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    M.P.E.C. 2016-Y78                                Issued 2016 Dec. 29, 14:28 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 YH8

Observations:
     K16Y08H* C2016 12 23.37958 05 43 44.915-07 16 39.48         20.8 wLEY078F51
     K16Y08H  C2016 12 23.39165 05 43 44.388-07 16 19.83         20.7 wLEY078F51
     K16Y08H  C2016 12 23.40365 05 43 43.863-07 16 00.02         20.7 wLEY078F51
     K16Y08H  C2016 12 23.41566 05 43 43.336-07 15 40.41         20.6 wLEY078F51
     K16Y08H  C2016 12 23.43593 05 43 42.443-07 15 06.85         20.5 wLEY078F51
     K16Y08H  C2016 12 23.44691 05 43 41.955-07 14 48.72         20.9 wLEY078F51
     K16Y08H  C2016 12 23.45786 05 43 41.476-07 14 30.62         20.6 wLEY078F51
     K16Y08H KC2016 12 23.92360 05 43 28.00 -07 01 47.1          21.3 VSEY078595
     K16Y08H KC2016 12 23.94838 05 43 26.98 -07 01 06.1                SEY078595
     K16Y08H KC2016 12 23.97319 05 43 25.98 -07 00 24.4                SEY078595
     K16Y08H KC2016 12 27.29620 05 41 51.09 -05 22 36.4          20.9 RoEY078291
     K16Y08H KC2016 12 27.29866 05 41 50.99 -05 22 31.6          20.7 RoEY078291
     K16Y08H KC2016 12 27.30110 05 41 50.91 -05 22 26.8          20.6 RoEY078291
     K16Y08H KC2016 12 27.50198 05 41 45.75 -05 15 34.8          20.1 RtEY078474
     K16Y08H KC2016 12 27.50550 05 41 45.65 -05 15 28.2          20.0 RtEY078474
     K16Y08H KC2016 12 27.50901 05 41 45.53 -05 15 21.8          20.1 RtEY078474
     K16Y08H KC2016 12 27.51253 05 41 45.40 -05 15 15.3          19.9 RtEY078474
     K16Y08H |C2016 12 29.09738 05 41 06.83 -04 25 26.9          20.9 VuEY078807
     K16Y08H |C2016 12 29.10031 05 41 06.73 -04 25 21.4          20.8 VuEY078807
     K16Y08H |C2016 12 29.10310 05 41 06.64 -04 25 16.2          20.7 VuEY078807

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer A. F. Tubbiolo.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + 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.
595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observers E. Pettarin, F. Piani.  Measurer E. Pettarin.
    0.61-m f/4.0 reflector + CCD.
807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph
    + CCD.
F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers B. Gibson, T. Goggia, S. Kahale,
    T. Lowe, 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.

Orbital elements:
2016 YH8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2620 AU
Epoch 2017 Feb. 16.0 TT = JDT 2457800.5                 MPC
M  38.68812              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.54370119     Peri.  300.21377     +0.21932369     -0.97007250
a   1.4867200      Node   136.71248     +0.93923365     +0.18102354
e   0.1854468      Incl.    8.74066     +0.26407814     +0.16183271
P   1.81           H   21.9           G   0.15           U   7
Residuals in seconds of arc
161223 F51  0.1-  0.2+    161223 595  0.6+  0.0     161227 474  0.1-  0.1+
161223 F51  0.0   0.0     161223 595  0.2+  0.6-    161227 474  0.0   0.0
161223 F51  0.0   0.1+    161223 595  0.2+  0.5-    161227 474  0.1-  0.0
161223 F51  0.0   0.1-    161227 291  0.1+  0.2-    161229 807  0.1-  0.0
161223 F51  0.0   0.0     161227 291  0.0   0.0     161229 807  0.0   0.1-
161223 F51  0.1-  0.0     161227 291  0.2+  0.3+    161229 807  0.1+  0.2-
161223 F51  0.1-  0.0     161227 474  0.6-  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2016 YH8                 a,e,i = 1.49, 0.19, 9                   q = 1.2110
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2016 11 29    05 53 41.4 -13 12 30   0.2821  1.2121   138.5    32.7    20.9
...
2016 12 14    05 48 44.0 -10 49 44   0.2649  1.2119   145.5    27.4    20.7
...
2016 12 22    05 44 27.7 -07 53 23   0.2627  1.2153   148.4    25.1    20.6
...
2016 12 28    05 41 33.0 -05 00 28   0.2651  1.2193   149.5    24.2    20.6
2016 12 29    05 41 08.4 -04 28 50   0.2658  1.2201   149.6    24.1    20.6
2016 12 30    05 40 45.5 -03 56 31   0.2667  1.2209   149.6    24.0    20.6
...
2017 01 05    05 39 13.0 -00 30 59   0.2742  1.2266   149.1    24.3    20.7
...
2017 01 13    05 39 38.3 +04 19 05   0.2904  1.2361   146.5    26.1    20.9
...
2017 01 28    05 49 13.1 +12 55 47   0.3402  1.2591   138.2    31.4    21.4

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2016 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2016-Y78

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