MPEC 2016-P23 : 2016 PN
The following Minor Planet Electronic Circular may be linked-to from your own Web pages, but must not otherwise be redistributed electronically.A form allowing access to any MPEC is at the bottom of this page.


M.P.E.C. 2016-P23 Issued 2016 Aug. 4, 15:28 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 PN Observations: K16P00N C2016 08 01.31566 17 06 29.01 -16 36 53.4 17.6 wLEP023T05 K16P00N C2016 08 01.33844 17 06 28.28 -16 40 38.8 17.5 wLEP023T05 K16P00N C2016 08 01.35014 17 06 27.91 -16 42 33.6 17.6 wLEP023T05 K16P00N C2016 08 01.36121 17 06 27.59 -16 44 21.7 17.7 wLEP023T05 K16P00N* C2016 08 02.32651 17 06 28.74 -19 16 36.9 17.6 wLEP023T05 K16P00N C2016 08 02.33746 17 06 28.46 -19 18 15.7 17.7 wLEP023T05 K16P00N C2016 08 02.34894 17 06 28.15 -19 19 59.3 17.8 wLEP023T05 K16P00N C2016 08 02.36041 17 06 27.86 -19 21 42.0 17.7 wLEP023T05 K16P00N KC2016 08 02.86017 17 06 31.21 -20 35 31.2 18.1 VtEP023595 K16P00N KC2016 08 02.86535 17 06 31.07 -20 36 16.1 tEP023595 K16P00N KC2016 08 02.87180 17 06 31.02 -20 37 11.2 18.0 VtEP023595 K16P00N KC2016 08 03.02612 17 06 32.85 -20 57 53.0 17.7 RqEP023I39 K16P00N KC2016 08 03.04325 17 06 32.55 -21 00 19.1 17.7 RqEP023I39 K16P00N KC2016 08 03.06495 17 06 32.14 -21 03 22.3 17.5 RqEP023I39 K16P00N KC2016 08 03.14645817 06 32.80 -21 16 05.0 18.0 VuEP023H21 K16P00N KC2016 08 03.14933617 06 32.76 -21 16 29.0 17.9 VuEP023H21 K16P00N KC2016 08 03.15149317 06 32.72 -21 16 47.0 17.9 VuEP023H21 K16P00N KC2016 08 03.15364917 06 32.68 -21 17 05.2 18.0 VuEP023H21 K16P00N KC2016 08 03.15573317 06 32.66 -21 17 22.6 18.0 VuEP023H21 K16P00N C2016 08 03.18066 17 06 32.75 -21 20 51.8 17.8 RqEP023H36 K16P00N C2016 08 03.18310 17 06 32.71 -21 21 11.6 17.5 RqEP023H36 K16P00N C2016 08 03.18881 17 06 32.62 -21 21 59.5 17.4 RqEP023H36 K16P00N KC2016 08 04.10753 17 06 43.35 -23 25 02.4 18.1 RqEP023H36 K16P00N KC2016 08 04.11406 17 06 43.29 -23 25 52.4 17.6 RqEP023H36 K16P00N KC2016 08 04.12710 17 06 43.15 -23 27 32.6 17.5 RqEP023H36 K16P00N KC2016 08 04.43269 17 06 47.28 -24 05 03.6 18.1 VqEP023E23 K16P00N KC2016 08 04.43971 17 06 47.16 -24 05 56.0 17.8 VqEP023E23 K16P00N KC2016 08 04.44550 17 06 47.10 -24 06 39.2 18.6 VqEP023E23 Observer details: 595 Farra d'Isonzo. Observers F. Buso, E. Pettarin, F. Piani. Measurer F. Buso. 0.61-m f/4.0 reflector + CCD. E23 Arcadia. Observer A. Hidas. 0.35-m f/1.9 reflector + CCD. H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield. Observer R. Holmes. Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes. 0.61-m f/4.5 astrograph + CCD. H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton. Observer G. Hug. 0.56-m reflector + CCD. I39 Observatorio Cruz del Sur, San Justo. Observer A. Chapman. 0.20-m f/4 reflector + CCD. T05 ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala. Observers L. Denneau, A. Heinze, H. Weiland, B. Stalder, J. Tonry, A. Sherstyuk. Measurers L. Denneau, A. Heinze, J. Tonry. 0.5-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD. Orbital elements: 2016 PN Earth MOID = 0.0703 AU Epoch 2016 July 31.0 TT = JDT 2457600.5 MPC M 131.91551 (2000.0) P Q n 1.23857913 Peri. 23.66548 -0.84131799 -0.45185355 a 0.8587239 Node 126.09989 +0.41852202 -0.89186491 e 0.3317632 Incl. 21.54110 +0.34208677 -0.02013355 P 0.80 H 20.4 G 0.15 U 8 Residuals in seconds of arc 160801 T05 0.0 0.2- 160802 595 0.1+ 0.2+ 160803 H36 0.0 0.2- 160801 T05 0.0 0.6- 160803 I39 0.1- 0.5+ 160803 H36 0.1- 0.6- 160801 T05 0.1- 0.1- 160803 I39 0.2+ 0.5- 160804 H36 0.2- 0.3- 160801 T05 0.1+ 0.6+ 160803 I39 0.1- 0.5- 160804 H36 0.0 0.0 160802 T05 0.3+ 0.5+ 160803 H21 0.1+ 0.1+ 160804 H36 0.1+ 0.0 160802 T05 0.2+ 0.3+ 160803 H21 0.2+ 0.2+ 160804 E23 0.3+ 0.1+ 160802 T05 0.2- 0.1- 160803 H21 0.1+ 0.2+ 160804 E23 0.3- 0.2+ 160802 T05 0.4- 0.0 160803 H21 0.0 0.0 160804 E23 0.2- 0.2+ 160802 595 0.4+ 0.4+ 160803 H21 0.1+ 0.0 160802 595 0.5- 0.0 160803 H36 0.1+ 0.7- Ephemeris: 2016 PN a,e,i = 0.86, 0.33, 22 q = 0.5738 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2016 07 05 19 06 22.6 +82 54 21 0.1509 0.9867 74.3 97.2 19.8 ... 2016 07 20 17 15 58.2 +36 20 09 0.08635 1.0506 111.3 64.3 17.5 ... 2016 07 28 17 07 37.2 -02 08 58 0.09768 1.0780 127.8 48.1 17.3 ... 2016 08 03 17 06 33.1 -20 54 21 0.1273 1.0955 126.6 48.0 17.9 2016 08 04 17 06 42.0 -23 10 05 0.1333 1.0981 125.9 48.4 18.0 2016 08 05 17 06 56.0 -25 14 10 0.1394 1.1007 125.2 48.9 18.2 ... 2016 08 11 17 09 53.9 -34 30 58 0.1791 1.1146 120.3 51.8 18.8 ... 2016 08 19 17 17 19.0 -41 45 48 0.2363 1.1289 114.0 55.0 19.5 ... 2016 09 03 17 39 13.3 -48 30 20 0.3457 1.1427 104.0 58.9 20.5 A. U. Tomatic (C) Copyright 2016 MPC M.P.E.C. 2016-P23


Enter an MPEC number in one of the following forms:
- 1997-B01 (the full form)
- J97B01 (the packed version of the full form)
- B01 (the abbreviated form)