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    M.P.E.C. 2017-U35                                Issued 2017 Oct. 17, 21:18 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 TF6
    
    Observations:
         K17T06F* C2017 10 14.23785 23 35 20.50 +16 04 53.8          20.8 GUEU035G96
         K17T06F  C2017 10 14.24268 23 35 25.10 +16 04 05.6          21.0 GUEU035G96
         K17T06F  C2017 10 14.24745 23 35 29.56 +16 03 18.6          21.7 GUEU035G96
         K17T06F  C2017 10 14.26214 23 35 43.52 +16 00 51.2          20.9 GUEU035G96
         K17T06F  C2017 10 14.33275 23 36 50.25 +15 49 08.1          20.6 GUEU035G96
         K17T06F  C2017 10 14.33350 23 36 50.95 +15 49 00.7                UEU035G96
         K17T06F  C2017 10 14.33501 23 36 52.30 +15 48 44.9                UEU035G96
         K17T06F  C2017 10 16.25790 00 03 37.79 +11 08 51.4          22.1 GUEU035I52
         K17T06F  C2017 10 16.26189 00 03 40.50 +11 08 20.0          20.9 GUEU035I52
         K17T06F  C2017 10 16.26586 00 03 43.18 +11 07 50.0          21.4 GUEU035I52
         K17T06F  C2017 10 16.26976 00 03 45.76 +11 07 20.2          21.0 GUEU035I52
         K17T06F  C2017 10 17.22840 00 14 16.11 +09 12 39.5          21.4 GUEU035I52
         K17T06F  C2017 10 17.23176 00 14 18.02 +09 12 17.0          20.8 GUEU035I52
         K17T06F  C2017 10 17.23514 00 14 19.99 +09 11 54.9          21.9 GUEU035I52
         K17T06F  C2017 10 17.23851 00 14 21.95 +09 11 31.7          22.2 GUEU035I52
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  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.
        1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer R. G. Matheny.
        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 TF6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0503 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M   3.58201              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.41375406     Peri.  110.35249     +0.70703565     +0.70184194
    a   1.7836427      Node   205.32048     -0.70055645     +0.67839100
    e   0.5156895      Incl.   11.69739     -0.09654662     +0.21726377
    P   2.38           H   25.8           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    171014 G96  0.2+  0.1-    171014 G96  0.4+  0.3+    171016 I52  0.3-  0.0
    171014 G96  0.4+  0.1-    171014 G96  0.7-  0.5-    171017 I52  0.0   0.1-
    171014 G96  0.6-  0.5+    171016 I52  0.3-  0.2+    171017 I52  0.3-  0.0
    171014 G96  0.1-  0.3-    171016 I52  0.1+  0.6-    171017 I52  0.1+  0.5+
    171014 G96  0.5+  0.2+    171016 I52  0.2+  0.1-    171017 I52  0.5+  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 TF6                 a,e,i = 1.78, 0.52, 12                  q = 0.8638
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 09 17    15 06 14.7 +22 21 04   0.1845  0.9097    54.2   116.3    26.5
    ...
    2017 10 02    17 17 09.3 +35 07 34   0.07716 0.9862    76.8    98.8    23.8
    ...
    2017 10 10    21 52 01.6 +29 57 58   0.05843 1.0370   129.8    47.7    21.5
    ...
    2017 10 16    00 00 31.4 +11 43 07   0.08639 1.0782   159.4    19.0    21.6
    2017 10 17    00 11 53.6 +09 39 20   0.09309 1.0853   161.4    17.0    21.7
    2017 10 18    00 21 38.2 +07 51 24   0.1001  1.0924   162.8    15.7    21.9
    ...
    2017 10 24    00 59 02.0 +00 55 38   0.1473  1.1362   162.7    15.1    22.8
    ...
    2017 11 01    01 23 11.1 -03 01 26   0.2182  1.1963   156.9    19.0    23.9
    ...
    2017 11 16    01 45 34.7 -04 49 02   0.3695  1.3120   146.1    24.9    25.4
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-U35
    

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