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    M.P.E.C. 2017-U246                               Issued 2017 Oct. 28, 21:39 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 UQ6
    
    Observations:
         K17U06Q* C2017 10 27.25367 01 25 45.04 +20 05 24.1          21.1 GUEU246G96
         K17U06Q  C2017 10 27.25891 01 25 42.74 +20 05 13.6          21.2 GUEU246G96
         K17U06Q  C2017 10 27.26425 01 25 40.45 +20 05 04.2          21.6 GUEU246G96
         K17U06Q  C2017 10 27.26958 01 25 38.13 +20 04 53.6          21.8 GUEU246G96
         K17U06Q  C2017 10 27.35240 01 25 02.46 +20 02 06.8          21.4 GUEU246V06
         K17U06Q  C2017 10 27.35681 01 25 00.57 +20 01 57.2          21.3 GUEU246V06
         K17U06Q  C2017 10 27.36124 01 24 58.72 +20 01 47.8          21.4 GUEU246V06
         K17U06Q  C2017 10 27.36566 01 24 56.88 +20 01 38.9          21.9 GUEU246V06
         K17U06Q  C2017 10 28.11777 01 20 35.23 +19 37 02.6                UEU246V06
         K17U06Q  C2017 10 28.12079 01 20 34.05 +19 36 57.3          21.6 GUEU246V06
         K17U06Q  C2017 10 28.12382 01 20 32.82 +19 36 52.0          22.2 GUEU246V06
         K17U06Q  C2017 10 28.12684 01 20 31.60 +19 36 46.8          21.4 GUEU246V06
         K17U06Q  C2017 10 28.34800401 18 58.34 +19 29 33.4          21.5 GUEU246H01
         K17U06Q  C2017 10 28.35437001 18 55.72 +19 29 19.6          20.7 GUEU246H01
         K17U06Q  C2017 10 28.36253501 18 52.38 +19 29 02.0          21.6 GUEU246H01
         K17U06Q  C2017 10 28.37015201 18 49.28 +19 28 45.3          21.5 GUEU246H01
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon 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.
        1.5-m reflector + 10K 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.
    V06 Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper.  Observer E. J. Christensen.  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.  1.55-m reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 UQ6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0008 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M 134.99313              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.07517668     Peri.  230.30434     -0.91661583     +0.39974242
    a   0.9436613      Node   333.25679     -0.36356135     -0.83835470
    e   0.1095695      Incl.    0.58929     -0.16624851     -0.37063106
    P   0.92           H   27.3           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    171027 G96  0.2+  0.2+    171027 V06  0.0   0.5-    171028 H01  0.0   0.1-
    171027 G96  0.2-  0.3-    171027 V06  0.3+  0.1-    171028 H01  0.0   0.2-
    171027 G96  0.2+  0.5+    171028 V06  0.4-  0.3+    171028 H01  0.0   0.1-
    171027 G96  0.1+  0.2+    171028 V06  0.2+  0.2+    171028 H01  0.1+  0.3-
    171027 V06  0.1-  0.0     171028 V06  0.1+  0.2+
    171027 V06  0.4-  0.4-    171028 V06  0.1+  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 UQ6                 a,e,i = 0.94, 0.11, 1                   q = 0.8403
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 09 28    03 51 19.5 +25 17 38   0.06988 1.0423   123.6    53.2    23.6
    ...
    2017 10 13    02 54 01.8 +25 09 41   0.05618 1.0469   150.1    28.4    22.4
    ...
    2017 10 21    02 05 45.7 +23 02 21   0.05237 1.0465   166.4    13.0    21.8
    ...
    2017 10 27    01 27 18.5 +20 14 08   0.05217 1.0450   168.2    11.2    21.7
    2017 10 28    01 21 10.4 +19 41 50   0.05237 1.0447   166.7    12.6    21.7
    2017 10 29    01 15 10.8 +19 08 48   0.05263 1.0443   165.0    14.3    21.8
    ...
    2017 11 04    00 42 58.8 +15 45 33   0.05543 1.0413   152.7    25.9    22.3
    ...
    2017 11 12    00 11 34.5 +11 39 45   0.06173 1.0358   136.9    40.8    22.9
    ...
    2017 11 27    23 43 55.2 +06 44 35   0.07720 1.0207   114.1    62.0    24.0
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-U246
    

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