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    • MPEC 2018-P62 : 2018 PQ10

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    M.P.E.C. 2018-P62                                Issued 2018 Aug. 11, 22:17 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,
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                                   2018 PQ10

Observations:
     K18P10Q* C2018 08 08.46694 23 02 34.303-13 00 11.39         21.9 wUEP062F51
     K18P10Q  C2018 08 08.47819 23 02 37.448-12 59 36.05         21.9 wUEP062F51
     K18P10Q  C2018 08 08.48951 23 02 40.569-12 59 00.51         22.0 wUEP062F51
     K18P10Q |C2018 08 10.17225 23 11 36.86 -11 22 45.2          21.7 GUEP062807
     K18P10Q |C2018 08 10.17692 23 11 38.32 -11 22 28.1          21.6 GUEP062807
     K18P10Q |C2018 08 10.18136 23 11 39.62 -11 22 11.9          21.7 GUEP062807
     K18P10Q KC2018 08 11.43730 23 18 53.10 -10 02 51.8          21.5 RoEP062291
     K18P10Q KC2018 08 11.44459 23 18 55.52 -10 02 22.2          22.1 RoEP062291

Observer details:
291 LPL/Spacewatch II.  Observer R. A. Mastaler.  1.8-m f/2.7 reflector + CCD.
807 Cerro Tololo.  Observers T. Linder, R. Holmes.  1.00-m f/10.0 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 PQ10                                                Earth MOID = 0.0264 AU
Epoch 2018 Mar. 23.0 TT = JDT 2458200.5                 MPC
M 293.67649              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.35318523     Peri.   44.70933     +0.96985241     -0.24040708
a   1.9821402      Node   329.13611     +0.19612307     +0.86715182
e   0.5048301      Incl.    4.45905     +0.14464452     +0.43617905
P   2.79           H   24.6           G   0.15           U   8
Residuals in seconds of arc
180808 F51  0.0   0.0     180810 807  0.7+  0.3-    180811 291  0.3+  0.1+
180808 F51  0.2+  0.0     180810 807  0.5+  0.1-    180811 291  0.4-  0.0
180808 F51  0.2-  0.1-    180810 807  1.0-  0.1+

Ephemeris:
2018 PQ10                a,e,i = 1.98, 0.50, 4                   q = 0.9815
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2018 07 12    21 43 46.6 -23 13 47   0.3486  1.3247   147.8    24.2    24.1
...
2018 07 27    22 16 34.7 -19 57 53   0.2273  1.2232   153.5    21.7    22.9
...
2018 08 04    22 42 42.7 -16 17 01   0.1726  1.1725   154.3    22.1    22.2
...
2018 08 10    23 10 36.9 -11 33 34   0.1369  1.1368   152.4    24.4    21.7
2018 08 11    23 16 17.9 -10 31 09   0.1315  1.1311   151.7    25.1    21.6
2018 08 12    23 22 20.9 -09 23 17   0.1262  1.1254   151.0    25.9    21.5
...
2018 08 18    00 08 18.5 -00 15 02   0.09920 1.0931   143.0    33.9    21.2
...
2018 08 26    01 44 30.8 +18 29 48   0.08099 1.0550   121.3    54.9    21.3
...
2018 09 10    05 23 23.6 +39 31 21   0.1136  1.0028    84.6    89.0    23.0

A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-P62

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