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    M.P.E.C. 2018-B60                                Issued 2018 Jan. 19, 22:49 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 BJ1
    
    Observations:
         K18B01J* C2018 01 16.41174 09 07 57.051+12 54 15.14         21.7 wUEB060F51
         K18B01J  C2018 01 16.42360 09 07 51.800+12 54 37.67         21.9 wUEB060F51
         K18B01J  C2018 01 16.43543 09 07 46.519+12 55 00.26         22.1 wUEB060F51
         K18B01J  C2018 01 16.44730 09 07 41.235+12 55 22.61         21.9 wUEB060F51
         K18B01J _C2018 01 17.44176409 01 09.347+13 24 02.11         21.8 GUEB060568
         K18B01J _C2018 01 17.44270809 01 08.976+13 24 03.62         21.6 GUEB060568
         K18B01J _C2018 01 17.44365209 01 08.603+13 24 05.16         21.7 GUEB060568
         K18B01J  C2018 01 19.22233508 51 15.51 +14 06 09.8          21.8 GUEB060H01
         K18B01J  C2018 01 19.22612508 51 14.32 +14 06 14.8          21.5 GUEB060H01
         K18B01J  C2018 01 19.23645508 51 11.04 +14 06 28.3          21.9 GUEB060H01
         K18B01J  C2018 01 19.24580108 51 08.08 +14 06 40.6          21.0 GUEB060H01
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, L. Wells.  Measurers M. Micheli,
        R. J. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + 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.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
        Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 BJ1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0012 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M 330.51957              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.38274354     Peri.  103.13283     +0.88613918     -0.46253418
    a   1.8787290      Node   284.42414     +0.41290764     +0.81608904
    e   0.6442643      Incl.    1.69382     +0.21039161     +0.34649793
    P   2.58           H   25.1           G   0.15           U   6
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180116 F51  0.4-  0.0     180117 568  0.0   0.0     180119 H01  0.0   0.0
    180116 F51  0.0   0.0     180117 568  0.0   0.0     180119 H01  0.1-  0.0
    180116 F51  0.2-  0.1+    180117 568  0.0   0.0     180119 H01  0.0   0.1+
    180116 F51  0.3-  0.1+    180119 H01  0.1-  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 BJ1                 a,e,i = 1.88, 0.64, 2                   q = 0.6683
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 12 20    18 11 14.8 -20 43 33   0.1559  0.8288     5.3   173.7
    ...
    2018 01 04    13 18 58.2 -09 26 34   0.05267 0.9769    81.5    95.4    22.1
    ...
    2018 01 12    09 50 25.4 +09 33 31   0.09291 1.0608   144.8    32.3    21.4
    ...
    2018 01 18    08 57 48.6 +13 38 32   0.1451  1.1242   164.2    13.8    22.0
    2018 01 19    08 52 21.4 +14 01 45   0.1545  1.1348   166.6    11.6    22.0
    2018 01 20    08 47 29.3 +14 22 10   0.1640  1.1453   168.7     9.7    22.1
    ...
    2018 01 26    08 26 50.7 +15 46 10   0.2241  1.2084   176.7     2.7    22.6
    ...
    2018 02 03    08 12 29.6 +16 44 59   0.3116  1.2914   167.4     9.6    23.8
    ...
    2018 02 18    08 04 03.9 +17 31 23   0.4981  1.4423   150.3    19.8    25.4
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-B60
    

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