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    M.P.E.C. 2016-R140                               Issued 2016 Sept. 12, 01:39 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 RT20

Observations:
     K16R20T* C2016 09 10.17222 22 40 17.68 +39 30 25.1          21.3 VqER140G96
     K16R20T  C2016 09 10.17603 22 40 14.91 +39 29 32.9          20.2 VqER140G96
     K16R20T  C2016 09 10.17986 22 40 12.19 +39 28 41.2          20.1 VqER140G96
     K16R20T  C2016 09 10.18368 22 40 09.36 +39 27 48.5          20.1 VqER140G96
     K16R20T  C2016 09 10.30199 22 38 41.74 +39 00 12.1          20.2 VqER140G96
     K16R20T  C2016 09 10.30469 22 38 39.72 +38 59 32.6          20.4 VqER140G96
     K16R20T  C2016 09 10.41719 22 37 15.78 +38 31 53.4          20.3 VqER140G96
     K16R20T  C2016 09 10.41760 22 37 15.44 +38 31 46.7          20.5 VqER140G96
     K16R20T  C2016 09 10.41804 22 37 15.12 +38 31 40.7          20.5 VqER140G96
     K16R20T  C2016 09 10.41846 22 37 14.82 +38 31 34.3          20.6 VqER140G96
     K16R20T FC2016 09 10.88749 22 31 44.61 +36 28 27.8          19.5 RqER140246
     K16R20T FC2016 09 10.88789 22 31 44.25 +36 28 20.0                qER140246
     K16R20T KC2016 09 10.96246 22 30 47.16 +36 07 15.7                qER140J95
     K16R20T KC2016 09 10.97156 22 30 39.93 +36 04 40.5                qER140J95
     K16R20T KC2016 09 10.98438 22 30 29.73 +36 01 01.0          20.0 RqER140J95
     K16R20T KC2016 09 11.26976822 26 48.60 +34 36 35.4          20.1 VuER140H21
     K16R20T KC2016 09 11.27469222 26 44.49 +34 35 03.4          20.3 VuER140H21
     K16R20T KC2016 09 11.28087222 26 39.39 +34 33 07.8          20.1 VuER140H21
     K16R20T KC2016 09 11.35062 22 25 44.09 +34 11 36.0          20.2 RoER140291
     K16R20T KC2016 09 11.35122 22 25 43.58 +34 11 24.9          20.0 RoER140291
     K16R20T KC2016 09 11.35179 22 25 43.10 +34 11 13.7                oER140291
     K16R20T KC2016 09 11.92015 22 18 06.32 +30 56 27.8          19.6 VqER140Z99
     K16R20T KC2016 09 11.92487 22 18 02.18 +30 54 44.8          20.0 VqER140Z99
     K16R20T KC2016 09 11.92961 22 17 57.87 +30 53 01.0          20.0 VqER140Z99

Observer details:
246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  Measurer M. Tichy.
    1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + 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.
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.61-m f/4.5
    astrograph + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.
Z99 Clixby Observatory, Cleethorpes.  Observer A. Mickleburgh.  0.36-m f/8
    Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2016 RT20                                                Earth MOID = 0.0259 AU
Epoch 2016 July 31.0 TT = JDT 2457600.5                 MPC
M 180.53669              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.30882250     Peri.  326.94113     -0.77010125     -0.63348289
a   0.8277176      Node   172.30512     +0.63526509     -0.75082188
e   0.3688774      Incl.   34.12840     -0.05815780     +0.18699177
P   0.75           H   24.4           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
160910 G96  0.2-  0.0     160910 G96  0.2-  0.2+    160911 H21  0.1-  0.0
160910 G96  0.3-  0.4-    160910 G96  0.1-  0.1+    160911 H21  0.2+  0.2+
160910 G96  0.5+  0.1+    160910 246  0.2+  1.3+    160911 291  0.1+  0.2-
160910 G96  0.1-  0.5-    160910 246  0.4-  0.2+    160911 291  0.1+  0.2+
160910 G96  0.2+  0.8+    160910 J95  0.0   0.3-    160911 291  0.0   0.1-
160910 G96  0.2+  0.2+    160910 J95  0.0   0.2-    160911 Z99  0.0   1.0-
160910 G96  0.2+  0.1+    160910 J95  0.1-  0.2+    160911 Z99  0.5+  0.1+
160910 G96  0.3-  0.4-    160911 H21  0.2+  0.0     160911 Z99  0.8-  1.0+

Ephemeris:
2016 RT20                a,e,i = 0.83, 0.37, 34                  q = 0.5224
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2016 08 13    00 17 01.9 +57 30 20   0.3430  1.1254   100.1    62.4    24.6
...
2016 08 28    23 57 35.8 +56 04 28   0.1984  1.0987   111.6    58.8    23.2
...
2016 09 05    23 24 09.2 +50 57 38   0.1201  1.0766   121.9    52.7    21.9
...
2016 09 11    22 30 19.2 +35 57 21   0.06567 1.0564   138.0    39.6    20.2
2016 09 12    22 16 57.9 +30 28 02   0.05793 1.0527   142.1    36.0    19.8
2016 09 13    22 01 53.2 +23 16 17   0.05108 1.0490   146.2    32.2    19.4
...
2016 09 19    19 49 27.8 -44 34 00   0.04994 1.0247   112.5    64.9    20.2
...
2016 09 27    16 38 36.2 -67 14 53   0.1172  0.9875    79.4    93.9    23.1
...
2016 10 12    14 31 18.3 -67 15 29   0.2580  0.9035    61.5   104.0    25.1

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-R140

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