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    M.P.E.C. 2012-X49                                Issued 2012 Dec. 10, 20:54 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2012 XO55
    
    Observations:
         K12X55O* C2012 12 08.35705 04 57 17.49 +19 05 58.8          18.4 VrEX049703
         K12X55O  C2012 12 08.36337 04 57 19.54 +19 07 56.2          18.9 VrEX049703
         K12X55O  C2012 12 08.36969 04 57 21.78 +19 09 53.6          18.7 VrEX049703
         K12X55O  C2012 12 08.37599 04 57 23.83 +19 11 51.3          18.8 VrEX049703
         K12X55O  C2012 12 08.38222 04 57 25.99 +19 13 47.3          18.4 VrEX049703
         K12X55O  C2012 12 08.38637 04 57 27.43 +19 15 03.4          18.6 VrEX049G96
         K12X55O  C2012 12 08.39164 04 57 29.23 +19 16 41.1          18.6 VrEX049G96
         K12X55O  C2012 12 08.39691 04 57 31.03 +19 18 19.0          18.7 VrEX049G96
         K12X55O  C2012 12 08.41191 04 57 36.10 +19 22 57.4          18.6 VrEX049703
         K12X55O  C2012 12 08.41279 04 57 36.44 +19 23 12.9          18.7 VrEX049703
         K12X55O  C2012 12 08.41459 04 57 37.20 +19 23 45.1          18.6 VrEX049703
         K12X55O KC2012 12 08.45562 04 57 51.49 +19 36 18.4          19.0 RoEX049291
         K12X55O KC2012 12 08.45659 04 57 51.84 +19 36 36.5          19.2 RoEX049291
         K12X55O KC2012 12 08.45757 04 57 52.17 +19 36 54.0          19.0 RoEX049291
         K12X55O  C2012 12 08.68582 04 59 23.59 +20 45 42.0          18.3 VuEX049900
         K12X55O  C2012 12 08.69847 04 59 27.79 +20 49 23.8          19.4 VuEX049900
         K12X55O KC2012 12 08.94997 05 01 06.51 +22 00 57.9          19.3 VuEX049A74
         K12X55O KC2012 12 08.96117 05 01 10.15 +22 04 06.2          19.4 VuEX049A74
         K12X55O KC2012 12 08.97237 05 01 13.84 +22 07 14.8          19.4 VuEX049A74
         K12X55O KC2012 12 08.98499 05 01 17.74 +22 10 55.4          19.4 RcEX049A24
         K12X55O KC2012 12 08.99108 05 01 19.79 +22 12 36.9          19.0 RcEX049A24
         K12X55O KC2012 12 08.99716 05 01 21.54 +22 14 17.8          19.0 RcEX049A24
         K12X55O KC2012 12 08.99972 05 01 22.36 +22 15 00.2          18.9 RcEX049A24
         K12X55O KC2012 12 09.01044 05 01 25.66 +22 17 57.2          18.9 RcEX049A24
         K12X55O KC2012 12 09.11145 05 01 58.17 +22 45 23.1          18.6 RtEX049204
         K12X55O KC2012 12 09.12226 05 02 01.73 +22 48 16.2                tEX049204
         K12X55O |C2012 12 09.22143 05 02 41.40 +23 18 06.4          19.4 VuEX049807
         K12X55O |C2012 12 09.22374 05 02 42.08 +23 18 43.2          19.7 VuEX049807
         K12X55O |C2012 12 09.22605 05 02 42.75 +23 19 19.7          19.8 VuEX049807
         K12X55O |C2012 12 09.22835 05 02 43.44 +23 19 56.3          19.5 VuEX049807
         K12X55O |C2012 12 09.23065 05 02 44.13 +23 20 32.9          19.3 VuEX049807
         K12X55O KC2012 12 10.05756 05 07 21.97 +26 40 21.7                uEX049J95
         K12X55O KC2012 12 10.06460 05 07 23.93 +26 41 56.6                uEX049J95
         K12X55O KC2012 12 10.07196 05 07 26.04 +26 43 35.9          19.2 RuEX049J95
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.38-m f/6.8 reflector
        + CCD.
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    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.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.41-m f/11
        Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.26-m f/7.0 reflector + CCD.
    A24 New Millennium Observatory, Mozzate.  Observer E. Cozzi.  0.36-m f/11
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    A74 Bergen-Enkheim Observatory.  Observer U. Suessenberger.  0.4-m f/4
        Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon 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.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 XO55                                                Earth MOID = 0.0379 AU
    Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
    M 348.03599              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.34934629     Peri.  315.24188     +0.82619760     -0.51941681
    a   1.9966348      Node    77.23566     +0.55893404     +0.70715308
    e   0.5300103      Incl.   12.92711     +0.07064184     +0.47972981
    P   2.82           H   25.0           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    121208 703  0.1+  0.9+    121208 291  0.1-  0.2+    121209 204  0.0   0.4-
    121208 703  1.1-  0.2+    121208 291  0.4-  0.2-    121209 204  0.1-  0.8-
    121208 703  0.4+  0.3-    121208 900  0.7-  0.2-    121209 807  0.2+  0.4-
    121208 703  0.8-  0.1+    121208 900  0.3+  0.2+    121209 807  0.1+  0.3-
    121208 703  0.1-  0.3+    121208 A74  0.4-  0.3-    121209 807  0.1-  0.4-
    121208 G96  0.2+  0.6-    121208 A74  0.2+  0.1-    121209 807  0.1+  0.2-
    121208 G96  0.2+  0.6-    121208 A74  1.7+  1.0+    121209 807  0.2+  0.1+
    121208 G96  0.2+  0.3-    121208 A24  1.1+  0.3+    121210 J95  0.0   0.1+
    121208 703  0.9-  1.1+    121208 A24 (2.8+  0.5+)   121210 J95  0.3-  0.1-
    121208 703  0.4-  0.4+    121208 A24  0.5+  0.4+    121210 J95  0.0   0.1+
    121208 703  1.6+  0.5-    121208 A24  0.7+  0.4+
    121208 291  0.2-  0.2-    121209 A24  0.6-  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 XO55                a,e,i = 2.00, 0.53, 13                  q = 0.9384
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 11 10    19 57 16.5 -70 18 26   0.1648  0.9424    68.5   102.1    24.7
    ...
    2012 11 25    00 40 59.2 -71 40 13   0.06922 0.9791    81.4    94.6    22.5
    ...
    2012 12 03    04 05 40.9 -24 29 07   0.03867 1.0124   132.8    45.6    19.7
    ...
    2012 12 09    05 01 23.7 +22 15 53   0.05756 1.0425   179.2     0.8    19.0
    2012 12 10    05 07 05.6 +26 28 04   0.06318 1.0479   176.4     3.4    19.4
    2012 12 11    05 12 09.4 +29 57 05   0.06914 1.0534   173.0     6.5    19.8
    ...
    2012 12 17    05 33 22.9 +41 53 45   0.1093  1.0883   161.4    16.8    21.3
    ...
    2012 12 25    05 48 47.1 +47 43 52   0.1691  1.1392   155.1    21.3    22.5
    ...
    2013 01 09    06 04 57.9 +50 05 41   0.2949  1.2440   148.3    24.5    24.0
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-X49
    

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