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    M.P.E.C. 2012-X55                                Issued 2012 Dec. 11, 15:32 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 XQ93
    
    Observations:
         K12X93Q* C2012 12 08.28154 04 14 51.03 -26 57 59.3          18.7 VrEX055703
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 08.29059 04 14 52.08 -26 56 28.7          18.6 VrEX055703
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 08.29970 04 14 53.05 -26 55 00.0          18.8 VrEX055703
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 08.30882 04 14 54.06 -26 53 29.6          18.5 VrEX055703
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 08.31432 04 14 54.70 -26 52 35.1          18.4 VrEX055703
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 08.32230 04 14 55.57 -26 51 15.9          18.6 VrEX055703
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 08.33034 04 14 56.47 -26 49 56.3          18.9 VrEX055703
         K12X93Q KC2012 12 08.33257 04 14 56.78 -26 49 34.4          18.6 RoEX055291
         K12X93Q KC2012 12 08.33320 04 14 56.86 -26 49 28.1          18.7 RoEX055291
         K12X93Q KC2012 12 08.33383 04 14 56.93 -26 49 21.9          18.5 RoEX055291
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 08.33847 04 14 57.37 -26 48 36.5          18.7 VrEX055703
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 08.35304 04 14 59.02 -26 46 12.2          18.8 RcEX055854
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 08.35727 04 14 59.49 -26 45 29.9          18.5 RcEX055854
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 08.61391 04 15 35.93 -26 03 37.2          18.7 VuEX055900
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 08.62126 04 15 36.70 -26 02 25.6          18.5 VuEX055900
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 08.62861 04 15 37.45 -26 01 13.7          18.5 VuEX055900
         K12X93Q KC2012 12 08.96130 04 16 22.52 -25 07 17.9          18.4 RtEX055204
         K12X93Q KC2012 12 08.97437 04 16 24.03 -25 05 11.0                tEX055204
         K12X93Q |C2012 12 09.02974 04 16 35.13 -24 54 57.2          18.9 VuEX055807
         K12X93Q |C2012 12 09.03260 04 16 35.45 -24 54 29.7          18.9 VuEX055807
         K12X93Q |C2012 12 09.03557 04 16 35.77 -24 54 01.2          19.1 VuEX055807
         K12X93Q |C2012 12 09.03831 04 16 36.08 -24 53 35.0          19.2 VuEX055807
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 09.15340 04 16 51.03 -24 36 06.1          19.0 RoEX055G48
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 09.15394 04 16 50.92 -24 36 00.4          19.6 RoEX055G48
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 09.15447 04 16 51.01 -24 35 54.0          19.5 RoEX055G48
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 09.48653 04 17 31.12 -23 41 23.8          18.6 RoEX055474
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 09.48745 04 17 31.23 -23 41 15.2          18.3 RoEX055474
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 09.48839 04 17 31.32 -23 41 06.1          18.3 RoEX055474
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 09.48933 04 17 31.42 -23 40 57.0          18.4 RoEX055474
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 09.49027 04 17 31.51 -23 40 48.6          18.5 RoEX055474
         K12X93Q |C2012 12 10.02766 04 18 41.93 -22 15 38.5          18.7 VuEX055807
         K12X93Q |C2012 12 10.03053 04 18 42.24 -22 15 11.6          18.8 VuEX055807
         K12X93Q |C2012 12 10.03339 04 18 42.54 -22 14 44.9          18.7 VuEX055807
         K12X93Q |C2012 12 10.03635 04 18 42.85 -22 14 17.2          19.0 VuEX055807
         K12X93Q |C2012 12 10.03908 04 18 43.13 -22 13 51.6          18.9 VuEX055807
         K12X93Q KC2012 12 10.18905104 18 57.90 -21 50 21.6          18.6 RtEX055W85
         K12X93Q KC2012 12 10.19197804 18 58.18 -21 49 54.0          18.6 RtEX055W85
         K12X93Q KC2012 12 10.19490104 18 58.46 -21 49 26.2          18.6 RtEX055W85
         K12X93Q KC2012 12 10.19782404 18 58.75 -21 48 58.7          18.7 RtEX055W85
         K12X93Q KC2012 12 10.20074604 18 59.03 -21 48 31.1          18.8 RtEX055W85
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 10.49560 04 19 35.58 -21 02 12.1          18.8 RoEX055474
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 10.49677 04 19 35.70 -21 02 01.2          18.7 RoEX055474
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 10.49794 04 19 35.82 -21 01 50.3          18.6 RoEX055474
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 10.49911 04 19 35.94 -21 01 39.4          18.7 RoEX055474
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 10.50027 04 19 36.06 -21 01 28.7          18.4 RoEX055474
         K12X93Q  C2012 12 10.50144 04 19 36.17 -21 01 17.8          18.4 RoEX055474
         K12X93Q `C2012 12 10.58990704 19 46.59 -20 47 43.0          19.0 RuEX055D90
         K12X93Q `C2012 12 10.59397004 19 46.97 -20 47 04.6          18.6 RuEX055D90
         K12X93Q `C2012 12 10.59803204 19 47.34 -20 46 27.4          18.9 RuEX055D90
         K12X93Q `C2012 12 10.60210604 19 47.75 -20 45 49.4          18.5 RuEX055D90
         K12X93Q `C2012 12 10.60619204 19 48.12 -20 45 10.6          18.8 RuEX055D90
         K12X93Q |C2012 12 11.02597 04 20 41.28 -19 40 27.5          19.0 VuEX055807
         K12X93Q |C2012 12 11.02881 04 20 41.56 -19 40 01.6          18.9 VuEX055807
         K12X93Q |C2012 12 11.03166 04 20 41.84 -19 39 35.7          19.0 VuEX055807
         K12X93Q |C2012 12 11.03461 04 20 42.13 -19 39 08.6          19.2 VuEX055807
         K12X93Q |C2012 12 11.03734 04 20 42.40 -19 38 43.9          19.2 VuEX055807
         K12X93Q KC2012 12 11.12443 04 20 50.07 -19 25 28.7          19.0 RuEX055822
         K12X93Q KC2012 12 11.12831 04 20 50.41 -19 24 53.3          19.3 RuEX055822
         K12X93Q KC2012 12 11.13179 04 20 50.72 -19 24 20.7          18.9 RuEX055822
    
    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.
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
        P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 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.
    822 Cordoba.  Observers C. Colazo, F. Mina.  0.36-m f/5.10 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    854 Sabino Canyon Observatory, Tucson.  Observer J. E. McGaha.  0.36-m f/10.0
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    900 Moriyama.  Observer Y. Ikari.  0.26-m f/7.0 reflector + CCD.
    D90 RAS Observatory, Moorook.  Observer K. Hills.  0.41-m f/9 Ritchey-Chretien
        + CCD.
    G48 Doc Greiner Research Obs., Rancho Hildalgo.  Observer M. Mills.  0.40-m
        f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    W85 Cerro Tololo-LCOGT A.  Observer T. Lister.  1.0-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 XQ93                                                Earth MOID = 0.1194 AU
    Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
    M 349.31604              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.50682461     Peri.  274.21096     +0.93787329     -0.29868627
    a   1.5579885      Node   103.23896     +0.34361282     +0.87021656
    e   0.4021151      Incl.   10.45133     -0.04820711     +0.39180307
    P   1.94           H   21.6           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    121208 703  0.3-  0.6-    121209 807  0.2-  0.2-    121210 474  0.1-  0.1+
    121208 703  0.4+  0.8+    121209 807  0.2-  0.2-    121210 474  0.1-  0.0
    121208 703  0.2-  0.4-    121209 G48  2.0+  1.5-    121210 474  0.0   0.0
    121208 703  0.2-  0.1-    121209 G48  0.3-  0.9-    121210 474  0.1+  0.0
    121208 703  0.2+  0.1+    121209 G48  0.1+  0.4+    121210 474  0.1+  0.2-
    121208 703  0.1-  0.3+    121209 474  0.0   0.2+    121210 474  0.1+  0.2-
    121208 703  0.1-  0.4+    121209 474  0.2+  0.0     121210 D90  0.3+  0.3+
    121208 291  0.0   0.1+    121209 474  0.1+  0.1+    121210 D90  0.2+  0.8+
    121208 291  0.1+  0.1+    121209 474  0.1+  0.2+    121210 D90  0.0   0.1+
    121208 291  0.1+  0.1+    121209 474  0.0   0.4-    121210 D90  0.3+  0.1+
    121208 703  0.3-  0.3-    121210 807  0.2-  0.0     121210 D90  0.1+  0.7+
    121208 854  0.3-  0.4-    121210 807  0.1-  0.0     121211 807  0.1-  0.1-
    121208 854  0.5-  0.1-    121210 807  0.1-  0.1-    121211 807  0.1-  0.1-
    121208 900  0.1+  0.8+    121210 807  0.1-  0.1-    121211 807  0.1-  0.1-
    121208 900  0.4-  0.3+    121210 807  0.1-  0.0     121211 807  0.1-  0.1+
    121208 900  1.1-  0.1+    121210 W85  0.2+  0.1+    121211 807  0.1-  0.0
    121208 204  0.3+  0.3+    121210 W85  0.2+  0.0     121211 822  0.3-  0.4-
    121208 204  1.3+  0.0     121210 W85  0.1+  0.2+    121211 822  0.5-  0.5-
    121209 807  0.1-  0.3-    121210 W85  0.2+  0.1+    121211 822  0.5-  0.2+
    121209 807  0.1-  0.2-    121210 W85  0.2+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 XQ93                a,e,i = 1.56, 0.40, 10                  q = 0.9315
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 11 11    22 02 32.6 -80 15 58   0.1717  0.9607    75.2    94.8    21.1
    ...
    2012 11 26    03 25 22.9 -60 27 15   0.1286  1.0131    98.2    74.6    19.8
    ...
    2012 12 04    04 03 18.3 -38 58 48   0.1232  1.0493   118.1    55.9    19.2
    ...
    2012 12 10    04 18 35.4 -22 20 23   0.1318  1.0792   133.2    41.7    19.0
    2012 12 11    04 20 35.3 -19 44 51   0.1343  1.0844   135.4    39.6    19.0
    2012 12 12    04 22 28.4 -17 13 58   0.1371  1.0896   137.5    37.6    19.0
    ...
    2012 12 18    04 32 05.4 -04 01 19   0.1598  1.1220   147.5    28.1    19.1
    ...
    2012 12 26    04 42 27.5 +08 35 51   0.2030  1.1673   152.5    22.9    19.6
    ...
    2013 01 10    05 00 22.0 +21 41 13   0.3130  1.2562   146.4    25.7    20.7
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-X55
    

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