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    M.P.E.C. 2016-R102                               Issued 2016 Sept.  9, 03:47 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 RJ18
    
    Observations:
         K16R18J* C2016 09 06.45414 00 41 06.868-27 29 26.77         20.0 wLER102F51
         K16R18J  C2016 09 06.46508 00 41 07.704-27 28 37.66         20.3 wLER102F51
         K16R18J  C2016 09 06.49843 00 41 10.270-27 26 05.37         20.1 wLER102F51
         K16R18J  C2016 09 06.50936 00 41 11.097-27 25 15.73         20.1 wLER102F51
         K16R18J _C2016 09 07.41648400 42 50.919-26 16 01.98         19.8 RtER102568
         K16R18J _C2016 09 07.41751900 42 50.994-26 15 57.29         20.1 RtER102568
         K16R18J _C2016 09 07.41855400 42 51.073-26 15 52.86         20.1 RtER102568
         K16R18J KC2016 09 08.08786600 43 53.62 -25 23 59.9          20.2 RqER102K92
         K16R18J KC2016 09 08.09190100 43 53.90 -25 23 41.4          19.5 RqER102K92
         K16R18J KC2016 09 08.09593800 43 54.19 -25 23 22.7          20.0 RqER102K92
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, P. Forshay.  Measurers M. Micheli,
        R. J. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + 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.
    K92 Sutherland-LCOGT B.  Observers T. Lister, S. Greenstreet, E. Gomez.
        Measurer T. Lister.  1.0-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2016 RJ18                                                Earth MOID = 0.1091 AU
    Epoch 2016 July 31.0 TT = JDT 2457600.5                 MPC
    M 349.89569              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.40213236     Peri.  311.94811     +0.88788736     +0.45905818
    a   1.8178444      Node    20.78162     -0.39272674     +0.79065511
    e   0.3957065      Incl.    4.90836     -0.23962832     +0.40512971
    P   2.45           H   23.4           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    160906 F51  0.1+  0.2+    160907 568  0.0   0.0     160908 K92  0.0   0.1-
    160906 F51  0.1-  0.2-    160907 568  0.0   0.1+    160908 K92  0.1-  0.1-
    160906 F51  0.0   0.2+    160907 568  0.0   0.1-
    160906 F51  0.0   0.2-    160908 K92  0.1+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2016 RJ18                a,e,i = 1.82, 0.40, 5                   q = 1.0985
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2016 08 10    22 46 02.1 -54 38 41   0.1256  1.1095   137.5    38.1    20.6
    ...
    2016 08 25    00 05 46.2 -42 41 36   0.1113  1.0985   140.1    36.2    20.3
    ...
    2016 09 02    00 31 26.6 -33 08 15   0.1110  1.1015   144.8    31.9    20.2
    ...
    2016 09 08    00 43 47.2 -25 30 56   0.1146  1.1077   149.5    27.5    20.1
    2016 09 09    00 45 22.5 -24 15 22   0.1156  1.1091   150.3    26.7    20.1
    2016 09 10    00 46 50.7 -23 00 24   0.1166  1.1106   151.2    25.9    20.1
    ...
    2016 09 16    00 53 29.8 -15 50 11   0.1250  1.1212   156.7    20.8    20.2
    ...
    2016 09 24    00 57 52.8 -07 33 12   0.1417  1.1402   164.4    13.7    20.2
    ...
    2016 10 09    00 59 02.5 +03 24 23   0.1903  1.1889   177.1     2.4    20.4
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-R102
    

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