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    • MPEC 2017-A20 : 2017 AK3

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    M.P.E.C. 2017-A20                                Issued 2017 Jan. 5, 04:16 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2017 AK3

Observations:
     K17A03K  C2017 01 02.46805 08 03 30.438+42 41 02.70         22.2 wLEA020F51
     K17A03K  C2017 01 02.47978 08 03 32.015+42 41 06.29         22.0 wLEA020F51
     K17A03K* C2017 01 03.47035 08 06 20.651+42 45 28.90         22.0 wLEA020F51
     K17A03K  C2017 01 03.48291 08 06 22.499+42 45 32.18         21.8 wLEA020F51
     K17A03K  C2017 01 03.49547 08 06 24.319+42 45 35.40         21.6 wLEA020F51
     K17A03K  C2017 01 03.50801 08 06 26.099+42 45 37.33         21.9 wLEA020F51
     K17A03K _C2017 01 04.44896208 09 20.295+42 49 11.99         21.5 GUEA020568
     K17A03K _C2017 01 04.45023208 09 20.491+42 49 12.31         21.4 GUEA020568
     K17A03K _C2017 01 04.45150408 09 20.690+42 49 12.65         21.3 GUEA020568

Observer details:
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, D. Woodworth.  Measurers M. Micheli,
    R. J. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + 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:
2017 AK3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0013 AU
Epoch 2017 Feb. 16.0 TT = JDT 2457800.5                 MPC
M 354.79979              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.44114539     Peri.  218.97674     -0.98112858     -0.17377447
a   1.7090242      Node   310.80039     +0.19323023     -0.86534767
e   0.4659026      Incl.    6.43107     +0.00698554     -0.47008067
P   2.23           H   24.6           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
170102 F51  0.0   0.0     170103 F51  0.2+  0.1+    170104 568  0.0   0.2+
170102 F51  0.0   0.1+    170103 F51  0.2+  0.3+    170104 568  0.0   0.2+
170103 F51  0.1-  0.0     170103 F51  0.3-  0.6-    170104 568  0.0   0.2+

Ephemeris:
2017 AK3                 a,e,i = 1.71, 0.47, 6                   q = 0.9128
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2016 12 06    07 17 14.9 +39 20 23   0.3783  1.3124   144.7    25.7    24.3
...
2016 12 21    07 38 36.8 +41 17 40   0.2487  1.2095   152.3    22.2    23.1
...
2016 12 29    07 52 52.2 +42 15 21   0.1881  1.1563   154.7    21.3    22.3
...
2017 01 04    08 07 55.2 +42 47 12   0.1461  1.1178   155.4    21.5    21.7
2017 01 05    08 11 06.0 +42 50 35   0.1394  1.1116   155.4    21.6    21.6
2017 01 06    08 14 33.1 +42 53 08   0.1327  1.1054   155.4    21.8    21.5
...
2017 01 12    08 43 49.9 +42 38 44   0.09423 1.0693   154.5    23.4    20.7
...
2017 01 20    10 18 36.4 +36 54 27   0.04829 1.0249   147.1    31.5    19.4
...
2017 02 04    16 47 25.9 -35 38 35   0.06117 0.9577    61.0   115.8    23.0

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-A20

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