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    M.P.E.C. 2017-L47                                Issued 2017 June 5, 15:17 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/2017 J 1
    
    Additional Observations:
        SK17J010  C2016 02 05.64655 11 23 30.14 +04 02 03.2          23.7 rcEL047568
        SK17J010  C2016 02 05.65734 11 23 29.95 +04 02 04.5          23.7 rcEL047568
        SK17J010  C2016 04 10.25724 10 58 12.55 +07 04 03.1          23.8 rcEL047568
        SK17J010  C2016 04 10.49682 10 58 08.58 +07 04 31.6          23.8 rcEL047568
        SK17J010  C2017 02 24.56974 13 18 34.49 -06 53 43.2          23.8 rcEL047568
        SK17J010  C2017 02 24.64168 13 18 33.24 -06 53 37.5          23.8 rcEL047568
        SK17J010  C2017 03 23.24858 13 08 05.54 -06 00 40.0          24.0 rcEL047807
        SK17J010  C2017 03 23.27130 13 08 04.87 -06 00 36.9          23.9 rcEL047807
        SK17J010  C2017 03 26.28417 13 06 36.13 -05 52 56.5          23.9 rcEL047807
        SK17J010  C2017 03 26.32711 13 06 34.81 -05 52 49.6          23.8 rcEL047807
        SK17J010  C2017 04 22.11022 12 53 07.38 -04 43 04.4          23.8 rcEL047304
        SK17J010  C2017 04 22.14163 12 53 06.48 -04 42 59.8          23.8 rcEL047304
        SK17J010  C2017 04 23.15981 12 52 37.95 -04 40 34.5          23.8 rcEL047304
        SK17J010  C2017 04 23.18409 12 52 37.27 -04 40 30.9          23.9 rcEL047304
    
    Observer details:
    304 Las Campanas Observatory.  Observer S. S. Sheppard.  6.5-m Magellan-Baade
        telescope + CCD.
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers S. S. Sheppard, D. J. Tholen, C. Trujillo.  8.2-m
        Subaru Telescope + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers S. S. Sheppard, C. Trujillo.  4.0-m CTIO
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    S/2017 J 1
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M 161.32649              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.48965383     Peri.   79.73238     -0.31399774     -0.90701199
    a   0.1569807      Node   326.77425     -0.93870913     +0.34086171
    e   0.3968680      Incl.  149.19651     +0.14223425     +0.24727019
    P   2.01           H   16.5           P/d   735.21
    From 14 observations 2016 Feb. 5-2017 Apr. 23, mean residual 0".28.
    
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    160205 568  0.1+  0.0     170224 568  0.1+  0.5+    170422 304  0.0   0.3-
    160205 568  0.3+  0.1-    170323 807  0.2+  0.1+    170422 304  0.1+  0.2-
    160410 568  0.1+  0.2+    170323 807  0.2+  0.2-    170423 304  0.1-  0.4-
    160410 568  0.4-  0.2+    170326 807  0.4-  0.2+    170423 304  0.1+  0.2-
    170224 568  0.3+  0.5+    170326 807  0.6-  0.4+
    
    Gareth V. Williams           (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-L47
    

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