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    M.P.E.C. 2016-C136                               Issued 2016 Feb. 11, 16:29 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
              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
    
                                      2016 CA138
    
    Observations:
         K16CD8A* C2016 02 09.48655 13 32 49.07 +23 28 31.7          19.4 VqEC136703
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 09.49626 13 32 44.38 +23 27 06.6          20.1 VqEC136703
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 09.50596 13 32 39.88 +23 25 41.4          19.5 VqEC136703
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 09.52495 13 32 30.71 +23 22 57.5          20.2 VqEC136703
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 09.52629 13 32 30.00 +23 22 43.3          19.8 VqEC136703
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 09.52697 13 32 29.71 +23 22 38.4          20.4 VqEC136703
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 10.41649 13 25 35.19 +21 05 14.7          19.6 VqEC136I52
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 10.41754 13 25 34.65 +21 05 04.9          19.6 VqEC136I52
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 10.42355 13 25 31.51 +21 04 05.8          19.8 VqEC136I52
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 10.42460 13 25 30.94 +21 03 55.4          20.0 VqEC136I52
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 10.43204 13 25 27.03 +21 02 44.9          20.6 RuEC136926
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 10.43713 13 25 24.32 +21 01 54.3          20.6 RuEC136926
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 10.44223 13 25 21.61 +21 01 03.7          20.3 RuEC136926
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 10.48082613 25 00.49 +20 54 43.3          19.0 RtEC136V37
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 10.48153613 25 00.12 +20 54 36.1          19.5 RtEC136V37
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 10.48224113 24 59.75 +20 54 29.4          19.3 RtEC136V37
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 10.48294113 24 59.37 +20 54 22.3          19.3 RtEC136V37
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 10.48364413 24 59.00 +20 54 15.4          19.4 RtEC136V37
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 10.48504113 24 58.25 +20 54 01.3          19.5 RtEC136V37
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 10.48575813 24 57.87 +20 53 54.2          19.3 RtEC136V37
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 10.48717013 24 57.12 +20 53 40.3          19.4 RtEC136V37
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 10.48788313 24 56.74 +20 53 32.9          19.7 RtEC136V37
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 10.48858313 24 56.37 +20 53 26.1          19.2 RtEC136V37
         K16CD8A KC2016 02 11.17218 13 19 04.72 +18 54 09.4                qEC136204
         K16CD8A KC2016 02 11.17926 13 19 00.77 +18 52 51.8          19.8 RqEC136204
         K16CD8A KC2016 02 11.18625 13 18 56.77 +18 51 34.6                qEC136204
         K16CD8A KC2016 02 11.43054 13 16 45.96 +18 06 24.9          19.9 RqEC136H36
         K16CD8A KC2016 02 11.43515 13 16 43.20 +18 05 31.4          20.0 RqEC136H36
         K16CD8A KC2016 02 11.44104 13 16 39.78 +18 04 22.8          20.1 RqEC136H36
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 11.51127 13 16 00.08 +17 51 13.0          19.9 VqEC136I52
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 11.51319 13 15 58.91 +17 50 50.7          19.6 VqEC136I52
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 11.51694 13 15 56.71 +17 50 07.6          19.9 VqEC136I52
         K16CD8A  C2016 02 11.51764 13 15 56.28 +17 49 59.1          19.9 VqEC136I52
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
        + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer J. A. Johnson.  Measurers E. J. Christensen,
        D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, J. A. Johnson, R. A. Kowalski,
        S. M. Larson, G. J. Leonard, R. G. Matheny, R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly.
        0.68-m Schmidt + CCD.
    926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers M. Schwartz, P. R. Holvorcem.  Measurer
        M. Schwartz.  0.41-m f/3.75 astrograph + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.
        Measurers E. J. Christensen, D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer,
        J. A. Johnson, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson, G. J. Leonard, R. G. Matheny,
        R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly.  1.0-m reflector + CCD.
    V37 McDonald Observatory-LCOGT ELP.  Observers S. Greenstreet, T. Lister,
        E. Gomez.  Measurer S. Greenstreet.  1.0-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2016 CA138                                               Earth MOID = 0.0508 AU
    Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5                 MPC
    M 181.96013              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.98235372     Peri.  327.47264     +0.47805572     +0.84479925
    a   1.0022070      Node   329.01654     -0.67235958     +0.17589383
    e   0.0469082      Incl.   27.83484     -0.56515072     +0.50534699
    P   1.00           H   23.1           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    160209 703  0.8-  0.9+    160210 926  0.3-  0.1+    160210 V37  0.0   0.1+
    160209 703  1.1-  0.1+    160210 926  0.5-  0.3-    160211 204  0.4-  0.0
    160209 703  1.2+  0.8-    160210 V37  0.1-  0.0     160211 204  0.2+  0.1+
    160209 703  0.7+  1.1+    160210 V37  0.0   0.2-    160211 204  0.7-  0.3-
    160209 703  0.2-  1.3-    160210 V37  0.1+  0.2+    160211 H36  0.5+  1.3+
    160209 703  0.3+  0.3-    160210 V37  0.0   0.0     160211 H36  0.6-  0.1+
    160210 I52  0.1+  0.3-    160210 V37  0.0   0.1+    160211 H36  0.4-  1.6-
    160210 I52  0.3+  0.2+    160210 V37  0.1-  0.0     160211 I52  0.7+  0.2+
    160210 I52  0.5+  0.1-    160210 V37  0.1-  0.0     160211 I52  0.2+  0.0
    160210 I52  0.3+  0.2-    160210 V37  0.0   0.2+    160211 I52  0.3+  0.1+
    160210 926  0.0   0.7+    160210 V37  0.1-  0.1-    160211 I52  0.0   0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2016 CA138               a,e,i = 1.00, 0.05, 28                  q = 0.9552
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2016 01 12    14 42 31.7 +45 34 34   0.3072  1.0492    93.7    69.3    23.1
    ...
    2016 01 27    14 27 33.4 +39 39 51   0.1985  1.0476   103.1    66.3    22.0
    ...
    2016 02 04    14 03 57.6 +32 55 34   0.1389  1.0456   112.0    60.9    21.1
    ...
    2016 02 10    13 28 54.0 +22 12 06   0.09747 1.0436   123.5    52.0    20.1
    2016 02 11    13 20 37.1 +19 26 02   0.09133 1.0433   126.1    49.8    19.9
    2016 02 12    13 11 24.7 +16 15 15   0.08556 1.0429   128.9    47.4    19.6
    ...
    2016 02 18    11 51 19.7 -13 04 24   0.06428 1.0403   143.2    34.7    18.7
    ...
    2016 02 26    09 07 46.5 -47 57 23   0.08767 1.0364   119.9    55.9    19.9
    ...
    2016 03 12    06 20 53.8 -54 24 32   0.1910  1.0273    94.7    74.6    22.2
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-C136
    

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