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    M.P.E.C. 2016-L62                                Issued 2016 June 7, 15:18 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 LX8
    
    Observations:
         K16L08X* C2016 06 05.33660 16 56 18.55 +29 42 37.3          20.8 VqEL062G96
         K16L08X  C2016 06 05.33997 16 56 18.37 +29 42 22.0                qEL062G96
         K16L08X  C2016 06 05.34339 16 56 18.25 +29 42 07.5          21.1 VqEL062G96
         K16L08X  C2016 06 05.34675 16 56 18.09 +29 41 51.7          21.2 VqEL062G96
         K16L08X  C2016 06 05.36525 16 56 17.28 +29 40 28.6          22.7 VqEL062G96
         K16L08X  C2016 06 05.36990 16 56 17.15 +29 40 07.6          22.2 VqEL062G96
         K16L08X  C2016 06 05.37458 16 56 17.02 +29 39 47.3          21.5 VqEL062G96
         K16L08X  C2016 06 05.37933 16 56 16.80 +29 39 25.4          21.3 VqEL062G96
         K16L08X  C2016 06 06.40294 16 56 00.90 +28 25 38.3          20.8 VqEL062G96
         K16L08X  C2016 06 06.40885 16 56 00.66 +28 25 13.4          21.2 VqEL062G96
         K16L08X  C2016 06 06.41469 16 56 00.52 +28 24 47.7          21.0 VqEL062G96
         K16L08X  C2016 06 06.42064 16 56 00.29 +28 24 22.2          21.2 VqEL062G96
         K16L08X  C2016 06 07.33349 16 55 49.77 +27 21 51.8          21.3 VqEL062G96
         K16L08X  C2016 06 07.34032 16 55 49.50 +27 21 24.2          21.8 VqEL062G96
         K16L08X  C2016 06 07.34715 16 55 49.26 +27 20 56.8          22.7 VqEL062G96
         K16L08X  C2016 06 07.35398 16 55 49.00 +27 20 28.2          21.9 VqEL062G96
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers R. G. Matheny, E. J. Christensen.  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.  1.5-m reflector.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2016 LX8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0621 AU
    Epoch 2016 July 31.0 TT = JDT 2457600.5                 MPC
    M  82.08357              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.65934798     Peri.  326.92898     -0.98983517     -0.13064054
    a   1.3073532      Node   205.74127     +0.14135112     -0.94730063
    e   0.3396077      Incl.    7.43610     -0.01569043     -0.29249713
    P   1.49           H   23.8           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    160605 G96  0.3+  0.1-    160605 G96  0.6+  0.5+    160607 G96  0.2+  0.0
    160605 G96  0.2-  0.3-    160605 G96  0.2+  0.0     160607 G96  0.1-  0.1+
    160605 G96  0.1+  0.5+    160606 G96  0.1+  0.2-    160607 G96  0.0   0.4+
    160605 G96  0.2-  0.2-    160606 G96  0.4-  0.4+    160607 G96  0.2-  0.4-
    160605 G96  0.9-  0.2-    160606 G96  0.4+  0.2-
    160605 G96  0.1-  0.3-    160606 G96  0.1-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2016 LX8                 a,e,i = 1.31, 0.34, 7                   q = 0.8634
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2016 05 08    04 39 18.2 +60 03 44   0.07100 0.9619    46.5   130.4    23.7
    ...
    2016 05 23    17 03 19.0 +55 35 02   0.08132 1.0334   102.7    72.9    21.0
    ...
    2016 05 31    16 58 05.6 +37 24 22   0.1121  1.0750   120.4    54.5    21.2
    ...
    2016 06 06    16 56 09.1 +28 54 25   0.1396  1.1070   128.4    45.9    21.5
    2016 06 07    16 55 54.9 +27 44 33   0.1445  1.1124   129.5    44.8    21.5
    2016 06 08    16 55 42.2 +26 38 01   0.1494  1.1178   130.5    43.7    21.6
    ...
    2016 06 14    16 54 55.5 +20 54 24   0.1804  1.1504   135.0    38.6    21.9
    ...
    2016 06 22    16 55 11.0 +14 57 32   0.2255  1.1938   138.1    34.6    22.4
    ...
    2016 07 07    16 59 44.4 +06 37 23   0.3228  1.2738   137.6    32.6    23.2
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-L62
    

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