03Q KC2012 11 21.23305 03 33 13.21 +25 21 43.0          20.1 RqEW029H36
     K12W03Q KC2012 11 21.24301 03 33 11.01 +25 21 21.5          19.2 RqEW029H36

Observer details:
203 GiaGa Observatory.  Observers S. Foglia, G. Galli.  Measurer G. Galli.
    0.28-m f/6.8 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
B67 Sternwarte Mirasteilas, Falera.  Observer J. De Queiroz.  0.90-m f/6.7
    reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers A. D. Grauer, A. Boattini.  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.  1.5-m
    reflector + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2012 WQ3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0018 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
M 359.16764              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.26758156     Peri.  270.87798     +0.80051771     +0.59757846
a   2.3850561      Node    52.42679     -0.52448697     +0.73529625
e   0.7695558      Incl.    3.29194     -0.28997383     +0.31974898
P   3.68           H   25.4           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
121120 G96  0.4+  0.0     121120 G96  0.2+  0.1+    121121 G96  0.3+  0.1-
121120 G96  0.1-  0.0     121120 B67  0.1-  0.5+    121121 G96  0.1+  0.5+
121120 G96  0.3+  0.1+    121120 203  0.5-  0.9+    121121 G96  0.1-  0.2+
121120 G96  0.0   0.0     121120 B67  0.0   0.4-    121121 H36  0.1-  0.0
121120 G96  0.4+  0.0     121120 B67  0.4-  0.5-    121121 H36  0.1-  0.0
121120 G96  0.2+  0.1-    121120 203  0.1+  0.5+    121121 H36  0.7+  1.7-
121120 G96  0.2-  0.0     121121 G96  0.1+  0.6+

Ephemeris:
2012 WQ3                 a,e,i = 2.39, 0.77, 3                   q = 0.5496
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2012 10 22    15 10 49.5 -21 21 02   0.3736  0.6657    22.5   145.0    30.0
...
2012 11 06    15 12 48.6 -21 24 06   0.1432  0.8498     8.5   170.1
...
2012 11 14    14 52 20.2 -17 06 07   0.03306 0.9565     6.1   173.6
...
2012 11 20    03 38 11.5 +26 17 09   0.04925 1.0370   173.3     6.4    19.4
2012 11 21    03 33 56.6 +25 30 27   0.06287 1.0504   173.7     5.9    20.0
2012 11 22    03 31 15.1 +24 59 57   0.07654 1.0637   173.3     6.2    20.4
...
2012 11 28    03 25 18.6 +23 44 56   0.1597  1.1432   168.0    10.4    22.4
...
2012 12 06    03 24 23.9 +23 14 47   0.2750  1.2473   160.1    15.6    23.9
...
2012 12 21    03 29 06.5 +23 01 35   0.5095  1.4350   146.1    22.5    25.8

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-W29

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