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    M.P.E.C. 2018-B41                                Issued 2018 Jan. 18, 17:41 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
    
                                        2018 BP
    
    Observations:
         K18B00P* C2018 01 16.15431 02 37 32.50 +03 05 39.7          20.0 GUEB041G96
         K18B00P  C2018 01 16.15953 02 37 34.41 +03 05 51.0          19.7 GUEB041G96
         K18B00P  C2018 01 16.16478 02 37 36.40 +03 06 02.9          20.4 GUEB041G96
         K18B00P  C2018 01 16.24060 02 38 04.68 +03 08 55.0          19.6 GUEB041I52
         K18B00P  C2018 01 16.24143 02 38 04.98 +03 08 56.8          19.9 GUEB041I52
         K18B00P  C2018 01 16.24184 02 38 05.09 +03 08 57.7          19.8 GUEB041I52
         K18B00P  C2018 01 16.27410 02 38 17.25 +03 10 11.1          20.1 GUEB041G96
         K18B00P  C2018 01 16.27486 02 38 17.53 +03 10 12.7          19.9 GUEB041G96
         K18B00P  C2018 01 16.27561 02 38 17.81 +03 10 15.7          21.6 GUEB041G96
         K18B00P  C2018 01 16.27636 02 38 18.09 +03 10 16.3          20.2 GUEB041G96
         K18B00P  C2018 01 16.76634 02 41 25.37 +03 28 36.2          19.6 VSEB041033
         K18B00P  C2018 01 16.76898 02 41 26.38 +03 28 42.1          20.0 VSEB041033
         K18B00P  C2018 01 16.77163 02 41 27.31 +03 28 48.1          20.1 VSEB041033
         K18B00P KC2018 01 17.03898 02 43 08.54 +03 38 50.7          20.2 RqEB041734
         K18B00P KC2018 01 17.04325 02 43 10.12 +03 39 01.2          19.9 RqEB041734
         K18B00P KC2018 01 17.05178 02 43 13.23 +03 39 20.9          20.5 RqEB041734
         K18B00P  C2018 01 17.07753402 43 22.99 +03 40 19.8          20.5 GUEB041H01
         K18B00P  C2018 01 17.08168902 43 24.51 +03 40 29.2          20.0 GUEB041H01
         K18B00P  C2018 01 17.09261302 43 28.52 +03 40 53.7          20.4 GUEB041H01
         K18B00P  C2018 01 17.10487002 43 33.02 +03 41 21.0          20.0 GUEB041H01
         K18B00P bC2018 01 17.79398702 47 51.12 +04 06 45.3          19.8 VSEB041L01
         K18B00P KC2018 01 17.79727402 47 52.23 +04 06 52.3          20.1 VSEB041L01
         K18B00P KC2018 01 17.86205502 48 16.510+04 09 21.12         20.4 GUEB041J04
         K18B00P KC2018 01 17.86571002 48 17.782+04 09 29.14         21.2 GUEB041J04
         K18B00P KC2018 01 17.86936402 48 19.135+04 09 37.99         19.9 GUEB041J04
         K18B00P  C2018 01 18.08801 02 49 40.92 +04 17 35.2          20.1 GUEB041I52
         K18B00P  C2018 01 18.08877 02 49 41.21 +04 17 36.5          19.9 GUEB041I52
         K18B00P  C2018 01 18.09271 02 49 42.61 +04 17 45.1          19.9 GUEB041I52
         K18B00P  C2018 01 18.09669 02 49 44.05 +04 17 53.5          20.1 GUEB041I52
    
    Observer details:
    033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg.  Observers F. Ludwig,
        B. Stecklum.  Measurer B. Stecklum.  1.34-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
    734 Farpoint Observatory.  Observer G. Hug.  0.69-m reflector + CCD.
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. R. Gibbs.  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.  Observers J. A. Johnson,
        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.
    J04 ESA Optical Ground Station, Tenerife.  Observer P. Ruiz.  Measurers
        M. Micheli, D. Koschny, M. Busch, E. Schwab, A. Knoefel.  1.0-m f/4.4
        reflector + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observers K. Korlevic, F. Hrzenjak.  Measurer
        K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 BP                                             PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0048 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M 317.53739              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.51930712     Peri.  215.60855     +0.77097590     -0.63685192
    a   1.5329213      Node   183.95584     +0.59684107     +0.72468744
    e   0.3895653      Incl.    3.30202     +0.22220913     +0.26314967
    P   1.90           H   20.4           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180116 G96  0.1+  0.1+    180116 033  0.3-  0.1-    180117 L01  0.9+  0.7+
    180116 G96  0.3-  0.4-    180116 033  0.1+  0.1-    180117 L01  0.5-  0.5+
    180116 G96  0.2+  0.5-    180116 033  0.7-  0.1-    180117 J04  0.0   0.2-
    180116 I52  0.0   0.2-    180117 734  0.1-  1.2-    180117 J04  0.8-  0.2-
    180116 I52  0.1-  0.3-    180117 734  0.1+  0.3-    180117 J04  0.4-  0.6+
    180116 I52  0.8-  0.3-    180117 734  0.3-  0.3+    180118 I52  0.1-  0.1+
    180116 G96  0.0   0.1+    180117 H01  0.2-  0.3-    180118 I52  0.1+  0.3-
    180116 G96  0.1-  0.0     180117 H01  0.3-  0.2-    180118 I52  0.2-  0.3-
    180116 G96  0.2-  1.3+    180117 H01  0.2-  0.1-    180118 I52  0.2-  0.6-
    180116 G96  0.2-  0.2+    180117 H01  0.1-  0.2-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 BP                  a,e,i = 1.53, 0.39, 3                   q = 0.9357
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 12 19    23 24 25.8 -14 37 02   0.2971  0.9730    79.2    83.4    20.6
    ...
    2018 01 03    01 08 18.2 -05 46 57   0.2814  1.0282    91.2    73.0    20.3
    ...
    2018 01 11    02 03 46.0 -00 17 22   0.2930  1.0649    98.1    66.1    20.2
    ...
    2018 01 17    02 42 53.4 +03 37 39   0.3114  1.0949   102.6    61.3    20.2
    2018 01 18    02 49 07.8 +04 14 34   0.3153  1.1001   103.3    60.5    20.3
    2018 01 19    02 55 17.0 +04 50 41   0.3194  1.1053   103.9    59.8    20.3
    ...
    2018 01 25    03 30 18.3 +08 09 29   0.3481  1.1374   107.3    55.7    20.4
    ...
    2018 02 02    04 11 53.7 +11 43 50   0.3968  1.1821   110.1    51.5    20.7
    ...
    2018 02 17    05 16 17.7 +16 07 31   0.5149  1.2690   111.2    46.5    21.2
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-B41
    

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