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    M.P.E.C. 2017-C87                                Issued 2017 Feb. 15, 03:33 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 BG85
    
    Additional Observations:
         K17B85G  C2017 01 02.49963 09 28 15.401+01 57 30.06         21.4 wLEC087F51
         K17B85G  C2017 01 02.53942 09 28 15.162+01 57 20.40         21.3 wLEC087F51
         K17B85G  C2017 01 02.55166 09 28 15.090+01 57 17.63         21.6 wLEC087F51
         K17B85G  C2017 01 02.56392 09 28 15.018+01 57 14.55         21.3 wLEC087F51
         K17B85G  C2017 02 14.37626 08 57 49.469+03 37 33.77         19.8 iLEC087F51
         K17B85G  C2017 02 14.40279 08 57 47.550+03 37 49.06         19.5 iLEC087F51
         K17B85G  C2017 02 14.41608 08 57 46.587+03 37 56.72         19.8 iLEC087F51
         K17B85G  C2017 02 14.84326508 57 18.16 +03 42 14.9          19.9 GUEC087K92
         K17B85G  C2017 02 14.84587308 57 17.96 +03 42 16.3          19.8 GUEC087K92
         K17B85G  C2017 02 14.84849808 57 17.78 +03 42 18.0          20.0 GUEC087K92
         K17B85G  C2017 02 14.85111808 57 17.61 +03 42 19.7          20.0 GUEC087K92
         K17B85G  C2017 02 14.85372908 57 17.42 +03 42 21.1          19.9 GUEC087K92
         K17B85G  C2017 02 14.85995 08 57 17.00 +03 42 10.0                qEC087246
         K17B85G  C2017 02 14.86009 08 57 16.97 +03 42 10.2                qEC087246
    
    Observer details:
    246 Klet Observatory-KLENOT.  Observers M. Tichy, J. Ticha.  Measurer M. Tichy.
        1.06-m KLENOT 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.
    K92 Sutherland-LCOGT B.  Observers T. Lister, S. Greenstreet, E. Gomez.
        Measurer T. Lister.  1.0-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 BG85                                                Earth MOID = 0.2920 AU
    Epoch 2017 Jan. 7.0 TT = JDT 2457760.5                  MPC
    M 318.64833              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.26911572     Peri.   31.96996     -0.78718815     +0.61653809
    a   2.3759830      Node   186.15618     -0.59073742     -0.76065577
    e   0.4584019      Incl.    7.86975     -0.17709917     -0.20318361
    P   3.66           H   18.8           G   0.15
    From 21 observations 2017 Jan. 2-Feb. 14.
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 BG85                a,e,i = 2.38, 0.46, 8                   q = 1.2868
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 01 16    09 24 34.1 +01 25 02   0.9495  1.8672   150.0    15.3    20.9
    ...
    2017 01 31    09 13 18.6 +01 54 08   0.8138  1.7811   163.7     8.9    20.2
    ...
    2017 02 08    09 04 57.7 +02 42 51   0.7610  1.7356   166.6     7.6    19.9
    ...
    2017 02 14    08 58 14.8 +03 34 01   0.7305  1.7017   164.0     9.2    19.9
    2017 02 15    08 57 07.4 +03 43 40   0.7262  1.6961   163.3     9.6    19.9
    2017 02 16    08 56 00.3 +03 53 35   0.7221  1.6905   162.5    10.1    19.9
    ...
    2017 02 22    08 49 31.0 +04 58 38   0.7017  1.6572   156.7    13.6    19.9
    ...
    2017 03 02    08 42 06.6 +06 36 07   0.6855  1.6137   148.0    19.0    20.0
    ...
    2017 03 17    08 35 16.2 +09 46 38   0.6816  1.5354   131.7    28.9    20.2
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-C87
    

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