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    M.P.E.C. 2014-B18                                Issued 2014 Jan. 21, 19:08 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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                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                        2014 BT
    
    Observations:
         K14B00T* C2014 01 20.42353 08 28 24.30 +17 25 46.8          20.2 VqEB018G96
         K14B00T  C2014 01 20.42993 08 28 25.72 +17 26 29.4          20.0 VqEB018G96
         K14B00T  C2014 01 20.43451 08 28 26.71 +17 26 59.7          20.9 VqEB018G96
         K14B00T  C2014 01 20.43908 08 28 27.75 +17 27 30.5          20.1 VqEB018G96
         K14B00T  C2014 01 20.50294 08 28 42.21 +17 34 35.4          20.4 VqEB018G96
         K14B00T  C2014 01 20.50344 08 28 42.38 +17 34 38.5          20.6 VqEB018G96
         K14B00T KC2014 01 20.65805208 29 22.37 +17 53 15.8          20.6 VqEB018Q64
         K14B00T KC2014 01 20.66120708 29 23.05 +17 53 37.1          20.3 VqEB018Q64
         K14B00T KC2014 01 20.66436008 29 23.72 +17 53 58.0          20.9 VqEB018Q64
         K14B00T KC2014 01 20.66751608 29 24.42 +17 54 19.1          20.0 VqEB018Q64
         K14B00T KC2014 01 20.67114908 29 25.20 +17 54 43.6          20.4 VqEB018Q64
         K14B00T KC2014 01 20.67670508 29 26.45 +17 55 20.5          20.4 VqEB018Q64
         K14B00T KC2014 01 20.67986408 29 27.14 +17 55 41.4          20.7 VqEB018Q64
         K14B00T KC2014 01 20.68301908 29 27.80 +17 56 02.0          20.5 VqEB018Q64
         K14B00T KC2014 01 20.68617108 29 28.49 +17 56 23.6          20.6 VqEB018Q64
         K14B00T KC2014 01 20.68888408 29 29.12 +17 56 41.4          20.6 VqEB018Q64
         K14B00T KC2014 01 21.35943 08 32 12.79 +19 09 37.1          20.3 RoEB018291
         K14B00T KC2014 01 21.36085 08 32 13.10 +19 09 46.1          20.3 RoEB018291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  Measurers A. Boattini,
        E. J. Christensen, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, R. E. Hill, J. A. Johnson,
        R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, F. C. Shelly.  1.5-m reflector + CCD.
    Q64 Siding Spring-LCOGT B.  Observers E. J. Christensen, S. M. Larson,
        T. Lister.  Measurer T. Lister.  1.0-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2014 BT                                                  Earth MOID = 0.1172 AU
    Epoch 2013 Nov. 4.0 TT = JDT 2456600.5                  MPC
    M 337.01246              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.39957815     Peri.  338.99392     -0.18884572     -0.96218306
    a   1.8255829      Node   121.41320     +0.93059221     -0.23918504
    e   0.4037896      Incl.   13.29912     +0.31358481     +0.13036213
    P   2.47           H   24.4           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    140120 G96  0.3+  0.1+    140120 Q64  0.2+  0.4-    140120 Q64  0.2+  0.1+
    140120 G96  0.2+  0.0     140120 Q64  0.1+  0.1-    140120 Q64  0.2-  0.3-
    140120 G96  0.2-  0.3-    140120 Q64  0.2-  0.2-    140120 Q64  0.3-  0.4+
    140120 G96  0.1+  0.0     140120 Q64  0.0   0.1-    140120 Q64  0.2+  0.2+
    140120 G96  0.6-  0.3+    140120 Q64  0.2-  0.2+    140121 291  0.0   0.1+
    140120 G96  0.1+  0.1+    140120 Q64  0.3+  0.2+    140121 291  0.0   0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2014 BT                  a,e,i = 1.83, 0.40, 13                  q = 1.0884
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2013 12 22    06 36 37.4 -28 00 09   0.1654  1.0930   127.8    45.3    22.4
    ...
    2014 01 06    07 29 05.7 -10 35 31   0.1253  1.0899   146.4    29.9    21.4
    ...
    2014 01 14    08 01 49.4 +04 40 31   0.1188  1.0975   162.6    15.6    20.8
    ...
    2014 01 20    08 26 43.0 +16 38 10   0.1238  1.1072   174.2     5.2    20.5
    2014 01 21    08 30 46.5 +18 30 18   0.1255  1.1092   175.2     4.3    20.5
    2014 01 22    08 34 47.3 +20 19 02   0.1274  1.1112   175.5     4.0    20.5
    ...
    2014 01 28    08 57 36.3 +29 45 56   0.1432  1.1253   167.9    10.5    21.1
    ...
    2014 02 05    09 23 37.0 +38 19 25   0.1739  1.1487   157.6    19.1    21.9
    ...
    2014 02 20    09 57 57.3 +45 08 23   0.2512  1.2048   145.8    27.5    23.0
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2014 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2014-B18
    

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