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    M.P.E.C. 2018-F36                                Issued 2018 Mar. 18, 22:00 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 FY

Observations:
     K18F00Y* C2018 03 16.44078 15 17 41.86 +14 56 59.6          19.4 GUEF036G96
     K18F00Y  C2018 03 16.44589 15 17 41.43 +14 57 35.1          18.4 GUEF036G96
     K18F00Y  C2018 03 16.45102 15 17 40.90 +14 58 12.2          18.9 GUEF036G96
     K18F00Y  C2018 03 16.45613 15 17 40.46 +14 58 49.0          19.0 GUEF036G96
     K18F00Y  C2018 03 16.50267 15 17 36.24 +15 04 18.4          19.9 GUEF036I52
     K18F00Y  C2018 03 16.50308 15 17 36.24 +15 04 21.1          19.2 GUEF036I52
     K18F00Y  C2018 03 16.50350 15 17 36.19 +15 04 24.8          19.6 GUEF036I52
     K18F00Y  C2018 03 16.50391 15 17 36.11 +15 04 26.9          19.7 GUEF036I52
     K18F00Y  C2018 03 16.52158 15 17 34.55 +15 06 33.0          20.6 GUEF036G96
     K18F00Y  C2018 03 16.52198 15 17 34.49 +15 06 35.5          20.6 GUEF036G96
     K18F00Y  C2018 03 16.52333 15 17 34.41 +15 06 45.0          20.9 GUEF036G96
     K18F00Y  C2018 03 16.52373 15 17 34.39 +15 06 48.7          20.5 GUEF036G96
     K18F00Y  C2018 03 17.35480 15 16 50.64 +16 44 08.1          19.6 GUEF036I52
     K18F00Y  C2018 03 17.35667 15 16 50.49 +16 44 21.9          20.1 GUEF036I52
     K18F00Y  C2018 03 17.35708 15 16 50.44 +16 44 24.8          20.4 GUEF036I52
     K18F00Y  C2018 03 17.35750 15 16 50.43 +16 44 27.6          20.1 GUEF036I52
     K18F00Y KC2018 03 18.40028515 15 39.77 +18 43 38.7          20.5 VuEF036H21
     K18F00Y KC2018 03 18.41002315 15 38.79 +18 44 44.4          20.6 VuEF036H21
     K18F00Y KC2018 03 18.42663715 15 37.15 +18 46 36.3          20.2 VuEF036H21

Observer details:
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observer A. D. Grauer.  Measurers B. M. Africano,
    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. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly.
    1.5-m reflector + 10K 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.  Observers B. M. Africano,
    G. J. Leonard.  Measurers B. M. Africano, 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. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly.  1.0-m reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2018 FY                                                  Earth MOID = 0.0253 AU
Epoch 2018 Mar. 23.0 TT = JDT 2458200.5                 MPC
M 123.90249              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   1.01368383     Peri.  244.77900     +0.64636445     -0.76134705
a   0.9814489      Node   164.62074     +0.75059764     +0.62250321
e   0.1309135      Incl.   11.00634     +0.13717206     +0.18121930
P   0.97           H   23.3           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
180316 G96  0.2+  0.3+    180316 I52  0.4-  0.9-    180317 I52  0.2-  0.3+
180316 G96  0.6+  0.7-    180316 G96  0.1-  0.4+    180317 I52  0.2+  0.2+
180316 G96  0.3-  0.1-    180316 G96  0.5-  0.1+    180318 H21  0.4+  0.1-
180316 G96  0.0   0.3+    180316 G96  0.1+  0.1+    180318 H21  0.1+  0.2-
180316 I52  0.1-  0.6-    180316 G96  0.3+  1.0+    180318 H21  0.0   0.3-
180316 I52  0.4+  0.8-    180317 I52  0.3-  0.3-
180316 I52  0.3+  0.1-    180317 I52  0.0   0.3+

Ephemeris:
2018 FY                  a,e,i = 0.98, 0.13, 11                  q = 0.8530
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2018 02 16    15 12 45.7 -39 38 28   0.1097  0.9946    90.3    83.3    21.4
...
2018 03 03    15 22 09.3 -13 24 02   0.09167 1.0267   110.4    64.8    20.5
...
2018 03 11    15 21 23.3 +03 40 36   0.09052 1.0424   120.7    55.0    20.2
...
2018 03 17    15 17 08.8 +16 03 13   0.09471 1.0534   126.0    49.9    20.2
2018 03 18    15 16 06.6 +17 58 43   0.09582 1.0551   126.6    49.3    20.2
2018 03 19    15 14 58.6 +19 51 06   0.09705 1.0568   127.1    48.7    20.2
...
2018 03 25    15 06 17.2 +29 50 35   0.1066  1.0667   128.4    47.1    20.4
...
2018 04 02    14 50 24.1 +39 36 59   0.1238  1.0784   127.0    47.8    20.7
...
2018 04 17    14 13 53.4 +48 47 24   0.1635  1.0956   120.4    52.2    21.5

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