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    M.P.E.C. 2016-X37                                Issued 2016 Dec. 3, 18:04 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 XK
    
    Observations:
         K16X00K* C2016 12 02.12943 01 21 27.76 -05 15 06.2          20.6 VqEX037G96
         K16X00K  C2016 12 02.13378 01 21 26.97 -05 15 09.6          20.5 VqEX037G96
         K16X00K  C2016 12 02.13807 01 21 26.17 -05 15 11.8          21.2 VqEX037G96
         K16X00K  C2016 12 02.14235 01 21 25.44 -05 15 15.3          20.9 VqEX037G96
         K16X00K KC2016 12 02.47398 01 20 30.98 -05 17 24.5          20.7 RtEX037474
         K16X00K KC2016 12 02.47750 01 20 30.37 -05 17 26.5          19.5 RtEX037474
         K16X00K KC2016 12 02.48101 01 20 29.74 -05 17 28.6          20.5 RtEX037474
         K16X00K KC2016 12 02.48453 01 20 29.09 -05 17 31.4          21   RtEX037474
         K16X00K KC2016 12 02.48805 01 20 28.55 -05 17 33.1          19.8 RtEX037474
         K16X00K  C2016 12 02.76392 01 19 47.35 -05 21 49.2          21.4 VSEX037033
         K16X00K  C2016 12 02.76630 01 19 46.95 -05 21 51.0          21.9 VSEX037033
         K16X00K  C2016 12 02.76866 01 19 46.52 -05 21 52.6          21.4 VSEX037033
         K16X00K  C2016 12 02.77103 01 19 46.13 -05 21 53.8          21.1 VSEX037033
         K16X00K  C2016 12 02.77339 01 19 45.70 -05 21 55.2          21.4 VSEX037033
         K16X00K  C2016 12 02.82365 01 19 36.85 -05 22 25.9          21.3 VSEX037033
         K16X00K  C2016 12 02.82601 01 19 36.47 -05 22 27.8          21.1 VSEX037033
         K16X00K  C2016 12 02.82838 01 19 36.03 -05 22 28.8          21.5 VSEX037033
         K16X00K  C2016 12 02.83074 01 19 35.60 -05 22 30.4          21.7 VSEX037033
         K16X00K KC2016 12 02.88856 01 19 25.89 -05 22 58.6          20.6 RcEX037J57
         K16X00K KC2016 12 02.89925 01 19 24.00 -05 23 04.9          20.2 RcEX037J57
         K16X00K KC2016 12 02.92681 01 19 19.05 -05 23 20.6          20.7 RcEX037J57
         K16X00K KC2016 12 03.06504 01 18 59.30 -05 24 44.7          20.2 RqEX037H36
         K16X00K KC2016 12 03.08138 01 18 56.33 -05 24 54.3          20.7 RqEX037H36
         K16X00K KC2016 12 03.09773 01 18 53.35 -05 25 04.6          20.9 RqEX037H36
         K16X00K KC2016 12 03.42025 01 18 00.12 -05 26 56.7          20.8 RtEX037474
         K16X00K KC2016 12 03.42377 01 17 59.46 -05 26 59.9          20.1 RtEX037474
         K16X00K KC2016 12 03.42729 01 17 58.83 -05 27 01.9          20.7 RtEX037474
         K16X00K KC2016 12 03.43081 01 17 58.17 -05 27 03.2          19.6 RtEX037474
    
    Observer details:
    033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg.  Observers B. Stecklum,
        C. Hoegner.  Measurer B. Stecklum.  1.34-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
    474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
        P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.  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.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    J57 Centro Astronomico Alto Turia, Valencia.  Observers V. Mas, G. Fornas.
        Measurer A. Carreno.  0.40-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2016 XK                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0102 AU
    Epoch 2017 Feb. 16.0 TT = JDT 2457800.5                 MPC
    M  12.34573              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.38621183     Peri.   20.64181     -0.45450114     -0.88898188
    a   1.8674644      Node    96.42689     +0.80913281     -0.43834556
    e   0.4996129      Incl.    3.23259     +0.37246853     -0.13253068
    P   2.55           H   23.2           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    161202 G96  0.5+  0.6+    161202 033  0.4+  0.0     161202 J57  0.0   0.6+
    161202 G96  0.3+  0.1-    161202 033  0.1+  0.1-    161203 H36  0.5+  0.5-
    161202 G96  0.3-  0.4+    161202 033  0.5+  0.1+    161203 H36  0.1+  0.1-
    161202 G96  0.2+  0.4-    161202 033  0.2+  0.2+    161203 H36  0.3-  0.4-
    161202 474  0.2+  0.0     161202 033  0.1-  0.3+    161203 474  0.5+  0.8+
    161202 474  0.3+  0.1+    161202 033  0.4+  0.2-    161203 474  0.1+  0.4-
    161202 474  0.0   0.1+    161202 033  0.1+  0.3+    161203 474  0.2+  0.3-
    161202 474  0.6-  0.6-    161202 033  0.1-  0.1+    161203 474  0.2-  0.5+
    161202 474  0.4+  0.2-    161202 J57  0.1-  0.4-
    161202 033  0.1+  0.3+    161202 J57  0.3+  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2016 XK                  a,e,i = 1.87, 0.50, 3                   q = 0.9345
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2016 11 03    02 19 37.1 +00 59 56   0.2856  1.2705   165.5    11.2    21.7
    ...
    2016 11 18    01 54 01.9 -02 25 42   0.2059  1.1669   147.2    27.3    21.3
    ...
    2016 11 26    01 36 35.5 -04 06 48   0.1715  1.1153   135.3    38.5    21.1
    ...
    2016 12 02    01 21 47.4 -05 13 10   0.1479  1.0791   125.8    47.8    21.0
    2016 12 03    01 19 08.7 -05 23 22   0.1441  1.0734   124.2    49.4    21.0
    2016 12 04    01 16 26.3 -05 33 21   0.1403  1.0676   122.5    51.1    21.0
    ...
    2016 12 10    00 58 24.1 -06 29 25   0.1180  1.0352   112.3    61.7    20.8
    ...
    2016 12 18    00 24 52.2 -07 44 03   0.08877 0.9975    96.3    78.7    20.7
    ...
    2017 01 02    21 27 09.1 -10 45 50   0.04529 0.9487    39.3   138.9    23.1
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-X37
    

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