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    M.P.E.C. 2017-F198                               Issued 2017 Mar. 29, 19:46 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2012 TZ79
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2012-T68
    
    Additional Observations:
         K12T79Z  C2017 03 28.25406 10 17 31.023+18 05 38.05         22.3 wLEF198F51
         K12T79Z  C2017 03 28.26434 10 17 29.360+18 05 28.99         22.0 wLEF198F51
         K12T79Z  C2017 03 28.27468 10 17 27.662+18 05 20.23         21.8 wLEF198F51
         K12T79Z _C2017 03 29.27319210 14 56.031+17 50 28.97         21.8 GUEF198568
         K12T79Z _C2017 03 29.27440810 14 55.852+17 50 27.90         21.6 GUEF198568
         K12T79Z _C2017 03 29.27562710 14 55.659+17 50 26.90         21.3 GUEF198568
         K12T79Z KC2017 03 29.30881 10 14 49.22 +17 49 51.7          21.1 RoEF198291
         K12T79Z KC2017 03 29.31571 10 14 48.10 +17 49 45.3          21.2 RoEF198291
         K12T79Z KC2017 03 29.32263 10 14 47.05 +17 49 38.6          21.8 RoEF198291
    
    Observer details:
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, L. Wells.  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.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or integer in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    170328 F51   53-   35+    170329 291   54-   36+    MPO240142    +20 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 TZ79                                                Earth MOID = 0.1187 AU
    Epoch 2017 Feb. 16.0 TT = JDT 2457800.5  (M-h)          MPC
    M 279.08234              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.58390088     Peri.  262.72136     +0.01020233     +0.99960937
    a   1.4176748      Node     8.00263     -0.82778428     +0.02304020
    e   0.3132416      Incl.   10.77177     -0.56095373     -0.01581944
    P   1.69           H   22.4           G   0.15           U   4
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    121009 F51  0.1-  0.3-    121011 H21  0.1-  0.1+    121017 568  0.0   0.0
    121009 F51  0.1-  0.1-    121011 H01  0.1-  0.3+    170328 F51  0.1+  0.2+
    121009 F51  0.0   0.2-    121011 H01  0.0   0.3+    170328 F51  0.2+  0.2-
    121010 G96  0.7-  0.7+    121011 H01  0.3-  0.5+    170328 F51  0.1-  0.1-
    121010 G96  0.2+  0.2+    121011 H01  0.1-  0.3+    170329 568  0.2+  0.5-
    121010 G96  0.4+  0.0     121016 H21  0.1-  0.3+    170329 568  0.5+  0.5-
    121010 G96  0.5+  0.2+    121016 H21  0.3-  0.1-    170329 568  0.5+  0.4-
    121010 G96  0.3+  0.6+    121016 H21  0.3-  0.2+    170329 291  0.1-  0.2+
    121011 H21  0.4-  0.2+    121017 568  0.0   0.0     170329 291  0.5-  0.3+
    121011 H21  0.2+  0.1+    121017 568  0.0   0.0     170329 291  0.1+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 TZ79                a,e,i = 1.42, 0.31, 11                  q = 0.9736
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 02 27    11 32 52.7 +20 09 42   0.4605  1.4365   162.6    11.9    22.2
    ...
    2017 03 14    10 56 43.5 +20 17 06   0.3909  1.3680   160.0    14.4    21.9
    ...
    2017 03 22    10 34 18.8 +19 22 15   0.3702  1.3304   150.2    21.9    21.9
    ...
    2017 03 28    10 18 09.3 +18 09 21   0.3613  1.3019   142.0    28.2    22.0
    2017 03 29    10 15 36.6 +17 54 40   0.3603  1.2972   140.6    29.2    22.0
    2017 03 30    10 13 07.2 +17 39 17   0.3594  1.2924   139.2    30.3    22.0
    ...
    2017 04 05    09 59 30.7 +15 53 56   0.3563  1.2638   131.2    36.6    22.2
    ...
    2017 04 13    09 45 27.6 +13 04 56   0.3567  1.2258   121.2    44.4    22.3
    ...
    2017 04 28    09 31 56.1 +06 51 36   0.3627  1.1565   105.3    57.1    22.6
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-F198
    

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