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    M.P.E.C. 2018-B66                                Issued 2018 Jan. 19, 23:13 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 BP1
    
    Observations:
         K18B01P* C2018 01 16.51584 10 33 39.800-06 28 46.82         20.7 wUEB066F51
         K18B01P  C2018 01 16.52853 10 33 30.910-06 27 24.15         20.3 wUEB066F51
         K18B01P  C2018 01 16.54119 10 33 22.001-06 26 01.32         20.6 wUEB066F51
         K18B01P _C2018 01 17.50688910 22 27.635-04 34 41.74         19.8 GUEB066568
         K18B01P _C2018 01 17.50788210 22 26.862-04 34 34.39         20.0 GUEB066568
         K18B01P _C2018 01 17.50883110 22 26.135-04 34 27.59         20.0 GUEB066568
         K18B01P KC2018 01 18.99490 10 03 37.09 -01 20 51.7                UEB066J95
         K18B01P KC2018 01 18.99889 10 03 33.71 -01 20 18.5                UEB066J95
         K18B01P KC2018 01 19.00358 10 03 29.72 -01 19 38.8          19.4 GUEB066J95
         K18B01P  C2018 01 19.11072 10 01 56.41 -01 04 29.1          19.7 VSEB066033
         K18B01P  C2018 01 19.11193 10 01 55.38 -01 04 18.9          19.6 VSEB066033
         K18B01P  C2018 01 19.11314 10 01 54.33 -01 04 08.6          19.7 VSEB066033
         K18B01P  C2018 01 19.11435 10 01 53.30 -01 03 58.2          19.7 VSEB066033
         K18B01P  C2018 01 19.11556 10 01 52.24 -01 03 47.8          19.7 VSEB066033
         K18B01P  C2018 01 19.32006 09 59 09.14 -00 33 48.9          17.8 GUEB066703
         K18B01P  C2018 01 19.32529 09 59 04.52 -00 33 03.2          18.7 GUEB066703
         K18B01P  C2018 01 19.33051 09 58 59.84 -00 32 17.4          18.2 GUEB066703
    
    Observer details:
    033 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg.  Observers F. Ludwig,
        B. Stecklum.  Measurer B. Stecklum.  1.34-m f/3 Schmidt + CCD.
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, L. Wells.  Measurers M. Micheli,
        R. J. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
    703 Catalina Sky 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.
        0.68-m Schmidt + 10K 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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 BP1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0380 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M 313.06385              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.55648041     Peri.  180.36545     +0.59775240     +0.79661798
    a   0.7374065      Node   126.34594     -0.73524409     +0.58947864
    e   0.4019711      Incl.    6.41230     -0.31954373     +0.13384591
    P   0.63           H   24.6           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180116 F51  0.1-  0.1+    180118 J95  0.1+  0.3+    180119 033  0.2+  0.2-
    180116 F51  0.1+  0.0     180118 J95  0.1+  0.2-    180119 033  0.1-  0.1-
    180116 F51  0.1+  0.0     180119 J95  0.1-  0.0     180119 703  0.3-  0.1-
    180117 568  0.1-  0.0     180119 033  0.0   0.1-    180119 703  0.0   0.1+
    180117 568  0.3-  0.1+    180119 033  0.1+  0.2-    180119 703  0.6-  0.5+
    180117 568  0.3-  0.0     180119 033  0.0   0.3-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 BP1                 a,e,i = 0.74, 0.40, 6                   q = 0.4410
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 12 20    12 27 37.3 -23 04 55   0.1648  0.9495    73.2    97.2    24.1
    ...
    2018 01 04    11 52 42.8 -18 40 00   0.1085  1.0022    97.0    76.9    22.5
    ...
    2018 01 12    11 13 03.4 -12 51 53   0.07792 1.0199   115.9    60.2    21.3
    ...
    2018 01 18    10 16 27.9 -03 32 24   0.05862 1.0285   138.5    39.4    20.1
    2018 01 19    10 03 29.7 -01 18 12   0.05613 1.0295   143.3    34.8    19.8
    2018 01 20    09 49 20.7 +01 08 53   0.05394 1.0304   148.6    29.9    19.6
    ...
    2018 01 26    08 02 43.2 +18 16 03   0.04940 1.0336   172.9     6.7    18.6
    ...
    2018 02 03    05 45 19.1 +31 54 28   0.06649 1.0316   132.4    44.9    20.5
    ...
    2018 02 18    03 59 59.0 +35 25 29   0.1238  1.0086    95.9    77.1    22.8
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-B66
    

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