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    M.P.E.C. 2016-S70                                Issued 2016 Sept. 27, 21:02 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 SO2
    
    Observations:
         K16S02O* C2016 09 25.27580 23 28 05.16 -06 11 49.9          20.2 VqES070G96
         K16S02O  C2016 09 25.28008 23 28 06.14 -06 11 54.9          20.1 VqES070G96
         K16S02O  C2016 09 25.28436 23 28 07.13 -06 11 59.1          20.1 VqES070G96
         K16S02O  C2016 09 25.28865 23 28 08.09 -06 12 03.8          20.5 VqES070G96
         K16S02O  C2016 09 25.39142 23 28 31.80 -06 13 53.3          20.6 VqES070G96
         K16S02O  C2016 09 25.39676 23 28 33.06 -06 13 58.8          20.1 VqES070G96
         K16S02O  C2016 09 25.39953 23 28 33.73 -06 14 01.9          20.2 VqES070G96
         K16S02O  C2016 09 25.40397 23 28 34.77 -06 14 06.5          20.3 VqES070G96
         K16S02O |C2016 09 26.05218 23 31 35.34 -06 24 28.6          21.0 VuES070807
         K16S02O |C2016 09 26.05590 23 31 36.28 -06 24 32.6          20.9 VuES070807
         K16S02O |C2016 09 26.05979 23 31 37.21 -06 24 37.2          20.8 VuES070807
         K16S02O |C2016 09 27.05454 23 36 19.97 -06 43 31.2          20.4 VuES070807
         K16S02O |C2016 09 27.05899 23 36 21.15 -06 43 36.5          20.4 VuES070807
         K16S02O |C2016 09 27.06246 23 36 22.09 -06 43 40.5          20.3 VuES070807
    
    Observer details:
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph
        + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer D. C. Fuls.  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 SO2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0551 AU
    Epoch 2016 July 31.0 TT = JDT 2457600.5                 MPC
    M 326.46551              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.38341094     Peri.  217.60412     +0.82004225     -0.57229713
    a   1.8765482      Node   177.30251     +0.53752305     +0.76864629
    e   0.4452157      Incl.    3.15261     +0.19646802     +0.28576015
    P   2.57           H   24.6           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    160925 G96  0.2-  0.1-    160925 G96  0.0   0.3+    160926 807  0.2-  0.0
    160925 G96  0.1-  0.4-    160925 G96  0.1+  0.1+    160927 807  0.0   0.1-
    160925 G96  0.2+  0.0     160925 G96  0.2-  0.2+    160927 807  0.1-  0.1-
    160925 G96  0.1+  0.1-    160926 807  0.0   0.1-    160927 807  0.1+  0.1+
    160925 G96  0.1+  0.1+    160926 807  0.3+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2016 SO2                 a,e,i = 1.88, 0.45, 3                   q = 1.0411
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2016 08 28    22 35 18.0 -01 50 04   0.2169  1.2252   171.8     6.7    22.2
    ...
    2016 09 12    22 51 12.5 -03 13 22   0.1454  1.1507   172.5     6.6    21.2
    ...
    2016 09 20    23 09 10.1 -04 46 03   0.1145  1.1169   169.2     9.7    20.8
    ...
    2016 09 26    23 31 17.4 -06 24 09   0.09446 1.0950   167.4    11.5    20.4
    2016 09 27    23 36 00.2 -06 43 07   0.09141 1.0916   167.2    11.8    20.3
    2016 09 28    23 41 04.2 -07 02 50   0.08845 1.0884   167.0    12.0    20.2
    ...
    2016 10 04    00 20 23.3 -09 14 04   0.07280 1.0710   165.5    13.5    19.8
    ...
    2016 10 12    01 42 10.2 -12 01 44   0.05938 1.0536   159.0    19.9    19.6
    ...
    2016 10 27    04 43 31.4 -10 34 04   0.06576 1.0410   134.5    42.9    20.4
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-S70
    

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