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    M.P.E.C. 2016-R121                               Issued 2016 Sept. 11, 02:04 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 RC20
    
    Observations:
         K16R20C  C2016 09 06.31094 18 04 18.881+38 44 40.01         21.1 wLER121F51
         K16R20C  C2016 09 06.33622 18 04 20.361+38 43 46.77         21.1 wLER121F51
         K16R20C  C2016 09 06.34943 18 04 21.129+38 43 18.92         21.0 wLER121F51
         K16R20C  C2016 09 06.36266 18 04 21.917+38 42 50.82         21.1 wLER121F51
         K16R20C* C2016 09 08.26483 18 06 35.361+37 35 11.66         21.1 rLER121F51
         K16R20C  C2016 09 08.27688 18 06 36.147+37 34 44.74         21.0 rLER121F51
         K16R20C  C2016 09 08.28895 18 06 36.951+37 34 18.11         21.1 rLER121F51
         K16R20C  C2016 09 08.80505 18 07 16.05 +37 15 02.9          20.7 VSER121033
         K16R20C  C2016 09 08.80810 18 07 16.26 +37 14 56.2          21.1 VSER121033
         K16R20C  C2016 09 08.81117 18 07 16.47 +37 14 49.0          20.6 VSER121033
         K16R20C  C2016 09 08.81424 18 07 16.71 +37 14 42.1          20.8 VSER121033
         K16R20C  C2016 09 08.92640 18 07 24.82 +37 10 27.6          21.7 VSER121033
         K16R20C  C2016 09 08.92980 18 07 25.07 +37 10 19.7          21.3 VSER121033
         K16R20C  C2016 09 08.93322 18 07 25.30 +37 10 12.0          21.4 VSER121033
         K16R20C  C2016 09 08.93662 18 07 25.55 +37 10 04.1          22.0 VSER121033
         K16R20C  C2016 09 08.94003 18 07 25.80 +37 09 56.4          21.3 VSER121033
         K16R20C 1C2016 09 09.18439 18 07 45.29 +37 00 49.1                 ER121658
         K16R20C 1C2016 09 09.18655 18 07 45.44 +37 00 44.3                 ER121658
         K16R20C 1C2016 09 09.18872 18 07 45.61 +37 00 39.4                 ER121658
    
    Observer details:
    033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg.  Observers B. Stecklum,
        C. Hoegner.  Measurer B. Stecklum.  1.34-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
    658 National Research Council of Canada.  Observer D. D. Balam.  1.82-m
        Plaskett telescope + CCD.
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers B. Gibson, T. Goggia, N. Primak,
        A. Schultz, M. Willman, S. Kahale.  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 RC20                                                Earth MOID = 0.0630 AU
    Epoch 2016 July 31.0 TT = JDT 2457600.5                 MPC
    M 318.69619              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.45724345     Peri.  185.79441     +0.94299630     -0.30837736
    a   1.6686723      Node   194.23119     +0.32212162     +0.94024566
    e   0.3637949      Incl.   30.60140     +0.08363990     -0.14436589
    P   2.16           H   20.2           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    160906 F51  0.0   0.0     160908 033  0.0   0.0     160908 033  0.0   0.1+
    160906 F51  0.1+  0.0     160908 033  0.1-  0.1+    160908 033  0.1-  0.2+
    160906 F51  0.1+  0.1+    160908 033  0.2-  0.1-    160909 658  0.3-  0.3-
    160906 F51  0.1+  0.1+    160908 033  0.1+  0.1-    160909 658  0.4-  0.1-
    160908 F51  0.2+  0.1+    160908 033  0.3+  0.2+    160909 658  0.2-  0.1-
    160908 F51  0.2+  0.0     160908 033  0.3+  0.1+
    160908 F51  0.3+  0.2+    160908 033  0.0   0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2016 RC20                a,e,i = 1.67, 0.36, 31                  q = 1.0616
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2016 08 12    17 59 06.9 +48 28 37   0.6330  1.2976   101.5    49.9    21.6
    ...
    2016 08 27    17 56 57.2 +43 47 18   0.5509  1.2264    99.3    54.4    21.3
    ...
    2016 09 04    18 02 00.4 +40 01 27   0.5035  1.1915    98.4    56.8    21.1
    ...
    2016 09 10    18 08 50.8 +36 29 44   0.4670  1.1672    98.0    58.7    21.0
    2016 09 11    18 10 14.8 +35 50 22   0.4609  1.1633    97.9    59.0    21.0
    2016 09 12    18 11 43.4 +35 09 44   0.4547  1.1595    97.8    59.3    20.9
    ...
    2016 09 18    18 22 10.6 +30 36 37   0.4183  1.1378    97.5    61.1    20.8
    ...
    2016 09 26    18 40 34.1 +22 58 31   0.3722  1.1123    97.2    63.4    20.5
    ...
    2016 10 11    19 30 33.9 +02 37 45   0.3088  1.0774    96.4    67.0    20.2
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-R121
    

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