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    M.P.E.C. 2016-V54                                Issued 2016 Nov. 7, 12:00 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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            URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2016 VU1

Observations:
     K16V01U* C2016 11 05.40599 03 02 29.102+05 27 08.92         20.4 wLEV054F51
     K16V01U  C2016 11 05.41910 03 02 20.007+05 30 52.95         20.1 wLEV054F51
     K16V01U  C2016 11 05.43219 03 02 10.897+05 34 36.95         19.9 wLEV054F51
     K16V01U  C2016 11 05.44533 03 02 01.746+05 38 21.75         19.9 wLEV054F51
     K16V01U KC2016 11 05.96361 02 56 17.23 +08 07 30.0                qEV054J95
     K16V01U KC2016 11 05.96624 02 56 15.34 +08 08 16.3                qEV054J95
     K16V01U KC2016 11 05.96876 02 56 13.62 +08 09 00.5          19.6 RqEV054J95
     K16V01U  C2016 11 06.17082 02 53 58.53 +09 09 01.5          18.9 RoEV054926
     K16V01U  C2016 11 06.17292 02 53 57.03 +09 09 38.8          18.8 RoEV054926
     K16V01U  C2016 11 06.17499 02 53 55.55 +09 10 15.6          18.7 RoEV054926
     K16V01U  C2016 11 06.31797 02 52 10.92 +09 52 48.7          19.7 RoEV054926
     K16V01U  C2016 11 06.32007 02 52 09.37 +09 53 26.0          19.7 RoEV054926
     K16V01U  C2016 11 06.32214 02 52 07.84 +09 54 03.3          19.5 RoEV054926
     K16V01U KC2016 11 06.32378 02 52 06.71 +09 54 31.6                oEV054291
     K16V01U KC2016 11 06.32503 02 52 05.79 +09 54 53.9          18.2 RoEV054291
     K16V01U KC2016 11 06.32629 02 52 04.85 +09 55 16.3          18.3 RoEV054291
     K16V01U _C2016 11 06.49733202 50 02.196+10 46 45.05         19.6 GUEV054568
     K16V01U _C2016 11 06.49886602 50 01.052+10 47 12.47         19.6 GUEV054568
     K16V01U _C2016 11 06.50091402 49 59.519+10 47 49.26         19.6 GUEV054568
     K16V01U KC2016 11 07.06335 02 43 12.69 +13 37 16.2                UEV054204
     K16V01U KC2016 11 07.07417 02 43 04.43 +13 40 33.2          19.6 GUEV054204
     K16V01U KC2016 11 07.44204 02 38 27.25 +15 33 24.9          19.3 RoEV054291
     K16V01U KC2016 11 07.44236 02 38 27.01 +15 33 30.7          19.4 RoEV054291
     K16V01U KC2016 11 07.44267 02 38 26.76 +15 33 36.0          19.2 RoEV054291

Observer details:
204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.60-m f/4.64 reflector
    + CCD.
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, C. Wipper.  Measurers M. Micheli,
    R. J. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers M. Schwartz, P. R. Holvorcem.  Measurer
    M. Schwartz.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers B. Gibson, T. Goggia, S. Kahale,
    A. Schultz, M. Willman.  Measurers K. Chambers, S. Chastel, L. Denneau,
    H. Flewelling, M. Huber, E. Lilly, E. Magnier, R. Wainscoat, C. Waters,
    R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2016 VU1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0774 AU
Epoch 2016 July 31.0 TT = JDT 2457600.5                 MPC
M 258.66141              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.74351240     Peri.   35.57976     +0.20959247     -0.92263844
a   1.2067313      Node    44.98541     +0.75716102     -0.05635379
e   0.1326827      Incl.   27.25541     +0.61869070     +0.38152661
P   1.33           H   24.6           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
161105 F51  0.2-  0.2-    161106 926  0.4-  0.2+    161106 568  0.2+  0.3-
161105 F51  0.1-  0.2-    161106 926  0.2-  0.1+    161106 568  0.2+  0.4-
161105 F51  0.2-  0.1+    161106 926  0.2-  0.3+    161106 568  0.2+  0.4-
161105 F51  0.2-  0.1+    161106 926  0.2-  0.1+    161107 204  0.0   0.5+
161105 J95  0.3+  0.0     161106 926  0.2-  0.4+    161107 204  0.2+  0.3+
161105 J95  0.1-  0.0     161106 291  0.2-  0.3+    161107 291  0.2-  0.0
161105 J95  0.9+  0.2-    161106 291  0.1-  0.2+    161107 291  0.1-  0.1-
161106 926  0.5-  0.3+    161106 291  0.2-  0.1+    161107 291  0.2-  0.4-

Ephemeris:
2016 VU1                 a,e,i = 1.21, 0.13, 27                  q = 1.0466
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2016 10 08    04 54 53.8 -38 08 51   0.2716  1.1181   109.1    57.6    24.1
...
2016 10 23    04 29 04.9 -29 29 38   0.1589  1.0919   124.1    49.0    22.6
...
2016 10 31    03 49 51.0 -14 59 23   0.1058  1.0798   143.6    33.0    21.3
...
2016 11 06    02 55 51.9 +08 19 11   0.08131 1.0718   171.9     7.5    19.8
2016 11 07    02 44 03.1 +13 18 46   0.07968 1.0705   176.8     3.0    19.6
2016 11 08    02 31 22.2 +18 25 17   0.07894 1.0693   174.5     5.1    19.7
...
2016 11 14    00 59 57.7 +44 34 00   0.09223 1.0626   141.1    35.8    21.0
...
2016 11 22    22 57 58.2 +58 14 03   0.1385  1.0554   115.8    57.4    22.5
...
2016 12 07    21 07 23.5 +61 41 23   0.2439  1.0475    98.0    68.6    24.0

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-V54

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