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    M.P.E.C. 2017-U178                               Issued 2017 Oct. 24, 00:33 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 UK3
    
    Observations:
         K17U03K  C2017 10 22.38109 00 27 50.275-05 41 37.45         19.9 wLEU178F51
         K17U03K  C2017 10 22.38456 00 27 47.616-05 42 19.71               LEU178F51
         K17U03K* C2017 10 22.39576 00 27 39.009-05 44 37.35         20.1 wLEU178F51
         K17U03K  C2017 10 22.41045 00 27 27.651-05 47 38.86         20.1 wLEU178F51
         K17U03K  C2017 10 22.42510 00 27 16.252-05 50 41.78         20.1 wLEU178F51
         K17U03K  C2017 10 23.22951 00 15 32.52 -09 59 12.4          19.1 GUEU178703
         K17U03K  C2017 10 23.24047 00 15 15.27 -10 04 09.4          17.7 GUEU178703
         K17U03K  C2017 10 23.24596 00 15 06.75 -10 06 37.3          18.9 GUEU178703
         K17U03K  C2017 10 23.27338400 14 20.95 -10 19 22.3          19.0 GUEU178H01
         K17U03K  C2017 10 23.27857900 14 12.55 -10 21 47.5          18.6 GUEU178H01
         K17U03K  C2017 10 23.28890800 13 55.73 -10 26 38.3          19.4 GUEU178H01
         K17U03K  C2017 10 23.29473 00 13 48.07 -10 29 12.2          18.6 GUEU178703
         K17U03K  C2017 10 23.29514 00 13 47.38 -10 29 24.3          18.3 GUEU178703
         K17U03K  C2017 10 23.29554 00 13 46.71 -10 29 35.9                UEU178703
         K17U03K  C2017 10 23.29594 00 13 46.10 -10 29 47.1                UEU178703
         K17U03K  C2017 10 23.29927100 13 38.69 -10 31 33.7          18.8 GUEU178H01
         K17U03K  C2017 10 23.31654 00 13 11.76 -10 39 41.9          19.0 GUEU178I52
         K17U03K  C2017 10 23.31730 00 13 10.48 -10 40 03.9          18.9 GUEU178I52
         K17U03K  C2017 10 23.31823 00 13 08.93 -10 40 30.9          19.2 GUEU178I52
         K17U03K  C2017 10 23.31969 00 13 06.45 -10 41 13.9          19.2 GUEU178I52
         K17U03K KC2017 10 23.80893 23 56 56.23 -16 18 53.2          17.9  UEU178K63
         K17U03K KC2017 10 23.81175 23 56 47.15 -16 21 35.3          18.2  UEU178K63
         K17U03K KC2017 10 23.81203 23 56 46.09 -16 21 49.4          18.9 RqEU178160
         K17U03K KC2017 10 23.81341 23 56 41.47 -16 23 10.7          18.9 RqEU178160
         K17U03K KC2017 10 23.81409 23 56 39.35 -16 23 49.3                qEU178160
         K17U03K KC2017 10 23.81479 23 56 37.01 -16 24 31.2          18.8 RqEU178160
         K17U03K KC2017 10 23.81616 23 56 32.60 -16 25 49.0                qEU178160
         K17U03K KC2017 10 23.81681 23 56 30.63 -16 26 28.5          18.5  UEU178K63
    
    Observer details:
    160 Castelmartini.  Observers M. Jaeger, E. Prosperi, S. Prosperi, W. Vollmann.
        Measurer E. Prosperi.  0.35-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky Survey.  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.
        0.68-m Schmidt + 10K 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.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
        Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + 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.
    K63 G. Pascoli Observatory, Castelvecchio Pascoli.  Observer R. Bacci.  0.40-m
        f/3.2 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 UK3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0019 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M 327.25451              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.35904798     Peri.   52.32556     -0.00749277     -0.99992296
    a   1.9605039      Node    38.10735     +0.91233369     -0.01088734
    e   0.5844331      Incl.    0.91883     +0.40937892     +0.00596193
    P   2.75           H   27.4           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    171022 F51  0.1+  0.1-    171023 H01  0.5+  0.5+    171023 K63  0.0   0.3+
    171022 F51  0.0   0.1+    171023 703  0.1+  0.7+    171023 K63  0.4+  0.5+
    171022 F51  0.0   0.1-    171023 703  0.1-  0.2+    171023 160  1.3+  0.8+
    171022 F51  0.1+  0.1+    171023 703  0.2-  0.1+    171023 160  0.7-  0.7-
    171022 F51  0.2+  0.1+    171023 703  0.5+  0.3+    171023 160  0.6+  0.0
    171023 703  1.1-  0.3-    171023 H01  0.0   0.1-    171023 160  0.2-  1.4-
    171023 703 (3.6-  2.6-)   171023 I52  0.2-  0.3-    171023 160  0.7+  0.3+
    171023 703 (1.9-  1.7-)   171023 I52  0.2-  0.1-    171023 K63  0.2-  0.4+
    171023 H01  0.6+  0.4+    171023 I52  0.0   0.0
    171023 H01  0.6+  0.4+    171023 I52  0.4-  0.4-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 UK3                 a,e,i = 1.96, 0.58, 1                   q = 0.8147
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 09 24    00 51 30.9 +02 43 41   0.2553  1.2539   167.7     9.8    25.6
    ...
    2017 10 09    00 49 45.0 +01 50 39   0.1244  1.1229   175.3     4.2    23.5
    ...
    2017 10 17    00 45 03.4 +00 17 27   0.06081 1.0558   166.3    13.0    22.2
    ...
    2017 10 23    00 19 57.0 -08 21 49   0.01486 1.0079   150.2    29.4    19.6
    2017 10 24    23 45 24.2 -19 32 49   0.0076381.0002   135.6    44.1    18.5
    2017 10 25    17 29 37.2 -53 05 43   0.0036730.9925    58.7   121.1    20.1
    ...
    2017 10 31    13 01 36.9 -06 06 03   0.04718 0.9489    21.0   158.0    31.0
    ...
    2017 11 08    12 57 56.3 -04 20 58   0.1101  0.8977    30.6   145.9    30.1
    ...
    2017 11 23    13 06 56.1 -04 54 16   0.2355  0.8322    43.4   125.4    29.1
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-U178
    

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