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    M.P.E.C. 2018-A61                                Issued 2018 Jan. 14, 01:44 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
    
                                       2012 BN1
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2012-B09
    
    Additional Observations:
         K12B01N  C2018 01 12.27055 07 32 32.03 +28 24 28.5          19.4 GUEA061G96
         K12B01N  C2018 01 12.27580 07 32 28.43 +28 24 10.5          19.9 GUEA061G96
         K12B01N  C2018 01 12.28103 07 32 24.87 +28 23 52.4          19.9 GUEA061G96
         K12B01N  C2018 01 12.28626 07 32 21.28 +28 23 34.2          19.5 GUEA061G96
         K12B01N  C2018 01 12.34812 07 31 38.83 +28 19 53.7          19.4 GUEA061I52
         K12B01N  C2018 01 12.34853 07 31 38.54 +28 19 52.1          19.5 GUEA061I52
         K12B01N  C2018 01 12.34895 07 31 38.27 +28 19 50.7          19.5 GUEA061I52
         K12B01N  C2018 01 12.34936 07 31 37.97 +28 19 49.3          19.5 GUEA061I52
         K12B01N (C2018 01 12.90887 07 26 07.98 +27 46 36.5          19.6 GUEA061G40
         K12B01N (C2018 01 12.91366 07 26 04.95 +27 46 20.9          19.5 GUEA061G40
         K12B01N KC2018 01 12.93530 07 25 46.41 +27 44 36.3          19.6 GUEA061204
         K12B01N KC2018 01 12.94825 07 25 38.10 +27 43 51.2                UEA061204
         K12B01N KC2018 01 12.96120 07 25 29.77 +27 43 05.8                UEA061204
         K12B01N  C2018 01 13.15085007 23 45.05 +27 32 04.4          19.7 GUEA061H01
         K12B01N  C2018 01 13.15667707 23 41.41 +27 31 45.6          19.7 GUEA061H01
         K12B01N  C2018 01 13.17000407 23 33.08 +27 31 02.2          19.6 GUEA061H01
         K12B01N  C2018 01 13.17306407 23 31.17 +27 30 52.2          19.8 GUEA061H01
         K12B01N KC2018 01 13.20874 07 23 08.29 +27 29 04.2                oEA061711
         K12B01N KC2018 01 13.21143 07 23 06.57 +27 28 55.3                oEA061711
         K12B01N KC2018 01 13.21451 07 23 04.60 +27 28 45.1                oEA061711
         K12B01N KC2018 01 13.92007 07 16 23.53 +26 46 55.2          19.2  UEA061K63
         K12B01N KC2018 01 13.93166 07 16 16.58 +26 46 15.8          19.5  UEA061K63
         K12B01N KC2018 01 13.93955 07 16 11.84 +26 45 48.6          19.5  UEA061K63
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.84-m f/3.5 reflector
        + CCD.
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  2.1-m reflector + CCD + focal
        reducer.
    G40 Slooh.com Canary Islands Observatory.  Observer K. Dankov.  0.5-m f/6.8
        Corrected Dall-Kirkham + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer D. C. Fuls.  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.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  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.  1.0-m reflector + CCD.
    K63 G. Pascoli Observatory, Castelvecchio Pascoli.  Observer R. Bacci.  0.40-m
        f/3.2 Newtonian reflector + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc (or integer in degrees), reference and Delta-T
    180112 G96   19+    2-    180113 K63   18+    1-    MPO227509   -1.0 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2012 BN1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0310 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M 348.79554              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.15046741     Peri.   24.51083     +0.77770789     +0.62529122
    a   0.9020276      Node   296.62899     -0.58803251     +0.68726361
    e   0.1856167      Incl.    4.14817     -0.22223456     +0.36970207
    P   0.86           H   25.5           G   0.15           U   4
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    120116 F51  0.0   0.0     120124 F51  0.0   0.0     180112 204  0.1+  0.0
    120116 F51  0.0   0.0     120125 F51  0.1+  0.1-    180112 204  0.3+  0.0
    120116 F51  0.1-  0.1-    120125 F51  0.1+  0.1+    180113 H01  0.0   0.1-
    120118 G96  0.0   0.2+    180112 G96  0.3-  0.2-    180113 H01  0.1-  0.0
    120118 G96  0.3+  0.2-    180112 G96  0.2-  0.0     180113 H01  0.0   0.1+
    120118 G96  0.3+  0.0     180112 G96  0.2+  0.0     180113 H01  0.1+  0.1+
    120118 G96  0.2+  0.0     180112 G96  0.3+  0.0     180113 711  0.7-  0.1-
    120119 G96  0.3-  0.2-    180112 I52  0.1+  0.0     180113 711  0.8-  0.0
    120119 G96  0.0   0.2+    180112 I52  0.1-  0.1-    180113 711  0.8-  0.2+
    120119 G96  0.0   0.1+    180112 I52  0.2+  0.0     180113 K63  0.3+  0.4-
    120119 G96  0.2+  0.1-    180112 I52  0.1-  0.1+    180113 K63  0.3+  0.1-
    120124 F51  0.0   0.1-    180112 G40  0.6+  0.2+    180113 K63  0.2+  0.1-
    120124 F51  0.2-  0.1+    180112 G40  1.0+  0.2+
    120124 F51  0.0   0.1-    180112 204  0.3-  0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2012 BN1                 a,e,i = 0.90, 0.19, 4                   q = 0.7346
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 12 15    13 13 48.6 +27 34 39   0.06674 0.9748    79.9    96.3    23.0
    ...
    2017 12 30    10 40 51.9 +35 46 48   0.04874 1.0128   126.1    51.7    20.9
    ...
    2018 01 07    08 38 00.4 +33 14 56   0.04954 1.0294   158.0    21.0    20.1
    ...
    2018 01 13    07 25 06.6 +27 41 39   0.05690 1.0401   173.3     6.3    19.8
    2018 01 14    07 15 38.1 +26 43 05   0.05862 1.0417   172.1     7.5    20.0
    2018 01 15    07 06 53.4 +25 45 37   0.06048 1.0433   170.0     9.4    20.1
    ...
    2018 01 21    06 27 37.6 +20 42 34   0.07377 1.0518   155.7    22.6    21.0
    ...
    2018 01 29    06 00 07.6 +16 07 22   0.09547 1.0605   140.7    36.1    22.0
    ...
    2018 02 13    05 45 58.2 +11 56 09   0.1415  1.0687   121.8    51.7    23.3
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-A61
    

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