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. Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network 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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