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    M.P.E.C. 2016-R156                               Issued 2016 Sept. 14, 02:39 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 RC34
    
    Observations:
         K16R34C* C2016 09 11.31498 23 36 47.16 +11 26 14.1          20.6 VqER156G96
         K16R34C  C2016 09 11.32019 23 36 51.06 +11 26 12.1          20.8 VqER156G96
         K16R34C  C2016 09 11.32633 23 36 55.72 +11 26 09.6          20.5 VqER156G96
         K16R34C  C2016 09 11.33189 23 36 59.94 +11 26 08.2          21.2 VqER156G96
         K16R34C HC2016 09 12.16374 23 48 16.25 +11 20 00.9                qER156H21
         K16R34C FC2016 09 12.17507 23 48 24.88 +11 19 56.2          21.7 VqER156H21
         K16R34C  C2016 09 12.22494 23 49 06.07 +11 19 46.6          21.0 VqER156G96
         K16R34C  C2016 09 12.22603 23 49 06.89 +11 19 45.8          20.3 VqER156G96
         K16R34C  C2016 09 12.22766 23 49 08.08 +11 19 45.5          21.8 VqER156G96
         K16R34C  C2016 09 12.22881 23 49 09.00 +11 19 45.3          21.6 VqER156G96
         K16R34C KC2016 09 12.28903223 49 51.38 +11 19 02.0          21.2 VuER156H21
         K16R34C KC2016 09 12.29833923 49 58.42 +11 18 56.9          21.0 VuER156H21
         K16R34C KC2016 09 12.30543723 50 03.80 +11 18 52.9          21.5 VuER156H21
         K16R34C ^C2016 09 13.31068 00 03 30.81 +11 09 10.4          21.2 RoER156695
         K16R34C ^C2016 09 13.31366 00 03 33.06 +11 09 08.2          20.6 RoER156695
         K16R34C ^C2016 09 13.31664 00 03 35.27 +11 09 06.4          20.8 RoER156695
    
    Observer details:
    695 Kitt Peak.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  2.3-m f/9 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers A. R. Gibbs, R. A. Kowalski.  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, T. Vorobjov.  0.61-m
        f/4.0 astrograph + CCD, 0.76-m f/3.0 astrograph + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2016 RC34                                                Earth MOID = 0.0586 AU
    Epoch 2016 July 31.0 TT = JDT 2457600.5                 MPC
    M 344.75047              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.33806030     Peri.  173.16188     +0.99114807     +0.13275719
    a   2.0408289      Node   179.20704     -0.12500546     +0.93578637
    e   0.4786561      Incl.    4.19138     -0.04471163     +0.32661813
    P   2.92           H   26.2           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    160911 G96  0.2+  0.3+    160912 G96  0.4+  0.1+    160912 H21  0.0   0.3-
    160911 G96  0.3-  0.1+    160912 G96  0.3+  0.3-    160913 695  0.4-  0.2+
    160911 G96  0.0   0.3-    160912 G96  0.5-  0.1+    160913 695  0.2+  0.0
    160911 G96  0.2+  0.3+    160912 G96  0.2+  0.4+    160913 695  0.2+  0.2+
    160912 H21  0.1-  0.2-    160912 H21  0.2+  0.1-
    160912 H21  0.6-  0.2-    160912 H21  0.0   0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2016 RC34                a,e,i = 2.04, 0.48, 4                   q = 1.0640
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2016 08 15    20 03 53.3 +05 14 11   0.1205  1.1183   149.5    27.3    23.1
    ...
    2016 08 30    21 17 13.6 +09 34 20   0.07595 1.0781   153.3    24.9    21.9
    ...
    2016 09 07    22 40 05.1 +11 23 58   0.06237 1.0671   161.6    17.3    21.2
    ...
    2016 09 13    23 59 21.8 +11 13 25   0.06045 1.0640   162.7    16.3    21.1
    2016 09 14    00 12 32.7 +11 01 37   0.06092 1.0639   161.8    17.1    21.2
    2016 09 15    00 25 25.9 +10 47 22   0.06161 1.0640   160.8    18.1    21.2
    ...
    2016 09 21    01 32 41.3 +08 50 09   0.06977 1.0668   153.5    24.8    21.7
    ...
    2016 09 29    02 30 58.2 +06 07 36   0.08848 1.0776   147.7    29.8    22.4
    ...
    2016 10 14    03 16 45.1 +03 05 23   0.1363  1.1173   149.8    26.7    23.3
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-R156
    

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