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    M.P.E.C. 2017-S173                               Issued 2017 Sept. 27, 16:15 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 SP14
    
    Observations:
         K17S14P* C2017 09 24.23486 22 57 44.69 +20 13 27.2          21.6 VqES173G96
         K17S14P  C2017 09 24.24103 22 57 47.87 +20 13 08.7          21.5 VqES173G96
         K17S14P  C2017 09 24.24726 22 57 51.07 +20 12 49.7          21.1 VqES173G96
         K17S14P  C2017 09 24.25348 22 57 54.27 +20 12 31.0          21.2 VqES173G96
         K17S14P  C2017 09 24.39982 22 59 10.54 +20 04 50.2          20.9 VqES173I52
         K17S14P  C2017 09 24.40029 22 59 10.80 +20 04 49.2                qES173I52
         K17S14P  C2017 09 24.40125 22 59 11.34 +20 04 45.3                qES173I52
         K17S14P  C2017 09 24.42241 22 59 22.66 +20 03 37.8          21.3 VqES173G96
         K17S14P  C2017 09 24.42326 22 59 23.15 +20 03 34.9          20.9 VqES173G96
         K17S14P  C2017 09 24.42407 22 59 23.54 +20 03 32.4          21.4 VqES173G96
         K17S14P  C2017 09 24.42487 22 59 24.00 +20 03 29.9          21.5 VqES173G96
         K17S14P  C2017 09 25.23337 23 07 13.75 +19 20 18.3          21.2 VqES173I52
         K17S14P  C2017 09 25.23550 23 07 14.89 +19 20 11.7          20.9 VqES173I52
         K17S14P  C2017 09 25.23758 23 07 16.02 +19 20 04.3          21.0 VqES173I52
         K17S14P  C2017 09 25.23968 23 07 17.15 +19 19 57.5          20.6 VqES173I52
         K17S14P  C2017 09 26.16238 23 16 30.43 +18 25 43.9          21.0 VqES173I52
         K17S14P  C2017 09 26.16677 23 16 32.89 +18 25 27.7          21.0 VqES173I52
         K17S14P  C2017 09 26.17117 23 16 35.45 +18 25 12.0          21.0 VqES173I52
         K17S14P  C2017 09 26.17557 23 16 37.94 +18 24 57.3          21.0 VqES173I52
         K17S14P  C2017 09 27.25496 23 27 46.24 +17 15 23.7          20.9 VqES173I52
         K17S14P  C2017 09 27.25623 23 27 46.98 +17 15 18.3          20.9 VqES173I52
         K17S14P  C2017 09 27.25893 23 27 48.54 +17 15 08.1          20.9 VqES173I52
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer 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.
        1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observers G. J. Leonard,
        D. C. Fuls.  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 SP14                                                Earth MOID = 0.0667 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M 347.12965              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.39908237     Peri.  181.29042     +0.97335761     -0.22707592
    a   1.8270945      Node   191.97878     +0.21172044     +0.94332852
    e   0.4162902      Incl.    8.81447     +0.08803078     +0.24200791
    P   2.47           H   25.5           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    170924 G96  0.1-  0.2+    170924 G96  0.3+  0.3+    170926 I52  0.2-  0.5-
    170924 G96  0.1+  0.2+    170924 G96  0.3-  0.4+    170926 I52  0.4+  0.5-
    170924 G96  0.1+  0.0     170924 G96  0.1+  0.6+    170926 I52  0.0   0.6+
    170924 G96  0.1+  0.1+    170925 I52  0.2-  0.2-    170927 I52  0.2+  0.0
    170924 I52  0.1-  0.7-    170925 I52  0.3-  0.3+    170927 I52  0.1+  0.2-
    170924 I52  0.0   0.2-    170925 I52  0.3-  0.2-    170927 I52  0.4-  0.5+
    170924 I52  0.4+  1.0-    170925 I52  0.3-  0.0
    170924 G96  0.1-  0.4+    170926 I52  0.5+  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 SP14                a,e,i = 1.83, 0.42, 9                   q = 1.0665
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 08 28    21 00 14.0 +25 01 37   0.1700  1.1446   139.4    35.1    23.4
    ...
    2017 09 12    21 37 47.4 +25 23 54   0.1137  1.0975   141.3    35.0    22.4
    ...
    2017 09 20    22 22 45.8 +23 02 48   0.08878 1.0806   147.9    29.6    21.7
    ...
    2017 09 26    23 14 47.3 +18 36 13   0.07464 1.0721   157.8    20.7    21.0
    2017 09 27    23 25 03.9 +17 33 01   0.07285 1.0711   160.0    18.7    20.9
    2017 09 28    23 35 44.6 +16 24 01   0.07127 1.0702   162.2    16.6    20.8
    ...
    2017 10 04    00 45 02.3 +07 46 53   0.06655 1.0667   176.2     3.6    20.1
    ...
    2017 10 12    02 11 02.5 -04 23 42   0.07412 1.0682   160.5    18.1    20.9
    ...
    2017 10 27    03 40 34.0 -15 40 12   0.1164  1.0892   143.1    33.2    22.4
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-S173
    

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