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    M.P.E.C. 2017-C68                                Issued 2017 Feb. 6, 18:53 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
    
                                       2017 CW1
    
    Observations:
         K17C01W* C2017 02 02.21699 05 50 10.25 -06 43 30.7          21.7 VqEC068G96
         K17C01W  C2017 02 02.22127 05 50 09.62 -06 43 30.8                qEC068G96
         K17C01W  C2017 02 02.23396 05 50 07.81 -06 43 31.4          20.5 VqEC068G96
         K17C01W  C2017 02 02.25318 05 50 05.12 -06 43 31.4          20.1 VqEC068G96
         K17C01W  C2017 02 02.25655 05 50 04.68 -06 43 32.3                qEC068G96
         K17C01W  C2017 02 02.25991 05 50 04.31 -06 43 31.5          20.8 VqEC068G96
         K17C01W  C2017 02 02.26330 05 50 03.76 -06 43 31.1          21.5 VqEC068G96
         K17C01W  C2017 02 02.29566 05 49 59.18 -06 43 32.7          22.2 VqEC068G96
         K17C01W  C2017 02 02.29913 05 49 58.66 -06 43 33.1                qEC068G96
         K17C01W  C2017 02 02.30610 05 49 57.74 -06 43 32.8          22.1 VqEC068G96
         K17C01W  C2017 02 02.31980 05 49 55.87 -06 43 31.6          21.7 VqEC068G96
         K17C01W  C2017 02 02.32350 05 49 55.43 -06 43 31.6                qEC068G96
         K17C01W  C2017 02 02.32760 05 49 54.81 -06 43 32.7                qEC068G96
         K17C01W  C2017 02 02.33122 05 49 54.30 -06 43 31.2                qEC068G96
         K17C01W |C2017 02 03.03933 05 48 22.98 -06 43 12.5          21.1 VuEC068807
         K17C01W |C2017 02 03.04317 05 48 22.46 -06 43 12.5          21.3 VuEC068807
         K17C01W |C2017 02 03.04701 05 48 21.93 -06 43 12.6          21.1 VuEC068807
         K17C01W  C2017 02 03.13517 05 48 10.68 -06 43 34.8          20.7 VqEC068G96
         K17C01W  C2017 02 03.13897 05 48 10.22 -06 43 34.8                qEC068G96
         K17C01W  C2017 02 03.14755 05 48 09.06 -06 43 34.9          20.9 VqEC068G96
         K17C01W  C2017 02 03.19403 05 48 02.67 -06 43 34.6          20.7 VqEC068I52
         K17C01W  C2017 02 03.19809 05 48 02.15 -06 43 34.4          20.6 VqEC068I52
         K17C01W  C2017 02 03.20249 05 48 01.48 -06 43 35.0          20.5 VqEC068I52
         K17C01W |C2017 02 05.07411 05 44 10.67 -06 41 55.3          21.2 VuEC068807
         K17C01W |C2017 02 05.07881 05 44 10.07 -06 41 54.5          21.5 VuEC068807
         K17C01W |C2017 02 05.08365 05 44 09.46 -06 41 54.7          21.6 VuEC068807
         K17C01W KC2017 02 05.12925 05 44 04.63 -06 42 14.7          20.6 RoEC068291
         K17C01W KC2017 02 05.13678 05 44 03.66 -06 42 13.9          20.7 RoEC068291
         K17C01W |C2017 02 06.07628 05 42 14.27 -06 40 33.7          20.9 VuEC068807
         K17C01W |C2017 02 06.08322 05 42 13.43 -06 40 33.0          21.4 VuEC068807
         K17C01W |C2017 02 06.09017 05 42 12.59 -06 40 31.7          21.2 VuEC068807
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. S. McMillan.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph
        + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers G. J. Leonard, D. C. Fuls.  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.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 CW1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.1748 AU
    Epoch 2017 Feb. 16.0 TT = JDT 2457800.5                 MPC
    M 271.82730              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.86615654     Peri.   11.12153     -0.24877826     +0.95449147
    a   1.0899464      Node   244.64543     -0.90201863     -0.29018122
    e   0.3328131      Incl.   10.48734     -0.35280557     +0.06885418
    P   1.14           H   21.1           G   0.15           U   9
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    170202 G96  0.2+  0.3+    170202 G96  1.1+  0.5+    170203 I52  1.1-  0.6-
    170202 G96  0.2-  0.3+    170202 G96  0.2+  0.6-    170205 807  0.1+  0.1+
    170202 G96  0.6-  0.1-    170202 G96  0.1+  1.0+    170205 807  0.1+  0.6+
    170202 G96  0.4-  0.1+    170203 807  0.2+  0.2+    170205 807  0.1+  0.1+
    170202 G96  0.1+  0.7-    170203 807  0.3+  0.2+    170205 291  0.5+  0.2-
    170202 G96  1.6+  0.1+    170203 807  0.3+  0.1+    170205 291  0.2+  0.1+
    170202 G96  0.5+  0.5+    170203 G96  0.9-  0.3+    170206 807  0.3-  0.4-
    170202 G96  0.5-  0.8-    170203 G96  0.0   0.3+    170206 807  0.3-  0.4-
    170202 G96  1.0-  1.1-    170203 G96  0.2+  0.1+    170206 807  0.2-  0.2+
    170202 G96  0.3-  0.8-    170203 I52  0.6-  0.0
    170202 G96  0.0   0.5+    170203 I52  0.1-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 CW1                 a,e,i = 1.09, 0.33, 10                  q = 0.7272
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 01 07    07 07 03.2 -02 45 29   0.3948  1.3511   154.8    18.0    20.7
    ...
    2017 01 22    06 19 50.5 -06 00 10   0.3765  1.3000   141.4    28.2    20.8
    ...
    2017 01 30    05 57 44.5 -06 39 17   0.3816  1.2686   131.0    35.9    21.0
    ...
    2017 02 05    05 44 19.7 -06 42 09   0.3896  1.2432   123.3    41.5    21.1
    2017 02 06    05 42 23.2 -06 40 49   0.3911  1.2388   122.0    42.4    21.2
    2017 02 07    05 40 31.9 -06 39 02   0.3927  1.2344   120.8    43.3    21.2
    ...
    2017 02 13    05 31 09.0 -06 20 08   0.4029  1.2070   113.7    48.5    21.4
    ...
    2017 02 21    05 23 01.5 -05 38 34   0.4163  1.1682   105.0    54.9    21.5
    ...
    2017 03 08    05 18 43.5 -03 55 30   0.4330  1.0894    90.9    65.6    21.8
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-C68
    

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