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    M.P.E.C. 2016-W31                                Issued 2016 Nov. 21, 15:03 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 WY

Observations:
     K16W00Y* C2016 11 19.26009 02 08 28.75 +11 31 29.5          20.3 VqEW031G96
     K16W00Y  C2016 11 19.26447 02 08 12.26 +11 28 44.6          20.3 VqEW031G96
     K16W00Y  C2016 11 19.27332 02 07 39.07 +11 23 10.7                qEW031G96
     K16W00Y  C2016 11 19.32363702 04 31.49 +10 50 52.8          18.8 VUEW031H01
     K16W00Y  C2016 11 19.33060702 04 06.96 +10 46 31.7          19.1 VUEW031H01
     K16W00Y  C2016 11 19.33780402 03 41.83 +10 42 02.3          19.5 VUEW031H01
     K16W00Y  C2016 11 19.34447502 03 18.73 +10 37 53.1          18.8 VUEW031H01
     K16W00Y  C2016 11 19.35691 02 02 38.91 +10 30 59.5          19.0 VqEW031G96
     K16W00Y  C2016 11 19.35721 02 02 37.88 +10 30 48.3          18.8 VqEW031G96
     K16W00Y  C2016 11 19.35781 02 02 35.80 +10 30 25.6          18.9 VqEW031G96
     K16W00Y  C2016 11 20.11664701 32 00.16 +03 54 30.1          19.2 VUEW031H01
     K16W00Y  C2016 11 20.12454101 31 39.83 +03 51 00.6          19.1 VUEW031H01
     K16W00Y  C2016 11 20.12999601 31 25.76 +03 48 36.1          19.7 VUEW031H01
     K16W00Y  C2016 11 20.13788701 31 05.41 +03 45 07.4          19.9 VUEW031H01
     K16W00Y KC2016 11 20.31045 01 24 00.15 +02 31 51.3          19.4 RoEW031291
     K16W00Y KC2016 11 20.31223 01 23 55.99 +02 31 06.8          19.5 RoEW031291
     K16W00Y KC2016 11 20.31405 01 23 51.79 +02 30 21.6          19.7 RoEW031291
     K16W00Y  C2016 11 20.34126 01 22 49.39 +02 18 55.9          20.4 VqEW031G96
     K16W00Y  C2016 11 20.34168 01 22 48.35 +02 18 45.6          20.0 VqEW031G96
     K16W00Y  C2016 11 20.34253 01 22 46.46 +02 18 24.3          20.6 VqEW031G96
     K16W00Y KC2016 11 21.12692 01 02 07.97 -02 16 12.5          20.3 RqEW031H36
     K16W00Y KC2016 11 21.13704 01 01 49.83 -02 19 13.2          19.7 RqEW031H36
     K16W00Y KC2016 11 21.14720 01 01 32.01 -02 22 12.2          19.9 RqEW031H36

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer G. J. Leonard.  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.
H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
    Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD.
H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2016 WY                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0043 AU
Epoch 2017 Feb. 16.0 TT = JDT 2457800.5                 MPC
M 289.96506              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.26505525     Peri.    2.20504     -0.52109172     +0.85305406
a   0.8467003      Node   236.39063     -0.78357804     -0.49097354
e   0.1733711      Incl.    1.89967     -0.33833250     -0.17675903
P   0.78           H   29.3           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
161119 G96  0.3+  0.3+    161119 G96  0.3+  0.3+    161120 291  0.3+  0.3+
161119 G96  0.1+  0.4+    161119 G96  0.0   0.1-    161120 G96  0.9-  1.1-
161119 G96  0.7-  0.3-    161120 H01  0.1+  0.1-    161120 G96 (2.5-  1.1-)
161119 H01  0.1-  0.2-    161120 H01  0.1+  0.1-    161120 G96 (2.5-  1.5-)
161119 H01  0.0   0.2-    161120 H01  0.0   0.1-    161121 H36  0.6+  0.8+
161119 H01  0.0   0.3-    161120 H01  0.0   0.1-    161121 H36  1.6-  0.5-
161119 H01  0.1-  0.3-    161120 291  0.2+  0.3+    161121 H36  1.1+  0.3-
161119 G96  0.4+  0.3+    161120 291  0.1-  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2016 WY                  a,e,i = 0.85, 0.17, 2                   Q = 0.9935
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2016 10 22    11 16 44.8 +21 59 45   0.04825 0.9645    49.5   128.3    28.2
...
2016 11 06    10 45 07.6 +26 42 15   0.02177 0.9848    72.2   106.6    24.9
...
2016 11 14    09 06 27.8 +36 28 43   0.0080220.9911   102.9    76.7    21.5
...
2016 11 20    01 35 41.9 +04 59 36   0.0063500.9933   145.9    33.9    19.7
2016 11 21    01 05 07.6 -01 25 22   0.0077940.9934   135.1    44.6    20.5
2016 11 22    00 44 29.4 -05 44 13   0.0093850.9934   127.4    52.1    21.1
...
2016 11 28    23 54 47.6 -15 34 24   0.01987 0.9923   106.1    72.8    23.3
...
2016 12 06    23 37 46.9 -18 44 52   0.03405 0.9878    93.2    84.9    24.9
...
2016 12 21    23 26 46.3 -20 42 50   0.05865 0.9705    75.3   101.3    26.8

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-W31

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