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    M.P.E.C. 2012-X77                                Issued 2012 Dec. 13, 00:18 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 XK112
    
    Observations:
         K12XB2K* C2012 12 12.34484 04 26 22.34 -10 12 09.5          20.0 VrEX077703
         K12XB2K  C2012 12 12.35405 04 26 25.11 -10 09 57.2          19.9 VrEX077703
         K12XB2K  C2012 12 12.36333 04 26 27.99 -10 07 46.0          19.5 VrEX077703
         K12XB2K  C2012 12 12.38110 04 26 33.15 -10 03 28.0          19.9 VrEX077703
         K12XB2K  C2012 12 12.38668 04 26 34.81 -10 02 07.8          19.8 VrEX077703
         K12XB2K  C2012 12 12.39792 04 26 38.02 -09 59 30.4          19.7 VrEX077703
         K12XB2K  C2012 12 12.40757 04 26 41.06 -09 57 10.2          19.8 VrEX077G96
         K12XB2K  C2012 12 12.40806 04 26 41.20 -09 57 02.5          20.4 VrEX077G96
         K12XB2K  C2012 12 12.40855 04 26 41.42 -09 56 54.9          19.8 VrEX077G96
         K12XB2K  C2012 12 12.40905 04 26 41.56 -09 56 47.6          19.6 VrEX077G96
         K12XB2K  C2012 12 12.40954 04 26 41.60 -09 56 40.7          20.0 VrEX077G96
         K12XB2K KC2012 12 12.89931 04 29 28.16 -08 02 56.2          19.5 RuEX077104
         K12XB2K KC2012 12 12.90289 04 29 29.13 -08 02 06.9          19.3 RuEX077104
         K12XB2K KC2012 12 12.90647 04 29 30.11 -08 01 17.7          19.1 RuEX077104
    
    Observer details:
    104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers P. Bacci, L. Tesi, G. Fagioli.
        Measurer P. Bacci.  0.60-m f/4 reflector + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer J. A. Johnson.  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.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 XK112                                               Earth MOID = 0.0539 AU
    Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5                MPC
    M 343.77675              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.56508358     Peri.  292.22723     +0.88791824     -0.44162453
    a   1.4489751      Node    94.18203     +0.45508345     +0.80252474
    e   0.3591939      Incl.    7.41552     +0.06708391     +0.40115062
    P   1.74           H   24.3           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    121212 703  1.3-  0.4+    121212 703  1.9-  2.6-    121212 G96  0.9-  0.6+
    121212 703  0.2-  0.4+    121212 G96  0.1-  0.7-    121212 104  0.3+  0.2-
    121212 703  2.0+  1.7-    121212 G96  0.2-  0.0     121212 104  0.1-  0.0
    121212 703  0.5+  1.2+    121212 G96  0.9+  0.6+    121212 104  0.3-  0.1+
    121212 703  0.4+  1.3+    121212 G96  0.7+  0.7+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 XK112               a,e,i = 1.45, 0.36, 7                   q = 0.9285
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2012 11 13    19 53 49.7 -65 39 00   0.1314  0.9427    65.5   107.2    23.8
    ...
    2012 11 28    01 00 25.4 -67 15 19   0.07215 0.9820    84.3    91.5    21.8
    ...
    2012 12 06    03 35 28.6 -39 22 15   0.05727 1.0114   115.7    61.4    20.3
    ...
    2012 12 12    04 24 28.3 -11 34 05   0.06415 1.0365   143.0    34.8    19.9
    2012 12 13    04 29 58.5 -07 38 27   0.06679 1.0410   146.7    31.3    19.8
    2012 12 14    04 34 58.6 -04 00 24   0.06978 1.0454   150.1    28.0    19.9
    ...
    2012 12 20    04 57 29.6 +12 07 46   0.09337 1.0733   162.7    15.8    20.2
    ...
    2012 12 28    05 16 19.0 +23 28 46   0.1345  1.1130   163.5    14.5    21.0
    ...
    2013 01 12    05 39 26.5 +31 58 32   0.2300  1.1924   152.5    22.4    22.6
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2012 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2012-X77
    

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