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    • MPEC 2016-J78 : 2016 JK12

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    M.P.E.C. 2016-J78                                Issued 2016 May 7, 15:23 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 JK12

Observations:
     K16J12K* C2016 05 05.42872 13 42 19.068+10 04 25.93         21.3 wLEJ078F51
     K16J12K  C2016 05 05.44004 13 42 20.828+10 07 34.03         21.9 wLEJ078F51
     K16J12K  C2016 05 05.45138 13 42 22.549+10 10 43.67         20.9 wLEJ078F51
     K16J12K tC2016 05 06.21715 13 44 58.93 +13 40 38.3          20.4 RoEJ078926
     K16J12K tC2016 05 06.22196 13 44 59.72 +13 41 55.8          21.4 RoEJ078926
     K16J12K _C2016 05 07.32710113 48 43.698+18 35 14.54         20.4 RtEJ078568
     K16J12K _C2016 05 07.32857313 48 43.935+18 35 37.51         20.4 RtEJ078568
     K16J12K _C2016 05 07.32961713 48 44.105+18 35 53.77         20.6 RtEJ078568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, L. Wells.  Measurers M. Micheli,
    R. J. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + 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 JK12                                                Earth MOID = 0.0695 AU
Epoch 2016 July 31.0 TT = JDT 2457600.5                 MPC
M  27.70814              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.74193983     Peri.   52.37672     +0.00811271     +0.97513026
a   1.2084358      Node   219.87980     -0.99127421     -0.02129925
e   0.1506032      Incl.   20.20819     -0.13156604     +0.22060669
P   1.33           H   25.1           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
160505 F51  0.3-  0.3-    160506 926  0.0   0.4+    160507 568  0.1-  0.0
160505 F51  0.3+  0.4-    160506 926  0.4+  0.6-    160507 568  0.0   0.0
160505 F51  0.0   0.8+    160507 568  0.1-  0.0

Ephemeris:
2016 JK12                a,e,i = 1.21, 0.15, 20                  q = 1.0264
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2016 04 07    12 43 03.5 -57 33 22   0.1931  1.1328   129.1    43.3    23.5
...
2016 04 22    13 05 35.3 -40 21 11   0.1084  1.0999   149.4    27.7    21.7
...
2016 04 30    13 25 40.3 -14 51 37   0.07925 1.0839   164.5    14.4    20.6
...
2016 05 06    13 44 13.8 +12 41 56   0.07600 1.0729   146.2    31.5    21.0
2016 05 07    13 47 34.5 +17 09 56   0.07733 1.0711   142.0    35.5    21.1
2016 05 08    13 50 59.1 +21 25 52   0.07915 1.0694   137.9    39.3    21.3
...
2016 05 14    14 12 36.1 +41 34 53   0.09795 1.0596   117.6    57.7    22.3
...
2016 05 22    14 43 09.2 +56 11 29   0.1342  1.0482   101.9    70.9    23.3
...
2016 06 06    15 38 26.7 +66 58 41   0.2081  1.0330    89.2    79.2    24.5

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-J78

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