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  • MPEC 2016-R98 : 2016 RD18

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    M.P.E.C. 2016-R98                                Issued 2016 Sept.  9, 03:36 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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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2016 RD18
    
    Observations:
         K16R18D* C2016 09 06.26584 23 46 37.53 +05 25 09.7          20.4 VqER098G96
         K16R18D  C2016 09 06.27325 23 46 45.70 +05 25 08.0          20.6 VqER098G96
         K16R18D  C2016 09 06.28066 23 46 53.78 +05 25 06.7          20.6 VqER098G96
         K16R18D  C2016 09 06.28807 23 47 01.90 +05 25 04.7          20.3 VqER098G96
         K16R18D KC2016 09 06.34362323 47 58.01 +05 24 26.0          20.5 VuER098H21
         K16R18D KC2016 09 06.34933823 48 04.24 +05 24 24.4          20.3 VuER098H21
         K16R18D  C2016 09 06.35115 23 48 10.26 +05 24 46.9          20.6 VqER098G96
         K16R18D KC2016 09 06.35723423 48 12.88 +05 24 21.5          20.3 VuER098H21
         K16R18D  C2016 09 06.35850 23 48 18.17 +05 24 45.5          20.2 VqER098G96
         K16R18D  C2016 09 06.36588 23 48 26.14 +05 24 42.7          20.8 VqER098G96
         K16R18D  C2016 09 06.37320 23 48 34.00 +05 24 40.2          20.1 VqER098G96
         K16R18D KC2016 09 07.28113700 04 47.86 +05 19 10.5          20.7 VuER098H21
         K16R18D KC2016 09 07.28498400 04 51.46 +05 19 09.1          21.1 VuER098H21
         K16R18D KC2016 09 07.28944400 04 55.61 +05 19 07.3          20.9 VuER098H21
         K16R18D |C2016 09 08.26654 00 19 55.64 +05 15 52.4          21.1 VuER098807
         K16R18D |C2016 09 08.27240 00 20 00.27 +05 15 49.9          21.1 VuER098807
         K16R18D |C2016 09 08.27816 00 20 04.82 +05 15 47.4          21.1 VuER098807
    
    Observer details:
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph
        + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer D. C. Fuls.  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 + 10K CCD.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.76-m f/3.0
        astrograph + CCD, 0.81-m f/4.0 astrograph + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2016 RD18                                                Earth MOID = 0.0269 AU
    Epoch 2016 July 31.0 TT = JDT 2457600.5                 MPC
    M 354.53238              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.23931135     Peri.  158.21386     +0.84334539     +0.53728024
    a   2.5693732      Node   169.27075     -0.50056539     +0.79216554
    e   0.5986175      Incl.    3.05603     -0.19545549     +0.28948869
    P   4.12           H   26.4           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    160906 G96  0.0   0.3-    160906 G96  0.0   0.3-    160907 H21  0.1+  0.3+
    160906 G96  0.5+  0.2-    160906 H21  0.0   0.1-    160907 H21  0.0   0.2+
    160906 G96  0.1-  0.3+    160906 G96  0.2-  0.5+    160908 807  0.1-  0.3-
    160906 G96  0.2+  0.1+    160906 G96  0.2+  0.0     160908 807  0.0   0.1-
    160906 H21  0.2-  0.2-    160906 G96  0.0   0.2-    160908 807  0.1+  0.0
    160906 H21  0.3-  0.1+    160907 H21  0.0   0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2016 RD18                a,e,i = 2.57, 0.60, 3                   q = 1.0313
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2016 08 10    16 18 38.3 -02 19 16   0.1039  1.0449   104.7    69.8    24.0
    ...
    2016 08 25    18 07 59.2 +00 51 23   0.04398 1.0317   117.3    60.5    21.8
    ...
    2016 09 02    21 54 09.6 +05 09 01   0.03242 1.0398   161.8    17.7    20.0
    ...
    2016 09 08    00 16 04.0 +05 16 05   0.04808 1.0526   159.5    19.6    20.9
    2016 09 09    00 29 48.4 +05 08 42   0.05185 1.0553   157.6    21.3    21.1
    2016 09 10    00 41 35.5 +05 01 05   0.05580 1.0581   156.0    22.8    21.3
    ...
    2016 09 16    01 25 38.9 +04 19 30   0.08195 1.0781   151.6    26.3    22.3
    ...
    2016 09 24    01 49 58.8 +03 40 01   0.1205  1.1122   153.4    23.8    23.2
    ...
    2016 10 09    02 01 28.8 +03 00 59   0.2027  1.1950   164.0    13.3    24.1
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-R98
    

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