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    M.P.E.C. 2017-Y136                               Issued 2017 Dec. 28, 22:58 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 YA6
    
    Observations:
         K17Y06A* C2017 12 26.21922 05 48 43.58 +22 25 17.4          19.1 GUEY136G96
         K17Y06A  C2017 12 26.22433 05 48 44.36 +22 24 58.8          19.3 GUEY136G96
         K17Y06A  C2017 12 26.22947 05 48 45.13 +22 24 38.8          18.9 GUEY136G96
         K17Y06A  C2017 12 26.25819 05 48 49.63 +22 22 50.1          18.8 GUEY136I52
         K17Y06A  C2017 12 26.25861 05 48 49.70 +22 22 48.6          19.0 GUEY136I52
         K17Y06A  C2017 12 26.25902 05 48 49.76 +22 22 47.1          19.0 GUEY136I52
         K17Y06A  C2017 12 26.25943 05 48 49.84 +22 22 45.4          19.3 GUEY136I52
         K17Y06A  C2017 12 26.43587 05 49 17.79 +22 11 13.7          19.0 GUEY136I52
         K17Y06A  C2017 12 26.43629 05 49 17.86 +22 11 12.3          18.9 GUEY136I52
         K17Y06A  C2017 12 26.43670 05 49 17.94 +22 11 10.8          19.4 GUEY136I52
         K17Y06A  C2017 12 26.43712 05 49 17.99 +22 11 09.1          19.3 GUEY136I52
         K17Y06A KC2017 12 27.23215505 51 50.95 +21 18 40.5          19.6 VuEY136H21
         K17Y06A KC2017 12 27.23475005 51 51.37 +21 18 30.1          19.7 VuEY136H21
         K17Y06A KC2017 12 27.23747205 51 51.82 +21 18 18.9          19.8 VuEY136H21
         K17Y06A KC2017 12 27.26992 05 51 57.74 +21 16 07.7          19.2 RqEY136H36
         K17Y06A  C2017 12 27.27018 05 51 58.97 +21 16 15.6          18.4 GUEY136G96
         K17Y06A  C2017 12 27.27114 05 51 59.09 +21 16 11.6          18.3 GUEY136G96
         K17Y06A  C2017 12 27.27210 05 51 59.29 +21 16 07.9          18.8 GUEY136G96
         K17Y06A  C2017 12 27.27244 05 51 59.37 +21 16 06.2          18.4 GUEY136G96
         K17Y06A KC2017 12 27.28097 05 51 59.57 +21 15 23.2          19.3 RqEY136H36
         K17Y06A KC2017 12 27.28451 05 52 00.18 +21 15 07.6          18.9 RqEY136H36
         K17Y06A  C2017 12 27.38618 05 52 18.00 +21 08 19.9          18.6 GUEY136I52
         K17Y06A  C2017 12 27.38793 05 52 18.27 +21 08 12.7          18.7 GUEY136I52
         K17Y06A  C2017 12 27.38967 05 52 18.56 +21 08 05.8          18.6 GUEY136I52
         K17Y06A  C2017 12 27.39143 05 52 18.86 +21 07 58.1          19.1 GUEY136I52
         K17Y06A KC2017 12 27.97265705 54 15.13 +20 27 36.2          18.3 GUEY136J69
         K17Y06A KC2017 12 27.98397805 54 17.07 +20 26 49.0          18.3 GUEY136J69
         K17Y06A (C2017 12 28.04794 05 54 29.05 +20 22 48.7          18.3 GUEY136G40
         K17Y06A (C2017 12 28.05431 05 54 30.08 +20 22 22.0          18.5 GUEY136G40
    
    Observer details:
    G40 Slooh.com Canary Islands Observatory.  Observer K. Dankov.  0.5-m f/6.8
        Corrected Dall-Kirkham + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer G. J. Leonard.  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.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.61-m f/4.5
        astrograph + CCD.
    H36 Sandlot Observatory, Scranton.  Observer G. Hug.  0.56-m reflector + CCD.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer R. A. Kowalski.
        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.
    J69 North Observatory, Clanfield.  Observer D. Briggs.  0.41-m f/4.5 Newtonian
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 YA6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0879 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M 306.42212              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.38026626     Peri.  210.32798     -0.54177455     -0.83315979
    a   1.8868796      Node   272.68981     +0.79176817     -0.46154596
    e   0.4404531      Incl.    6.38109     +0.28210550     -0.30466391
    P   2.59           H   23.2           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    171226 G96  0.2+  0.6-    171226 I52  0.2-  0.1+    171227 H36  0.5+  0.9-
    171226 G96  0.1-  0.1+    171227 H21  0.1-  0.3+    171227 I52  0.3+  0.1+
    171226 G96  0.5-  0.4-    171227 H21  0.2-  0.4+    171227 I52  0.0   0.2+
    171226 I52  0.1-  0.1+    171227 H21  0.2-  0.2+    171227 I52  0.1-  0.5+
    171226 I52  0.0   0.2+    171227 H36  0.0   0.3-    171227 I52  0.0   0.1+
    171226 I52  0.0   0.2+    171227 G96  0.2+  0.1+    171227 J69  0.1+  0.2-
    171226 I52  0.2+  0.1+    171227 G96  0.3-  0.0     171227 J69  0.4-  0.1+
    171226 I52  0.1-  0.3-    171227 G96  0.3+  0.2+    171228 G40  0.0   0.3-
    171226 I52  0.1-  0.0     171227 G96  0.7+  0.2-    171228 G40  0.5-  0.0
    171226 I52  0.1+  0.2+    171227 H36  0.2+  0.2+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 YA6                 a,e,i = 1.89, 0.44, 6                   q = 1.0558
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 11 28    04 58 14.1 +36 35 07   0.2385  1.2157   162.0    14.5    21.3
    ...
    2017 12 13    05 18 07.6 +32 18 14   0.1638  1.1465   170.8     7.9    20.1
    ...
    2017 12 21    05 34 26.8 +27 16 08   0.1328  1.1160   173.8     5.4    19.5
    ...
    2017 12 27    05 51 06.9 +21 34 40   0.1141  1.0967   172.5     6.7    19.2
    2017 12 28    05 54 20.2 +20 26 25   0.1113  1.0938   171.9     7.3    19.2
    2017 12 29    05 57 41.5 +19 14 44   0.1087  1.0910   171.2     7.9    19.1
    ...
    2018 01 04    06 20 41.7 +10 52 20   0.09592 1.0763   165.2    13.5    19.1
    ...
    2018 01 12    06 58 26.2 -02 47 57   0.08722 1.0626   154.1    23.9    19.2
    ...
    2018 01 27    08 19 46.3 -25 24 30   0.09736 1.0567   135.8    40.5    19.9
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2017 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2017-Y136
    

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