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    M.P.E.C. 2018-R51                                Issued 2018 Sept. 8, 02:29 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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                                   2018 RC1

Observations:
     K18R01C* C2018 09 06.39356 22 32 59.49 +05 46 41.8          20.1 GVER051G96
     K18R01C  C2018 09 06.39915 22 33 01.13 +05 46 38.3          20.3 GVER051G96
     K18R01C  C2018 09 06.40472 22 33 02.78 +05 46 35.3          20.2 GVER051G96
     K18R01C  C2018 09 06.41029 22 33 04.48 +05 46 31.7          20.2 GVER051G96
     K18R01C  C2018 09 06.45766 22 33 19.00 +05 46 02.1          20.5 GVER051I52
     K18R01C  C2018 09 06.45986 22 33 19.74 +05 46 00.9          20.5 GVER051I52
     K18R01C  C2018 09 06.46161 22 33 20.26 +05 46 00.1          20.4 GVER051I52
     K18R01C  C2018 09 06.46237 22 33 20.53 +05 45 59.1          20.6 GVER051I52
     K18R01C KC2018 09 06.53300 22 33 53.55 +05 49 25.0          20.6 GVER051474
     K18R01C KC2018 09 06.53772 22 33 54.95 +05 49 22.4          20.4 GVER051474
     K18R01C KC2018 09 06.54244 22 33 56.32 +05 49 19.8          20.3 GVER051474
     K18R01C KC2018 09 06.98225 22 36 31.68 +05 40 48.6          19.8 RqER051K63
     K18R01C KC2018 09 06.98451 22 36 32.36 +05 40 47.6          19.1 RqER051K63
     K18R01C KC2018 09 06.98752 22 36 33.25 +05 40 45.3          19.1 RqER051K63
     K18R01C  C2018 09 07.38968 22 38 52.09 +05 37 22.4          20.1 GVER051I52
     K18R01C  C2018 09 07.39044 22 38 52.32 +05 37 21.9          20.0 GVER051I52
     K18R01C  C2018 09 07.39121 22 38 52.54 +05 37 21.4          20.2 GVER051I52
     K18R01C  C2018 09 07.39197 22 38 52.78 +05 37 21.0          20.1 GVER051I52
     K18R01C KC2018 09 07.90872 22 42 08.13 +05 31 35.0          19.5 GVER051104
     K18R01C KC2018 09 07.91273 22 42 09.38 +05 31 32.6          20.0 GVER051104
     K18R01C KC2018 09 07.91675 22 42 10.57 +05 31 30.0          19.7 GVER051104

Observer details:
104 San Marcello Pistoiese.  Observers P. Bacci, M. Maestripieri.  Measurers
    P. Bacci, L. Tesi, G. Fagioli.  0.60-m reflector + CCD.
474 Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo.  Observers A. C. Gilmore,
    P. M. Kilmartin.  Measurer P. M. Kilmartin.  1.0-m f/7.7 reflector + CCD.
G96 Mt. Lemmon Survey.  Observers B. M. Africano, H. Groeller.  Measurers
    B. M. Africano, E. J. Christensen, G. A. Farneth, D. C. Fuls, A. R. Gibbs,
    A. D. Grauer, H. Groeller, J. A. Johnson, R. A. Kowalski, S. M. Larson,
    G. J. Leonard, R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly.  1.5-m reflector + 10K CCD.
I52 Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station.  Observer J. A. Johnson.
    Measurers B. M. Africano, E. J. Christensen, G. A. Farneth, D. C. Fuls,
    A. R. Gibbs, A. D. Grauer, H. Groeller, J. A. Johnson, R. A. Kowalski,
    S. M. Larson, G. J. Leonard, R. L. Seaman, F. C. Shelly.  1.0-m reflector
    + CCD.
K63 G. Pascoli Observatory, Castelvecchio Pascoli.  Observer R. Bacci.  0.41-m
    f/3.2 Newtonian reflector + CCD.

Orbital elements:
2018 RC1                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0426 AU
Epoch 2018 Mar. 23.0 TT = JDT 2458200.5                 MPC
M 234.07053              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.69508127     Peri.  177.45054     +0.99869596     +0.05105213
a   1.2621539      Node   179.62286     -0.04747353     +0.93043307
e   0.1696679      Incl.    2.13179     -0.01877883     +0.36288840
P   1.42           H   26.3           G   0.15           U   6
Residuals in seconds of arc
180906 G96  0.1+  0.1+    180906 I52  0.1+  0.4-    180907 I52  0.1+  0.0
180906 G96  0.1-  0.1-    180906 474  0.1+  0.0     180907 I52  0.1+  0.0
180906 G96  0.2-  0.3+    180906 474  0.3+  0.0     180907 I52  0.0   0.0
180906 G96  0.3+  0.0     180906 474  0.2+  0.0     180907 I52  0.1+  0.1+
180906 I52  0.5-  0.4-    180906 K63  0.2-  0.3+    180907 104  0.2-  0.1-
180906 I52  0.2+  0.2-    180906 K63  0.1-  0.6+    180907 104  0.3+  0.1-
180906 I52  0.3-  0.1+    180906 K63  0.1-  0.0     180907 104  0.2-  0.3-

Ephemeris:
2018 RC1                 a,e,i = 1.26, 0.17, 2                   q = 1.0480
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase     V
2018 08 09    20 53 54.8 +04 27 00   0.07728 1.0864   158.9    19.6    21.9
...
2018 08 24    21 30 22.7 +06 19 21   0.05656 1.0643   159.8    19.2    21.2
...
2018 09 01    22 04 02.3 +06 20 36   0.04889 1.0561   162.7    16.5    20.7
...
2018 09 07    22 36 39.5 +05 42 39   0.04498 1.0517   166.5    12.9    20.4
2018 09 08    22 42 38.3 +05 32 41   0.04450 1.0511   167.3    12.2    20.4
2018 09 09    22 48 45.2 +05 21 41   0.04408 1.0506   168.1    11.4    20.3
...
2018 09 15    23 27 26.3 +03 57 10   0.04277 1.0482   172.8     6.9    20.1
...
2018 09 23    00 19 14.1 +01 38 19   0.04432 1.0477   174.6     5.2    20.1
...
2018 10 08    01 31 42.2 -01 51 03   0.05629 1.0544   167.8    11.6    20.9

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