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    M.P.E.C. 2017-U165                               Issued 2017 Oct. 22, 14:38 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 US2
    
    Observations:
         K17U02S* C2017 10 20.44753 03 50 53.22 +23 32 37.0          21.3 GUEU165G96
         K17U02S  C2017 10 20.45326 03 50 52.67 +23 32 21.6          21.0 GUEU165G96
         K17U02S  C2017 10 20.45897 03 50 52.17 +23 32 06.3          20.9 GUEU165G96
         K17U02S  C2017 10 20.46467 03 50 51.70 +23 31 50.3          20.5 GUEU165G96
         K17U02S  C2017 10 20.49148 03 50 49.41 +23 30 40.1          20.6 GUEU165G96
         K17U02S  C2017 10 20.49189 03 50 49.40 +23 30 39.2          20.1 GUEU165G96
         K17U02S  C2017 10 20.49351 03 50 49.29 +23 30 34.8          21.1 GUEU165G96
         K17U02S  C2017 10 20.49392 03 50 49.28 +23 30 33.7          20.9 GUEU165G96
         K17U02S  C2017 10 20.49556 03 50 49.12 +23 30 29.0          20.9 GUEU165G96
         K17U02S  C2017 10 20.49597 03 50 49.06 +23 30 28.3          21.1 GUEU165G96
         K17U02S  C2017 10 20.49758 03 50 48.95 +23 30 24.0          20.6 GUEU165G96
         K17U02S  C2017 10 20.49799 03 50 48.94 +23 30 22.2          20.9 GUEU165G96
         K17U02S  C2017 10 21.34290 03 50 32.96 +22 58 16.7          21.1 GUEU165I52
         K17U02S  C2017 10 21.34565 03 50 32.74 +22 58 11.0          20.7 GUEU165I52
         K17U02S  C2017 10 21.34772 03 50 32.53 +22 58 06.2          21.4 GUEU165I52
         K17U02S  C2017 10 21.34979 03 50 32.38 +22 58 02.6          20.6 GUEU165I52
         K17U02S  C2017 10 21.35715 03 50 31.74 +22 57 46.2          20.5 GUEU165G96
         K17U02S  C2017 10 21.36363 03 50 31.10 +22 57 33.2          21.2 GUEU165G96
         K17U02S  C2017 10 21.36878 03 50 30.60 +22 57 21.3          21.0 GUEU165G96
         K17U02S  C2017 10 21.37533 03 50 30.08 +22 57 08.0          20.8 GUEU165G96
         K17U02S  C2017 10 22.30140 03 50 06.10 +22 26 18.7          21.4 GUEU165I52
         K17U02S  C2017 10 22.30369 03 50 05.84 +22 26 14.9                UEU165I52
         K17U02S  C2017 10 22.30595 03 50 05.69 +22 26 11.4                UEU165I52
         K17U02S  C2017 10 22.30824 03 50 05.43 +22 26 07.5                UEU165I52
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers A. D. Grauer, 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.  1.5-m reflector + 10K 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 US2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0064 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M 354.60422              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.42512048     Peri.  125.80515     +0.97912231     +0.20303403
    a   1.7517066      Node   222.48287     -0.19088013     +0.90172642
    e   0.4506220      Incl.    0.83418     -0.06988755     +0.38166300
    P   2.32           H   26.1           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    171020 G96  0.1-  0.7+    171020 G96  0.2+  0.2-    171021 G96  0.6+  0.4-
    171020 G96  0.5-  0.3+    171020 G96  0.2-  0.2+    171021 G96  0.2-  0.1+
    171020 G96  0.4-  0.1-    171020 G96  0.0   0.2+    171021 G96  0.7-  1.0-
    171020 G96  0.0   1.1-    171020 G96  0.4+  0.5-    171021 G96  0.3+  0.5-
    171020 G96  0.4-  0.0     171021 I52  0.1-  0.6+    171022 I52  0.8+  0.3-
    171020 G96  0.1-  0.2+    171021 I52  0.2+  0.5+    171022 I52  0.3-  0.2-
    171020 G96  0.2+  0.1+    171021 I52  0.1-  0.0     171022 I52  0.1+  0.2+
    171020 G96  0.6+  0.1+    171021 I52  0.3+  0.7+    171022 I52  0.9-  0.3+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 US2                 a,e,i = 1.75, 0.45, 1                   q = 0.9623
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 09 22    15 45 52.1 -12 12 43   0.07971 0.9644    58.4   117.6    25.2
    ...
    2017 10 07    15 47 30.1 +15 37 34   0.01238 0.9913    48.6   130.8    22.3
    ...
    2017 10 15    03 53 51.8 +30 33 23   0.02708 1.0174   137.8    41.2    19.9
    ...
    2017 10 21    03 50 40.7 +23 11 20   0.05435 1.0415   146.9    31.5    21.2
    2017 10 22    03 50 10.8 +22 36 24   0.05899 1.0459   148.2    30.1    21.4
    2017 10 23    03 49 40.6 +22 06 13   0.06366 1.0503   149.4    28.8    21.5
    ...
    2017 10 29    03 46 31.1 +20 05 15   0.09230 1.0787   156.6    21.4    22.1
    ...
    2017 11 06    03 42 07.4 +18 39 47   0.1329  1.1206   165.9    12.4    22.7
    ...
    2017 11 21    03 35 07.9 +17 25 14   0.2208  1.2085   176.5     2.8    23.5
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-U165
    

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