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    M.P.E.C. 2016-S71                                Issued 2016 Sept. 27, 21:06 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 SP2
    
    Observations:
         K16S02P* C2016 09 25.40624 01 01 27.41 +09 12 46.1          19.8 VqES071G96
         K16S02P  C2016 09 25.41279 01 01 27.39 +09 11 53.0          19.8 VqES071G96
         K16S02P  C2016 09 25.41712 01 01 27.37 +09 11 18.2          19.6 VqES071G96
         K16S02P  C2016 09 25.42144 01 01 27.34 +09 10 43.4          19.6 VqES071G96
         K16S02P  C2016 09 25.49304 01 01 27.52 +09 01 03.7          19.4 VqES071G96
         K16S02P  C2016 09 25.49504 01 01 27.56 +09 00 47.6          19.7 VqES071G96
         K16S02P  C2016 09 25.49604 01 01 27.54 +09 00 38.6          19.4 VqES071G96
         K16S02P  C2016 09 25.91883 01 01 45.32 +08 02 34.9                qES071246
         K16S02P  C2016 09 25.91960 01 01 45.34 +08 02 29.3                qES071246
         K16S02P  C2016 09 25.92194 01 01 45.33 +08 02 10.4                qES071246
         K16S02P KC2016 09 26.08751 01 01 45.65 +07 39 05.9                qES071204
         K16S02P KC2016 09 26.09459 01 01 45.68 +07 38 06.2          19.4 RqES071204
         K16S02P KC2016 09 26.10188 01 01 45.72 +07 37 04.8                qES071204
         K16S02P KC2016 09 27.19912601 02 19.25 +04 56 43.5          19.9 VuES071H21
         K16S02P KC2016 09 27.20320201 02 19.20 +04 56 06.3          19.9 VuES071H21
         K16S02P KC2016 09 27.20668901 02 19.18 +04 55 34.6          19.8 VuES071H21
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
        + CCD.
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  Measurer M. Tichy.
        1.06-m KLENOT Telescope + 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.
    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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2016 SP2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0683 AU
    Epoch 2016 July 31.0 TT = JDT 2457600.5                 MPC
    M 202.28644              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.95976607     Peri.  301.76053     -0.59241647     -0.80542234
    a   1.0178703      Node   184.69457     +0.79403334     -0.57987974
    e   0.1842526      Incl.   12.97304     +0.13621224     -0.12261463
    P   1.03           H   24.0           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    160925 G96  0.2-  0.2+    160925 G96  0.0   0.5-    160926 204  0.4+  0.2+
    160925 G96  0.1-  0.2-    160925 246  0.0   0.6-    160927 H21  0.3+  0.0
    160925 G96  0.2-  0.1-    160925 246  0.3+  0.2+    160927 H21  0.2-  0.1-
    160925 G96  0.4-  0.0     160925 246  0.1+  0.7+    160927 H21  0.3-  0.0
    160925 G96  0.1+  0.2+    160926 204  0.2-  0.3-
    160925 G96  0.4+  0.3+    160926 204  0.0   0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2016 SP2                 a,e,i = 1.02, 0.18, 13                  q = 0.8303
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2016 08 28    00 41 02.5 +33 36 15   0.2245  1.1571   126.2    44.8    22.8
    ...
    2016 09 12    00 53 50.4 +27 33 30   0.1481  1.1257   141.2    34.1    21.5
    ...
    2016 09 20    00 58 48.2 +19 02 55   0.1124  1.1061   153.7    23.7    20.6
    ...
    2016 09 26    01 01 45.6 +07 52 29   0.09031 1.0904   165.8    13.0    19.7
    2016 09 27    01 02 11.8 +05 27 51   0.08720 1.0876   167.6    11.4    19.6
    2016 09 28    01 02 37.3 +02 52 44   0.08431 1.0849   169.0    10.2    19.5
    ...
    2016 10 04    01 05 04.4 -16 09 01   0.07231 1.0680   158.6    20.0    19.4
    ...
    2016 10 12    01 09 15.5 -45 08 06   0.07339 1.0442   127.5    49.3    20.3
    ...
    2016 10 27    01 35 16.6 -78 29 36   0.1104  0.9973    88.6    85.0    22.2
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-S71
    

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