MPEC 2016-X78 : 2016 XE18
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M.P.E.C. 2016-X78 Issued 2016 Dec. 8, 17:23 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 XE18 Observations: K16X18E* C2016 12 06.18321 02 40 29.91 +17 00 23.9 21.2 VqEX078G96 K16X18E C2016 12 06.18749 02 40 29.04 +16 59 34.8 20.6 VqEX078G96 K16X18E C2016 12 06.19177 02 40 28.11 +16 58 47.3 21.5 VqEX078G96 K16X18E C2016 12 06.19605 02 40 27.17 +16 57 58.7 20.4 VqEX078G96 K16X18E C2016 12 06.24955 02 40 15.62 +16 47 55.0 20.8 VqEX078I52 K16X18E C2016 12 06.25091 02 40 15.31 +16 47 39.4 21.1 VqEX078I52 K16X18E C2016 12 06.25202 02 40 15.04 +16 47 27.3 21.1 VqEX078I52 K16X18E C2016 12 06.25314 02 40 14.84 +16 47 13.9 20.8 VqEX078I52 K16X18E C2016 12 06.25743 02 40 13.85 +16 46 25.4 qEX078G96 K16X18E C2016 12 06.25964 02 40 13.51 +16 46 00.0 qEX078G96 K16X18E C2016 12 06.26183 02 40 13.03 +16 45 36.2 20.5 VqEX078G96 K16X18E C2016 12 06.26415 02 40 12.52 +16 45 10.9 qEX078G96 K16X18E C2016 12 06.37082 02 39 50.66 +16 24 59.2 qEX078I52 K16X18E C2016 12 06.37229 02 39 50.48 +16 24 41.3 20.8 VqEX078I52 K16X18E C2016 12 06.37375 02 39 50.19 +16 24 24.4 21.2 VqEX078I52 K16X18E C2016 12 06.37521 02 39 49.91 +16 24 07.7 21.1 VqEX078I52 K16X18E C2016 12 06.77409 02 38 52.70 +15 09 38.6 21.0 VSEX078033 K16X18E C2016 12 06.77684 02 38 52.14 +15 09 08.4 21.2 VSEX078033 K16X18E C2016 12 06.77961 02 38 51.65 +15 08 37.5 21.6 VSEX078033 K16X18E C2016 12 06.78236 02 38 51.11 +15 08 07.3 21.3 VSEX078033 K16X18E C2016 12 06.83571 02 38 40.85 +14 58 20.5 21.8 VSEX078033 K16X18E C2016 12 06.83847 02 38 40.31 +14 57 49.5 21.5 VSEX078033 K16X18E C2016 12 06.84123 02 38 39.77 +14 57 19.4 21.6 VSEX078033 K16X18E C2016 12 06.84399 02 38 39.23 +14 56 48.9 21.7 VSEX078033 K16X18E C2016 12 06.84675 02 38 38.70 +14 56 18.8 21.5 VSEX078033 K16X18E KC2016 12 06.86667 02 38 34.81 +14 52 47.2 20.7 RoEX078K51 K16X18E KC2016 12 06.86904 02 38 34.35 +14 52 21.1 20.8 RoEX078K51 K16X18E KC2016 12 06.87141 02 38 33.88 +14 51 54.9 21.0 RoEX078K51 K16X18E |C2016 12 07.12047 02 37 53.23 +14 08 43.1 21.1 VuEX078807 K16X18E |C2016 12 07.12796 02 37 51.73 +14 07 21.1 20.7 VuEX078807 K16X18E |C2016 12 07.13542 02 37 50.23 +14 05 59.2 21.1 VuEX078807 K16X18E KC2016 12 07.19438202 37 40.70 +13 53 02.6 20.9 VuEX078H21 K16X18E C2016 12 07.20083 02 37 41.90 +13 52 07.1 qEX078G96 K16X18E KC2016 12 07.20172802 37 39.28 +13 51 42.3 21.0 VuEX078H21 K16X18E C2016 12 07.20326 02 37 41.45 +13 51 41.0 19.6 VqEX078G96 K16X18E C2016 12 07.20373 02 37 41.30 +13 51 36.3 qEX078G96 K16X18E KC2016 12 07.20884402 37 37.90 +13 50 24.5 20.9 VuEX078H21 K16X18E C2016 12 08.33041 02 34 49.80 +10 31 24.7 20.9 VqEX078G96 K16X18E C2016 12 08.33192 02 34 49.56 +10 31 09.2 20.1 VqEX078G96 K16X18E C2016 12 08.33415 02 34 49.22 +10 30 45.9 21.7 VqEX078G96 Observer details: 033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg. Observers B. Stecklum, U. Laux. Measurer B. Stecklum. 1.34-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD. 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. 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. I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station. Observer J. A. Johnson. 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. 1.0-m reflector + CCD. K51 Osservatorio del Celado, Castello Tesino. Observers G. Favero, R. Furgoni. Measurer R. Furgoni. 0.80-m f/4 reflector + CCD. Orbital elements: 2016 XE18 Earth MOID = 0.0618 AU Epoch 2017 Feb. 16.0 TT = JDT 2457800.5 MPC M 282.15307 (2000.0) P Q n 1.12925640 Peri. 343.97462 -0.54459766 +0.81019509 a 0.9132878 Node 252.55625 -0.74238084 -0.58594232 e 0.1559876 Incl. 13.13457 -0.39023591 -0.01598520 P 0.87 H 25.3 G 0.15 U 7 Residuals in seconds of arc 161206 G96 0.4- 0.3+ 161206 I52 0.1+ 0.7- 161207 807 0.2+ 0.3- 161206 G96 0.4+ 0.6- 161206 I52 0.1+ 0.8- 161207 807 0.3+ 0.2- 161206 G96 0.3+ 0.1+ 161206 033 0.4+ 0.0 161207 807 0.2+ 0.3- 161206 G96 0.2+ 0.2- 161206 033 0.1- 0.1+ 161207 H21 0.5- 0.3- 161206 I52 0.1+ 0.2+ 161206 033 0.4+ 0.3- 161207 G96 0.8- 0.1- 161206 I52 0.2- 0.1- 161206 033 0.2+ 0.3- 161207 H21 0.5- 0.2- 161206 I52 0.6- 0.4+ 161206 033 0.5+ 0.5+ 161207 G96 0.3- 0.2+ 161206 I52 0.1- 0.3- 161206 033 0.4+ 0.1- 161207 G96 1.1- 0.7+ 161206 G96 1.1- 0.3- 161206 033 0.3+ 0.2+ 161207 H21 0.7- 0.1- 161206 G96 0.8+ 0.7- 161206 033 0.3+ 0.2+ 161208 G96 0.1- 0.3- 161206 G96 0.6+ 0.3+ 161206 033 0.4+ 0.5+ 161208 G96 0.2+ 0.1+ 161206 G96 0.4+ 1.3+ 161206 K51 0.1- 0.1+ 161208 G96 0.7+ 0.1+ 161206 I52 1.2- 0.8+ 161206 K51 0.0 0.2+ 161206 I52 0.3+ 0.4- 161206 K51 0.0 0.1+ Ephemeris: 2016 XE18 a,e,i = 0.91, 0.16, 13 q = 0.7708 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2016 11 08 06 25 41.6 +72 52 45 0.1282 1.0537 116.2 57.5 23.0 ... 2016 11 23 03 49 57.1 +56 30 47 0.08232 1.0550 143.8 33.5 21.4 ... 2016 12 01 02 59 29.0 +33 58 17 0.07124 1.0519 156.8 21.6 20.7 ... 2016 12 07 02 38 13.5 +14 29 29 0.07417 1.0479 146.6 31.2 21.1 2016 12 08 02 35 41.7 +11 30 02 0.07558 1.0471 143.9 33.6 21.2 2016 12 09 02 33 24.1 +08 38 07 0.07721 1.0462 141.2 36.1 21.3 ... 2016 12 15 02 23 41.3 -05 37 17 0.09080 1.0402 126.1 49.9 22.0 ... 2016 12 23 02 18 09.5 -17 45 58 0.1149 1.0301 110.8 63.2 22.9 ... 2017 01 07 02 19 32.2 -29 07 14 0.1635 1.0046 92.8 77.9 24.1 A. U. Tomatic (C) Copyright 2016 MPC M.P.E.C. 2016-X78


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