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    M.P.E.C. 2017-N17                                Issued 2017 July 1, 04:23 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 MT7
    
    Observations:
         K17M07T* C2017 06 27.41139 22 39 21.25 -01 19 22.2          20.7 VqEN017G96
         K17M07T  C2017 06 27.41567 22 39 19.83 -01 20 02.7          20.7 VqEN017G96
         K17M07T  C2017 06 27.41992 22 39 18.40 -01 20 42.4          19.6 VqEN017G96
         K17M07T  C2017 06 27.42421 22 39 16.99 -01 21 23.9          20.2 VqEN017G96
         K17M07T  C2017 06 27.45411 22 39 07.01 -01 26 07.0          20.9 VqEN017G96
         K17M07T  C2017 06 27.45451 22 39 06.88 -01 26 11.5          21.1 VqEN017G96
         K17M07T  C2017 06 27.45492 22 39 06.74 -01 26 15.3          20.6 VqEN017G96
         K17M07T  C2017 06 27.45532 22 39 06.59 -01 26 19.5          19.7 VqEN017G96
         K17M07T  C2017 06 27.45698 22 39 06.00 -01 26 35.2          20.5 VqEN017I52
         K17M07T  C2017 06 27.45931 22 39 05.22 -01 26 56.9          19.9 VqEN017I52
         K17M07T  C2017 06 27.46165 22 39 04.48 -01 27 19.3          20.5 VqEN017I52
         K17M07T  C2017 06 27.46399 22 39 03.68 -01 27 40.6          20.6 VqEN017I52
         K17M07T KC2017 06 28.35372022 35 02.33 -03 40 43.4          20.9 VuEN017H21
         K17M07T KC2017 06 28.35801322 35 01.04 -03 41 19.8          20.7 VuEN017H21
         K17M07T  C2017 06 28.43874 22 34 39.56 -03 52 27.9          20.3 VqEN017I52
         K17M07T  C2017 06 28.43971 22 34 39.25 -03 52 35.9          20.6 VqEN017I52
         K17M07T  C2017 06 28.44067 22 34 38.97 -03 52 44.5          20.0 VqEN017I52
         K17M07T  C2017 06 28.44163 22 34 38.68 -03 52 52.2          21.0 VqEN017I52
         K17M07T  C2017 06 29.44111 22 30 32.77 -06 04 31.3          20.8 VqEN017I52
         K17M07T  C2017 06 29.44207 22 30 32.50 -06 04 39.1          20.5 VqEN017I52
         K17M07T  C2017 06 29.44303 22 30 32.25 -06 04 46.1          20.6 VqEN017I52
         K17M07T  C2017 06 29.44400 22 30 31.96 -06 04 53.1          20.2 VqEN017I52
         K17M07T  C2017 06 30.38414 22 27 03.12 -07 55 18.9          20.6 VqEN017I52
         K17M07T  C2017 06 30.38540 22 27 02.89 -07 55 28.2          20.5 VqEN017I52
         K17M07T  C2017 06 30.38664 22 27 02.52 -07 55 36.2          21.0 VqEN017I52
         K17M07T  C2017 06 30.38789 22 27 02.26 -07 55 44.5          20.3 VqEN017I52
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer G. J. Leonard.  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.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.61-m f/4.5
        astrograph + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observers A. R. Gibbs,
        R. A. Kowalski.  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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 MT7                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0165 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M  39.03754              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.37473240     Peri.  131.90074     -0.56724631     +0.81892573
    a   1.9054105      Node   103.33815     -0.77962457     -0.49988683
    e   0.5023150      Incl.    5.13767     -0.26536231     -0.28191098
    P   2.63           H   24.1           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    170627 G96  0.2-  0.5-    170627 I52  0.4-  0.0     170629 I52  0.2-  0.2+
    170627 G96  0.2-  0.2-    170627 I52  0.3+  0.2-    170629 I52  0.2-  0.5-
    170627 G96  0.4-  0.5+    170627 I52  0.1+  0.6+    170629 I52  0.0   0.3-
    170627 G96  0.1-  0.1-    170628 H21  0.2+  0.2-    170629 I52  0.3-  0.1-
    170627 G96  0.3+  0.6+    170628 H21  0.1+  0.1-    170630 I52  0.7-  0.5+
    170627 G96  0.4+  0.1-    170628 I52  0.3+  0.2+    170630 I52  0.6+  0.3-
    170627 G96  0.4+  0.0     170628 I52  0.0   0.4+    170630 I52  0.2-  0.0
    170627 G96  0.1+  0.4-    170628 I52  0.2+  0.2-    170630 I52  0.6+  0.1+
    170627 I52  0.4-  0.4-    170628 I52  0.2+  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 MT7                 a,e,i = 1.91, 0.50, 5                   q = 0.9483
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 06 01    08 02 54.6 +52 58 43   0.09563 0.9552    49.9   125.7    24.2
    ...
    2017 06 16    01 19 50.5 +55 19 24   0.03943 0.9946    56.5   121.6    22.0
    ...
    2017 06 24    22 59 40.8 +10 00 32   0.05048 1.0280   101.9    75.3    20.3
    ...
    2017 06 30    22 28 24.0 -07 10 19   0.07403 1.0577   122.0    54.6    20.6
    2017 07 01    22 24 50.8 -09 00 16   0.07845 1.0630   124.5    52.1    20.6
    2017 07 02    22 21 34.4 -10 38 43   0.08296 1.0684   126.8    49.7    20.7
    ...
    2017 07 08    22 05 47.4 -17 41 08   0.1115  1.1023   138.3    37.9    21.1
    ...
    2017 07 16    21 50 00.7 -22 54 40   0.1528  1.1515   150.2    26.0    21.5
    ...
    2017 07 31    21 27 20.6 -27 17 58   0.2428  1.2521   166.0    11.3    22.2
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-N17
    

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