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    M.P.E.C. 2018-P82                                Issued 2018 Aug. 13, 11:44 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
    
                                       2017 KZ4
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2017-K46
    
    Additional Observations:
         K17K04Z  C2018 08 08.24250318 48 26.794+16 09 11.99         23.95GVEP082T14
         K17K04Z  C2018 08 08.24514218 48 26.520+16 09 10.72         23.99GVEP082T14
         K17K04Z  C2018 08 08.24771118 48 26.248+16 09 09.47         24.20GVEP082T14
         K17K04Z  C2018 08 08.25060818 48 25.950+16 09 08.15         24.17GVEP082T14
         K17K04Z  C2018 08 08.25319418 48 25.674+16 09 06.91         23.90GVEP082T14
         K17K04Z  C2018 08 08.25575918 48 25.404+16 09 05.73         23.99GVEP082T14
         K17K04Z KC2018 08 11.33075818 43 16.506+15 43 02.05         23.75GVEP082T14
         K17K04Z  C2018 08 11.33589118 43 15.987+15 42 59.32         23.82GVEP082T14
    
    Observer details:
    T14 Mauna Kea-UH/Tholen NEO Follow-Up (CFHT).  Observers D. Woodworth,
        L. Wells.  Measurer D. J. Tholen.  3.6-m f/4.1 reflector + MegaCam.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    180808 T14 69.4+ 63.6+    180811 T14 64.7+ 63.6+    MPO413700   -0.15 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 KZ4                                            PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0432 AU
    Epoch 2018 Mar. 23.0 TT = JDT 2458200.5                 MPC
    M 200.80413              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.51752145     Peri.  230.10703     -0.14313862     -0.93160432
    a   1.5364455      Node   231.46702     +0.98716542     -0.11023374
    e   0.7965898      Incl.   25.28398     +0.07082216     -0.34635519
    P   1.90           H   20.7           G   0.15           U   3
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    170522 F51  0.1+  0.0     170525 474  0.3-  0.0     170602 291  0.3+  0.1-
    170522 F51  0.0   0.1+    170525 474  0.5+  0.0     170603 H21  0.3+  0.0
    170522 F51  0.1+  0.1-    170525 474  0.1+  0.0     170603 H21  0.1+  0.2+
    170522 F51  0.1-  0.2-    170525 474  0.2-  0.2-    170603 291  0.3+  0.2+
    170523 926  0.0   0.2+    170526 I52  0.0   0.0     170603 291  0.3+  0.5-
    170523 926  0.3+  0.3-    170526 I52  0.0   0.0     170603 291  0.2+  0.2+
    170523 926  0.1+  0.2+    170526 I52  0.0   0.1-    170604 291  0.3+  0.3-
    170523 691  0.4+  0.1+    170526 I52  0.2+  0.2-    170604 291  0.4-  0.0
    170523 691  0.2+  0.2+    170527 691  0.7-  0.2+    170604 291  0.0   0.3+
    170523 691  0.3+  0.3+    170527 691  0.1-  0.1-    170614 695  0.0   0.1+
    170523 568  0.0   0.0     170527 691  0.2+  0.9+    170614 695  0.2-  0.0
    170523 568  0.0   0.0     170527 I52  0.1+  0.2-    170617 291  0.1+  0.2-
    170523 568  0.0   0.0     170527 I52  0.3-  0.0     170617 291  0.0   0.0
    170523 474  0.0   0.0     170529 I52  0.7-  0.8-    170617 291  0.2-  0.3+
    170523 474  0.2+  0.3-    170529 I52  0.5-  0.9+    170621 291  0.5-  0.0
    170523 474  0.1+  0.3-    170529 I52  0.4-  0.2-    170621 291  0.2-  0.0
    170524 H01  0.0   0.1-    170530 I52 (3.0-  1.0-)   170621 291  0.3+  0.1+
    170524 H01  0.1+  0.1-    170530 I52  0.7-  0.6-    180808 T14  0.0   0.0
    170524 H01  0.0   0.1-    170530 I52  0.1-  0.2+    180808 T14  0.0   0.0
    170524 H01  0.1+  0.1-    170530 705  0.2+  0.2-    180808 T14  0.0   0.1-
    170524 691  0.7-  0.4-    170530 705  0.1-  0.4-    180808 T14  0.1+  0.0
    170524 I52  0.7-  0.4+    170530 705  0.0   0.4-    180808 T14  0.0   0.0
    170524 I52  0.3+  0.1+    170531 691  0.1+  0.1-    180808 T14  0.0   0.0
    170524 I52  0.3-  0.3-    170531 691  0.2-  0.0     180811 T14  0.0   0.0
    170524 I52  0.2-  0.3-    170531 691  0.3+  0.5-    180811 T14  0.1-  0.0
    170524 691  0.3-  0.4+    170602 291  0.1+  0.3+
    170524 691  0.1-  0.1-    170602 291  0.1+  0.0
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 KZ4                 a,e,i = 1.54, 0.80, 25                  q = 0.3125
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 07 14    19 35 51.2 +17 17 35   1.5051  2.3822   140.9    15.6    24.3
    ...
    2018 07 29    19 07 09.4 +17 10 08   1.4402  2.3003   138.4    17.0    24.2
    ...
    2018 08 06    18 52 21.6 +16 26 06   1.4290  2.2528   133.7    19.0    24.2
    ...
    2018 08 12    18 42 11.7 +15 36 58   1.4304  2.2153   129.2    20.7    24.2
    2018 08 13    18 40 36.3 +15 27 36   1.4314  2.2089   128.4    21.1    24.2
    2018 08 14    18 39 02.9 +15 17 56   1.4325  2.2024   127.6    21.4    24.2
    ...
    2018 08 20    18 30 27.3 +14 14 20   1.4433  2.1628   122.5    23.2    24.3
    ...
    2018 08 28    18 21 10.9 +12 38 03   1.4662  2.1073   115.4    25.7    24.3
    ...
    2018 09 12    18 10 57.0 +09 20 26   1.5259  1.9947   102.0    29.6    24.4
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-P82
    

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