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    M.P.E.C. 2018-C62                                Issued 2018 Feb. 10, 19:44 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.
    
                 Prepared using the Tamkin Foundation Computer Network
    
                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2018 CB2
    
    Observations:
         K18C02B  C2018 02 08.60843 10 50 44.09 -02 07 11.2          19.4 VmEC062Q66
         K18C02B  C2018 02 08.60982 10 50 44.60 -02 06 28.0          19.4 VmEC062Q66
         K18C02B* C2018 02 09.34668 10 57 09.99 +05 37 59.6          17.9 GUEC062703
         K18C02B  C2018 02 09.35190 10 57 12.70 +05 42 00.5          17.7 GUEC062703
         K18C02B  C2018 02 09.36235 10 57 18.04 +05 50 02.0                UEC062703
         K18C02B  C2018 02 09.41919 10 57 48.06 +06 34 42.5          17.5 GUEC062I52
         K18C02B  C2018 02 09.42161 10 57 49.38 +06 36 38.6          17.7 GUEC062I52
         K18C02B  C2018 02 09.42180 10 57 49.48 +06 36 47.1          17.6 GUEC062I52
         K18C02B  C2018 02 09.42198 10 57 49.57 +06 36 56.0          17.7 GUEC062I52
         K18C02B  C2018 02 09.50235 10 58 35.13 +07 42 21.2          17.7 GUEC062I52
         K18C02B  C2018 02 09.50411 10 58 36.19 +07 43 49.4          17.5 GUEC062I52
         K18C02B  C2018 02 09.50430 10 58 36.30 +07 43 58.4          17.8 GUEC062I52
         K18C02B  C2018 02 09.50448 10 58 36.40 +07 44 07.3          17.6 GUEC062I52
         K18C02B  C2018 02 09.52942 10 58 51.69 +08 04 59.3          17.6 GUEC062I52
         K18C02B  C2018 02 09.52960 10 58 51.81 +08 05 08.6          17.5 GUEC062I52
         K18C02B  C2018 02 09.52979 10 58 51.93 +08 05 18.0          17.6 GUEC062I52
         K18C02B  C2018 02 09.52997 10 58 52.03 +08 05 27.2          17.4 GUEC062I52
         K18C02B KC2018 02 09.90646511 04 22.79 +13 56 23.4          17.4 GUEC062Z80
         K18C02B KC2018 02 09.90921011 04 25.10 +13 59 15.5          17.3 GUEC062Z80
         K18C02B KC2018 02 09.91185111 04 27.36 +14 02 00.0          18.1 GUEC062Z80
         K18C02B KC2018 02 09.95571 11 05 03.30 +14 49 02.8          17.7  UEC062104
         K18C02B KC2018 02 09.95814 11 05 05.31 +14 51 38.5          17.7  UEC062104
         K18C02B KC2018 02 09.96057 11 05 07.31 +14 54 14.1          17.7  UEC062104
         K18C02B KC2018 02 10.03222811 06 06.06 +16 12 02.1          17.9 VSEC062L01
         K18C02B KC2018 02 10.03324311 06 06.92 +16 13 09.5          17.9 VSEC062L01
         K18C02B KC2018 02 10.03435211 06 07.88 +16 14 23.2          17.9 VSEC062L01
         K18C02B KC2018 02 10.03503 11 06 08.56 +16 15 05.0          17.9 VqEC062595
         K18C02B KC2018 02 10.03547611 06 08.83 +16 15 37.9          17.9 VSEC062L01
         K18C02B KC2018 02 10.03593 11 06 09.33 +16 16 04.1          17.8 VqEC062595
         K18C02B KC2018 02 10.03683 11 06 10.10 +16 17 04.1          17.9 VqEC062595
         K18C02B KC2018 02 10.03773 11 06 10.85 +16 18 03.6          17.8 VqEC062595
         K18C02B KC2018 02 10.03863 11 06 11.63 +16 19 04.1          17.4 VqEC062595
         K18C02B KC2018 02 10.05348 11 06 24.42 +16 35 34.5                qEC062595
         K18C02B KC2018 02 10.05528 11 06 26.01 +16 37 35.2          18.0 VqEC062595
         K18C02B KC2018 02 10.05910811 06 34.29 +16 41 18.3                UEC062J95
         K18C02B KC2018 02 10.06031911 06 35.34 +16 42 39.9                UEC062J95
         K18C02B KC2018 02 10.06260611 06 37.37 +16 45 13.9          17.7 GUEC062J95
         K18C02B  C2018 02 10.27790 11 10 44.76 +21 02 30.6          17.1 GUEC062I52
         K18C02B  C2018 02 10.27802 11 10 44.89 +21 02 39.7          17.3 GUEC062I52
         K18C02B  C2018 02 10.27815 11 10 45.03 +21 02 49.6          17.5 GUEC062I52
         K18C02B  C2018 02 10.27827 11 10 45.16 +21 02 58.8          17.2 GUEC062I52
    
    Observer details:
    104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers P. Bacci, M. Maestripieri, L. Nesti.
        Measurers P. Bacci, L. Tesi, G. Fagioli.  0.60-m reflector + CCD.
    595 Farra d'Isonzo.  Observer E. Pettarin.  0.61-m f/4.0 reflector + 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.
    I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observers G. J. Leonard,
        J. A. Johnson.  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.
    J95 Great Shefford.  Observer P. Birtwhistle.  0.40-m f/6.0 Schmidt-Cassegrain
        + CCD.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observer K. Korlevic.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector
        + CCD.
    Q66 Siding Spring-Janess-G, JAXA.  Observers T. Yanagisawa, H. Kurosaki,
        H. Onodera.  0.25-m f/2.8 reflector + CCD.
    Z80 Northolt Branch Observatory.  Observer G. Wells.  Measurer D. Bamberger.
        0.25-m f/8 Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 CB2                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0164 AU
    Epoch 2018 Mar. 23.0 TT = JDT 2458200.5                 MPC
    M 316.96989              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.16377984     Peri.  129.40539     +0.04365673     +0.96853440
    a   0.8951356      Node   140.90257     -0.99366048     +0.06752783
    e   0.3613773      Incl.   22.86285     -0.10359991     -0.23954354
    P   0.85           H   25.0           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180208 Q66  0.4-  1.0+    180209 I52  0.0   0.0     180210 595  0.5+  0.6+
    180208 Q66  0.3+  0.3+    180209 I52  0.0   0.2-    180210 595  0.5+  0.8+
    180209 703  0.1-  0.6-    180209 I52  0.2-  0.1-    180210 595  0.2+  0.4+
    180209 703  0.2+  0.5-    180209 Z80  0.4+  0.1+    180210 595  0.4+  1.0+
    180209 703 (0.8-  3.0-)   180209 Z80  0.1+  1.0+    180210 595  0.3+  0.2-
    180209 I52  0.2-  0.3-    180209 Z80  0.4+  0.5+    180210 595  0.7+  0.1-
    180209 I52  0.1+  0.0     180209 104  0.1-  0.3-    180210 J95  0.1+  0.2-
    180209 I52  0.0   0.6-    180209 104  0.1+  0.1-    180210 J95  0.2-  0.1-
    180209 I52  0.1-  0.3-    180209 104  0.0   0.2-    180210 J95  0.2-  0.2-
    180209 I52  0.1-  0.3-    180210 L01  0.0   0.5+    180210 I52  0.5-  0.6-
    180209 I52  0.1-  0.2+    180210 L01  0.1-  0.5+    180210 I52  0.4-  0.5-
    180209 I52  0.1-  0.3-    180210 L01  0.1+  0.6+    180210 I52  0.4-  0.5-
    180209 I52  0.2-  0.4-    180210 595  0.5+  1.3+    180210 I52  0.3-  0.4-
    180209 I52  0.1-  0.3-    180210 L01  0.0   0.6+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 CB2                 a,e,i = 0.90, 0.36, 23                  q = 0.5717
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 01 11    10 15 05.7 -27 30 41   0.2868  1.1398   116.3    50.7    24.5
    ...
    2018 01 26    10 25 09.3 -26 48 08   0.1502  1.0812   126.8    46.8    22.8
    ...
    2018 02 03    10 32 47.6 -21 46 44   0.07846 1.0434   136.0    41.0    21.2
    ...
    2018 02 09    10 53 45.9 +01 37 05   0.02809 1.0122   155.3    24.0    18.4
    2018 02 10    11 05 33.7 +15 39 11   0.02155 1.0067   157.7    21.8    17.7
    2018 02 11    11 29 56.0 +38 41 08   0.01734 1.0012   145.1    34.3    17.6
    ...
    2018 02 17    21 52 35.1 +52 04 42   0.05177 0.9668    64.3   113.0    22.8
    ...
    2018 02 25    22 11 23.7 +41 01 50   0.1214  0.9174    50.5   123.6    25.4
    ...
    2018 03 12    22 19 25.3 +34 00 19   0.2571  0.8164    40.8   127.3    27.1
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-C62
    

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