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    M.P.E.C. 2017-F73                                Issued 2017 Mar. 22, 15:28 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

                                   2017 FD3

Observations:
     K17F03D* C2017 03 19.43893 13 21 22.35 -05 13 41.7          19.2 VqEF073703
     K17F03D  C2017 03 19.44396 13 21 24.29 -05 13 06.9          19.5 VqEF073703
     K17F03D  C2017 03 19.44898 13 21 26.26 -05 12 33.9          19.7 VqEF073703
     K17F03D  C2017 03 19.45400 13 21 28.20 -05 11 59.2          19.3 VqEF073703
     K17F03D  C2017 03 19.49573 13 21 44.90 -05 07 24.3          19.2 VqEF073703
     K17F03D  C2017 03 19.49621 13 21 45.12 -05 07 20.9          19.7 VqEF073703
     K17F03D  C2017 03 19.49672 13 21 45.33 -05 07 17.7          19.4 VqEF073703
     K17F03D  C2017 03 19.49720 13 21 45.52 -05 07 14.8          19.4 VqEF073703
     K17F03D KC2017 03 20.23315 13 27 28.05 -04 12 41.4          20.2 VqEF073W25
     K17F03D KC2017 03 20.24081 13 27 29.06 -04 12 18.2          20.3 VqEF073W25
     K17F03D KC2017 03 20.24842 13 27 30.11 -04 11 53.0          19.8 VqEF073W25
     K17F03D  C2017 03 20.45375 13 28 04.58 -04 00 48.6          19.5 VqEF073G96
     K17F03D  C2017 03 20.45718 13 28 04.97 -04 00 39.1          19.8 VqEF073G96
     K17F03D  C2017 03 20.46043 13 28 05.33 -04 00 29.6          19.7 VqEF073G96
     K17F03D  C2017 03 20.46366 13 28 05.73 -04 00 20.4          19.6 VqEF073G96
     K17F03D |C2017 03 21.20397 13 30 52.82 -03 26 44.7          20.4 VuEF073807
     K17F03D |C2017 03 21.20697 13 30 52.88 -03 26 39.8          20.5 VuEF073807
     K17F03D |C2017 03 21.20978 13 30 52.95 -03 26 35.1          20.5 VuEF073807
     K17F03D  C2017 03 21.39895 13 31 10.42 -03 27 40.7          20.5 VqEF073G96
     K17F03D  C2017 03 21.40773 13 31 10.51 -03 27 26.7          21.3 VqEF073G96
     K17F03D  C2017 03 21.41463 13 31 10.65 -03 27 15.3          20.6 VqEF073G96
     K17F03D  C2017 03 21.42202 13 31 10.77 -03 27 03.2          20.4 VqEF073G96
     K17F03D KC2017 03 22.45537 13 32 57.62 -03 05 37.9          21.2 RoEF073291
     K17F03D KC2017 03 22.45986 13 32 57.59 -03 05 33.1          21.1 RoEF073291
     K17F03D KC2017 03 22.46436 13 32 57.56 -03 05 28.0          21.1 RoEF073291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. T. Read.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
703 Catalina Sky Survey.  Observer J. A. Johnson.  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.
    0.68-m Schmidt + 10K CCD.
807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph
    + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer G. J. Leonard.  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.
W25 RMS Observatory, Cincinnati.  Observer B. Rowe.  0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
    + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2017 FD3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0010 AU
Epoch 2017 Feb. 16.0 TT = JDT 2457800.5                 MPC
M   2.06956              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.35727801     Peri.  309.76990     -0.61951018     -0.78498803
a   1.9669736      Node   178.50948     +0.73103272     -0.57737379
e   0.5551834      Incl.    2.11637     +0.28600401     -0.22457358
P   2.76           H   27.7           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
170319 703  0.0   0.4-    170320 W25  0.2+  0.6-    170321 G96  0.6+  0.3-
170319 703  0.1-  0.3+    170320 W25  0.4+  0.3+    170321 G96  0.2-  0.4-
170319 703  0.3+  0.6-    170320 G96  0.4-  0.0     170321 G96  0.2+  0.1-
170319 703  0.0   0.4+    170320 G96  0.2-  0.3-    170321 G96  0.1-  0.2+
170319 703  0.1+  0.2-    170320 G96  0.2-  0.2-    170322 291  0.3+  0.2-
170319 703  0.4+  0.1+    170320 G96  0.3+  0.2-    170322 291  0.1+  0.0
170319 703  0.4+  0.0     170321 807  0.0   0.3-    170322 291  0.2-  0.5+
170319 703  0.3+  0.2-    170321 807  0.3-  0.2-
170320 W25  1.1+  0.8+    170321 807  0.3-  0.0

Ephemeris:
2017 FD3                 a,e,i = 1.97, 0.56, 2                   q = 0.8749
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2017 02 20    01 23 42.5 +02 00 08   0.1731  0.8851    49.1   122.4    28.7
...
2017 03 07    01 35 42.8 +02 16 32   0.07034 0.9373    37.2   140.2    28.7
...
2017 03 15    01 47 34.2 +00 35 13   0.01722 0.9799    32.2   147.3    26.8
...
2017 03 21    13 30 11.2 -03 35 41   0.02244 1.0169   157.5    22.0    20.6
2017 03 22    13 32 24.0 -03 11 00   0.02903 1.0234   158.0    21.4    21.1
2017 03 23    13 33 43.6 -02 55 19   0.03564 1.0299   158.6    20.7    21.5
...
2017 03 29    13 35 55.5 -02 18 17   0.07576 1.0713   163.6    15.3    23.1
...
2017 04 06    13 35 13.0 -02 07 26   0.1315  1.1304   170.1     8.7    24.2
...
2017 04 21    13 33 17.3 -02 23 49   0.2477  1.2490   169.2     8.7    25.7

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