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    M.P.E.C. 2017-M64                                Issued 2017 June 25, 14:44 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 MD3
    
    Observations:
         K17M03D* C2017 06 23.41912 19 59 03.21 -10 31 20.7          19.7 VqEM064G96
         K17M03D  C2017 06 23.42301 19 59 03.41 -10 31 24.9          19.5 VqEM064G96
         K17M03D  C2017 06 23.42688 19 59 03.71 -10 31 28.8          19.6 VqEM064G96
         K17M03D  C2017 06 23.43074 19 59 03.93 -10 31 33.0          19.3 VqEM064G96
         K17M03D  C2017 06 23.45738 19 59 05.65 -10 32 01.7                qEM064I52
         K17M03D  C2017 06 23.45855 19 59 05.71 -10 32 02.6          20.5 VqEM064I52
         K17M03D  C2017 06 23.45969 19 59 05.76 -10 32 04.0          19.6 VqEM064I52
         K17M03D KC2017 06 23.57091 19 59 15.65 -10 33 31.3          19.2 VqEM064E23
         K17M03D KC2017 06 23.58480 19 59 16.54 -10 33 46.2                qEM064E23
         K17M03D KC2017 06 23.59869 19 59 17.43 -10 34 01.8          19.8 VqEM064E23
         K17M03D KC2017 06 23.97061 19 59 44.27 -10 41 27.3          19.3 RoEM064K88
         K17M03D KC2017 06 23.97545 19 59 44.55 -10 41 32.3          19.2 RoEM064K88
         K17M03D KC2017 06 23.98029 19 59 44.89 -10 41 37.9          19.2 RoEM064K88
         K17M03D  C2017 06 24.31964 20 00 09.55 -10 47 45.7          19.6 VqEM064I52
         K17M03D  C2017 06 24.32223 20 00 09.68 -10 47 48.9          19.9 VqEM064I52
         K17M03D  C2017 06 24.32797 20 00 10.02 -10 47 55.8          19.4 VqEM064I52
         K17M03D  C2017 06 25.27669 20 01 16.70 -11 05 31.6                qEM064I52
         K17M03D  C2017 06 25.28105 20 01 16.93 -11 05 36.3          19.9 VqEM064I52
         K17M03D  C2017 06 25.28374 20 01 17.09 -11 05 39.5                qEM064I52
         K17M03D KC2017 06 25.33816 20 01 19.47 -11 06 43.9                qEM064W25
         K17M03D KC2017 06 25.36114 20 01 20.77 -11 07 09.8          19.4 VqEM064W25
    
    Observer details:
    E23 Arcadia.  Observer A. Hidas.  0.35-m f/1.9 reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer R. G. Matheny.  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.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observers E. J. Christensen,
        A. R. Gibbs.  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.  1.0-m reflector + CCD.
    K88 GINOP-KHK, Piszkesteto.  Observer K. Sarneczky.  0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
    W25 RMS Observatory, Cincinnati.  Observer B. Rowe.  0.35-m Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 MD3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.2446 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M  28.02025              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.29779194     Peri.  140.38122     -0.17735399     +0.97999736
    a   2.2208919      Node   119.22922     -0.92714783     -0.13561115
    e   0.4374316      Incl.    5.93810     -0.33006433     -0.14565300
    P   3.31           H   20.8           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    170623 G96  0.1+  0.2-    170623 E23  0.3-  0.0     170624 I52  0.2-  0.2-
    170623 G96  0.5-  0.2-    170623 E23  0.2-  0.4+    170624 I52  0.3-  0.7-
    170623 G96  0.3+  0.0     170623 E23  0.0   0.1+    170625 I52  0.4+  0.1-
    170623 G96  0.0   0.0     170623 K88  0.0   0.1-    170625 I52  0.0   0.2+
    170623 I52  0.5+  0.1-    170623 K88  0.4-  0.2+    170625 I52  0.0   0.1+
    170623 I52  0.3+  0.3+    170623 K88  0.1+  0.0     170625 W25  0.2+  0.2+
    170623 I52  0.0   0.1+    170624 I52  0.2+  0.1+    170625 W25  0.3-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 MD3                 a,e,i = 2.22, 0.44, 6                   q = 1.2494
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 05 26    19 05 31.6 -05 10 51   0.3103  1.2513   134.8    35.0    20.2
    ...
    2017 06 10    19 38 06.2 -07 08 27   0.2861  1.2521   141.6    30.2    19.9
    ...
    2017 06 18    19 51 39.5 -08 59 01   0.2808  1.2600   146.6    26.3    19.7
    ...
    2017 06 24    19 59 45.9 -10 41 32   0.2806  1.2693   151.1    22.8    19.6
    2017 06 25    20 00 56.5 -11 00 00   0.2809  1.2712   151.9    22.1    19.6
    2017 06 26    20 02 04.2 -11 18 48   0.2813  1.2731   152.7    21.5    19.6
    ...
    2017 07 02    20 07 52.2 -13 17 21   0.2859  1.2860   157.8    17.4    19.5
    ...
    2017 07 10    20 13 17.7 -16 02 51   0.2981  1.3072   165.3    11.4    19.5
    ...
    2017 07 25    20 18 32.6 -20 49 44   0.3420  1.3577   178.8     0.9    19.3
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-M64
    

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