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    M.P.E.C. 2016-R138                               Issued 2016 Sept. 12, 01:34 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 RQ20
    
    Observations:
         K16R20Q* C2016 09 08.52746 01 01 29.165-11 36 36.43         21.7 wLER138F51
         K16R20Q  C2016 09 08.53879 01 01 28.941-11 36 23.35         21.5 wLER138F51
         K16R20Q  C2016 09 08.55009 01 01 28.730-11 36 10.28         21.6 wLER138F51
         K16R20Q  C2016 09 08.56142 01 01 28.508-11 35 57.20         21.6 wLER138F51
         K16R20Q  C2016 09 09.33909 01 01 18.89 -11 20 45.5          21.1 VqER138G96
         K16R20Q  C2016 09 09.34215 01 01 18.79 -11 20 41.6          20.8 VqER138G96
         K16R20Q  C2016 09 09.34517 01 01 18.75 -11 20 38.1          22.1 VqER138G96
         K16R20Q |C2016 09 10.23110 01 01 04.80 -11 02 24.6          21.2 VuER138807
         K16R20Q |C2016 09 10.23432 01 01 04.71 -11 02 21.1          21.4 VuER138807
         K16R20Q |C2016 09 10.23752 01 01 04.61 -11 02 17.3          21.4 VuER138807
         K16R20Q KC2016 09 11.48816 01 00 40.00 -10 36 16.8          20.6 RoER138291
         K16R20Q KC2016 09 11.49268 01 00 39.88 -10 36 11.0          20.7 RoER138291
         K16R20Q KC2016 09 11.49719 01 00 39.76 -10 36 05.0                oER138291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph
        + 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.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2016 RQ20                                                Earth MOID = 0.3029 AU
    Epoch 2016 July 31.0 TT = JDT 2457600.5                 MPC
    M 334.96718              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.23887878     Peri.   29.68470     +0.73752973     -0.67243982
    a   2.5724740      Node    13.15718     +0.55313370     +0.54864218
    e   0.5045656      Incl.   15.87035     +0.38741840     +0.49680625
    P   4.13           H   21.2           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    160908 F51  0.0   0.1+    160909 G96  0.1-  0.3+    160911 291  0.0   0.0
    160908 F51  0.1-  0.0     160909 G96  0.3+  0.2+    160911 291  0.0   0.1-
    160908 F51  0.0   0.0     160910 807  0.1+  0.2+    160911 291  0.0   0.1+
    160908 F51  0.1-  0.2-    160910 807  0.1-  0.2-
    160909 G96  0.5+  0.0     160910 807  0.4-  0.4-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2016 RQ20                a,e,i = 2.57, 0.50, 16                  q = 1.2745
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2016 08 13    00 51 28.1 -17 10 53   0.7231  1.5904   132.0    28.3    22.8
    ...
    2016 08 28    01 00 38.5 -14 38 00   0.5766  1.5076   142.2    24.3    22.0
    ...
    2016 09 05    01 01 53.3 -12 40 17   0.5092  1.4666   148.5    21.1    21.6
    ...
    2016 09 11    01 00 50.5 -10 46 30   0.4642  1.4376   153.7    18.1    21.3
    2016 09 12    01 00 29.6 -10 24 59   0.4572  1.4329   154.6    17.5    21.2
    2016 09 13    01 00 05.7 -10 02 38   0.4503  1.4283   155.5    17.0    21.1
    ...
    2016 09 19    00 56 38.2 -07 30 29   0.4123  1.4016   161.5    13.2    20.8
    ...
    2016 09 27    00 49 13.7 -03 14 05   0.3708  1.3691   170.2     7.2    20.3
    ...
    2016 10 12    00 29 09.2 +07 28 58   0.3254  1.3196   170.0     7.6    19.9
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-R138
    

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