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    M.P.E.C. 2016-W103                               Issued 2016 Nov. 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.

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                              MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
            URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714

                                   2016 WC8

Observations:
     K16W08C* C2016 11 26.15532 01 04 04.36 -05 48 45.4          19.0 VqEW103G96
     K16W08C  C2016 11 26.16392 01 04 02.75 -05 51 33.2          19.3 VqEW103G96
     K16W08C  C2016 11 26.16821 01 04 01.91 -05 52 55.5          19.4 VqEW103G96
     K16W08C  C2016 11 26.21091701 03 53.34 -06 06 51.2          20.3 GUEW103H01
     K16W08C  C2016 11 26.21680201 03 52.25 -06 08 46.1          19.0 GUEW103H01
     K16W08C  C2016 11 26.24254 01 03 48.01 -06 17 06.9          19.5 VqEW103G96
     K16W08C  C2016 11 26.24386 01 03 47.70 -06 17 32.4          19.3 VqEW103G96
     K16W08C  C2016 11 26.24525 01 03 47.43 -06 17 59.4          19.3 VqEW103G96
     K16W08C  C2016 11 26.29826 01 03 37.83 -06 35 20.5          18.9 VqEW103G96
     K16W08C  C2016 11 26.30029 01 03 37.51 -06 36 00.3          19.4 VqEW103G96
     K16W08C  C2016 11 26.30249 01 03 37.09 -06 36 43.3          19.9 VqEW103G96
     K16W08C KC2016 11 27.03380 01 02 06.57 -10 48 58.0          19.4 RqEW103H36
     K16W08C |C2016 11 27.04019 01 02 01.82 -10 48 13.6          19.7 VuEW103807
     K16W08C |C2016 11 27.04493 01 02 00.83 -10 49 56.4          19.8 VuEW103807
     K16W08C |C2016 11 27.04742 01 02 00.30 -10 50 50.0          19.8 VuEW103807
     K16W08C KC2016 11 27.04791 01 02 03.82 -10 54 02.6          19.3 RqEW103H36
     K16W08C |C2016 11 27.04967 01 01 59.83 -10 51 38.7          19.6 VuEW103807
     K16W08C KC2016 11 27.06203 01 02 01.07 -10 59 10.0          19.2 RqEW103H36
     K16W08C KC2016 11 27.78727 01 00 10.08 -15 31 42.1          20.0 VqEW103I93
     K16W08C KC2016 11 27.79472 01 00 08.43 -15 34 37.6          20.1 VqEW103I93

Observer details:
807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph
    + 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.
I93 St Pardon de Conques.  Observer F. Losse.  0.40-m f/3.7 reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2016 WC8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0288 AU
Epoch 2017 Feb. 16.0 TT = JDT 2457800.5                 MPC
M  18.29615              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.43046083     Peri.  233.92437     -0.36968506     -0.91417016
a   1.7371885      Node   238.58861     +0.90277585     -0.31107155
e   0.4824390      Incl.   11.23022     +0.21983796     -0.25986036
P   2.29           H   24.0           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
161126 G96  0.5-  0.1+    161126 G96  0.1-  0.2+    161127 807  0.1-  0.4+
161126 G96  0.3-  0.6-    161126 G96  0.7-  0.1+    161127 H36  1.3-  0.6+
161126 G96  0.7-  0.5+    161126 G96  0.2-  0.3+    161127 807  0.1-  0.4+
161126 H01  0.3-  0.1+    161126 G96  0.7-  0.6+    161127 H36  0.7-  0.4-
161126 H01  0.1-  0.1+    161127 H36  1.3-  0.6-    161127 I93  0.6+  0.4+
161126 G96  1.1+  0.3-    161127 807  0.1+  0.6+    161127 I93  0.5-  0.0
161126 G96  0.1+  0.0     161127 807  0.1+  0.2+

Ephemeris:
2016 WC8                 a,e,i = 1.74, 0.48, 11                  q = 0.8991
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2016 10 28    01 40 11.1 +36 29 50   0.2325  1.2092   155.7    19.8    22.2
...
2016 11 12    01 24 44.9 +29 07 52   0.1295  1.1072   153.5    23.5    20.9
...
2016 11 20    01 14 39.3 +16 51 27   0.08278 1.0568   144.9    32.5    20.1
...
2016 11 26    01 04 23.9 -04 57 08   0.05516 1.0219   128.1    49.4    19.6
2016 11 27    01 02 06.8 -10 34 28   0.05184 1.0164   123.6    53.9    19.6
2016 11 28    00 59 31.7 -16 52 43   0.04909 1.0109   118.5    59.0    19.6
...
2016 12 04    00 27 47.5 -61 17 19   0.04838 0.9803    82.3    94.9    20.8
...
2016 12 12    15 35 44.3 -81 13 24   0.08026 0.9458    59.1   116.8    23.0
...
2016 12 27    14 09 19.3 -62 41 09   0.1644  0.9054    57.4   113.8    24.3

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-W103

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