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    M.P.E.C. 2012-W30                                Issued 2012 Nov. 21, 18:33 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 WR3
    
    Observations:
         K12W03R* C2012 11 20.32726 03 57 01.87 +25 49 06.9          18.2 VrEW030703
         K12W03R  C2012 11 20.33370 03 57 17.28 +25 46 02.4          17.8 VrEW030703
         K12W03R  C2012 11 20.34010 03 57 32.68 +25 42 57.4          17.8 VrEW030703
         K12W03R  C2012 11 20.34657 03 57 48.20 +25 39 52.7          17.9 VrEW030703
         K12W03R  C2012 11 20.41419 04 00 28.98 +25 07 28.1          18.1 VrEW030703
         K12W03R  C2012 11 20.41529 04 00 31.64 +25 06 56.9          18.1 VrEW030703
         K12W03R  C2012 11 20.41642 04 00 34.38 +25 06 24.5          17.6 VrEW030703
         K12W03R  C2012 11 20.41757 04 00 36.97 +25 05 51.4          18.0 VrEW030703
         K12W03R  C2012 11 20.52498 04 04 50.84 +24 14 14.8          18.5 VrEW030703
         K12W03R  C2012 11 20.52554 04 04 52.04 +24 14 00.4          18.4 VrEW030703
         K12W03R  C2012 11 20.52613 04 04 53.61 +24 13 41.5          18.4 VrEW030703
         K12W03R  C2012 11 20.52671 04 04 54.71 +24 13 27.5          18.0 VrEW030703
         K12W03R  C2012 11 20.52727 04 04 56.20 +24 13 09.2          17.9 VrEW030703
         K12W03R KC2012 11 20.91836 04 20 03.97 +21 14 18.6          18.1 RcEW030A24
         K12W03R KC2012 11 20.92125 04 20 09.80 +21 13 01.4          18.3 RcEW030A24
         K12W03R KC2012 11 20.92418 04 20 15.82 +21 11 43.3          18.0 RcEW030A24
         K12W03R KC2012 11 20.92663 04 20 20.72 +21 10 37.6          18.3 RcEW030A24
         K12W03R KC2012 11 21.17057 04 28 17.64 +19 23 10.0          18.9 RtEW030204
         K12W03R KC2012 11 21.17676 04 28 29.58 +19 20 27.0                tEW030204
         K12W03R |C2012 11 21.18258 04 28 59.23 +19 25 02.4          18.1 VuEW030807
         K12W03R KC2012 11 21.18343 04 28 42.39 +19 17 33.7                tEW030204
         K12W03R |C2012 11 21.18533 04 29 04.28 +19 23 52.0          18.7 VuEW030807
         K12W03R |C2012 11 21.18825 04 29 09.65 +19 22 37.0          18.7 VuEW030807
         K12W03R |C2012 11 21.19116 04 29 14.97 +19 21 22.6          18.4 VuEW030807
         K12W03R |C2012 11 21.19411 04 29 20.37 +19 20 06.9          18.4 VuEW030807
         K12W03R KC2012 11 21.27030 04 31 46.40 +18 41 56.7          18.5 RqEW030H36
         K12W03R KC2012 11 21.27174 04 31 49.00 +18 41 20.3          18.5 RqEW030H36
         K12W03R KC2012 11 21.27461 04 31 54.16 +18 40 07.3          18.5 RqEW030H36
         K12W03R KC2012 11 21.27602 04 31 56.71 +18 39 31.5          18.5 RqEW030H36
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.38-m f/6.8 reflector
        + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer R. E. Hill.  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.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes, R. Sampson.  0.41-m f/11
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    A24 New Millennium Observatory, Mozzate.  Observer E. Cozzi.  0.36-m f/11
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 WR3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0239 AU
    Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
    M 349.66409              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.26211940     Peri.  164.67820     +0.71883812     -0.67547227
    a   2.4180760      Node   239.01580     +0.61596839     +0.72847005
    e   0.5859515      Incl.   11.05187     +0.32226494     +0.11431802
    P   3.76           H   25.7           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    121120 703  0.8-  0.5+    121120 703 (2.6+  1.8-)   121121 204  0.2-  0.3-
    121120 703  1.4-  0.5+    121120 703  1.1-  0.9+    121121 807  0.3-  0.2+
    121120 703  0.6-  1.1-    121120 703  1.2+  1.3-    121121 807  0.2-  0.1+
    121120 703  0.1-  0.3-    121120 A24  0.2+  1.6+    121121 807  0.4-  0.3+
    121120 703  0.3-  0.3-    121120 A24  0.2-  1.2+    121121 807  0.5-  0.3+
    121120 703  0.5+  0.1+    121120 A24  1.0+  0.9+    121121 H36  0.1+  0.2-
    121120 703  1.4+  0.3+    121120 A24  0.2+  0.3+    121121 H36  0.2+  0.1-
    121120 703  0.4-  0.3+    121121 204  0.6-  0.3-    121121 H36  0.3+  0.5-
    121120 703  1.9+  1.5-    121121 204  0.1-  1.4-    121121 H36  0.5+  0.6-
    121120 703  0.2+  0.2+    121121 807  0.3-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 WR3                 a,e,i = 2.42, 0.59, 11                  q = 1.0012
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 10 22    19 56 07.9 +28 25 19   0.1579  1.0270    97.2    74.0    24.3
    ...
    2012 11 06    20 28 51.4 +33 50 01   0.07805 1.0017    95.5    80.1    23.0
    ...
    2012 11 14    22 11 52.2 +43 36 49   0.03696 1.0039   112.1    65.9    20.9
    ...
    2012 11 20    03 42 32.6 +28 26 44   0.02489 1.0127   171.2     8.5    18.3
    2012 11 21    04 22 46.3 +20 40 46   0.02714 1.0147   171.5     8.3    18.5
    2012 11 22    04 52 31.3 +13 56 12   0.03040 1.0169   164.0    15.5    19.0
    ...
    2012 11 28    06 09 55.5 -05 51 56   0.05942 1.0334   141.1    36.8    21.1
    ...
    2012 12 06    06 36 58.8 -12 39 01   0.1050  1.0637   136.3    39.8    22.5
    ...
    2012 12 21    06 47 17.2 -14 25 41   0.1963  1.1415   140.2    33.5    23.9
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-W30
    

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