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    M.P.E.C. 2016-S10                                Issued 2016 Sept. 19, 15:19 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2016 RJ40
    
    Observations:
         K16R40J* C2016 09 11.25001 23 10 52.83 +28 24 43.7          20.6 VqES010G96
         K16R40J  C2016 09 11.25387 23 10 55.46 +28 24 52.6          19.7 VqES010G96
         K16R40J  C2016 09 11.25788 23 10 58.04 +28 25 01.1          19.6 VqES010G96
         K16R40J  C2016 09 11.26172 23 11 00.46 +28 25 09.9                qES010G96
         K16R40J  C2016 09 11.40994 23 12 36.27 +28 30 15.1          20.3 VqES010G96
         K16R40J  C2016 09 11.41497 23 12 39.58 +28 30 23.8          20.4 VqES010G96
         K16R40J  C2016 09 11.42409 23 12 45.51 +28 30 41.0          20.2 VqES010G96
         K16R40J KC2016 09 12.18609 23 21 25.88 +28 54 43.4          20.6 VqES010H21
         K16R40J  C2016 09 12.19109 23 21 32.35 +28 54 58.3          20.4 VqES010G96
         K16R40J  C2016 09 12.19308 23 21 33.51 +28 55 01.1          21.0 VqES010G96
         K16R40J  C2016 09 12.19664 23 21 35.64 +28 55 09.7          20.4 VqES010G96
         K16R40J KC2016 09 12.19707 23 21 32.39 +28 55 04.0          21.1 VqES010H21
         K16R40J  C2016 09 12.19781 23 21 36.34 +28 55 12.3          20.5 VqES010G96
         K16R40J KC2016 09 13.12122 23 31 02.92 +29 18 07.1          20.7 VqES010H21
         K16R40J KC2016 09 13.13770 23 31 11.98 +29 18 31.8          20.5 VqES010H21
         K16R40J KC2016 09 14.20148 23 40 57.28 +29 38 45.6                qES010H21
         K16R40J KC2016 09 14.21893 23 41 05.54 +29 39 03.3          21   VqES010H21
         K16R40J ^C2016 09 14.25087 23 41 24.05 +29 39 47.5          20.5 RoES010695
         K16R40J ^C2016 09 14.25488 23 41 25.94 +29 39 51.9          20.6 RoES010695
         K16R40J ^C2016 09 14.25890 23 41 27.83 +29 39 56.0          20.5 RoES010695
    
    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 L. Buzzi, T. Linder, S. Foglia, T. Vorobjov, R. Holmes.  0.61-m
        f/4.0 astrograph + CCD, 0.76-m f/3.0 astrograph + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2016 RJ40                                                Earth MOID = 0.0203 AU
    Epoch 2016 July 31.0 TT = JDT 2457600.5                 MPC
    M 352.25789              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.32641119     Peri.    6.69679     +0.85030249     +0.52496947
    a   2.0891006      Node   321.56204     -0.48560749     +0.75525397
    e   0.5060968      Incl.    3.44159     -0.20290648     +0.39242641
    P   3.02           H   25.1           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    160911 G96  0.8-  0.5+    160912 H21  0.3-  0.2-    160913 H21  0.6+  0.5-
    160911 G96  0.8+  0.5+    160912 G96  0.4+  0.1-    160914 H21  0.3+  0.1-
    160911 G96  0.4+  0.2-    160912 G96  0.1-  1.2-    160914 H21  0.3-  0.4-
    160911 G96  0.6-  0.1-    160912 G96  0.1-  0.4+    160914 695  0.1-  0.2+
    160911 G96  0.0   0.0     160912 H21  0.3-  0.5+    160914 695  0.1-  0.3+
    160911 G96  0.4+  0.6-    160912 G96  0.1-  0.8+    160914 695  0.1-  0.1+
    160911 G96  0.0   0.1-    160913 H21  0.1-  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2016 RJ40                a,e,i = 2.09, 0.51, 3                   q = 1.0318
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2016 08 20    16 58 49.7 -20 15 11   0.06112 1.0328   108.5    68.3    21.5
    ...
    2016 09 04    21 09 26.5 +17 37 32   0.03926 1.0407   144.5    34.3    19.6
    ...
    2016 09 12    23 19 21.4 +28 49 45   0.06021 1.0574   147.0    31.2    20.5
    ...
    2016 09 18    00 08 22.7 +30 11 05   0.08252 1.0752   147.4    30.3    21.1
    2016 09 19    00 14 02.3 +30 12 29   0.08651 1.0786   147.6    29.9    21.2
    2016 09 20    00 19 10.4 +30 11 52   0.09056 1.0820   147.9    29.5    21.3
    ...
    2016 09 26    00 41 39.5 +29 40 22   0.1160  1.1052   150.7    26.4    21.8
    ...
    2016 10 04    00 58 05.5 +28 20 29   0.1531  1.1415   155.6    21.2    22.4
    ...
    2016 10 19    01 12 12.5 +25 20 06   0.2348  1.2230   163.7    13.2    23.2
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-S10
    

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