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    M.P.E.C. 2018-R02                                Issued 2018 Sept. 1, 05:09 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.
    
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                                  MPC@CFA.HARVARD.EDU
                URL https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/    ISSN 1523-6714
    
                                       2017 NM2
    
                               Revision to MPEC 2017-N67
    
    Additional Observations:
         K17N02M KC2015 11 30.54908 06 31 25.940+75 49 20.86         21.0 GVER002F51
         K17N02M  C2015 12 01.59239 06 28 32.135+75 59 27.68         21.4 GVER002F51
         K17N02M  C2015 12 01.60556 06 28 29.924+75 59 35.22         21.3 GVER002F51
         K17N02M  C2015 12 01.61880 06 28 27.626+75 59 42.73         21.3 GVER002F51
         K17N02M  C2017 07 12.43202 19 32 38.013+65 42 15.71         21.7 GVER002F51
         K17N02M  C2017 07 12.44583 19 32 36.388+65 42 11.12         22.1 GVER002F51
         K17N02M  C2017 07 12.45962 19 32 34.823+65 42 06.55         21.1 GVER002F51
         K17N02M  C2017 07 12.47346 19 32 33.190+65 42 01.97         21.3 GVER002F51
         K17N02M  C2017 08 17.31309 18 38 00.832+59 39 51.47         21.0 GVER002F51
         K17N02M  C2017 08 17.32699 18 37 59.978+59 39 39.90         20.9 GVER002F51
         K17N02M  C2017 08 17.34086 18 37 59.125+59 39 28.33         21.4 GVER002F51
         K17N02M  C2017 08 17.35477 18 37 58.275+59 39 16.85         21.0 GVER002F51
         K17N02M  C2017 09 27.27505 18 20 12.421+49 02 52.35         21.3 GVER002F51
    
    Observer details:
    F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala.  Observers J. Bulger, K. Chambers, B. Gibson,
        T. Goggia, T. Lowe, E. Magnier, N. Primak, A. Schultz, J. Thiel,
        S. Watters, M. Willman.  Measurers S. Chastel, M. Huber, R. Jedicke,
        R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk.  1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD.
    
    First and last observations above in comparison with prediction:
    Residuals in seconds of arc, reference and Delta-T
    151130 F51  3.9+ 12.9-    170927 F51  0.2+  0.1-    MPO416454   -0.14 day
    
    Orbital elements:
    2017 NM2
    Epoch 2018 Mar. 23.0 TT = JDT 2458200.5                 MPC
    M   6.56686              (2000.0)            P               Q
    n   0.01753851     Peri.   89.30118     +0.19129002     +0.16411857
    a  14.6714909      Node    99.30984     -0.34993372     -0.90973257
    e   0.6248016      Incl.  101.29481     +0.91703573     -0.38138137
    P  56.20           H   13.4           G   0.15           U   1
    Residuals in seconds of arc
    151130 F51  0.0   0.1-    170706 F51  0.1-  0.1-    170715 F51  0.1-  0.2-
    151201 F51  0.1-  0.0     170708 F51  0.0   0.0     170817 F51  0.0   0.1-
    151201 F51  0.1+  0.0     170708 F51  0.3-  0.1+    170817 F51  0.0   0.2-
    151201 F51  0.0   0.0     170708 F51  0.3+  0.1+    170817 F51  0.0   0.2-
    170606 F51  0.2-  0.0     170710 F51  0.1+  0.3+    170817 F51  0.0   0.1-
    170606 F51  0.2-  0.1+    170710 F51  0.2+  0.2+    170914 F51  0.2-  0.1+
    170606 F51  0.1-  0.0     170710 F51  0.0   0.0     170914 F51  0.2-  0.1+
    170606 F51  0.2-  0.0     170710 F51  0.1+  0.2+    170914 F51  0.1-  0.1+
    170704 F51  0.0   0.1+    170712 F51  0.1+  0.2-    170914 F51  0.1-  0.3+
    170704 F51  0.2-  0.0     170712 F51  0.0   0.1-    170925 G96  0.7+  0.4-
    170704 F51  0.2+  0.2+    170712 F51  0.3+  0.1-    170925 G96  0.1+  0.0
    170706 F51  0.1-  0.0     170712 F51  0.1+  0.0     170925 G96  0.1+  0.6-
    170706 F51  0.2-  0.3-    170715 F51  0.4+  0.1-    170925 G96  0.4-  0.2+
    170706 F51  0.3+  0.1-    170715 F51  0.3+  0.2+    170927 F51  0.0   0.1-
    
    Ephemeris:
    2017 NM2                 a,e,i = 14.67, 0.62, 101                q = 5.5047
    Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
    2018 08 02    18 42 58.9 +28 10 30   5.5766  6.2142   125.0     7.7    21.6
    ...
    2018 08 17    18 33 36.6 +25 34 33   5.6956  6.2529   119.2     8.1    21.7
    ...
    2018 08 25    18 29 44.9 +24 05 28   5.7794  6.2738   115.0     8.4    21.8
    ...
    2018 08 31    18 27 24.1 +22 57 23   5.8504  6.2896   111.4     8.6    21.8
    2018 09 01    18 27 03.4 +22 45 59   5.8629  6.2923   110.8     8.6    21.8
    2018 09 02    18 26 43.5 +22 34 35   5.8755  6.2949   110.2     8.7    21.8
    ...
    2018 09 08    18 25 00.5 +21 26 10   5.9548  6.3109   106.2     8.8    21.9
    ...
    2018 09 16    18 23 26.9 +19 55 49   6.0685  6.3324   100.7     9.0    21.9
    ...
    2018 10 01    18 22 37.9 +17 13 05   6.2994  6.3732    89.7     9.0    22.0
    
    A. U. Tomatic                (C) Copyright 2018 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2018-R02
    

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