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    M.P.E.C. 2018-P116                               Issued 2018 Aug. 15, 18:56 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 PZ21
    
    Observations:
         K18P21Z* C2018 08 12.36837 20 21 29.623-01 52 17.88         20.2 wUEP116F51
         K18P21Z  C2018 08 12.37950 20 21 20.716-01 52 48.77         20.2 wUEP116F51
         K18P21Z  C2018 08 12.39068 20 21 11.761-01 53 19.80         20.6 wUEP116F51
         K18P21Z  C2018 08 12.40178 20 21 02.902-01 53 50.51         20.5 wUEP116F51
         K18P21Z KC2018 08 12.91840720 15 21.10 -02 18 06.5          20.2 GVEP116L01
         K18P21Z IC2018 08 12.91994720 15 20.03 -02 18 10.7                VEP116L01
         K18P21Z _C2018 08 13.28205020 11 46.920-02 31 31.82         20.6 GUEP116568
         K18P21Z _C2018 08 13.28305120 11 46.239-02 31 34.25         20.5 GUEP116568
         K18P21Z _C2018 08 13.28400520 11 45.593-02 31 36.60         20.6 GUEP116568
         K18P21Z |C2018 08 15.07778 19 56 17.96 -03 31 18.6          20.7 GUEP116807
         K18P21Z |C2018 08 15.08168 19 56 15.94 -03 31 25.8          20.7 GUEP116807
         K18P21Z |C2018 08 15.08559 19 56 13.92 -03 31 33.1          20.7 GUEP116807
    
    Observer details:
    568 Mauna Kea.  Observers R. J. Wainscoat, L. Wells.  Measurers M. Micheli,
        R. J. Wainscoat.  3.6-m Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope + 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.
    L01 Visnjan Observatory, Tican.  Observers K. Korlevic, F. Hrzenjak,
        E. Pettarin.  Measurer E. Pettarin.  1.0-m f/2.9 reflector + CCD.
    
    Orbital elements:
    2018 PZ21                                                Earth MOID = 0.0001 AU
    Epoch 2018 Mar. 23.0 TT = JDT 2458200.5                 MPC
    M 323.32913              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   1.23900974     Peri.  214.99192     -0.96160831     -0.27105310
    a   0.8585249      Node   309.22318     +0.26271937     -0.86411227
    e   0.2566885      Incl.    3.17387     +0.07929689     -0.42407570
    P   0.80           H   26.7           G   0.15           U   7
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    180812 F51  0.0   0.0     180812 L01  0.4+  0.0     180813 568  0.2-  0.2-
    180812 F51  0.1+  0.1+    180812 L01  0.7+  0.3-    180815 807  0.0   0.1+
    180812 F51  0.1-  0.0     180813 568  0.1-  0.2-    180815 807  0.0   0.1+
    180812 F51  0.1-  0.0     180813 568  0.2-  0.2-    180815 807  0.0   0.1+
    
    Ephemeris:
    2018 PZ21                a,e,i = 0.86, 0.26, 3                   q = 0.6382
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 07 16    05 19 34.9 +11 29 03   0.06437 0.9645    35.0   142.8    27.9
    ...
    2018 07 31    02 36 13.2 +13 55 13   0.02167 1.0140    86.4    92.3    21.7
    ...
    2018 08 08    21 39 40.0 +03 11 05   0.02229 1.0349   159.2    20.3    19.5
    ...
    2018 08 14    20 04 55.9 -02 57 11   0.03824 1.0480   155.3    23.8    20.8
    2018 08 15    19 56 49.1 -03 30 29   0.04131 1.0499   153.1    25.9    21.1
    2018 08 16    19 49 54.0 -03 59 21   0.04444 1.0518   150.9    27.9    21.3
    ...
    2018 08 22    19 24 22.0 -05 55 01   0.06412 1.0617   140.4    37.4    22.4
    ...
    2018 08 30    19 11 22.3 -07 17 24   0.09162 1.0713   130.3    46.0    23.4
    ...
    2018 09 14    19 10 50.0 -08 38 26   0.1445  1.0779   116.3    56.8    24.7
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-P116
    

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