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    M.P.E.C. 2018-A35                                Issued 2018 Jan.  9, 17:46 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                        2018 AY
    
    Observations:
         K18A00Y* C2018 01 07.23245 06 36 06.03 +40 30 16.0          17.9 GUEA035G96
         K18A00Y  C2018 01 07.23767 06 36 08.50 +40 29 54.8          18.1 GUEA035G96
         K18A00Y  C2018 01 07.24289 06 36 10.96 +40 29 34.1          18.3 GUEA035G96
         K18A00Y  C2018 01 07.24812 06 36 13.44 +40 29 13.7          18.5 GUEA035G96
         K18A00Y  C2018 01 07.30532 06 36 40.44 +40 25 25.2          18.1 GUEA035G96
         K18A00Y  C2018 01 07.30945 06 36 42.35 +40 25 07.6          17.8 GUEA035G96
         K18A00Y  C2018 01 07.30985 06 36 42.60 +40 25 06.0          18.3 GUEA035G96
         K18A00Y  C2018 01 07.31242 06 36 43.77 +40 24 56.3          19.1 GUEA035G96
         K18A00Y  C2018 01 07.32359 06 36 49.01 +40 24 10.9          18.6 GUEA035G96
         K18A00Y  C2018 01 07.32412 06 36 49.28 +40 24 08.4          18.7 GUEA035G96
         K18A00Y  C2018 01 07.32463 06 36 49.50 +40 24 06.1          18.9 GUEA035G96
         K18A00Y  C2018 01 07.32516 06 36 49.74 +40 24 04.4          19.1 GUEA035G96
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 07.78307 06 40 39.02 +39 53 22.7                UEA035J95
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 07.79351 06 40 43.85 +39 52 45.5                UEA035J95
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 07.79888 06 40 46.25 +39 52 25.8          19.5 GUEA035J95
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 07.79900 06 40 45.63 +39 52 40.0          19.1 RoEA035K88
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 07.80130 06 40 46.64 +39 52 32.1          18.7 RoEA035K88
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 07.80359 06 40 47.70 +39 52 23.2          19.2 RoEA035K88
         K18A00Y  C2018 01 08.14479 06 43 24.02 +39 31 18.5          18.9 GUEA035I52
         K18A00Y  C2018 01 08.14663 06 43 24.81 +39 31 12.0          19.2 GUEA035I52
         K18A00Y  C2018 01 08.14681 06 43 24.87 +39 31 11.0          19.2 GUEA035I52
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 08.14859 06 43 24.17 +39 31 05.1          19.4 RqEA035H36
         K18A00Y  C2018 01 08.14906 06 43 25.78 +39 31 03.9          19.3 GUEA035I52
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 08.23805 06 44 00.55 +39 25 43.3          19.4 RqEA035H36
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 08.24766 06 44 04.35 +39 25 08.9          19.4 RqEA035H36
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 08.81300 06 48 01.91 +38 51 11.9          18.9 RSEA035B15
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 08.81544 06 48 02.86 +38 51 04.0          18.6 RSEA035B15
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 08.81802 06 48 03.85 +38 50 55.3          18.7 RSEA035B15
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 08.82060 06 48 04.84 +38 50 46.5          19.2 RSEA035B15
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 08.84539 06 48 13.70 +38 49 34.3          19.2 VtEA035L04
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 08.85529 06 48 17.37 +38 49 00.6          19.3 VtEA035L04
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 08.86505 06 48 20.92 +38 48 28.1          19.2 VtEA035L04
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 08.99557 06 49 08.43 +38 41 00.4          19.1 RoEA035K88
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 08.99833 06 49 09.40 +38 40 50.7          19.0 RoEA035K88
         K18A00Y KC2018 01 09.00108 06 49 10.41 +38 40 41.0          18.9 RoEA035K88
         K18A00Y  C2018 01 09.34186 06 51 18.40 +38 22 06.0          19.5 GUEA035I52
         K18A00Y  C2018 01 09.34204 06 51 18.49 +38 22 04.6                UEA035I52
    
    Observer details:
    B15 Inastars Observatory, Potsdam (since 2006).  Observer B. Thinius.  0.36-m
        f/5.6 Schmidt-Cassegrain + 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.
    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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    K88 GINOP-KHK, Piszkesteto.  Observer K. Sarneczky.  0.60-m Schmidt + CCD.
    L04 ROASTERR-1 Observatory, Cluj-Napoca.  Observer L. Hudin.  0.3-m f/5
        reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 AY                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0185 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M 339.89796              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.24339905     Peri.    7.44826     +0.64840443     -0.76101233
    a   2.5405250      Node    42.13347     +0.69686832     +0.58231832
    e   0.6495814      Incl.    1.77528     +0.30650649     +0.28594688
    P   4.05           H   23.0           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180107 G96  0.3+  0.5+    180107 J95  0.4+  0.3+    180108 B15  0.1-  0.2+
    180107 G96  0.1+  0.2-    180107 J95  0.2-  0.0     180108 B15  0.1+  0.0
    180107 G96  0.2-  0.3-    180107 K88  0.1-  0.0     180108 B15  0.2+  0.2-
    180107 G96  0.3-  0.0     180107 K88  0.3-  0.5+    180108 L04  0.1-  0.0
    180107 G96  0.1-  0.4+    180107 K88  0.2+  0.1-    180108 L04  0.3+  0.5-
    180107 G96  0.4-  0.5-    180108 I52  0.0   0.1+    180108 L04  0.0   0.1-
    180107 G96  0.3+  0.4-    180108 I52  0.2+  0.0     180108 K88  0.2+  0.4+
    180107 G96  0.1-  0.3+    180108 I52  0.1+  0.4-    180108 K88  0.1-  0.3+
    180107 G96  0.0   0.2+    180108 H36  0.3-  0.4+    180109 K88  0.1+  0.2+
    180107 G96  0.2+  0.1-    180108 I52  0.3-  0.4+    180109 I52  0.3-  0.2+
    180107 G96  0.0   0.3-    180108 H36  0.5+  0.4-    180109 I52  0.0   0.6-
    180107 G96  0.1-  0.1+    180108 H36  0.1-  0.3+
    180107 J95  0.1-  0.3-    180108 B15  0.4-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 AY                  a,e,i = 2.54, 0.65, 2                   q = 0.8902
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 12 10    20 56 00.8 -11 17 50   0.1357  0.9149    55.5   117.4    23.1
    ...
    2017 12 25    23 30 31.1 +30 27 45   0.04523 0.9870    93.1    84.3    19.2
    ...
    2018 01 02    05 16 40.7 +47 48 57   0.06555 1.0401   149.1    29.1    18.4
    ...
    2018 01 08    06 42 14.2 +39 40 26   0.1065  1.0847   161.3    16.9    19.2
    2018 01 09    06 49 11.6 +38 41 03   0.1140  1.0925   162.2    15.9    19.3
    2018 01 10    06 55 08.6 +37 47 11   0.1217  1.1004   163.1    15.1    19.5
    ...
    2018 01 16    07 18 04.2 +33 48 44   0.1701  1.1491   165.4    12.5    20.2
    ...
    2018 01 24    07 33 17.5 +30 39 06   0.2408  1.2176   163.9    13.0    21.1
    ...
    2018 02 08    07 49 11.8 +27 16 31   0.3933  1.3523   154.6    18.2    22.6
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-A35
    

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