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    M.P.E.C. 2017-S26                                Issued 2017 Sept. 18, 14:04 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2017 RB15
    
    Observations:
         K17R15B* C2017 09 12.31055 21 55 58.072-07 14 48.27         21.6 wLES026F51
         K17R15B  C2017 09 12.32217 21 56 02.669-07 14 50.13         21.5 wLES026F51
         K17R15B  C2017 09 12.33381 21 56 07.228-07 14 52.21         21.3 wLES026F51
         K17R15B  C2017 09 12.34543 21 56 11.806-07 14 53.84         21.7 wLES026F51
         K17R15B _C2017 09 13.39587722 05 29.881-07 16 35.08         20.2 GUES026568
         K17R15B _C2017 09 13.39682122 05 30.341-07 16 35.15         21.1 GUES026568
         K17R15B _C2017 09 13.39776322 05 30.787-07 16 35.19         20.8 GUES026568
         K17R15B  C2017 09 17.38870 23 02 56.693-07 10 00.42         20.4 wLES026F51
         K17R15B  C2017 09 17.40044 23 03 09.384-07 09 55.31         20.3 wLES026F51
         K17R15B  C2017 09 17.41214 23 03 22.060-07 09 49.81         20.4 wLES026F51
         K17R15B KC2017 09 18.00534 23 16 22.06 -07 06 59.7                UES026J95
         K17R15B KC2017 09 18.00995 23 16 27.96 -07 06 57.5          19.7 GUES026J95
    
    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.
    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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 RB15                                                Earth MOID = 0.0102 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M 339.92980              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.54348059     Peri.  206.81029     +0.93687174     -0.34965187
    a   1.4871223      Node   173.65205     +0.32675892     +0.87149296
    e   0.3271448      Incl.    2.00138     +0.12449878     +0.34386565
    P   1.81           H   27.6           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    170912 F51  0.1-  0.1-    170913 568  0.0   0.1-    170917 F51  0.0   0.0
    170912 F51  0.1+  0.1+    170913 568  0.2+  0.1-    170917 F51  0.1+  0.1+
    170912 F51  0.2-  0.1-    170913 568  0.1+  0.1-    170918 J95  0.3+  0.4+
    170912 F51  0.1+  0.0     170917 F51  0.1-  0.0     170918 J95  0.2-  0.5-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 RB15                a,e,i = 1.49, 0.33, 2                   q = 1.0006
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 08 19    21 00 45.4 -06 52 25   0.1114  1.1204   165.8    12.8    23.8
    ...
    2017 09 03    21 14 42.9 -06 55 38   0.06165 1.0657   156.9    21.8    22.7
    ...
    2017 09 11    21 46 14.9 -07 10 23   0.03824 1.0421   157.4    21.8    21.7
    ...
    2017 09 17    22 55 11.1 -07 09 36   0.02282 1.0275   168.3    11.5    20.2
    2017 09 18    23 16 16.0 -07 01 03   0.02067 1.0254   171.9     7.9    19.8
    2017 09 19    23 41 57.6 -06 45 38   0.01874 1.0233   174.8     5.1    19.4
    ...
    2017 09 25    03 39 58.0 -01 00 07   0.01595 1.0126   126.7    52.6    20.6
    ...
    2017 10 03    06 22 18.5 +04 06 23   0.03238 1.0032    93.6    84.5    23.1
    ...
    2017 10 18    07 24 49.3 +05 41 51   0.07107 1.0020    92.5    83.5    24.8
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-S26
    

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