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    M.P.E.C. 2016-N71                                Issued 2016 July 11, 15:21 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 NT22

Observations:
     K16N22T* C2016 07 05.49598 21 38 23.531-25 10 47.77         21.5 wLEN071F51
     K16N22T  C2016 07 05.50683 21 38 22.338-25 10 54.85         21.5 wLEN071F51
     K16N22T  C2016 07 05.51764 21 38 21.182-25 11 01.88         21.5 wLEN071F51
     K16N22T |C2016 07 06.34539 21 36 52.28 -25 19 54.6          21.4 VuEN071807
     K16N22T |C2016 07 06.35207 21 36 51.45 -25 19 59.8          21.7 VuEN071807
     K16N22T |C2016 07 06.35872 21 36 50.72 -25 20 04.3          21.4 VuEN071807
     K16N22T _C2016 07 06.55411721 36 29.322-25 22 21.25         20.7 RtEN071568
     K16N22T _C2016 07 06.55515321 36 29.200-25 22 21.95         20.7 RtEN071568
     K16N22T _C2016 07 06.55618621 36 29.083-25 22 22.66         20.8 RtEN071568
     K16N22T KC2016 07 08.37965 21 32 55.26 -25 43 12.1                oEN071291
     K16N22T KC2016 07 08.38193 21 32 55.05 -25 43 12.5          21.5 RoEN071291
     K16N22T KC2016 07 08.38421 21 32 54.79 -25 43 14.0                oEN071291
     K16N22T KC2016 07 08.49105 21 32 41.76 -25 44 17.0          20.3 RtEN071474
     K16N22T KC2016 07 08.49810 21 32 40.91 -25 44 22.1          20.6 RtEN071474
     K16N22T KC2016 07 08.50162 21 32 40.53 -25 44 24.2          20.7 RtEN071474
     K16N22T KC2016 07 08.50513 21 32 40.02 -25 44 27.1          20.6 RtEN071474
     K16N22T KC2016 07 08.50865 21 32 39.60 -25 44 29.8          20.5 RtEN071474
     K16N22T KC2016 07 11.30925 21 26 21.84 -26 18 48.8                oEN071291
     K16N22T KC2016 07 11.31223 21 26 21.38 -26 18 50.5                oEN071291
     K16N22T KC2016 07 11.31519 21 26 20.94 -26 18 53.2                oEN071291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observers J. V. Scotti, M. T. Read.  1.8-m f/2.7
    reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
    P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, P. Forshay.  Measurers M. Micheli,
    R. J. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph
    + 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 NT22                                           PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0127 AU
Epoch 2016 July 31.0 TT = JDT 2457600.5                 MPC
M 300.06306              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.70604047     Peri.  146.24647     -0.22741216     -0.94999889
a   1.2490591      Node   315.80063     +0.81180092     -0.06358786
e   0.8717073      Incl.   17.87412     +0.53783174     -0.30571015
P   1.40           H   19.3           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
160705 F51  0.1+  0.1+    160706 568  0.0   0.1-    160708 474  1.0+  0.1+
160705 F51  0.1-  0.1+    160706 568  0.0   0.2-    160708 474  0.1+  0.3-
160705 F51  0.1+  0.1+    160708 291  0.9-  0.6-    160708 474  0.5+  0.4-
160706 807  0.1+  0.1-    160708 291  0.2+  0.6+    160711 291  0.1+  0.2-
160706 807  0.9-  0.9-    160708 291  0.6+  0.7+    160711 291  0.1-  0.4+
160706 807  0.5-  1.1-    160708 474  0.5-  0.3-    160711 291  0.1-  0.0
160706 568  0.0   0.1-    160708 474  0.1+  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2016 NT22                a,e,i = 1.25, 0.87, 18                  q = 0.1602
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2016 06 11    21 57 06.8 -22 27 56   1.3097  1.9808   116.3    27.4    22.6
...
2016 06 26    21 50 37.2 -23 44 37   1.0405  1.8794   132.0    23.7    21.9
...
2016 07 04    21 40 52.3 -24 55 01   0.9080  1.8190   141.8    20.2    21.4
...
2016 07 10    21 29 25.5 -26 02 25   0.8163  1.7705   149.8    16.8    21.0
2016 07 11    21 27 06.2 -26 14 46   0.8018  1.7621   151.2    16.1    20.9
2016 07 12    21 24 39.2 -26 27 25   0.7875  1.7537   152.6    15.5    20.9
...
2016 07 18    21 06 59.2 -27 48 01   0.7074  1.7014   161.3    11.1    20.4
...
2016 07 26    20 34 25.5 -29 36 53   0.6179  1.6270   169.4     6.6    19.8
...
2016 08 10    19 06 17.4 -31 05 02   0.5181  1.4712   145.8    22.8    19.8

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-N71

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