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    M.P.E.C. 2018-B162                               Issued 2018 Jan. 30, 15:41 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2018 BR6
    
    Observations:
         K18B06R* C2018 01 27.36917 09 20 40.75 +01 06 25.5          20.6 GUEB162G96
         K18B06R  C2018 01 27.37863 09 20 43.13 +01 09 23.0          21.5 GUEB162G96
         K18B06R  C2018 01 27.38336 09 20 44.37 +01 10 50.6          20.8 GUEB162G96
         K18B06R  C2018 01 27.42121 09 20 54.02 +01 22 35.5          20.8 GUEB162I52
         K18B06R  C2018 01 27.42314 09 20 54.54 +01 23 11.3          20.2 GUEB162I52
         K18B06R  C2018 01 27.42506 09 20 55.01 +01 23 47.7          20.7 GUEB162I52
         K18B06R  C2018 01 27.42555409 20 54.72 +01 23 53.4          20.4 VtEB162H01
         K18B06R  C2018 01 27.42699 09 20 55.52 +01 24 23.0          20.6 GUEB162I52
         K18B06R  C2018 01 27.43198909 20 56.41 +01 25 53.2          20.1 VtEB162H01
         K18B06R  C2018 01 27.43893809 20 58.26 +01 28 02.8          19.8 VtEB162H01
         K18B06R  C2018 01 27.44815209 21 00.71 +01 30 54.3          20.1 VtEB162H01
         K18B06R KC2018 01 28.01038 09 24 03.98 +04 23 10.5          20.5 GUEB162204
         K18B06R KC2018 01 28.03233 09 24 09.61 +04 29 50.2                UEB162204
         K18B06R  C2018 01 28.29221 09 25 34.15 +05 48 44.7          20.8 GUEB162G96
         K18B06R  C2018 01 28.29278 09 25 34.35 +05 48 54.4          21.0 GUEB162G96
         K18B06R  C2018 01 28.29394 09 25 34.65 +05 49 17.0          21.2 GUEB162G96
         K18B06R KC2018 01 28.30694309 25 33.90 +05 52 50.5          20.5 VuEB162H21
         K18B06R KC2018 01 28.31074809 25 34.83 +05 53 58.7          20.7 VuEB162H21
         K18B06R KC2018 01 28.31297 09 25 39.42 +05 54 59.4          20.2 RoEB162291
         K18B06R KC2018 01 28.31728 09 25 40.49 +05 56 16.9          20.3 RoEB162291
         K18B06R KC2018 01 28.31772809 25 36.58 +05 56 04.3          20.8 VuEB162H21
         K18B06R KC2018 01 28.32163 09 25 41.53 +05 57 35.2          20.2 RoEB162291
         K18B06R KC2018 01 30.23110909 35 08.66 +14 56 08.9          19.8 GUEB162H01
         K18B06R KC2018 01 30.23797309 35 10.28 +14 57 58.4          19.5 GUEB162H01
         K18B06R KC2018 01 30.24505909 35 11.92 +14 59 51.3          20.0 GUEB162H01
         K18B06R KC2018 01 30.25891609 35 15.10 +15 03 31.7          20.6 GUEB162H01
    
    Observer details:
    204 Schiaparelli Observatory.  Observer L. Buzzi.  0.84-m f/3.5 reflector
        + CCD.
    291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer M. J. Brucker.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + 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.
    H01 Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro.  Observers W. H. Ryan, E. V. Ryan.
        Measurer W. H. Ryan.  2.4-m f/8.9 reflector + CCD.
    H21 Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield.  Observer R. Holmes.
        Measurers S. Foglia, L. Buzzi, T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.61-m f/4.5
        astrograph + 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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 BR6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0460 AU
    Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
    M 284.00841              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.73107367     Peri.  312.72139     +0.10336465     -0.97958952
    a   1.2203806      Node   130.50697     +0.96593919     +0.05752368
    e   0.1962560      Incl.   13.10512     +0.23722824     +0.19260167
    P   1.35           H   26.3           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180127 G96  0.1-  0.7+    180127 H01  0.2+  0.3+    180128 291  0.1-  0.0
    180127 G96  0.3-  1.4+    180127 H01  0.1+  0.2+    180128 291  0.2+  0.0
    180127 G96  0.3+  0.7+    180128 204  0.1+  0.4-    180128 H21  0.6+  0.1+
    180127 I52  0.4-  0.9-    180128 204  0.0   0.2-    180128 291  0.0   0.2+
    180127 I52  0.1-  1.1-    180128 G96  0.7-  0.0     180130 H01  0.2-  0.0
    180127 I52  0.6-  0.5-    180128 G96  0.2+  0.6-    180130 H01  0.0   0.0
    180127 H01  0.2+  0.4+    180128 G96  0.4+  1.1+    180130 H01  0.1-  0.0
    180127 I52  0.4-  1.2-    180128 H21  0.6+  0.3-    180130 H01  0.2-  0.0
    180127 H01  0.1+  0.2+    180128 H21  0.4+  0.4-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 BR6                 a,e,i = 1.22, 0.20, 13                  q = 0.9809
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2017 12 31    06 14 02.1 -68 30 09   0.1177  0.9868    88.3    84.9    24.6
    ...
    2018 01 15    08 01 47.2 -51 05 53   0.06569 1.0055   107.6    68.8    22.8
    ...
    2018 01 23    08 55 40.3 -21 49 09   0.04774 1.0201   137.7    40.5    21.3
    ...
    2018 01 29    09 29 04.6 +09 17 36   0.04932 1.0329   166.1    13.2    20.6
    2018 01 30    09 33 56.6 +13 55 34   0.05106 1.0351   168.5    10.9    20.6
    2018 01 31    09 38 36.2 +18 13 16   0.05316 1.0374   169.1    10.3    20.7
    ...
    2018 02 06    10 02 15.2 +36 51 09   0.07130 1.0519   156.7    21.8    21.7
    ...
    2018 02 14    10 23 28.8 +48 38 14   0.1037  1.0730   143.8    32.9    22.9
    ...
    2018 03 01    10 43 20.6 +55 00 29   0.1740  1.1162   132.8    40.7    24.3
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-B162
    

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