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    M.P.E.C. 2018-P30                                Issued 2018 Aug. 8, 22:42 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 PL8
    
    Observations:
         K18P08L  C2018 08 07.40889 21 01 07.758-22 18 03.91         18.8 wUEP030F51
         K18P08L  C2018 08 07.41886 21 01 01.075-22 17 04.43         18.7 wUEP030F51
         K18P08L  C2018 08 07.42882 21 00 54.394-22 16 04.87         18.6 wUEP030F51
         K18P08L* C2018 08 07.43707 21 00 48.85 -22 15 15.9          19.1 cUEP030T05
         K18P08L  C2018 08 07.43877 21 00 47.718-22 15 05.14         18.6 wUEP030F51
         K18P08L  C2018 08 07.44659 21 00 42.46 -22 14 17.8          18.9 cUEP030T05
         K18P08L  C2018 08 07.44887 21 00 40.93 -22 14 04.4          18.9 cUEP030T05
         K18P08L  C2018 08 07.45116 21 00 39.35 -22 13 50.2          18.8 cUEP030T05
         K18P08L KC2018 08 07.94367420 55 20.85 -21 23 01.6          18.4 GVEP030L01
         K18P08L KC2018 08 07.94510520 55 19.88 -21 22 52.4          18.6 GVEP030L01
         K18P08L KC2018 08 07.94654020 55 18.86 -21 22 43.2          18.5 GVEP030L01
         K18P08L KC2018 08 08.21784 20 52 16.69 -20 52 47.9          18.1 RuEP030850
         K18P08L KC2018 08 08.22285 20 52 13.13 -20 52 14.0          18.1 RuEP030850
         K18P08L KC2018 08 08.22787 20 52 09.53 -20 51 39.5          18.3 RuEP030850
         K18P08L KC2018 08 08.23285 20 52 05.93 -20 51 07.0          18.0 RuEP030850
         K18P08L KC2018 08 08.23793 20 52 02.29 -20 50 33.3          17.8 RuEP030850
         K18P08L KC2018 08 08.24873 20 51 56.37 -20 49 15.2                oEP030711
         K18P08L KC2018 08 08.25108 20 51 54.67 -20 48 59.2                oEP030711
         K18P08L KC2018 08 08.25341 20 51 52.97 -20 48 43.6                oEP030711
         K18P08L  C2018 08 08.36809 20 50 35.532-20 35 30.00         18.6 wUEP030F51
         K18P08L  C2018 08 08.37780 20 50 28.455-20 34 23.73         18.7 wUEP030F51
         K18P08L  C2018 08 08.38752 20 50 21.377-20 33 17.48         18.6 wUEP030F51
         K18P08L  C2018 08 08.39724 20 50 14.279-20 32 10.86         18.6 wUEP030F51
         K18P08L  C2018 08 08.55047 20 48 28.82 -20 14 36.8          18.9 RrEP030P93
         K18P08L  C2018 08 08.56976 20 48 14.67 -20 12 21.5          18.6 RrEP030P93
         K18P08L  C2018 08 08.57138 20 48 13.44 -20 12 10.5          18.7 RrEP030P93
         K18P08L KC2018 08 08.57287 20 48 10.69 -20 10 20.5          18.2 VqEP030E23
         K18P08L  C2018 08 08.57300 20 48 12.28 -20 11 58.8          18.7 RrEP030P93
         K18P08L KC2018 08 08.58676 20 48 00.43 -20 08 41.8          18.4 VqEP030E23
         K18P08L KC2018 08 08.62753 20 47 30.29 -20 03 50.6          19.0 VqEP030E23
         K18P08L KC2018 08 08.64141 20 47 20.06 -20 02 09.5          18.3 VqEP030E23
    
    Observer details:
    711 McDonald Observatory.  Observer J. G. Ries.  2.1-m reflector + CCD + focal
        reducer.
    850 Cordell-Lorenz Observatory, Sewanee.  Observer D. T. Durig.  0.3-m f/7.6
        Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.
    E23 Arcadia.  Observer A. Hidas.  0.35-m f/1.9 reflector + 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.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observers K. Korlevic, D. Ivanic, M. Rakitic,
        L. Gelo, J. Minic, F. Hrzenjak, E. Pettarin.  Measurer D. Ivanic.  1.0-m
        f/2.9 reflector + CCD.
    P93 Space Tracking and Communications Center, JAXA.  Observers K. Nishiyama,
        T. Fujiwara.  1.0-m f/3.0 reflector + CCD.
    T05 ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala.  Observers L. Denneau, H. Flewelling, A. Heinze,
        H. Weiland, J. Tonry.  Measurers L. Denneau, H. Flewelling, A. Heinze,
        J. Tonry, A. Fitzsimmons, D. Young.  0.5-m f/2.0 Schmidt + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 PL8                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0508 AU
    Epoch 2018 Mar. 23.0 TT = JDT 2458200.5                 MPC
    M 154.55138              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.92066242     Peri.  118.87745     +0.23752156     -0.94919991
    a   1.0464917      Node   315.76324     +0.75588706     +0.31406434
    e   0.3683011      Incl.   17.20961     +0.61009692     -0.01957349
    P   1.07           H   23.0           G   0.15           U   8
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180807 F51  0.0   0.0     180808 850  0.0   0.2-    180808 F51  0.0   0.0
    180807 F51  0.0   0.1+    180808 850  0.3+  0.1+    180808 P93  0.3-  0.2-
    180807 F51  0.0   0.0     180808 850  0.2+  0.9+    180808 P93  0.1+  0.2+
    180807 T05  0.0   0.5-    180808 850  0.3-  0.2-    180808 P93  0.4-  0.2-
    180807 F51  0.1+  0.0     180808 850  0.3-  0.7-    180808 E23  0.1+  0.0
    180807 T05  0.1+  0.2+    180808 711  0.2+  0.3-    180808 P93  0.0   0.2+
    180807 T05  0.1+  0.1-    180808 711  0.0   0.1-    180808 E23  0.1+  0.1+
    180807 T05  0.4-  0.2+    180808 711  0.4-  0.1-    180808 E23  0.3+  0.3-
    180807 L01  0.0   0.0     180808 F51  0.0   0.1-    180808 E23  0.7+  0.8+
    180807 L01  0.3+  0.0     180808 F51  0.1-  0.1+
    180807 L01  0.1-  0.1-    180808 F51  0.0   0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 PL8                 a,e,i = 1.05, 0.37, 17                  q = 0.6611
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 07 09    22 41 46.5 -34 44 22   0.3244  1.2598   132.8    36.3    22.5
    ...
    2018 07 24    22 23 37.1 -32 41 23   0.1992  1.1896   148.1    26.8    21.1
    ...
    2018 08 01    21 51 43.8 -29 16 04   0.1393  1.1476   160.9    16.8    19.9
    ...
    2018 08 07    21 05 20.9 -22 56 44   0.1004  1.1140   173.6     5.8    18.7
    2018 08 08    20 54 43.6 -21 15 37   0.09470 1.1083   173.8     5.7    18.6
    2018 08 09    20 43 05.7 -19 18 56   0.08937 1.1025   171.9     7.5    18.5
    ...
    2018 08 15    19 10 34.4 -00 57 41   0.06782 1.0668   141.5    36.3    18.8
    ...
    2018 08 23    16 40 06.7 +27 17 46   0.07893 1.0170    91.9    83.6    20.4
    ...
    2018 09 07    14 04 10.5 +39 43 34   0.1626  0.9189    52.9   119.0    23.6
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-P30
    

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