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    M.P.E.C. 2013-L21                                Issued 2013 June 5, 12:34 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 RG3
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2012-R24
    
    Additional Observations:
         K12R03G 9C2013 06 02.27285608 57 44.417+35 45 32.15         20.1 RtEL021F65
         K12R03G 9C2013 06 02.27290208 57 44.432+35 45 32.09         20.1 RtEL021F65
         K12R03G 9C2013 06 04.25931509 12 21.405+35 16 38.98         20.7 RtEL021F65
         K12R03G 9C2013 06 04.26113909 12 22.210+35 16 36.62         20.7 RtEL021F65
    
    Observer details:
    F65 Haleakala-Faulkes Telescope North.  Observers J. D. Armstrong,
        K. M. Barber, Z. M. Fox, M. Micheli, S. H. Spear.  Measurers K. M. Barber,
        Z. M. Fox, M. Micheli, S. H. Spear.  2.0-m f/10 reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    130602 F65  3.5+  1.4+    130604 F65  4.0+  1.1+    MPO252115   -0.0012 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 RG3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1386 AU
    Epoch 2013 Apr. 18.0 TT = JDT 2456400.5                 MPC
    M 354.20032              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.49869983     Peri.   35.11478     -0.82957148     -0.49815995
    a   1.5748647      Node   113.08155     +0.42870669     -0.85768252
    e   0.5283088      Incl.   15.91664     +0.35780124     -0.12734741
    P   1.98           H   17.9           G   0.15           U   3
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    120906 F51  0.2-  0.0     120911 E10  0.2+  0.2-    120921 291  0.2+  0.6+
    120906 F51  0.0   0.2-    120911 E10  0.1+  0.1-    120921 291  0.2-  0.6+
    120910 H21  0.5-  0.4+    120912 H21  0.8+  0.1-    120922 291  0.3+  0.3+
    120910 H21  0.1+  0.3-    120912 H21  0.4+  0.2+    120922 291  0.9+  0.1+
    120910 H21  0.1+  0.1-    120912 807  0.0   0.0     120922 291  0.0   0.1-
    120911 H21  0.2+  0.3-    120912 H21  0.6+  0.5+    121017 807  0.3-  0.5-
    120911 H21  0.2+  0.3-    120912 807  0.1+  0.1-    121017 807  0.1-  0.3-
    120911 H21  0.2+  0.1-    120914 807  0.1+  0.0     121017 807  0.2+  0.2-
    120911 H21  0.0   0.4-    120914 807  0.1+  0.1-    121017 807  0.3+  0.4-
    120911 711  0.1-  0.1+    120914 807  0.1+  0.0     121118 474  0.1-  0.5+
    120911 711  0.0   0.1-    120914 807  0.1+  0.1+    121118 474  0.2+  0.4+
    120911 711  0.1+  0.0     120914 807  0.1+  0.1+    121118 474  0.5+  0.1+
    120911 711  0.0   0.3-    120917 807  0.3+  0.1-    121118 474  0.8+  1.0+
    120911 711  0.1+  0.3-    120917 807  0.0   0.1-    121205 807  0.1+  0.5-
    120911 711  0.1-  0.1+    120917 807  0.1+  0.3-    121205 807  0.2-  0.6-
    120911 711  0.2+  0.3-    120917 807  0.0   0.2-    121205 807  0.3-  0.0
    120911 711  0.0   0.2-    120918 291  1.2-  1.4-    130107 807  0.3+  0.1+
    120911 F65  0.1+  0.5-    120918 291  0.4-  0.4+    130107 807  0.5+  0.1+
    120911 F65  0.3+  0.1-    120918 291  1.0-  0.1+    130107 807  0.1+  0.0
    120911 E10  0.2+  0.2-    120920 291  0.2-  0.8+    130602 F65  0.1-  0.1+
    120911 E10  0.1-  0.1-    120920 291  0.1-  0.4+    130602 F65  0.2-  0.1+
    120911 E10  0.1+  0.1-    120920 291  0.7-  0.1+    130604 F65  0.1+  0.4+
    120911 E10  0.0   0.1-    120921 291  0.0   0.7+    130604 F65  0.1+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 RG3                 a,e,i = 1.57, 0.53, 16                  q = 0.7428
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2013 05 06    05 53 50.3 +32 09 38   0.9919  0.7486    43.9    69.2    19.7
    ...
    2013 05 21    07 29 04.1 +36 13 30   0.8620  0.8034    50.0    74.8    19.7
    ...
    2013 05 29    08 26 19.1 +36 24 00   0.8104  0.8514    54.3    75.1    19.7
    ...
    2013 06 04    09 10 27.4 +35 20 49   0.7827  0.8933    57.9    74.2    19.7
    2013 06 05    09 17 47.7 +35 04 05   0.7791  0.9007    58.5    73.9    19.7
    2013 06 06    09 25 06.5 +34 45 36   0.7758  0.9081    59.2    73.6    19.7
    ...
    2013 06 12    10 08 04.4 +32 19 23   0.7626  0.9547    63.1    71.5    19.7
    ...
    2013 06 20    11 01 20.5 +27 44 12   0.7633  1.0200    68.3    67.7    19.7
    ...
    2013 07 05    12 24 36.1 +16 59 46   0.8213  1.1471    76.4    59.5    19.9
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2013 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2013-L21
    

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