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    M.P.E.C. 2018-M24                                Issued 2018 June 17, 18:19 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 LA6
    
    Observations:
         K18L06A  C2018 06 14.40274116 27 31.669-16 52 57.82         20.5 GVEM024F51
         K18L06A  C2018 06 14.41370716 27 26.654-16 49 42.26         20.3 GVEM024F51
         K18L06A  C2018 06 14.42468716 27 21.577-16 46 24.29         20.7 GVEM024F51
         K18L06A* C2018 06 15.37770 16 20 53.074-11 26 09.88         20.6 wUEM024F51
         K18L06A  C2018 06 15.38974 16 20 46.531-11 21 37.39               UEM024F51
         K18L06A  C2018 06 15.40126 16 20 40.304-11 17 16.69         21.0 wUEM024F51
         K18L06A  C2018 06 15.41303 16 20 33.910-11 12 47.86         20.3 wUEM024F51
         K18L06A ^C2018 06 16.37179116 12 39.414-04 22 34.10         20.48GVEM024568
         K18L06A ^C2018 06 16.37416116 12 37.869-04 21 25.95         20.52GVEM024568
         K18L06A ^C2018 06 16.37553916 12 36.970-04 20 46.33         20.58GVEM024568
         K18L06A |C2018 06 17.11208 16 05 21.07 +02 08 43.6          20.5 VuEM024807
         K18L06A |C2018 06 17.11639 16 05 17.84 +02 11 11.1          20.7 VuEM024807
         K18L06A |C2018 06 17.12070 16 05 14.62 +02 13 38.3          20.8 VuEM024807
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. Wainscoat, L. Wells, N. Manset.  Measurers
        R. Weryk, R. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + CCD.
    807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  0.61-m f/6.5 astrograph
        + 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. Magnier, Y. Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, C. Waters, R. Weryk.
        1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 LA6                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0226 AU
    Epoch 2018 Mar. 23.0 TT = JDT 2458200.5                 MPC
    M 251.93095              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.72197358     Peri.   86.95069     +0.96281787     +0.20161727
    a   1.2306140      Node   261.36645     -0.25573353     +0.89474875
    e   0.3456817      Incl.   10.47885     +0.08707530     +0.39846599
    P   1.37           H   26.7           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180614 F51  0.0   0.3+    180615 F51  0.1+  0.6-    180617 807  0.2+  0.1-
    180614 F51  0.3+  0.5-    180615 F51  0.2+  0.0     180617 807  0.1+  0.2+
    180614 F51  0.1-  0.1+    180616 568  0.2-  0.0     180617 807  0.2+  0.1+
    180615 F51  0.1-  0.3+    180616 568  0.2-  0.0
    180615 F51  0.3-  0.3+    180616 568  0.2-  0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 LA6                 a,e,i = 1.23, 0.35, 10                  q = 0.8052
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 05 18    17 11 23.0 -43 17 20   0.2266  1.2115   149.1    25.4    25.1
    ...
    2018 06 02    17 03 42.4 -39 33 01   0.1192  1.1279   161.8    16.3    23.2
    ...
    2018 06 10    16 47 18.7 -30 47 08   0.06798 1.0823   170.5     8.9    21.6
    ...
    2018 06 16    16 15 55.9 -07 11 33   0.03550 1.0481   154.8    24.3    20.7
    2018 06 17    16 06 31.0 +01 02 55   0.03155 1.0424   146.6    32.5    20.7
    2018 06 18    15 54 43.4 +11 18 49   0.02850 1.0367   136.1    42.8    20.7
    ...
    2018 06 24    12 12 25.3 +71 50 20   0.03735 1.0030    68.0   110.0    23.7
    ...
    2018 07 02    06 54 50.3 +66 51 29   0.08160 0.9594    43.8   132.8    27.2
    ...
    2018 07 17    06 06 07.4 +56 22 15   0.1782  0.8861    39.5   133.2    28.7
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-M24
    

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