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    M.P.E.C. 2016-A140                               Issued 2016 Jan. 13, 14:22 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
    on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the
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                                  2016 AK131

Observations:
     K16AD1K* C2016 01 09.33049 04 39 32.964-00 16 48.29         21.5 wLEA140F51
     K16AD1K  C2016 01 09.34292 04 39 33.622-00 16 21.17         21.6 wLEA140F51
     K16AD1K  C2016 01 09.35542 04 39 34.271-00 15 53.70         21.5 wLEA140F51
     K16AD1K  C2016 01 09.36789 04 39 34.917-00 15 26.19         21.5 wLEA140F51
     K16AD1K |C2016 01 10.10980 04 40 18.46 +00 11 47.7          21.3 VuEA140807
     K16AD1K |C2016 01 10.11643 04 40 18.80 +00 12 02.1          21.4 VuEA140807
     K16AD1K |C2016 01 10.12306 04 40 19.15 +00 12 16.6          21.7 VuEA140807
     K16AD1K KC2016 01 10.22646 04 40 25.32 +00 15 46.2          21.2 RoEA140291
     K16AD1K KC2016 01 10.22843 04 40 25.43 +00 15 50.1          20.2 RoEA140291
     K16AD1K KC2016 01 10.23041 04 40 25.46 +00 15 54.8          21.3 RoEA140291
     K16AD1K  C2016 01 10.24428 04 40 26.28 +00 16 25.2          21.2 RoEA140926
     K16AD1K  C2016 01 10.25279 04 40 26.74 +00 16 43.4          21.7 RoEA140926
     K16AD1K  C2016 01 10.26471 04 40 27.33 +00 17 09.6          21.6 RoEA140926
     K16AD1K |C2016 01 12.05084 04 42 15.71 +01 21 00.5          21.5 VuEA140807
     K16AD1K |C2016 01 12.05519 04 42 15.95 +01 21 09.6          21.6 VuEA140807
     K16AD1K |C2016 01 12.05965 04 42 16.19 +01 21 18.9          21.5 VuEA140807
     K16AD1K KC2016 01 12.23412 04 42 26.62 +01 27 11.5          21.1 RoEA140291
     K16AD1K KC2016 01 12.23606 04 42 26.74 +01 27 15.4          21.0 RoEA140291
     K16AD1K KC2016 01 12.23800 04 42 26.85 +01 27 19.1          21.1 RoEA140291
     K16AD1K KC2016 01 13.18427 04 43 26.13 +02 00 09.5          20.6 RoEA140291
     K16AD1K KC2016 01 13.18657 04 43 26.28 +02 00 13.9          21.2 RoEA140291
     K16AD1K KC2016 01 13.18888 04 43 26.40 +02 00 19.1          21.0 RoEA140291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. A. Mastaler.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph
    + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers M. Schwartz, P. R. Holvorcem.  Measurer
    M. Schwartz.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers B. Gibson, T. Goggia, N. Primak,
    A. Schultz, M. Willman.  Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, L. Denneau,
    H. Flewelling, M. Huber, E. Lilly, E. Magnier, R. Wainscoat, C. Waters,
    R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2016 AK131                                               Earth MOID = 0.3331 AU
Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5                 MPC
M  19.32586              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.24436277     Peri.  261.39208     +0.81882283     -0.54300887
a   2.5338410      Node   131.25772     +0.57375868     +0.78442969
e   0.5248974      Incl.   14.34079     -0.01816998     +0.29968556
P   4.03           H   20.5           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
160109 F51  0.0   0.2+    160110 291  0.1+  0.4-    160112 291  0.1-  0.5+
160109 F51  0.1+  0.0     160110 291  1.0-  0.0     160112 291  0.1+  0.3+
160109 F51  0.1+  0.1-    160110 926  0.2+  0.2+    160112 291  0.1+  0.1-
160109 F51  0.0   0.0     160110 926  0.2+  0.0     160113 291  0.1-  0.0
160110 807  0.3+  0.4-    160110 926  0.6-  0.3+    160113 291  0.1+  0.4-
160110 807  0.1+  0.4-    160112 807  0.4+  0.0     160113 291  0.1-  0.0
160110 807  0.0   0.3-    160112 807  0.3+  0.0
160110 291  0.1+  0.0     160112 807  0.1+  0.1-

Ephemeris:
2016 AK131               a,e,i = 2.53, 0.52, 14                  q = 1.2038
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2015 12 14    04 21 12.1 -18 48 01   0.4269  1.3230   135.4    31.5    20.6
...
2015 12 29    04 29 58.9 -07 45 54   0.5043  1.3971   137.4    28.4    21.0
...
2016 01 06    04 36 27.1 -02 21 57   0.5612  1.4412   136.1    28.2    21.3
...
2016 01 12    04 42 12.3 +01 19 04   0.6111  1.4760   134.2    28.5    21.5
2016 01 13    04 43 14.4 +01 53 54   0.6201  1.4819   133.8    28.6    21.6
2016 01 14    04 44 17.8 +02 28 08   0.6292  1.4879   133.4    28.7    21.6
...
2016 01 20    04 51 04.7 +05 41 03   0.6873  1.5242   130.7    29.3    21.9
...
2016 01 28    05 01 11.9 +09 25 25   0.7736  1.5740   126.7    30.1    22.2
...
2016 02 12    05 22 59.8 +14 53 57   0.9603  1.6707   118.2    31.4    22.9

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-A140

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