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    M.P.E.C. 2013-G64                                Issued 2013 Apr. 13, 02:13 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
    
                                       2013 GX68
    
    Observations:
         K13G68X* C2013 04 11.33804 13 12 33.98 -02 10 04.0          20.4 VuEG064G96
         K13G68X  C2013 04 11.34494 13 12 32.65 -02 10 19.0          20.6 VuEG064G96
         K13G68X  C2013 04 11.35196 13 12 31.32 -02 10 34.2          20.6 VuEG064G96
         K13G68X  C2013 04 11.35898 13 12 29.88 -02 10 50.7          19.9 VuEG064G96
         K13G68X KC2013 04 12.19972 13 09 57.84 -02 42 07.0          20.1 RqEG064H36
         K13G68X KC2013 04 12.21764 13 09 54.34 -02 42 45.3          20.4 RqEG064H36
         K13G68X KC2013 04 12.22480 13 09 52.93 -02 43 01.0          20.3 RqEG064H36
         K13G68X KC2013 04 12.90821 13 07 49.85 -03 08 19.0          20.5 RtEG064J04
         K13G68X KC2013 04 12.91064 13 07 49.39 -03 08 24.5          20.5 RtEG064J04
         K13G68X KC2013 04 12.91308 13 07 48.93 -03 08 29.8          21.1 RtEG064J04
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon 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, F. C. Shelly.  1.5-m
        reflector + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife.  Observer P. Ruiz.  Measurers
        D. Koschny, M. Busch, A. Knoefel, E. Schwab.  1.0-m f/4.4 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2013 GX68                                                Earth MOID = 0.2243 AU
    Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5                 MPC
    M  64.86198              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.70819026     Peri.  111.86444     -0.72055401     -0.68747535
    a   1.2465300      Node    24.99204     +0.53048503     -0.63054479
    e   0.0355603      Incl.   12.36069     +0.44652833     -0.36026505
    P   1.39           H   23.0           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    130411 G96  0.4-  0.2-    130412 H36  0.2+  1.2-    130412 J04  0.0   0.1-
    130411 G96  0.0   0.1+    130412 H36  0.0   0.5+    130412 J04  0.1+  0.1+
    130411 G96  0.7+  0.5+    130412 H36  0.2-  0.7+
    130411 G96  0.3-  0.4-    130412 J04  0.1-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2013 GX68                a,e,i = 1.25, 0.04, 12                  q = 1.2022
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2013 03 14    14 18 34.2 +11 37 00   0.2737  1.2133   138.7    32.8    22.0
    ...
    2013 03 29    13 51 01.8 +05 30 21   0.2350  1.2194   158.0    17.8    21.2
    ...
    2013 04 06    13 28 46.8 +01 04 55   0.2254  1.2231   169.6     8.5    20.8
    ...
    2013 04 12    13 10 33.7 -02 34 13   0.2248  1.2260   173.4     5.4    20.6
    2013 04 13    13 07 31.7 -03 11 22   0.2253  1.2265   172.7     5.9    20.7
    2013 04 14    13 04 31.1 -03 48 31   0.2259  1.2270   171.8     6.7    20.7
    ...
    2013 04 20    12 47 19.5 -07 27 44   0.2330  1.2300   163.7    13.2    21.1
    ...
    2013 04 28    12 28 15.3 -11 56 24   0.2505  1.2342   152.4    22.2    21.5
    ...
    2013 05 13    12 08 24.4 -18 37 14   0.3023  1.2424   134.9    35.2    22.3
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2013 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2013-G64
    

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