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    M.P.E.C. 2018-C97                                Issued 2018 Feb. 12, 16:03 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 CG3
    
    Observations:
         K18C03G* C2018 02 10.33928 11 11 21.40 +29 08 27.3          20.2 GUEC097G96
         K18C03G  C2018 02 10.34440 11 11 26.18 +29 08 18.8          20.6 GUEC097G96
         K18C03G  C2018 02 10.34953 11 11 31.06 +29 08 10.5          21.4 GUEC097G96
         K18C03G  C2018 02 10.35465 11 11 35.87 +29 08 01.8          20.7 GUEC097G96
         K18C03G KC2018 02 11.00065 11 22 31.25 +28 46 24.9          20.5 VSEC097L01
         K18C03G KC2018 02 11.00362 11 22 34.05 +28 46 19.4          20.4 VSEC097L01
         K18C03G KC2018 02 11.00734 11 22 37.64 +28 46 11.0          20.7 VSEC097L01
         K18C03G  C2018 02 11.52267 11 31 11.29 +28 26 59.1          20.6 GUEC097G96
         K18C03G  C2018 02 11.52359 11 31 12.18 +28 26 57.2          20.2 GUEC097G96
         K18C03G  C2018 02 11.52452 11 31 13.31 +28 26 51.2                UEC097G96
         K18C03G KC2018 02 12.12096 11 41 24.11 +28 00 48.9                UEC097J95
         K18C03G KC2018 02 12.12499 11 41 27.96 +28 00 38.4                UEC097J95
         K18C03G KC2018 02 12.12908 11 41 31.91 +28 00 26.5          20.4 GUEC097J95
    
    Observer details:
    G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer D. C. Fuls.  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.
    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.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 CG3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0456 AU
    Epoch 2018 Mar. 23.0 TT = JDT 2458200.5                 MPC
    M  11.13992              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.37568512     Peri.   41.10313     -0.90272412     -0.42863667
    a   1.9021878      Node   113.48036     +0.38345989     -0.84050834
    e   0.4601567      Incl.    2.30414     +0.19505812     -0.33138547
    P   2.62           H   25.9           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180210 G96  0.6+  0.1-    180211 L01  0.3-  0.5+    180212 J95  0.2+  0.3-
    180210 G96  0.3-  0.2-    180211 L01  0.1-  0.3-    180212 J95  0.2-  0.4+
    180210 G96  0.0   0.1+    180211 G96  0.1+  0.0     180212 J95  0.0   0.1-
    180210 G96  0.4-  0.0     180211 G96  0.1+  0.6+
    180211 L01  0.4+  0.1-    180211 G96 (3.1+  2.9-)
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 CG3                 a,e,i = 1.90, 0.46, 2                   q = 1.0269
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 01 13    07 23 34.2 +21 33 33   0.1359  1.1193   176.8     2.8    22.1
    ...
    2018 01 28    08 25 54.1 +26 46 08   0.08007 1.0639   170.9     8.4    21.1
    ...
    2018 02 05    09 48 13.9 +29 46 30   0.06011 1.0439   164.1    15.0    20.7
    ...
    2018 02 11    11 22 27.3 +28 47 17   0.05283 1.0337   151.6    27.0    20.8
    2018 02 12    11 39 22.1 +28 07 24   0.05244 1.0325   149.1    29.4    20.9
    2018 02 13    11 56 07.4 +27 18 54   0.05230 1.0313   146.5    31.9    20.9
    ...
    2018 02 19    13 24 26.8 +20 29 57   0.05633 1.0272   132.2    45.5    21.4
    ...
    2018 02 27    14 37 42.5 +11 26 01   0.07109 1.0289   121.2    55.4    22.2
    ...
    2018 03 14    15 32 53.4 +01 55 59   0.1093  1.0538   120.5    54.4    23.2
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-C97
    

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