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    M.P.E.C. 2016-E106                               Issued 2016 Mar. 10, 16:26 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 EQ84

Observations:
     K16E84Q  C2016 03 07.49379 11 37 46.218+23 34 48.19         22.0 wLEE106F51
     K16E84Q* C2016 03 07.50058 11 37 44.928+23 35 03.20         21.9 wLEE106F51
     K16E84Q  C2016 03 07.50732 11 37 43.675+23 35 18.31         21.8 wLEE106F51
     K16E84Q  C2016 03 07.51415 11 37 42.407+23 35 32.96         22.1 wLEE106F51
     K16E84Q  C2016 03 07.53441 11 37 38.635+23 36 17.71         21.9 wLEE106F51
     K16E84Q  C2016 03 07.54127 11 37 37.335+23 36 32.36         22.1 wLEE106F51
     K16E84Q KC2016 03 08.95657711 33 22.410+24 31 34.17         21.5 RqEE106J04
     K16E84Q KC2016 03 08.96784811 33 20.043+24 32 02.30         21.2 RqEE106J04
     K16E84Q KC2016 03 08.97912411 33 17.641+24 32 30.67         21.6 RqEE106J04
     K16E84Q "C2016 03 10.25610911 28 49.75 +25 26 38.6          20.7 RtEE106705
     K16E84Q "C2016 03 10.25712011 28 49.48 +25 26 41.3          20.9 RtEE106705
     K16E84Q "C2016 03 10.25813811 28 49.26 +25 26 43.9          20.8 RtEE106705
     K16E84Q  C2016 03 10.38023 11 28 19.91 +25 32 08.1          21.2 RoEE106926
     K16E84Q  C2016 03 10.38801 11 28 17.89 +25 32 29.9          20.9 RoEE106926
     K16E84Q  C2016 03 10.39586 11 28 15.95 +25 32 50.8          20.8 RoEE106926
     K16E84Q KC2016 03 10.40568 11 28 13.56 +25 33 15.8          20.6 RoEE106291
     K16E84Q KC2016 03 10.41017 11 28 12.53 +25 33 27.5          20.3 RoEE106291
     K16E84Q KC2016 03 10.41469 11 28 11.43 +25 33 39.0          20.5 RoEE106291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
705 Apache Point.  Observers K. Nault, M. Hammergren, M. Brucker.  Measurer
    K. Nault.  3.5-m f/10 reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers M. Schwartz, P. R. Holvorcem.  Measurer
    M. Schwartz.  0.41-m f/3.75 astrograph + CCD, 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.
J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife.  Observer D. Abreu.  Measurers
    M. Micheli, D. Koschny, A. Knoefel, E. Schwab, M. Busch.  1.0-m f/4.4
    reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2016 EQ84                                                Earth MOID = 0.0243 AU
Epoch 2016 Jan. 13.0 TT = JDT 2457400.5                 MPC
M 281.86411              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.60170754     Peri.  254.79738     +0.04894530     +0.99821117
a   1.3895657      Node    18.11337     -0.86876005     +0.05950832
e   0.5178334      Incl.    6.34039     -0.49280861     -0.00576431
P   1.64           H   23.9           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
160307 F51  0.2+  0.0     160308 J04  0.1-  0.1-    160310 926  1.7+  1.1-
160307 F51  0.1-  0.0     160308 J04  0.1-  0.2-    160310 926  0.1+  0.3+
160307 F51  0.0   0.3+    160308 J04  0.3-  0.0     160310 926  0.3-  0.6+
160307 F51  0.1+  0.1-    160310 705  0.2+  0.1+    160310 291  0.8-  0.2+
160307 F51  0.1+  0.1+    160310 705  0.1-  0.1+    160310 291  0.0   0.1+
160307 F51  0.2-  0.2-    160310 705  0.2+  0.0     160310 291  0.0   0.2-

Ephemeris:
2016 EQ84                a,e,i = 1.39, 0.52, 6                   q = 0.6700
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2016 02 09    12 00 43.7 +14 45 33   0.4900  1.4090   143.0    24.9    24.2
...
2016 02 24    11 57 49.6 +18 01 37   0.3242  1.2927   156.2    18.0    22.9
...
2016 03 03    11 48 00.9 +21 07 51   0.2467  1.2272   160.9    15.3    22.1
...
2016 03 09    11 33 12.2 +24 33 25   0.1938  1.1766   159.6    17.1    21.6
2016 03 10    11 29 45.4 +25 15 30   0.1855  1.1680   158.8    17.9    21.5
2016 03 11    11 25 56.3 +26 00 21   0.1773  1.1595   157.7    19.0    21.4
...
2016 03 17    10 51 39.1 +31 41 38   0.1315  1.1075   146.9    29.4    21.0
...
2016 03 25    08 53 23.0 +42 32 34   0.08393 1.0372   116.3    59.5    20.7
...
2016 04 09    02 41 24.7 +17 08 00   0.1060  0.9057    23.9   153.4    27.9

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-E106

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