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    M.P.E.C. 2016-C183                               Issued 2016 Feb. 14, 16:36 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 CQ246
    
    Observations:
         K16CO6Q* C2016 02 12.42317 10 51 59.64 +57 26 40.6          19.8 VqEC183703
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 12.42847 10 52 08.82 +57 29 17.8          19.4 VqEC183703
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 12.43377 10 52 17.99 +57 31 56.2          20.3 VqEC183703
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 12.43905 10 52 27.88 +57 34 39.5          20.3 VqEC183703
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 12.46512 10 53 14.14 +57 47 36.4          19.9 VqEC183703
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 12.46547 10 53 14.78 +57 47 45.3                qEC183703
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 12.46582 10 53 15.40 +57 47 59.5          20.3 VqEC183703
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 12.49003 10 54 00.41 +58 00 11.6          20.1 VqEC183703
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 12.49053 10 54 01.16 +58 00 24.4          21.0 VqEC183703
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 12.49104 10 54 02.24 +58 00 42.1          19.6 VqEC183703
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 12.49154 10 54 03.19 +58 00 55.4          20.0 VqEC183703
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 12.52974 10 55 17.03 +58 20 18.6          19.7 VqEC183I52
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 12.53148 10 55 20.44 +58 21 11.4          19.2 VqEC183I52
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 12.53263 10 55 22.76 +58 21 47.6          19.6 VqEC183I52
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 12.53321 10 55 23.92 +58 22 05.3          19.4 VqEC183I52
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 13.08330211 22 07.79 +63 39 58.5          19.7 VtEC183H01
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 13.09099711 22 37.56 +63 45 03.3          19.4 VtEC183H01
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 13.09967111 23 11.29 +63 50 48.0          19.1 VtEC183H01
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 13.10466911 23 30.85 +63 54 06.4          19.6 VtEC183H01
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 13.49467 11 55 27.66 +68 21 40.8          19.7 RoEC183926
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 13.49658 11 55 39.72 +68 22 59.5          19.8 RoEC183926
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 14.53339 16 18 17.65 +75 35 23.9          18.8 RoEC183926
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 14.53490 16 18 50.19 +75 34 53.0          18.9 RoEC183926
         K16CO6Q  C2016 02 14.53627 16 19 20.09 +75 34 25.0          19.0 RoEC183926
    
    Observer details:
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer G. J. Leonard.  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.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
        Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer D. C. Fuls.  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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2016 CQ246                                               Earth MOID = 0.0214 AU
    Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5                 MPC
    M 326.62920              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.41905081     Peri.  243.16045     -0.71688493     +0.69668349
    a   1.7685809      Node   340.96188     -0.60721111     -0.64266324
    e   0.6123280      Incl.    4.67922     -0.34259401     -0.31877276
    P   2.35           H   25.3           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    160212 703  0.2+  1.3+    160212 703  0.6-  1.3-    160213 H01  0.1+  0.1-
    160212 703  0.2-  0.0     160212 703  0.3+  1.0+    160213 H01  0.1-  0.0
    160212 703  1.0-  0.2-    160212 703  0.4+  0.9-    160213 H01  0.3-  0.6-
    160212 703 (3.7+  4.9+)   160212 I52  0.2+  0.4-    160213 926  0.4+  0.3+
    160212 703 (0.4-  1.7-)   160212 I52  0.1-  0.9-    160213 926  0.2+  0.2+
    160212 703 (0.3-  3.3-)   160212 I52  0.1+  0.2+    160214 926  0.0   0.3+
    160212 703  0.5-  0.3+    160212 I52  0.2+  0.1+    160214 926  0.5-  0.1-
    160212 703  0.9+  1.1+    160213 H01  0.1-  0.1-    160214 926  0.5+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2016 CQ246               a,e,i = 1.77, 0.61, 5                   q = 0.6856
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2016 01 15    09 43 00.5 +26 04 08   0.3411  1.2954   152.3    20.6    24.5
    ...
    2016 01 30    09 52 37.8 +29 59 46   0.1703  1.1471   160.8    16.4    22.6
    ...
    2016 02 07    10 03 24.0 +36 56 02   0.08748 1.0670   156.6    21.6    21.2
    ...
    2016 02 13    11 16 32.2 +62 49 01   0.03193 1.0072   128.2    50.4    19.7
    2016 02 14    13 20 28.0 +73 54 51   0.02536 0.9974   112.5    66.1    19.6
    2016 02 15    18 33 42.1 +69 20 52   0.02172 0.9875    89.2    89.5    20.1
    ...
    2016 02 21    21 23 52.1 -03 50 22   0.06144 0.9294    14.4   164.7    32.1
    ...
    2016 02 29    21 36 56.4 -15 05 48   0.1430  0.8558    18.0   159.0    31.4
    ...
    2016 03 15    21 51 19.9 -18 12 20   0.3165  0.7419    31.2   136.1    28.5
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-C183
    

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