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    M.P.E.C. 2018-A06                                Issued 2018 Jan. 2, 19:32 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 YA8
    
    Observations:
         K17Y08A* C2017 12 24.37673 05 37 37.761-29 52 21.64         21.8 wUEA006F51
         K17Y08A  C2017 12 24.38772 05 37 36.404-29 52 35.92         21.4 wUEA006F51
         K17Y08A  C2017 12 24.39870 05 37 35.051-29 52 50.36         21.3 wUEA006F51
         K17Y08A _C2017 12 26.31639805 34 03.557-30 32 52.27         20.8 GUEA006568
         K17Y08A _C2017 12 26.31734105 34 03.436-30 32 53.42         20.8 GUEA006568
         K17Y08A |C2017 12 31.09995 05 24 31.12 -32 00 12.9          20.6 GUEA006807
         K17Y08A |C2017 12 31.10489 05 24 30.42 -32 00 17.9          20.9 GUEA006807
         K17Y08A |C2017 12 31.10961 05 24 29.76 -32 00 22.7          20.8 GUEA006807
         K17Y08A |C2018 01 01.04946 05 22 31.74 -32 15 26.9          21.2 GUEA006807
         K17Y08A |C2018 01 01.05590 05 22 30.83 -32 15 33.6          21.0 GUEA006807
         K17Y08A |C2018 01 01.06233 05 22 29.92 -32 15 40.2          21.1 GUEA006807
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, R. Weryk, L. Wells.  Measurers
        M. Micheli, R. Weryk.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  1.00-m f/10.0 astrograph
        + 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 YA8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0494 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M 233.18343              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.66690048     Peri.   17.50654     -0.99366252     -0.08308726
    a   1.2974641      Node   157.31585     +0.06426197     -0.97249977
    e   0.2875802      Incl.   11.32100     +0.09222364     -0.21757920
    P   1.48           H   22.2           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    171224 F51  0.0   0.1-    171226 568  0.1+  0.0     180101 807  0.1+  0.2+
    171224 F51  0.0   0.1+    171231 807  0.1-  0.0     180101 807  0.1+  0.1-
    171224 F51  0.0   0.0     171231 807  0.2-  0.1+    180101 807  0.1+  0.2-
    171226 568  0.1+  0.0     171231 807  0.1-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 YA8                 a,e,i = 1.30, 0.29, 11                  q = 0.9243
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 12 03    06 03 32.7 -20 09 46   0.3536  1.2530   132.8    35.3    21.9
    ...
    2017 12 18    05 48 05.5 -27 20 33   0.2852  1.1853   129.3    40.0    21.4
    ...
    2017 12 26    05 34 38.1 -30 26 02   0.2545  1.1491   125.2    44.4    21.2
    ...
    2018 01 01    05 22 36.7 -32 14 41   0.2330  1.1223   121.3    48.4    21.1
    2018 01 02    05 20 28.1 -32 30 01   0.2296  1.1179   120.6    49.2    21.1
    2018 01 03    05 18 17.3 -32 44 32   0.2261  1.1135   119.9    49.9    21.1
    ...
    2018 01 09    05 04 25.9 -33 53 54   0.2056  1.0874   115.3    54.8    20.9
    ...
    2018 01 17    04 43 58.2 -34 37 15   0.1785  1.0540   108.5    62.3    20.8
    ...
    2018 02 01    03 55 12.7 -33 21 44   0.1258  0.9979    92.1    80.6    20.5
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-A06
    

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