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    M.P.E.C. 2017-S159                               Issued 2017 Sept. 27, 14:25 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
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                                   2017 SA14

Observations:
     K17S14A* C2017 09 24.36837 23 12 39.808+00 42 15.77         22.1 wLES159F51
     K17S14A  C2017 09 24.38994 23 12 34.875+00 43 34.38         22.2 wLES159F51
     K17S14A  C2017 09 24.40080 23 12 32.399+00 44 14.29         22.1 wLES159F51
     K17S14A KC2017 09 25.21844423 09 38.11 +01 33 41.5          22.1 VuES159H21
     K17S14A KC2017 09 25.22391323 09 36.89 +01 34 01.4          22.0 VuES159H21
     K17S14A KC2017 09 25.23343623 09 34.76 +01 34 36.2          21.8 VuES159H21
     K17S14A _C2017 09 25.39633223 09 00.640+01 44 35.41         21.6 GUES159568
     K17S14A _C2017 09 25.39727523 09 00.428+01 44 38.85         21.6 GUES159568
     K17S14A _C2017 09 25.39822623 09 00.216+01 44 42.26         21.6 GUES159568
     K17S14A KC2017 09 26.26271 23 06 00.08 +02 36 21.9          20.1 RoES159291
     K17S14A KC2017 09 26.26939 23 05 58.58 +02 36 44.4          19.9 RoES159291
     K17S14A KC2017 09 26.27605 23 05 57.16 +02 37 09.0                oES159291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer J. V. Scotti.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, L. Wells.  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.
H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
    Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  1.3-m f/4.0
    astrograph + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2017 SA14                                                Earth MOID = 0.2547 AU
Epoch 2017 Sept. 24.0 TT = JDT 2458020.5                MPC
M 349.86221              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.57956360     Peri.   15.67989     +0.97781691     -0.20792554
a   1.4247390      Node   356.04919     +0.12969625     +0.69593227
e   0.1193711      Incl.   21.56011     +0.16447788     +0.68734653
P   1.70           H   23.6           G   0.15
From 12 observations 2017 Sept. 24-26.

Ephemeris:
2017 SA14                a,e,i = 1.42, 0.12, 22                  q = 1.2547
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2017 08 28    00 46 00.0 -23 26 14   0.3125  1.2762   143.9    27.8    22.8
...
2017 09 12    23 59 15.1 -11 53 32   0.2626  1.2643   167.7     9.8    21.8
...
2017 09 20    23 28 49.7 -03 48 17   0.2565  1.2598   174.3     4.5    21.5
...
2017 09 26    23 06 54.7 +02 20 55   0.2627  1.2573   164.1    12.6    21.9
2017 09 27    23 03 29.3 +03 20 11   0.2646  1.2570   162.3    14.1    22.0
2017 09 28    23 00 09.1 +04 18 27   0.2668  1.2567   160.5    15.4    22.1
...
2017 10 04    22 42 09.9 +09 42 28   0.2842  1.2553   150.4    23.2    22.5
...
2017 10 12    22 24 19.8 +15 36 06   0.3172  1.2547   139.0    31.5    22.9
...
2017 10 27    22 09 35.4 +23 09 43   0.3979  1.2574   123.4    41.3    23.7

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