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    M.P.E.C. 2012-X06                                Issued 2012 Dec. 3, 18:56 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                        2012 XA
    
    Observations:
         K12X00A* C2012 12 02.10831 03 37 40.44 +18 54 43.0          19.1 VrEX006G96
         K12X00A  C2012 12 02.11536 03 37 42.99 +18 53 51.7          19.4 VrEX006G96
         K12X00A  C2012 12 02.12247 03 37 45.51 +18 52 59.9          19.6 VrEX006G96
         K12X00A  C2012 12 02.12953 03 37 48.00 +18 52 08.3          19.3 VrEX006G96
         K12X00A  C2012 12 02.25769 03 38 31.52 +18 36 14.6          19.5 VrEX006G96
         K12X00A  C2012 12 02.27777 03 38 38.22 +18 33 41.0          18.8 VrEX006G96
         K12X00A  C2012 12 02.28775 03 38 41.56 +18 32 24.5          18.4 VrEX006G96
         K12X00A KC2012 12 02.29817 03 38 42.69 +18 30 40.1          18.9 RqEX006H36
         K12X00A KC2012 12 02.30385 03 38 44.73 +18 29 55.4          19.3 RqEX006H36
         K12X00A KC2012 12 02.30905 03 38 46.62 +18 29 15.4          19.2 RqEX006H36
         K12X00A KC2012 12 02.89552 03 42 54.73 +17 12 28.3          19.6 RcEX006A24
         K12X00A KC2012 12 02.90032 03 42 56.33 +17 11 50.7          19.5 RcEX006A24
         K12X00A KC2012 12 02.90512 03 42 58.08 +17 11 12.2          19.2 RcEX006A24
         K12X00A KC2012 12 02.90913 03 42 59.57 +17 10 39.0          18.6 RtEX006204
         K12X00A HC2012 12 02.91829 03 43 02.91 +17 09 25.5                tEX006204
         K12X00A KC2012 12 02.92746 03 43 06.12 +17 08 12.6                tEX006204
         K12X00A .C2012 12 03.06521 03 44 13.95 +16 49 51.7          18.5 RrEX006H06
         K12X00A .C2012 12 03.06866 03 44 15.30 +16 49 24.7          18.6 RrEX006H06
         K12X00A .C2012 12 03.07064 03 44 16.07 +16 49 09.2          18.6 RrEX006H06
         K12X00A KC2012 12 03.08681 03 44 22.89 +16 47 00.7          18.9 VrEX006G48
         K12X00A KC2012 12 03.09027 03 44 24.22 +16 46 34.5          18.8 VrEX006G48
         K12X00A KC2012 12 03.09226 03 44 18.20 +16 49 52.5          19.2 RuEX006I19
         K12X00A KC2012 12 03.09380 03 44 25.48 +16 46 07.1          18.9 VrEX006G48
         K12X00A KC2012 12 03.09809 03 44 20.14 +16 49 06.1          18.9 RuEX006I19
         K12X00A KC2012 12 03.10497 03 44 22.58 +16 48 09.5          19.0 RuEX006I19
         K12X00A  C2012 12 03.11944 03 44 35.44 +16 42 41.5          18.6 VrEX006G96
         K12X00A  C2012 12 03.12050 03 44 35.84 +16 42 33.0          18.7 VrEX006G96
         K12X00A  C2012 12 03.12449 03 44 37.35 +16 42 01.6          18.6 VrEX006G96
         K12X00A  C2012 12 03.12552 03 44 37.75 +16 41 53.3          18.7 VrEX006G96
         K12X00A  C2012 12 03.12958 03 44 39.26 +16 41 21.0          19.0 VrEX006G96
         K12X00A  C2012 12 03.13063 03 44 39.66 +16 41 12.8          19.0 VrEX006G96
         K12X00A  C2012 12 03.13471 03 44 41.20 +16 40 40.2          19.2 VrEX006G96
         K12X00A  C2012 12 03.13576 03 44 41.60 +16 40 31.7          19.2 VrEX006G96
         K12X00A |C2012 12 03.16689 03 44 45.57 +16 39 42.5          19.1 VuEX006807
         K12X00A |C2012 12 03.16919 03 44 46.38 +16 39 23.8          19.2 VuEX006807
         K12X00A |C2012 12 03.17148 03 44 47.18 +16 39 05.0          19.1 VuEX006807
         K12X00A |C2012 12 03.17376 03 44 47.98 +16 38 46.2          19.0 VuEX006807
         K12X00A |C2012 12 03.17605 03 44 48.79 +16 38 27.4          19.1 VuEX006807
         K12X00A KC2012 12 03.28869 03 45 34.32 +16 19 23.9          17.9 RqEX006H36
         K12X00A KC2012 12 03.29360 03 45 36.04 +16 18 42.8          18.5 RqEX006H36
         K12X00A KC2012 12 03.29834 03 45 37.56 +16 18 04.4          19.0 RqEX006H36
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.38-m f/6.8 reflector
        + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.41-m f/11
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    A24 New Millennium Observatory, Mozzate.  Observer E. Cozzi.  0.36-m f/11
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    G48 Doc Greiner Research Obs., Rancho Hildalgo.  Observer M. Mills.  0.4-m
        f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon 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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
    H06 iTelescope Observatory, Mayhill.  Observers C. Jacques, E. Pimentel.
        Measurer C. Jacques.  0.43-m f/4.5 astrograph + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    I19 Observatorio El Gato Gris, Tanti.  Observers C. Colazo, N. D. Diaz,
        S. Morero.  Measurer C. Colazo.  0.36-m f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 XA                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0379 AU
    Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
    M 304.88550              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.61555946     Peri.  208.73926     -0.13762293     -0.98560233
    a   1.3686405      Node   249.31490     +0.92765177     -0.09349916
    e   0.2649689      Incl.    6.02673     +0.34716296     -0.14087568
    P   1.60           H   25.0           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    121202 G96  0.2-  0.0     121202 204  1.0+  0.4-    121203 G96  0.2-  0.1+
    121202 G96  0.2+  0.1-    121202 204  0.3-  0.2+    121203 G96  0.4-  0.1+
    121202 G96  0.0   0.2-    121203 H06  0.4-  0.2+    121203 G96  0.3-  0.2+
    121202 G96  0.2-  0.3-    121203 H06  0.4-  0.3+    121203 G96  0.2-  0.1+
    121202 G96  0.3-  0.5+    121203 H06  0.5-  0.3+    121203 G96  0.0   0.1-
    121202 G96  0.2-  0.2+    121203 G48  1.2+  1.3-    121203 807  0.1-  0.1-
    121202 G96  0.2-  0.3+    121203 G48  1.1+  0.2-    121203 807  0.1-  0.1+
    121202 H36  0.9-  0.0     121203 I19  1.1+  0.0     121203 807  0.1-  0.1+
    121202 H36  0.1+  0.5-    121203 G48  0.4-  0.2+    121203 807  0.1-  0.1+
    121202 H36  1.2+  0.0     121203 I19  0.6-  0.6+    121203 807  0.1-  0.1+
    121202 A24  1.5+  0.1-    121203 I19  0.3-  0.4-    121203 H36 (2.9+  1.2-)
    121202 A24  0.3-  0.5+    121203 G96  0.4-  0.1+    121203 H36  1.7+  1.2-
    121202 A24  0.0   0.3+    121203 G96  0.4-  0.0     121203 H36  1.5-  0.2+
    121202 204  0.3+  0.3-    121203 G96  0.3-  0.3+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 XA                  a,e,i = 1.37, 0.26, 6                   q = 1.0060
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 11 03    02 13 55.0 +39 58 00   0.1309  1.1118   154.7    22.4    21.9
    ...
    2012 11 18    02 36 04.3 +35 43 18   0.08195 1.0655   159.1    19.3    20.7
    ...
    2012 11 26    03 03 37.9 +28 49 40   0.06066 1.0452   163.5    15.6    19.9
    ...
    2012 12 02    03 36 48.0 +19 09 23   0.04781 1.0324   166.4    13.0    19.2
    2012 12 03    03 43 36.0 +17 00 05   0.04604 1.0305   166.2    13.2    19.1
    2012 12 04    03 50 47.1 +14 40 12   0.04440 1.0286   165.7    13.7    19.1
    ...
    2012 12 10    04 41 54.7 -02 45 19   0.03803 1.0190   153.5    25.5    19.1
    ...
    2012 12 18    06 05 02.3 -27 12 33   0.04056 1.0101   129.1    49.1    19.9
    ...
    2013 01 02    08 16 18.8 -45 36 39   0.06600 1.0064   108.7    67.7    21.5
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-X06
    

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