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    M.P.E.C. 2017-F61                                Issued 2017 Mar. 22, 14:45 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 FT2
    
    Observations:
         K17F02T* C2017 03 18.44763 12 56 43.822-33 16 16.70         19.7 iLEF061F51
         K17F02T  C2017 03 18.46568 12 56 44.321-33 16 43.85         19.7 iLEF061F51
         K17F02T  C2017 03 18.47408 12 56 44.565-33 16 56.46         19.7 iLEF061F51
         K17F02T |C2017 03 19.18786 12 57 14.00 -33 34 08.3          19.6 VuEF061807
         K17F02T |C2017 03 19.18982 12 57 14.08 -33 34 10.9          19.9 VuEF061807
         K17F02T |C2017 03 19.19182 12 57 14.16 -33 34 14.2          19.9 VuEF061807
         K17F02T KC2017 03 19.34035 12 57 19.74 -33 38 14.9          19.9 RoEF061291
         K17F02T KC2017 03 19.34437 12 57 19.85 -33 38 20.8          19.9 RoEF061291
         K17F02T KC2017 03 19.34837 12 57 19.97 -33 38 26.6          19.8 RoEF061291
         K17F02T  C2017 03 19.38666612 57 19.84 -33 38 54.3          20.1 GUEF061W85
         K17F02T  C2017 03 19.39083712 57 19.96 -33 39 00.0          19.7 GUEF061W85
         K17F02T  C2017 03 19.39291712 57 20.02 -33 39 02.6          19.7 GUEF061W85
         K17F02T  C2017 03 19.39500312 57 20.09 -33 39 05.8          19.5 GUEF061W85
         K17F02T  C2017 03 19.39708412 57 20.16 -33 39 08.8          19.7 GUEF061W85
         K17F02T |C2017 03 21.18354 12 58 31.38 -34 21 28.9          20.0 VuEF061807
         K17F02T |C2017 03 21.18533 12 58 31.42 -34 21 31.4          20.2 VuEF061807
         K17F02T |C2017 03 21.18737 12 58 31.49 -34 21 34.4          20.2 VuEF061807
         K17F02T KC2017 03 21.61216 12 58 46.14 -34 31 11.8          19.9 RtEF061474
         K17F02T KC2017 03 21.61568 12 58 46.33 -34 31 16.5          19.4 RtEF061474
         K17F02T KC2017 03 21.61920 12 58 46.40 -34 31 20.8          20.4 RtEF061474
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. T. Read.  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.
    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.
    W85 Cerro Tololo-LCOGT A.  Observers T. Lister, S. Greenstreet, E. Gomez.
        Measurer T. Lister.  1.0-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 FT2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2898 AU
    Epoch 2017 Feb. 16.0 TT = JDT 2457800.5                 MPC
    M 345.85378              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.35910409     Peri.  252.73659     -0.97401917     +0.20198965
    a   1.9602998      Node   298.81252     -0.13639758     -0.88421039
    e   0.3569088      Incl.    6.71173     -0.18078260     -0.42115575
    P   2.74           H   20.8           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    170318 F51  0.1+  0.0     170319 291  0.4+  0.1+    170321 807  0.2-  0.1-
    170318 F51  0.0   0.0     170319 291  0.5+  0.1+    170321 807  0.3-  0.1-
    170318 F51  0.1+  0.0     170319 W85  0.0   0.2-    170321 807  0.0   0.2-
    170319 807  1.0-  0.1-    170319 W85  0.2-  0.1-    170321 474  0.5-  0.1-
    170319 807  0.7-  0.2+    170319 W85  0.3-  0.2+    170321 474  0.7+  0.0
    170319 807  0.4-  0.1-    170319 W85  0.3-  0.1-    170321 474  0.4+  0.4+
    170319 291  0.4+  0.1+    170319 W85  0.3-  0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 FT2                 a,e,i = 1.96, 0.36, 7                   q = 1.2607
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 02 20    12 30 33.9 -20 05 54   0.4021  1.3010   134.1    33.1    20.8
    ...
    2017 03 07    12 47 20.8 -27 58 19   0.3459  1.2743   139.2    30.6    20.3
    ...
    2017 03 15    12 54 13.2 -31 46 50   0.3254  1.2657   141.6    29.2    20.2
    ...
    2017 03 21    12 58 23.8 -34 17 12   0.3141  1.2620   143.3    28.1    20.0
    2017 03 22    12 59 00.8 -34 40 02   0.3125  1.2616   143.6    28.0    20.0
    2017 03 23    12 59 36.5 -35 02 10   0.3111  1.2613   143.9    27.8    20.0
    ...
    2017 03 29    13 02 46.6 -36 58 54   0.3041  1.2607   145.5    26.7    19.9
    ...
    2017 04 06    13 06 19.8 -38 47 12   0.2996  1.2637   147.5    25.2    19.8
    ...
    2017 04 21    13 13 27.1 -39 37 47   0.3060  1.2805   150.7    22.6    19.8
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-F61
    

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