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    M.P.E.C. 2017-G08                                Issued 2017 Apr. 2, 18:06 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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            URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714

                                  2017 FE128

Observations:
     K17FC8E* C2017 03 27.55236 13 52 23.207+13 39 44.12         21.5 wLEG008F51
     K17FC8E  C2017 03 27.56370 13 52 21.679+13 39 35.55         21.5 wLEG008F51
     K17FC8E  C2017 03 27.57509 13 52 20.160+13 39 26.65         21.7 wLEG008F51
     K17FC8E  C2017 03 27.58652 13 52 18.646+13 39 18.03         21.6 wLEG008F51
     K17FC8E _C2017 03 28.48987913 50 22.662+13 27 36.37         21.9 GUEG008568
     K17FC8E _C2017 03 28.49086213 50 22.529+13 27 35.60         21.9 GUEG008568
     K17FC8E _C2017 03 28.49184613 50 22.389+13 27 34.77         21.7 GUEG008568
     K17FC8E KC2017 03 30.37249 13 45 57.96 +13 00 09.0                oEG008691
     K17FC8E KC2017 03 30.38708 13 45 55.65 +12 59 55.0                oEG008691
     K17FC8E KC2017 03 30.40168 13 45 53.49 +12 59 41.6                oEG008691
     K17FC8E  C2017 04 01.43433 13 40 33.43 +12 25 02.8          20.8 RoEG008926
     K17FC8E  C2017 04 01.43919 13 40 32.61 +12 24 57.4          20.6 RoEG008926
     K17FC8E  C2017 04 01.44405 13 40 31.79 +12 24 52.0          20.9 RoEG008926
     K17FC8E KC2017 04 01.47819 13 40 25.89 +12 24 14.4          21.1 RoEG008291
     K17FC8E KC2017 04 01.48048 13 40 25.49 +12 24 10.7                oEG008291
     K17FC8E KC2017 04 01.48280 13 40 25.18 +12 24 07.5          21.0 RoEG008291
     K17FC8E KC2017 04 02.48749 13 37 33.14 +12 04 48.1          22.0 RoEG008291
     K17FC8E KC2017 04 02.48922 13 37 32.80 +12 04 46.1          22.6 RoEG008291
     K17FC8E KC2017 04 02.49095 13 37 32.47 +12 04 43.8          22.8 RoEG008291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, C. Wipper.  Measurers M. Micheli,
    R. J. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
691 Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak.  Observer T. H. Bressi.  0.9-m f/3
    reflector + CCD.
926 Tenagra II Observatory.  Observers M. Schwartz, P. R. Holvorcem.  Measurer
    M. Schwartz.  0.81-m f/7 Ritchey-Chretien + 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.

Orbital elements:
2017 FE128                                               Earth MOID = 0.1577 AU
Epoch 2017 Feb. 16.0 TT = JDT 2457800.5                 MPC
M 291.68494              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.48902392     Peri.  260.31557     +0.24558054     +0.95180416
a   1.5955704      Node    26.24281     -0.64315493     +0.30179696
e   0.4209989      Incl.   24.55254     -0.72528749     +0.05465747
P   2.02           H   22.0           G   0.15           U   9
Residuals in seconds of arc
170327 F51  0.2+  0.0     170330 691  1.1-  0.0     170401 291  0.2+  0.1+
170327 F51  0.1-  0.0     170330 691  1.5-  0.2-    170401 291  1.6+  0.5-
170327 F51  0.1-  0.2-    170330 691  0.3+  0.2+    170402 291  0.0   0.3-
170327 F51  0.0   0.1-    170401 926  0.2-  0.1+    170402 291  0.4-  0.2-
170328 568  0.5+  0.2+    170401 926  0.2+  0.2+    170402 291  0.6-  0.4-
170328 568  0.6+  0.3+    170401 926  0.5+  0.2+
170328 568  0.5+  0.2+    170401 291  0.3+  1.2+

Ephemeris:
2017 FE128               a,e,i = 1.60, 0.42, 25                  q = 0.9238
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2017 03 03    14 13 30.0 +15 43 33   0.6948  1.5372   130.7    29.3    23.4
...
2017 03 18    14 06 59.5 +15 00 55   0.5197  1.4463   143.5    24.2    22.5
...
2017 03 26    13 55 29.2 +13 57 55   0.4370  1.3966   151.3    20.1    21.9
...
2017 04 01    13 41 45.6 +12 33 04   0.3812  1.3589   157.3    16.5    21.5
2017 04 02    13 38 58.9 +12 14 32   0.3725  1.3526   158.3    15.9    21.4
2017 04 03    13 36 03.2 +11 54 33   0.3640  1.3463   159.2    15.3    21.3
...
2017 04 09    13 15 09.8 +09 18 34   0.3173  1.3084   163.2    12.8    20.8
...
2017 04 17    12 37 57.2 +03 51 15   0.2683  1.2580   159.0    16.6    20.5
...
2017 05 02    11 05 39.9 -12 21 55   0.2291  1.1652   128.9    42.3    20.8

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-G08

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