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    M.P.E.C. 2017-L08                                Issued 2017 June 2, 15:56 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
    
                                      S/2016 J 1
    
    Observations:
        SK16J010  C2016 03 08.23142 11 25 28.99 +06 07 14.8          24   rcEL008304
        SK16J010  C2016 03 08.24835 11 25 28.50 +06 07 18.4          24   rcEL008304
        SK16J010  C2016 03 09.28322 11 24 58.61 +06 11 09.3          24   rcEL008304
        SK16J010  C2016 03 09.30113 11 24 58.07 +06 11 13.3          24   rcEL008304
        SK16J010  C2016 03 10.21243 11 24 31.81 +06 14 36.1                cEL008304
        SK16J010  C2016 03 10.28905 11 24 29.54 +06 14 53.1                cEL008304
        SK16J010  C2016 05 02.99234 11 05 21.40 +08 25 28.1                cEL008304
        SK16J010  C2016 05 03.02550 11 05 21.14 +08 25 29.2                cEL008304
        SK16J010  C2016 05 03.07761 11 05 20.67 +08 25 31.2                cEL008304
        SK16J010  C2016 04 10.25987 11 10 52.30 +07 52 09.0          24.0 rcEL008568
        SK16J010  C2016 04 10.51433 11 10 46.80 +07 52 43.9          24.0 rcEL008568
        SK16J010  C2017 02 24.56974 13 19 05.50 -07 30 35.4          24.3 rcEL008568
        SK16J010  C2017 02 24.64168 13 19 04.65 -07 30 31.9          24.4 rcEL008568
        SK16J010  C2017 04 23.06760 12 58 22.99 -05 38 23.3                cEL008304
        SK16J010  C2017 04 23.08325 12 58 22.63 -05 38 21.0                cEL008304
    
    Observer details:
    304 Las Campanas Observatory.  Observer S. S. Sheppard.  6.5-m Magellan-Baade
        telescope + CCD.
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers D. J. Tholen, S. S. Sheppard, C. Trujillo.  8.2-m
        Subaru Telescope + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    S/2016 J 1
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M  25.52802              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.59619561     Peri.  328.15054     +0.71132205     -0.38156323
    a   0.1376723      Node   293.75814     -0.42885867     -0.90098610
    e   0.1404545      Incl.  139.83916     -0.55686729     +0.20647894
    P   1.65           H   16.8           P/d   603.83
    From 15 observations 2016 Mar. 8-2017 Apr. 23, mean residual 0".24.
    
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    160308 304  0.0   0.3-    160310 304  0.1+  0.1+    160503 304  0.5-  0.2+
    160308 304  0.1+  0.4-    160410 568  0.2+  0.3+    170224 568  0.1+  0.3-
    160309 304  0.1-  0.2-    160410 568  0.3+  0.3+    170224 568  0.1+  0.3-
    160309 304  0.3-  0.1-    160502 304  0.0   0.2+    170423 304  0.0   0.4+
    160310 304  0.1+  0.1+    160503 304  0.2+  0.1+    170423 304  0.0   0.6+
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-L08
    

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