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    • MPEC 2016-N57 : 2016 NS16

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    M.P.E.C. 2016-N57                                Issued 2016 July  9, 15:34 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.

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            URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2016 NS16

Observations:
     K16N16S* C2016 07 07.41645 16 10 45.211+14 01 23.73         21.0 wLEN057F51
     K16N16S  C2016 07 07.42807 16 10 44.974+14 00 35.44         21.7 wLEN057F51
     K16N16S  C2016 07 07.43972 16 10 44.753+13 59 47.40         21.4 wLEN057F51
     K16N16S 2C2016 07 08.26461216 10 48.167+13 01 25.07         20.8 RtEN057568
     K16N16S 2C2016 07 08.26564616 10 48.147+13 01 20.51         20.8 RtEN057568
     K16N16S 2C2016 07 08.26668016 10 48.122+13 01 15.93         20.8 RtEN057568
     K16N16S mC2016 07 09.24140 16 10 49.17 +11 46 43.0          21.7 VoEN057691
     K16N16S mC2016 07 09.25038 16 10 49.04 +11 45 58.8          21.2 VoEN057691

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observer P. Forshay.  Measurers D. J. Tholen, R. J. Wainscoat.
    3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + 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 NS16                                                Earth MOID = 0.0524 AU
Epoch 2016 July 31.0 TT = JDT 2457600.5                 MPC
M 359.44333              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.28005734     Peri.  191.17967     +0.60686517     +0.75697368
a   2.3136877      Node   116.65278     -0.70671469     +0.65341219
e   0.5406868      Incl.   15.72966     -0.36368807     -0.00658540
P   3.52           H   23.3           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
160707 F51  0.1-  0.1-    160708 568  0.0   0.0     160709 691  0.1-  0.6+
160707 F51  0.1-  0.2-    160708 568  0.0   0.0     160709 691  0.0   0.6-
160707 F51  0.0   0.3+    160708 568  0.0   0.1-

Ephemeris:
2016 NS16                a,e,i = 2.31, 0.54, 16                  q = 1.0627
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2016 06 09    16 25 00.3 +25 40 37   0.3160  1.2429   130.2    38.6    22.8
...
2016 06 24    16 15 26.1 +23 16 56   0.2265  1.1625   125.4    45.4    22.1
...
2016 07 02    16 11 48.8 +19 01 01   0.1811  1.1274   123.7    48.6    21.7
...
2016 07 08    16 10 46.9 +13 20 46   0.1485  1.1055   123.4    50.1    21.2
2016 07 09    16 10 49.2 +12 06 06   0.1433  1.1022   123.5    50.3    21.2
2016 07 10    16 10 55.9 +10 45 02   0.1382  1.0991   123.6    50.4    21.1
...
2016 07 16    16 13 34.0 -00 12 40   0.1095  1.0828   124.9    50.3    20.5
...
2016 07 24    16 26 05.8 -25 52 24   0.08301 1.0684   127.5    48.9    19.9
...
2016 08 08    20 16 38.5 -79 18 39   0.1055  1.0653   116.5    58.4    20.7

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-N57

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