MPEC 2017-S06 : 2017 RL2
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M.P.E.C. 2017-S06 Issued 2017 Sept. 17, 15:29 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 RL2 Observations: K17R02L* C2017 09 13.32564 21 48 07.759-15 14 44.06 21.3 wLES006F51 K17R02L C2017 09 13.33924 21 48 06.982-15 13 55.12 21.2 wLES006F51 K17R02L C2017 09 13.35283 21 48 06.211-15 13 05.79 21.1 wLES006F51 K17R02L C2017 09 13.36644 21 48 05.433-15 12 16.12 21.3 wLES006F51 K17R02L _C2017 09 14.35740021 48 16.065-14 12 23.58 20.6 GUES006568 K17R02L _C2017 09 14.35835021 48 16.017-14 12 20.27 21.1 GUES006568 K17R02L _C2017 09 14.35929721 48 15.965-14 12 16.91 20.5 GUES006568 K17R02L |C2017 09 16.10210 21 48 43.59 -12 27 41.1 20.7 VuES006807 K17R02L |C2017 09 16.10550 21 48 43.44 -12 27 29.6 20.4 VuES006807 K17R02L C2017 09 17.24701 21 49 04.95 -11 25 05.3 21.3 VqES006I52 K17R02L C2017 09 17.24913 21 49 04.89 -11 24 58.0 21.8 VqES006I52 K17R02L C2017 09 17.25124 21 49 04.80 -11 24 50.5 21.7 VqES006I52 Observer details: 568 Mauna Kea. Observers R. J. Wainscoat, C. Wipper. Measurers M. Micheli, R. J. Wainscoat. 3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD. 807 Cerro Tololo. Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes. 0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph + CCD. F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala. Observers J. Bulger, 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. I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station. Observer J. A. Johnson. 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 RL2 Earth MOID = 0.0464 AU Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5 MPC M 1.56780 (2000.0) P Q n 0.84788895 Peri. 347.75190 +0.93212487 +0.36204953 a 1.1055458 Node 351.00979 -0.32780779 +0.83421797 e 0.0464486 Incl. 2.91979 -0.15390022 +0.41593330 P 1.16 H 26.1 G 0.15 U 6 Residuals in seconds of arc 170913 F51 0.1+ 0.1+ 170914 568 0.0 0.1+ 170916 807 0.4- 0.1- 170913 F51 0.1- 0.0 170914 568 0.1+ 0.0 170917 I52 0.1+ 0.2- 170913 F51 0.0 0.0 170914 568 0.1+ 0.1- 170917 I52 0.3+ 0.1- 170913 F51 0.0 0.1- 170916 807 0.2- 0.1+ 170917 I52 0.0 0.2+ Ephemeris: 2017 RL2 a,e,i = 1.11, 0.05, 3 q = 1.0542 Date TT R. A. (2000) Decl. Delta r Elong. Phase V 2017 08 18 22 04 21.5 -42 46 42 0.04953 1.0556 150.2 28.4 20.9 ... 2017 09 02 21 50 13.7 -27 32 37 0.04905 1.0542 156.7 22.3 20.7 ... 2017 09 10 21 47 55.7 -18 41 33 0.05220 1.0546 155.1 23.7 20.9 ... 2017 09 16 21 48 40.7 -12 34 25 0.05616 1.0554 152.0 26.6 21.2 2017 09 17 21 49 00.5 -11 37 17 0.05696 1.0555 151.4 27.1 21.2 2017 09 18 21 49 24.0 -10 41 26 0.05779 1.0557 150.8 27.7 21.3 ... 2017 09 24 21 53 03.1 -05 34 32 0.06355 1.0571 146.9 31.2 21.6 ... 2017 10 02 22 01 10.9 +00 00 33 0.07303 1.0595 142.1 35.5 22.0 ... 2017 10 17 22 23 49.1 +07 19 40 0.09549 1.0659 134.6 41.7 22.8 A. U. Tomatic (C) Copyright 2017 MPC M.P.E.C. 2017-S06


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